COOPER, James Fenimore The Prairie New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1865. Price: $35.00 Hardcover. Later. Complete in one volume. Fair with spine missing, wear at the corners, front cover detached but present. Item #297492 Add to Cart Ask a Question item image James Fenimore Cooper birth name: James Fenimore Cooper born: 9/15/1789 died: 9/14/1851 View Reference Info Biography The first major American novelist, author of the novels of frontier adventure known as The Leather-Stocking Tales. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore