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1911Reli?. 535+44 pages. Mors r?par?. Carte hors-texte r?par?e.
Álafosslopi is a thick wool yarn, apart from Plötulopi that is unspun, the oldest wool yarn still in production in Iceland. It is excellent for knitting outdoor wear and super cosy garments. A guide to the "Original Nature Wool" Lopi yarns produced in Iceland by ISTEX - Islenskur Textilidnadur. Detailed instructions and charts for knitting garments in traditional Icelandic patterns using natural wool. Large format paperback.64p. Illus. colour plates. Book
1986In search of his own Viking origins he imposed on himself the challenge of the first coast to coast walk across Iceland..."carrying a seventy-two pound load, he covered 500 miles of some of the earth's most adverse terrain, including the largest of all lava fields, glacial ice, the black sand desert of Sprengisandur and the active volcano Hekla" 188p, plates Book
2017(The Dark Iceland Series #2) "With the dark arctic winter closing in on a quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland, a policeman is murdered and it falls to Ari Tho?r Arason to piece together a puzzle that involves tangled local politics, a compromised new mayor, and a psychiatric ward in Reykjavik where someone is being held against their will" Translated from Icelandic by Quentin Bates.. 210p. Book
1997"Illustrations, photographs amd information never published before" Sigurdur Ægisson, Jon Asgeir i Aðaldal, Jon Baldur Hlidberg ; preface by Mark Carwardine ; English translation by Daniel Teague. 96p. illus [col] maps [10 copies found in WorldCat] Book
4to, xii, 166pp., orig. cloth.
First edition, 2 vols., 8vo (225 x 145 mm), xix, [1], 380; vi, [2], 408pp., with half-titles, lithographed frontispiece to each volume, 9 plates, 2 folding maps, numerous illustrs., in the text, full brushed calf, both covers with a large gilt motif, gilt thistle tool to each corner, spine tooled with horses and lion rampant, two green morocco labels lettered in gilt, red gilt printed endpapers, all edges gilt, original cloth covers bound in at end, a fine set. Provenance: The horse and thistle binding with the motto: "Ride Thro Be Trew" matches bindings belonging to Robert Tyndall Hamilton Bruce (1847-1899). Bruce was a Glaswegian businessman, patron of the arts and golfer. In 1903, many items from his estate were sold by Christie's. Casada, 67; Penzer, p. 91.
In-4, 337p. Illustré de nombreuses photographies en noir et blanc tirées en hélio. de Patrick Plumet. A l'état de neuf.
1981Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Adhesive traces of former sticker. ; Investigates the traces of early Christianity in the island and describes militant missionary efforts which led to the official adoption of Christianity in the year 1000. Further describes the development of the church under the Bishops of Skalholt and the stories of Iceland's two saints: St. Jon and Thorlak. Continues until the 19th Century. A ; 9.5 x 1 x 6.5 Inches; 241 pages
1900Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Ffeps are tanned. Spine ends are frayed. Spine has been repaired with clear adhesive tape. Spine title is worn. Mild tanning to pages. ; 306 pages
1955Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Top corners bumped. Small Adhesive stains to inner covers. Minor shelfwear. ; Njáls saga (also known as "Brennu-Njáls saga" or "The Story of the burning of Njáll") is arguably the most famous of the Sagas of Icelanders. Among Icelanders, the saga is most often referred to simply as Njála. This Icelandic epic from the 13th century describes the progress of a series of blood feuds. Its author is believed to have lived in southeast Iceland, but little more is known. It has a deservedly high reputation as the greatest Icelandic saga. The breadth of its subject matter and the references within the text indicate that the author must have been extremely well read. The events occur between 960 and 1020, as evidenced from the historical reference to King Harold Grayfell (961-976) in chapter three, the Christian conversion of Iceland in 999 covered in chapters 94-101, and the Battle of Clontarf outside Dublin in 1014 in the second-to-last chapter. ; 388 pages
19428vo [22 x 14 cm]; 256 pp, 13 maps, illustrations from photos and drwgs by Alexander Popini, bibliog, index. original cloth, rubbed at edges, publishers label on front cover, cover is good, internally very good and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, a major Arctic explorer, describes his theories about Pytheas and Columbus' travels in the Arctic, as well as Arctic climate in their time.
