Lot 941
Cooper, James Fennimore (1789-1851) American novelist; best remembered for The Leatherstocking Tales and The Last of the Mohicans.
Autograph letter signed "J. Fenimore Cooper," one page, 5½ x 8½", Sorrento (Italy), Oct. 28, 1829. To Mr. Hammett, American Consul at Naples, regarding a carriage accident in which Cooper's wife was slightly injured. In part: "Your note concerning the carriage did not reach me until today. The price seems high but I leave it entirely to you. Enclosed is a check [not present] for 25 ducats….The injury is by a sprain or a blow….I think we shall be embargoed until next week. Whenever you are at leisure come over and we will conspire together for the future. I don't know but that I shall be obliged to advertise that the old bust without a nose in our salon is not a bust of Tasso, for the curious multiply so fast that the groom of the chamber is making his fortune in grassi. I have only to add that your character for activity is none of the best at Sorrento and you had better come in person and defend it…." The letter is foxed, inlaid, and contained in an old leather slipcase. An unusually personable letter from Cooper, who lived in Europe with his family from 1826-1833.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills.
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