c1906 The Writings of J. Fenimore Cooper (Iroquois Edition)

Description

Illustrated, Limited Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

The limited Iroquois Edition of this collection, comprising twenty-six out of the thirty-three volumes.

396 out of 1,000 numbered copies, with a printed signature by the publishers to the colophon. 

Uniformly bound in the publisher's red cloth, with spine title labels. 

This set contains a selection of writings of James Fenimore Cooper, a prolific writer of the early 19th century and the first major American novelist.

Cooper was best known for his historical romances that depicted indigenous and colonial characters from the 17th and 19th centuries, such as his popular 'Leatherstocking Tales', which introduced the iconic American frontier scout, Natty Bumppo. 

Within this series of novels is a title often regarded as his magnum opus, 'The Last of the Mohicans', the second book of the pentalogy and the best known to contemporary audiences.

Each volume is decorated with an vignette title page, engraved frontispiece and two further plates. Collated, complete. 

The entirety of this set includes the following:

European Trilogy - All of which use the European setting to deal with socio-political contrast with American institutions. 

#1 The Heidenmauer 
#2 The Bravo 
#3 The Headsman 


Leatherstocking Tales 

#1 The Deerslayer 
#2 Last of the Mohicans 
#4 The Pioneers 
#5 The Prairie 
#6 Homeward Bound 
#7 Home as Found


The Littlepage Manuscripts Series - Fictional autobiography exploring the 18th century colony of New York. 

#1 Satanstoe 
#2 The Chainbearer 


Miles Wallingford

#1 Afloat and Ashore 
#2 Miles Wallingford 


Other stand-alone Fiction:

Precaution 
The Spy 
Lionel Lincoln 
Red Rover 
Mercedes of Castile 
Jack Tier
The Crater 
The Wing-and-Wing 
The Two Admirals 
Wyandotte 
Oak Openings 
The Sea Lions 


Non-Fiction:

Ned Myers - Biography of Cooper's shipmate who survived an 1813 sinking of a US sloop of war in a storm.