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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. CLASSIC: VIVID: EPIC: AS-NEW LOA First Edition hardcover (Orig. 1985) First Printing: AS-NEW unclipped mylar-protected jacket w/ sharp AS-NEW edges & corners & showing orig. $27.50 pub. price at bottom-right inside-front flyleaf, AS-NEW green silk-finish Brillianta fabric-over-boards cover w/ sharp AS-NEW edges & corners & titles & LOA colophon handsomely gold-stamped on spine, EXCELLENT smooth-cut text-block exterior marred ONLY by slightest rust-dust soiling on smooth-cut top edge, IMPECCABLE white-on-green LOA-patterned card-stock end-papers, PRISTINE interior printed in remarkably clear 10-point Linotron Galliard on SUPERB Olin Nyallite archival paper * 5.24" x 8.12" x 1.62", 0.88 kg, 1347 pp. * CONTENTS: The Pioneers, or the Sources of the Susquehanna, A Descriptive Tale (1); The Last of the Mohicans, A Narrative of 1757 (467); The Prairie, A Tale (879); Chronology (1319), Note on the Texts (1332), Notes (1338). * ABOUT THE BOOK: James Fenimore Cooper's epic of the American frontier follows the exploits of the scout Natty Bumpo, "Leatherstocking", from the French & Indian Wars to the early 19th century; here the five novels are gathered for the first time in two volumes in the order of their original publication. Leatherstocking first appears in "The Pioneers" as an aged hunter caught-up in the struggle to determine what kind of civilization will replace the vanishing wilderness. "The Last of the Mohicans" is a pure, unabashed adventure story, in which Natty & his Indian companions Chingachgook & Uncas attempt a daring rescue while the French threaten to invade the American colonies. In "The Prairie", Natty, in his 80s, is driven to refuge on the Great Plains, where Sioux, Pawnee, outlaw whites, & members of the Lewis & Clark expedition enact a fateful drama. A companion volume gathers "The Pathfinder" & "The Deerslayer". * 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.