James Fenimore Cooper 1861 Pages & Pictures stunning leather gift book engvngs

Pages and Pictures from the Writings of James Fenimore Cooper. by Susan F. Cooper.

Publ. NY, 1861 by WA Townsend. First Edition. 

Heavily illustrated with 38 full page plates (many views or historical scenes) plus 120 brilliantly engraved in-text illustrations, many signed in the plate by the engraver and many done at a level approaching bank note engraving quality.

Period full gilt embossed leather gift book, all edges gilt, profusely illustrated with many full page plates and smaller engraved images.

Some light inoffensive scuffing along joints and extremities.

Pictures capture well how this beautiful antique book survives. 

Nicer than it sounds or looks in the pics. A large and impressive gift book of the era. This would have been a very expensive book when new, clearly a luxury purchase.

Clean, sound, tight, wonderful looking book on a shelf. Nicer than typical, bright example, fresh, just lightly scuffed in spots.

book measures c. 11 1/4”H x 8" W x 1 3/4” thick. A large heavy book, almost 7 pounds once boxed for shipping. 

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