Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1841. First edition. Chingachgook & Deerslayer. The last of Cooper's "Leatherstocking Tales" of Natty Bumpo in the American wilderness to be published, although it is the first in the sequence. Set on Ostego Lake in upstate New York, Natty Bumpo is depicted as a young man..... Read More about The Deerslayer: or, The First War-Path. A Tale. By the Author of "The Last of the Mohicans"

Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1831. First American edition. The Water Witch was written in Naples and was first printed in Dresden in September 1830, a month before the English edition, and prior to the American edition. BAL records examples of the first Amerian editionwith and without the ads preceding the..... Read More about The Water-Witch or The Skimmer of the Seas

Dresden: Printed for Walther, 1830. First edition, one of just a few copies to survive, the rarest of Cooper's works. The Dresden Water Witch. The Water Witch was written in Naples and was first printed in Dresden in September 1830, a month before the English edition, and two months before..... Read More about The Water Witch or The Skimmer of the Seas. A Tale by the author of Pilot, Red Rover etc. etc....

[Otsego Hall, Cooperstown: 1848]. Published: London, 29 March 1849 by Bentley (vol. III, pp. 195-6). Two and a half substantial paragraphs, beginning, “I’ll not answer for the craft, though that’s her blue peter …” and continuing to: “… as almost to persuade the expectant legatees that their visit was premature..... Read More about Autograph manuscript page: The Sea Lions; Or, The Lost Sealers

Cooperstown: Otsego County Bank, November 18, 1833. Read More about Check Signed ("J. Fenimore Cooper"), made out to "Self" in the amount of $15

Hall: Thursday 3 P.M, [n.y.]. Reading: "Mr Fenimore Cooper, who has just made an unsuccessful attempt to see Mr. Selden at Lewis's tavern, begs that gentleman will do Mrs Cooper and himself the favor to pass the evening with them, this evening Thursday August 24th." Read More about Autograph Note Signed in the third person ("Mr. Fenimore Cooper"), to a Mr. Selden

[Paris: Baudry’s European Library, 1838]. First Paris edition in English. Read More about Gleanings in Europe. Italy

Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1842. First American edition. Read More about The Two Admirals. A Tale

New York: Published by Charles Wiley. D. Fanshaw, Printer, 182[5]; 1824. First Edition, probable early issue (signature 11 present in vol. II). Read More about Lionel Lincoln; or, The Leaguer of Boston

Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1834. Second American Edition. Read More about The Bravo: A Tale

New York: Published by Charles Wiley. D. Fanshaw, Printer, 1825; 1824. First Edition, probable early issue (signature 11 present in vol. II). Read More about Lionel Lincoln; or, The Leaguer of Boston

Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1842. First Edition. Read More about The Wing-and-Wing, or Le Feu-Follet; A Tale…by the Author of the “Pilot”…

Cooperstown [NY]: The Hall, Sept 14, 1831. In part: "...on the subject of your residence in Switzerland ... I enclose a letter [not present] to my friend Rev. M. Duby, the Younger, of Geneva. I hope he may be serviceable to you, especially in regard to giving you useful information..... Read More about Autograph letter signed ("J. Fenimore Cooper"), to Mrs. Herman of Baltimore, about her...