{"product_id":"the-bravo-a-venetian-story-james-fenimore-cooper-1st-uk-edition","title":"The Bravo. A Venetian Story, James Fenimore Cooper — 1st UK Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\" id=\"p-rc_3f25db226aaf548e-829\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 3 vols., 12mo, pp. [iv], 292; [ii], 304; [ii], 298.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\" id=\"p-rc_3f25db226aaf548e-830\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Good. This three-volume set survives in its original drab boards with purplish cloth backstrips, an increasingly scarce and desirable state for early nineteenth-century fiction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,2\"\u003e. The bindings remain reasonably tight and secure, though the exterior exhibits commensurate wear for its age and delicate publisher's construction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,4\"\u003e. The spines are noticeably sunned, stained, and rubbed, with significant wear to the original printed paper labels; portions of the title text on Volumes II and III are chipped away or completely obscured\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,6\"\u003e. The board edges and corners are heavily bumped and worn, exposing the underlying board in several places along the extremities\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,7\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,8\"\u003e. Internally, the volumes feature intact, uncut text block edges that are naturally age-toned. Despite the external cosmetic wear and tear, the structural integrity of the set justifies its grade, offering an authentic, un-restored example of 1830s publisher's boards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,9\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,10\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\" id=\"p-rc_3f25db226aaf548e-831\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This First UK Edition of \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"41\"\u003eThe Bravo\u003c\/i\u003e was issued contemporaneously with the American edition by Carey \u0026amp; Lea. The text was printed by Henry Baylis of Fleet Street\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\" id=\"p-rc_3f25db226aaf548e-832\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,0\"\u003eNotably, this set is preserved in its original publisher's drab boards with printed paper spine labels, a primary and highly fragile binding state\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,2\"\u003e. During the nineteenth century, it was common practice for lending libraries and private collectors to discard these temporary bindings and rebind multi-volume novels in sturdier half-calf or morocco leathers. Consequently, finding an early Cooper three-decker in its original, un-restored boards, complete with its uncut text block edges, is a notable occurrence for the discerning collector.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eMarking a striking departure from his iconic American frontier tales, James Fenimore Cooper's \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"101\"\u003eThe Bravo\u003c\/i\u003e is the first of his three European novels. Set against the gothic and shadowed backdrop of the Venetian Republic, the narrative strips away the romantic veneer of Venice to expose a corrupt, oligarchic regime ruled by the secretive Council of Three. The story follows Jacopo Frontoni, a man coerced through insidious blackmail into serving as a state assassin, a \"bravo.\" As political intrigue, murder, and ill-fated romance intertwine, Cooper delivers a biting critique of institutional tyranny and a gripping exploration of liberty, masked beneath the glittering waters and carnival masks of eighteenth-century Venice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54141833412947,"sku":"4375","price":575.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260619_121511_1.jpg?v=1782812745","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-bravo-a-venetian-story-james-fenimore-cooper-1st-uk-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}