1985838 pages. "Even though the geographic limitations of this work are prescribed by the boundaries of a specific Icelandic settlement, its general scope and extensive background research defy this narrow categorization. The author not only traces the history of the settlement itself, from its beginnings to recent times, he includes a great deal of material of potential interest to those who may have only tenuous links with the Icelandic cultural heritage, at the same time establishing ties between thousands of Icelandic-North Americans and their native Iceland.... The author's disciplined approach has made the writing of this book an arduous task, but at the same time his stringent demands upon himself have enhanced the scholarly merit of his work immeasurably. Virtually unaided, the author has now completed and seen through to publication a more meticulous piece of research than any previously undertaking in the field of Icelandic ethnic history." - Haraldur Bessason, Professor and Head , Department of Icelandic Language and Literature, University of Manitoba. Average wear. Binding intact. Gift greetings atop front free endpaper. Highlighting on five pages. A sound copy of this invaluable genealogical reference. HACKETT (2) 268. Book
1992A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Signed by author. Previous owner's bookplate inside. 401 pages. 7"w x 10 1/4"h. Many b&w photos. "From Viking structures to Renaissance housing projects, medieval stave churches to modern crematoriums, Architecture in the Scandinavian Countries presents the most complete survey of Nordic architecture available today." Bibliography.
2002Reliure de l'éditeur. 120 pages. 23x26cm.
1973Reliure de l'éditeur. 1008 pages. (Sans jaquette).
1968Broché. 216 pages.
1987Broché. 353 pages.
1997Broché. 127 pages. Format de poche.
1877pp. 120, (8) [Publisher's catalogue]. Early book label of David Sanford. Inked ownership of Geo. H. Hazzard (George Henry Hazzard [1846-1929) on title page. 12mo. Original full green cloth binding, lettered in gold. Extremities have some wear. Hardbound. Extremely important. VOYAGES BOX 1
1883164 p. Lacks first fly leaf. 12mo. Original full brown buckram binding, decorated in blind. Spine lettered in gold. Extremities very slightly worn. Hardbound. Third edition. VOYAGES BOX 1 3 3 385A37~Arnold, Pauline.
1908176 p. Illustrated with (lithographed) facsimiles of early Icelandic and Latin manuscripts. 4to. 31 cm. Very handsome original full cloth binding, decorated in silver and black. Edges uncut. Mildly XLib. Though it abounds in contradictions, 'The Flatey Book' (along with 'Hauk's Book' - also included in part here) is the chief repository of facts concerning the North American Vinland voyages of the Norsemen. Completed around 1380, the actual manuscript of this collection of Icelandic sagas was presented to the Danish King in 1662. According to this version, Biarni Heriulfsson, on a voyage from Iceland to Greenland around 985, was blown off course and sighted new lands to the south-west. Fifteen years later Leif Ericsson set out from Greenland in search of the lands that Biarni had seen, and found them. These he named: Helluland (Flat-stone-land); Markland (Forestland); and Vinland (Wineland). After his return, successive expeditions visited the new lands. In all probability, the Vinland they discove red now belongs to some part of southern Nova Scotia (though some claim it for Rhode Island). This collection of manuscripts and translations into English and Danish is edited by Rasmus Bjorn Anderson (1846-1936). It is augmented and supported by several very interesting texts from the Vatican, about the Catholic Church in America Greenland and before the time of Columbus. These were discovered in 1902, and first exhibited at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904). Reading the Flatey sagas, we find that the grapes of Vinland were discovered in Winter; by Leif's foster-father, Tyrker the German; who got drunk from eating the fruit; which grew on trees large enough for building timber. One wonders why they did not stay? A fine copy of this important text about the Discovery of America by Norsemen. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W150
1868Two Volumes. Inked ownerships of Paxton Parkin, 1884, on both title pages. P.W.P, 1884, on front paste downs. Slight age staining. 8vo. Original full red buckram bindings. Volume II lacks half spine. Hardbound. A comprehensive history of dueling throughout the world. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! . GAMES BOX 1
1834473 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
1835473 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