Search Results: the norsemen by oxenstierna eric catherine

NY: Graphic Society. Good; some wear Ex-Library with Markings. 1965. Hardbound. 1122216319 . 320 pages .

Published by Studio Vista, 1966. 1st UK edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. A comprehensive account of Viking history and civilization. Translated and edited by Catherine Hutter. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos & illustrations. Endpapers and text block browned, foxing to top edge of text block. Surface paper damage and slight loss to rear endpaper (insect damage?). Contents otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is a little crinkled and lightly marked.

London: Studio Vista, 1966. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 10" by 7". Not Stated. An uncommon first edition copy of this illustrated history of Vikings, from the perspective of the Scandinavian world. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. A comprehensive and profusely illustrated account of Viking history and civilisation from the perspective of the Scandinavian world by the Swedish historian and archaeologist Count Eric Oxenstierna (1916-1968). Using sources from Norse sagas, Arab manuscripts and archaeological evidence, Oxenstierna provides a wealth of information on Viking culture. Illustrated throughout, this work is uncommon in the first edition. In publisher's original cloth binding, with original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean, except for some offsetting to the end papers. Dust wrapper is smart and bright with… Read More