Mercedes of Castile; or, The Voyage to Cathay is a 1840 historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper. The novel is set in 15th century Europe, and follows the preparations and expedition of Christopher Columbus westward to the new world. James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 - September 14, 1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. He lived most of his life in ...
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Mercedes of Castile; or, The Voyage to Cathay is a 1840 historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper. The novel is set in 15th century Europe, and follows the preparations and expedition of Christopher Columbus westward to the new world. James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 - September 14, 1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. He lived most of his life in Cooperstown, New York, which was founded by his father William on property he owned. Cooper was a lifelong member of the Episcopal Church and in his later years contributed generously to it. He attended Yale University for three years, where he was a member of the Linonian Society, but was expelled for misbehavior. Before embarking on his career as a writer he served in the U.S. Navy as a Midshipman, which greatly influenced many of his novels and other writings. The novel that launched his career was The Spy, a tale about counterespionage set during the Revolutionary War and published in 1821. He also wrote numerous sea stories and his best known works are five historical novels of the frontier period known as the Leatherstocking Tales. Among naval historians Cooper's works on the early U.S. Navy have been well received, but they were sometimes criticized by his contemporaries. Among his most famous works is the Romantic novel The Last of the Mohicans, often regarded as his masterpiece.
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Edition:
First edition; state "A" of labels (no priority established)
Publisher:
Lea and Blanchard
Published:
1840
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
13961316467
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Seller's Description:
Some light foxing and marginal dampstaining; spines sunned with light use to the original cloth and some rubbing to the paper labels. Tight and sound. 2 vols. 12mo, BAL 3893.
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Good with no dust jacket. Good. Brown decorated cloth binding. Lightly rubbed cover and some wear to spine and it's edges. Free of former owner writing or bookplates. Neatly excised front fly paper. Binding is straight. Later 1873 printing. (We ship most books six days a week and will confirm with tracking number for domestic orders or customs number for non domestic) *; 8vo; 530 pages.
