{"product_id":"extra-illustrated-with-original-watercolors-j-fenimore-cooper","title":"[Extra Illustrated with Original Watercolors] James Fenimore Cooper","description":"\u003cp\u003eLounsbury, Thomas R. \u003cem\u003eAmerican Men of Letters: James Fenimore Cooper\u003c\/em\u003e. Houghton Mifflin, 1910. Tissue-covered engraving as frontispiece. The fifth volume in the \"American Men of Letters\" series. Stamp of T. Chalkley Matlack to front pastedown. Measures approx. 5\" x 7.25\". Some light rubbing to edges and corners. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume has been extra illustrated by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu\/resources\/hcmc-1106\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThomas Chalkley Matlack\u003c\/a\u003e, a Quaker artist and scholar from Moorestown, NJ. Following the issued title page, a lovely decorative title page with a pinecone vignette in watercolors has been tipped-in, and a brief biography of Cooper, handwritten and with Native American and nautical elements, is included. Throughout the book, original portraits in black \u0026amp; grey watercolors by Matlack have been tipped-in at appropriate points, including John Jay, Lafayette, and Charles Sumner. A full color vignette of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Otsego_Hall\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOtsego Hall\u003c\/a\u003e has also been added.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA charming example of original extra illustration from the period.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Under the Hill Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42488955240644,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0461\/8328\/4899\/files\/DSC_0640_092175fd-ffe4-482b-a627-44ba4572d85c.jpg?v=1699589078","url":"https:\/\/www.underthehillbooks.com\/products\/extra-illustrated-with-original-watercolors-j-fenimore-cooper","provider":"Under the Hill Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}