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[COOPER, James Fenimore]. Homeward Bound, or The Chase… [an...

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[COOPER, James Fenimore]. Homeward Bound, or The Chase? [and] Home as Found. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard [and] Lea & Blanchard, 1838. 2 novels in 4 small 8vo volumes. Publisher?s full purple cloth, printed paper labels on each spine (bindings worn, soiled, scuffed sunned, hinges starting or cracked, ownership signatures on front endleaves and title-pages, text toned, soiled, foxed). Fair. FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST ISSUE OF HOME AS FOUND WITH THE APOLOGY LEAF (it apologies for the poor quality of the paper. In Home as Found, there is an early reference to Baseball (volume I, pp. 174-178). Measurements: 8 x 6 x 1?.