GIANTS IN THE EARTH: A Saga Of The Prairie.
by Rolvaag, O. E. [Ole Edvart], 1876-1931
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Good in illustrated wrappers (some spine slant and creasing to the spine, wear to the edges of the covers) - pencilled notation
- Seller
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About This Item
New York:: Harper & Brothers,, 1927.. First edition -. Good in illustrated wrappers (some spine slant and creasing to the spine, wear to the edges of the covers) - pencilled notation of June 1st on the first page. . Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) Very uncommon proof of the first English appearance of this classic novel of a group of Norwegian pioneers and their struggles to build a home in the desolate prairie-land of the American Midwest. Originally published in Norwegian as two books in 1924 and 1925 and translated by Lincoln Colcord and the author. Includes a foreword by Rolvaag, introduction by Lincoln Colcord. xxii, 465 pp.
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 43389
- Title
- GIANTS IN THE EARTH: A Saga Of The Prairie.
- Author
- Rolvaag, O. E. [Ole Edvart], 1876-1931
- Format/Binding
- First edition -
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in illustrated wrappers (some spine slant and creasing to the spine, wear to the edges of the covers) - pencilled notation
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1927.
- Keywords
- arc, proof, translation, norwegians, immigrants,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western or frontier fiction;
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