1821, ISBN: cb896e1bbaa75457b4a21596065158c3

Leipzig. 0. Bernhard Tauchnitz. Reprinted Hardcover Edition. Some Internal Foxing, Otherwise Very Good in Hardcover. 400 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literature America 18th Century. FROM … mais…

Leipzig. 0. Bernhard Tauchnitz. Reprinted Hardcover Edition. Some Internal Foxing, Otherwise Very Good in Hardcover. 400 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literature America 18th Century. FROM THE PUBLISHER - THE SPY was written in 1821 to preserve both the memory and meaning of the American Revolution. Inspired by accusations of venality leveled at the men who captured Major Andre (Benedict Arnold's co-conspirator, executed for espionage in 1780), Cooper's novel centers on Harry Birch, a common man wrongly suspected by well-born Patriots of being a spy for the British. Even George Washington, who supports Birch, misreads the man, and when Washington offers him payment for information vital to the Patriots' cause, Birch scorns the money and asserts that his actions were motivated not by financial reward, but by his devotion to the fight for independence. A historical adventure tale reminiscent of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley novels, THE SPY is also a parable of the American experience, a reminder that the nation's survival, like its Revolution, depends on judging people by their actions, not their class or reputations. inventory #40881, 0<

1900, ISBN: cb896e1bbaa75457b4a21596065158c3

[PU: G.P. Putnam's Sons, NY n.d.], COOPER, 8vo. printing, red cloth volume from "Cooper's Works" set, in the 'Mohawk Edition' ; red cloth 430 pgs., binding has been re-glued and is sound.… mais…

[PU: G.P. Putnam's Sons, NY n.d.], COOPER, 8vo. printing, red cloth volume from "Cooper's Works" set, in the 'Mohawk Edition' ; red cloth 430 pgs., binding has been re-glued and is sound. This is an x-library volume, with usual stamps, and some light stains, marginally. The rear fly is missing, but all text seems complete. A period piece, dating from the early 1900s. Fair antiquarian condition, with faults as noted. Red cloth, with considerable wear, re-glued seams and back, and wear to head and tail of spine. Later edition, reprint, orphaned from a set of the author's works.<

1954, ISBN: cb896e1bbaa75457b4a21596065158c3

Ohln, Ou,511s., in gutem Zustand, [HSA4,2b]700 Versand D: 3,00 EUR, [PU:Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften, Berlin 1954,]