Vikings

pp. xliv, 479, (6) [Genealogies] + 18 Facsimiles, plates and maps. The frontis and engraved title may not have been issued with this large paper first edition. First fly leaves damp stained. Plates and some other leaves at end are also damped. The bulk of the text is brilliant white with extra wide margins. Large paper copy. Top edge gold gilt. Deckle edges. Early inked ownership of R. H. Lanerned(?). Early manuscript margin notations, and translation. Folio. Original full embossed morocco leather binding. Spine gold lettered with raised bands. Hardbound. "The pioneer and fundamental work on the Norse voyages to America, on which most of the subsequent literature has been based. This large folio contains the original text of the sagas in old Icelandic and translations into Danish and Latin, followed by critical discussions in Latin; extracts from ancient Icelandic geographical writings, descriptions of European relics in Greenland; descriptions and discussions of supposed Norse relics in New England and an elaborate identification of localities. A summary of the evidence and conclusions is given in English. Rafn was an enthusiast on this subject, and his enthusiasm make him over hasty and credulous in accepting the various alleged relics of the Northman." - Larned #750. "It is one of the most important contributions ever made to the study of the history and geography of our continent." (North American Review, No. xcviii, pp. 161-62.)." - Sabin 67470; Howes R13. First Edition of a landmark book. Our original price was $1250.00 **PRICE MUCH REDUCED! VOYAGES BOX 1