The Leatherstocking Tales, Volume II: The Pathfinder: or, The Inland Sea; The Deerslayer: or, The First War-Path
Cooper, James Fenimore; Blake Nevius wrote the chronology, the note on the texts & the notes
Language: English
Published by Library of America, New York, 1985
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- New
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CLASSIC: EPIC: NEW Library of America First Edition hardcover(Orig. 1985) Ninth Printing (c. 2016), NEW LOA slipcase w/ double-gilt-ruled borders framing centered LOA logo on front panle & w/ sharp NEW edges & corners, NEW British-green silk-finish Brillianta fabric-over-boards cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & w/ titles & LOA colophon handsomely gold-stamped on spine, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, SUPERB white-on-green Library of America patterned card-stock end-papers, NEW sewn binding w/ tight signatures & w/ green-white-checked cloth bands at spine-caps & green silk page-marker ribbon, PRISTINE interior printed in remarkably clear 10-point Linotron Galliard on SUPERB acid-free lightweight opaque archival paper * 5.00" x 8.12" x 1.32", 0.68 kg, 1051 pp. W/ slipcase: 5.32" x 8.48" x 1.50", 0.68 kg * CONTENTS: The Pathfinder: or, The Inland Sea (1); The Deerslayer: or, The First War-Path (483); Chronology (1031), Note on the Texts (1044), Notes (1049) * ABOUT THE BOOK: When Cooper's most memorable hero, Leatherstocking, started an American tradition by setting off into the sunset in 'The Pioneers', one early reader said of his departure, "I longed to go with him." American readers couldn't get enough of the Leatherstocking saga (collected in two Library of America volumes) &, 14 years after he portrayed the death of Natty Bumppo in 'The Prairie', Cooper brought him back in 'The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea' (1841). During the Seven Years War, just after the events narrated in 'The Last of the Mohicans', Natty brings the daughter of a British sergeant to her father's station on the Great Lakes, where the French & their Indian allies are plotting a treacherous ambush. Here, for the first time, he falls in love with a woman, before Cooper manages bring off Leatherstocking's most poignant, & perhaps his most revealing, escape. 'The Deerslayer' (1842) brings the saga full circle & follows the young Natty on his first warpath. Instinctively gifted in the arts of the forest, pious in his respect for the unspoiled wilderness on which he loves to gaze, honorable to friend & foe alike, stoic under torture, & cool under fire, the young Leatherstocking emerges as Cooper's noblest figure of the American frontier. Enacting a rite of passage both for its hero & for the culture he comes to represent, this last book in the series glows with a timelessness that readers everywhere will find enchanting. * ABOUT THE LIBRARY OF AMERICA: The Library of America is an award-winning, nonprofit program dedicated to publishing America's best & most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as "the most important book-publishing project in the nation's history" (Newsweek), this acclaimed series is restoring America's literary heritage in "the finest-looking, longest-lasting edition ever made" (New Republic). * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book w/ our greatest elegance & care for FREE shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL within the U.S. w/ Domestic USPS PRIORITY MAIL available for a nominal additional fee & shipment of all international orders via efficient USPS FIRST CLASS AIRMAIL at our posted rates. …
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- Title
- The Leatherstocking Tales, Volume II: The Pathfinder: or, The Inland Sea; The Deerslayer: or, The First War-Path
- Author
- Cooper, James Fenimore; Blake Nevius wrote the chronology, the note on the texts & the notes
- Publisher
- Library of America, New York
- Publication year
- 1985
- Condition
- New
- Dust jacket
- Excellent New Slipcase
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0940450216
- ISBN 13
- 9780940450219
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 9th Printing
- Item weight
- 0.78 kilograms
American readers couldn't get enough of the Leatherstocking saga (collected in two Library of America volumes) and, fourteen years after he portrayed the death of Natty Bumppo in The Prairie, Cooper brought him back in The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea (1841). During the Seven Years War, just after the events narrated in The Last of the Mohicans, Natty brings the daughter of a British sergeant to her father's station on the Great Lakes, where the French and their Indian allies are plotting a treacherous ambush. Here, for the first time, he falls in love with a woman, before Cooper manages bring off Leatherstocking's most poignant, and perhaps his most revealing, escape.
The Deerslayer (1842) brings the saga full circle and follows the young Natty on his first warpath. Instinctively gifted in the arts of the forest, pious in his respect for the unspoiled wilderness on which he loves to gaze, honorable to friend and foe alike, stoic under torture, and cool under fire, the young Leatherstocking emerges as Cooper's noblest figure of the American frontier. Enacting a rite of passage both for its hero and for the culture he comes to represent, this last book in the series glows with a timelessness that readers everywhere will find enchanting.
LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
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