The Works of J. Fenimore Cooper: The Deerslayer / The Last of the Mohicans de Cooper, James Fenimore

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, gently shelf worn, overall a very crisp and clean used copy! No publisher's date. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering and design on the front cover and spine. Frontis is a black and white illustration: "The young man stood gazing at the grim countenance of his fallen foe." 993 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "It is believed that the scene of this tale, and most of the information necessary to understand its allusions, are rendered sufficiently obvious to the reader in the text itself, or in the accompanying notes. Still there is so much obscurity in the Indian traditions, and so much confusion in the Indian names, as to render some explanation useful...." ---- from the Introduction to The Last of the Mohicans.. Burgundy Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.