COOPER FENIMORE
LE DERNIER DES MOHICANS
[LAST OF THE MOHICANS]
Dessins de M. Andriolli; Gravure de M.J. Huyot
Paris 1884, pp. [6], 498, pp . plates [12] with illustrations, 126 illustrations in the text; format 17.5x27.5 cm
HARDCOVER HALF LEATHER BINDING OF THE PERIOD, STRIKING SIX-PANEL SPINE WITH RAISED SPHINCTERS, EMBOSSING AND GILT, DECORATIVE LINING
The famous adventure novel by J. F. Cooper [1789-1851], a classic of this literary genre, illustrated by Michal Elviro Andriolli [1836-1893], who, having already established himself as an artist, worked in Paris from 1883 to 1886 for the Firmin-Didot publishing house, gaining recognition and popularity among French and European literary lovers. Andriolli's drawings were engraved by Jules Huyot.
Condition DB/BDB/ rubbing of binding, characteristic rust spots [foxing] in places, NICE EZGEMPLARY
