The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 (The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature)

484 pp. 8vo. Light brown full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Color illustrations by N.C. Wyeth. The second, and most well-known, installment in Cooper's five-volume Leatherstocking Saga. "Cooper's famous adventure brings the wilds of the American frontier and the drama of the French-Indian war to vivid life. Featuring the classic character Natty Bumppo, it is a moving, memorable depiction of courage, passion, and forbearance, and a precursor to the Western genre."