[COOPER JAMES FENIMORE] The Spy; A Tale of the Neutral Groun

Sale 2416 - Lot 101

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Estimate: $ 8,000 - $ 12,000

[COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE.] The Spy; A Tale of the Neutral Ground. 2 volumes bound in 1. 8vo, early 19th-century full brown calf, spine tooled in gilt, morocco lettering piece, rejointed, some edge repairs; hinges strengthened, contents with a few small marginal repairs and restorations, occasional foxing throughout; custom fleece-lined 1/4 calf clamshell box. New York: Wiley & Halsted, 1821

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first edition, second state of vol. 2, with pages 285 and 286 in proper position. Cooper's rare second novel, with claims to the title of the first important American novel. Both ABPC and Rare Book Hub record only three copies at auction in the last twenty years, and with none describing vol. 2 in Blanck's first state. BAL 3826; Spiller & Blackburn 2.