RABELAIS, Francois (Francois). Translation by Samuel Putnam Illustrations by Jean De BosschereBiblio.com
The Laxdaela Saga
1925048371New York: B. W. Huebsch 1925. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Xv 302 Pp. Red Cloth Heavily Embossed With Spine Printed In Blue I Believe We Previously Had A Copy With Spine Printed In Black. First Printing Of This Modern Translation Based On 1832 Copenhagen Text With Use Made Of Later Translations But First Printing Of This Translation. Veblen's Preface Comments Regarding The Economics Of Viking Life Are Short And Clear: ."The Occupation Which Gave Its Name And Its Character To The Viking Age Was An Enterprise In Piracy And Slave-Trade Which Grew Steadily More Businesslike And More Implacable As Time Went On. It Was An Enterprise In Getting Something For Nothing By Force And Fraud At The Cost Of The Party Of The Second Part; Much The Same In Principle As The National Politics Pursued By The Statesmen Of The Present Time." Veblen Writing Almost Immediately After The Greatest Theft By Force And Fraud In The History Of The World The Theft Of Almost The Entire Lands Of The Native Americans And Their Near Extermination An Event Unprecedented And Not Yet Duplicated In History. Exceptionally Well Preserved Very Near Fine With Just A Trace Of Rubbing Along Edges Of Corners. In A Fine Dust Jacket Black And Grey Printed On Heavy Black Paper With Some Fading Particularly To Spine But With All Lettering And Design Still Strong Fine With No Wear. <br/> <br/> B. W. Huebsch hardcover
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