The Leatherstocking Saga (1959) (Bing Crosby's copy) (Signed)
by James Fenimore Cooper, Introduction By Allan Nevins (Bing Crosby)
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- Very Good
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Pantheon Books, 1959. Book. Illus. by Reginald Marsh. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Bing Crosby and Kathryn Crosby. Fifth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover in Very Good condition. Beige boards and green cloth spine with gilt lettering and design on spine. Slight bumping on top and bottom of spine and top corners. Binding tight. Pages clean. 833 pages. Illustrations by Reginald Marsh throughout book. SIGNED on illustrated bookplate printed with "KATHRYN AND BING CROSBY" in blue ink "Kathryn, Bing" . Book is protected by a boxed cover which is in Good condition, some chips and wear on edges and a little chipping on cover. Stated on boxed cover under title "Being those parts of The Deerslayer, The Last of the Mohicans, The Pathfinder, The Pioneers, and The Prairie which specifically pertain to Natty Bumppo, otherwise known as Pathfinder, Deerslayer, or Hawkeye". Noted in book Fifth Edition. A very special edition signed by the greatest singer of the twentieth century, Bing Crosby..
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- Bookseller
- Rare Finds Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 82
- Title
- The Leatherstocking Saga (1959) (Bing Crosby's copy) (Signed)
- Author
- James Fenimore Cooper, Introduction By Allan Nevins (Bing Crosby)
- Illustrator
- Reginald Marsh
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fifth Edition
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1959
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- BING CROSBY NOVEL COWBOY AMERICAN EPIC ACADEMY AWARD GOING MY WAY SINGER DECCA WHITE CHRISTMAS IRVING BERLIN KATHRYN LEATHERSTOCKING SAGA JAMES FENIMORE COOPER
- Size
- 8vo
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