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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: James Fenimore Cooper, The Water Witch; or, The Skimmer of the Seas, 1830

James Fenimore Cooper

The Water Witch; or, The Skimmer of the Seas, 1830
London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley
First English edition.
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Three octavo vols. viii, 321; 316; 308pp. The English edition was preceded by a Dresden issue, and followed a year later by an American. Bound in contemporary half-calf with marbled...
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Three octavo vols. viii, 321; 316; 308pp. The English edition was preceded by a Dresden issue, and followed a year later by an American. Bound in contemporary half-calf with marbled paper over boards and marbled fore-edges, with gilt to spines. Rubbed overall, shallow creasing to spine, some interior foxing and offsetting from binding adhesive. A vg- set. (BAL 3846)
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