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Offering an expansive, highly decorative grouping of 25 antique uniform hardcover literary books featuring the works of famed 19th-century American …
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Offering an expansive, highly decorative grouping of 25 antique uniform hardcover literary books featuring the works of famed 19th-century American author James Fenimore Cooper. Published in 1900 by R. F. Fenno & Company (New York City), this large collection offers an incredible continuous color block that is perfect for interior designers, home staging, or styling a sophisticated personal library.
Each volume is bound in a striking green cloth and adorned with gold gilt filigree detailing and a central oval cameo portrait of the author on the spine. The collection includes a wide array of historical frontier and maritime fiction, featuring prominent titles such as The Deerslayer, The Prairie, The Spy, The Bravo, and The Ways of the Hour. Inside, the books feature elegant period-accurate typography and classic illustrated frontispieces with original tissue guards.
Selling as a curated lot of 25 matching books this collection provides substantial linear shelf coverage, making it an instant architectural asset for any study, living room mantelpiece, or built-in bookcase.
Bindings and lightly distressed overall wear are suitable for reading and antique style book decor.
Each volume features an authentic piece of late-19th-century provenance: a matching, numbered circular personal library stamp reading "Fletcher Library / W.W. Wilson". This stamp connects directly to a documented family collection originating around the holiday season of 1890. See listing titled “ 1888 Illustrated Antique 2-Volume Hardcover Book Set: Tom Brown's School Days & at Oxford” showing the provenance hand-written inscription.
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- Dimensions
- 5.5ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 8ʺH
- Styles
- Illustration
- Traditional
- Period
- 1900 - 1909
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Gold
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Green
- Condition Notes
- Shelf wear on hardcover consistent with age and use. 1890 Personal home library stamp/insignia inside cover of earch book. Good … moreShelf wear on hardcover consistent with age and use. 1890 Personal home library stamp/insignia inside cover of earch book. Good bindings, no torn pages or dog ears. less
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