HORREBOW, NIELS.Livre Rare Book
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175860167London, 1758. Folio (355 x 225). In contemporary full full calf. Rebacked and boards with scratches and and a few cracks. First and last leaves with brownspots, otherwise a good copy. XX, 207 pp. + folded map of iceland.
1967G110465Lund, Gleerup 1967 375pp. + 10 plates out of text, 24cm., text in English, softcover (small label on front cover), Doctoral Dissertation (University of Lund), stamp at verso of title page, text is clean and bright, G110465
London, 1970. Orig. cloth with dustjacket. 385 pp., many plates.
pp. 29-63, 3 pls. of photos, 1 fold. map, 12 figs., refs. Large 8vo. Plain new wrs.
8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette and full-page illustrations in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, orange top, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
20053119856Reykjavík: University of Iceland Press 2005. 53 Seiten. Mit einigen Illustrationen. Gr. 8° (22,5-25 cm). Illustrierte Orig.-Broschur. [Softcover / Paperback].
473 p. Pages 23-34 loss on bottom corners with some loss of letters. Age stain. Some leaves very browned. Early manuscript ownership of Wm. H. Clymer, 1845 on title page. Early manuscript ownership of John Davis Nov. 25, 1827 (his birth date?) on front and rear fly leaves. Also penciled ownership of George Garnant on rear fly leaf. Clymer (1820-1883) born in Caernarvon township, near Morgantown, Berks County, PA. became an important mine and forge owner and banker in the Reading region. 8vo. 215 mm. Original leather binding, worn. Second American edition. Hardbound. Good. Selections from the writings of travelers in: AFRICA; INDIA; CHINA; PERSIA; ICELAND; etc. AI BX 5
473 p. Damp stain. Text browned but not brittle. XLib. Old bookplate of the Lancaster Mechanics' Library Association on front paste down. XLib stamp on title page. 8vo. 215 mm. Virtually disbound: Lacks spine. Boards very worn with loss and very fragile. Second American edition. Poor. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AI BX 5
Signed and inscribed by author atop front free endpaper. 510 pages. Select bibliography. Index. Black and white maps and reproductions of photos. Explains how "the evolution of the Icelandic nation developed certain qualities of mind, and how those qualities have been strengthened through the adversities the Icelandic people have had to endure. It is these qualities which produced the Icelandic Canadian 'harvest' of achievement during the ninety odd years they have been in Canada." - dust jacket. "A careful perusal of this book is a must for those of Icelandic descent who doubt the grandeur of their ancestral heritage." - A. Isfeld. Author was born in Iceland and educated in Canada where he rose to prominence as a County Court Judge in Manitoba. Book clean and unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this important genealogical reference. Thibault 1,030. Book
557 pages including index, reference notes and black and white illustrations. "Recognized as the definitive work on the history of the Icelandic people in Manitoba" - from verso of copyright page. "...Will be welcomed not only by those who have special links with Iceland and her people, but by anyone with a broad interest in the settlement of Western Canada. The author's painstaking scrutiny of an enormous wealth of source material has resulted in a carefully documented historical study." - Professor Haraldur Bessason, University of Manitoba. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Glossy illustrated covers. A quality copy. Thibault 1,029. Book
8vo, 21cm. Pp. xvi,363, 1 fold. map of landscape regions, 87 figs. (mostly maps) in text, 1 fold. tab., extensive bibl. on pp. 331-363. Orig. stiff wrappers. Little rubbing to covers, contents fine. - Detailed surface geology and morphology. Book edition of doctoral thesis at the University of Saarland in April 1972.
192541969New York: B.W. Huebsch Inc. 1925. 8vo. xv 3 302 pp. Embssd & decrtd red cloth drk blue lettrng on spine mnr shlfwr slght rubbng w/ d.j. drk gray colour w/ red viking ship on frnt cvr VG/NF copy. First edition of this translation by the famed economist 1857-1929 -- considered by him to be an invaluable ethnological document of the time chronicling a society driven by the blood feud comprising the close of the Viking Age and the advent of the Christian faith in Scandinavia. This famous saga probably composed in the mid-13th century some have posited that a woman living in Western Iceland authored the work was set between 890 and 1031 A.D. and contains some of the greatest characters and grandest scenes in Scandinavian sagas and is second only to Njal’s saga in preserved medieval manuscripts. B.W. Huebsch, Inc., hardcover
2001139627Berlin. (Selbstverlag). 14. 1. 2001. 74 Seiten u. ein leeres Blatt sowie mehrere farbige Zwischnblätter. Original-Kart.-Einband mit innenliegender Metall-Spiralbindung u. illustriertem Folien-Titelblatt. Mit zahlreichen farbigen Abbildungen. Querformat. (Geringe Gebrauchsspuren). 22x30 cm
274p., illus. The Norseland Series Hardcover Very good condition
London, 1758. Folio (355 x 225). In contemporary full full calf. Rebacked and boards with scratches and and a few cracks. First and last leaves with brownspots, otherwise a good copy. XX, 207 pp. + folded map of iceland.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very slight sunning to spine. 139pp. Two Icelandic Sagas from the 13th century.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and maps in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper.
375pp. + 10 plates out of text, 24cm., text in English, softcover (small label on front cover), Doctoral Dissertation (University of Lund), stamp at verso of title page, text is clean and bright, G110465
2025x-1032821248Taylor & Francis Ltd 2025. Paperback. New. 260 pages. 9.18x6.12x9.21 inches. Taylor & Francis Ltd paperback
28 pages. Features: Jordan's King Hussein - Searching for Peace; How to avoid the new Sexual Diseases (STDs); Humanity won't end in a nuclear holocaust!; Iceland - a country that never gives up!; Proof Evolution did not occur; You can revitalize your marriage. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
1665792922.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight rubbing to spine ends, slightly dusty top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or creased or torn with extremely faint marking and a few small nicks to edges. 190pp. A study of the Icelandic saga in the light of later Norse literature where the author examines and evaluates the various attitudes and approaches to the sagas and adds critical insights of his own. Extremely scarce in the UK.
138pp. + 2pp. theses, 24cm., text in English, Doctoral Dissertation (Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, the Netherlands), original softcover, some foxing, stamp, else good, T112301
96 pages. Bibliography. Black and white illustrations. Editor's signature and inscription atop front blank flyleaf which is loose but present. Originally published in 1973. "A sourcebook of materials and suggestions for their use by high school students in learning something of the experiences of Scandinavian immigrants in Canada, and of the cultural heritage of which Scandinavian and other Canadians are the heirs." - from preliminary page. Chapters include: Evidence of early Vikings in North America - the Viking sagas; Early Scandinavian immigrants in Canada and the U.S.A.; Gimli, Manitoba - a case study of a successful struggle for survival; Where have all the Danes gone? - the pros and cons of assimilation; Three attempts at Scandinavian colonization on the West Coast; How did we survive?; The Scandinavian touch in Canada; Scandinavia today. Sticker removal marks to upper corner of front cover. Unmarked with average wear. Binding tender. An uncommon and excellent resource. Book
