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NY, NY: Harper & Brothers [ca. 1920]. . Dust Jacket Only. 8vo. Good with tears, minor losses, corner cut.

NY, NY: Harper & Brothers [ca. 1920]. . Dust Jacket Only. 8vo. Good with tears, minor losses.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Small 4to. [4], v-x, [2], 462 pp. Black cloth with an inset Wyeth illustration on the front board, gold lettering on the spine; brown topstain. Book illustrations include a pictorial title page, pictorial endpapers and pastedowns, and nine additional bright and beautiful color plates by N.C. Wyeth. Allen 202. The final story of Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, and an installation in the Scribner's Illustrated Classics series. Wyeth was a student of Howard Pyle's, and his signature illustration style remains desirable to readers and collectors of today. A giant in modern American illustration, N.C. Wyeth illustrated tales of adventure and fantasy for the Scribner's series, and completed many illustrations for magazines and advertisement materials. Wyeth was also an accomplished painter. In this work, his art breathes life into Cooper's tale of romance and adventure on the American frontier. A small lean, a name on the… Read More

The Easton Press USA This is a gorgeous Heritage Standard example of fine book production. It is beautifully printed on acid free paper, and all the text block edges are gilt. This is an UNREAD copy, and it will surely last hundreds of years; it is so well made. A bit like a Rolls Royce? And it is wonderfully illustrated by Edward Wison. Full leather binding with a hubbed spine, it is accented in 22kt gold. The book is smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints. A magnificent Limited Edition. This issue is part of the Masterpieces of American Literature series.. Limited Edition.. Hardcover. As New.