A History of Icelandic Literature
by Einarsson, Stefan
- Used
- Condition
- Book VG-: residue on boards and spine, mild shelf wear, toning and offset to endpapers, text unmarked, binding tight/DJ Fair: dampstain, offset, age toning, chipping with loss, clipped
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
New York: Johns Hopkins Press, 1957. hardcover. Book VG-: residue on boards and spine, mild shelf wear, toning and offset to endpapers, text unmarked, binding tight/DJ Fair: dampstain, offset, age toning, chipping with loss, clipped. 8vo 409pp. second printing 1959. from front flap: "The outstanding scholarship of Professor Einarsson coupled with the cooperation of The American-Scandinavian Foundation has made possible this unique work: the first and only history in English of Icelandic literature, covering the subject from the Norse settlement of Iceland in 874 to the present day." #02486.
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- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2421
- Title
- A History of Icelandic Literature
- Author
- Einarsson, Stefan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Book VG-: residue on boards and spine, mild shelf wear, toning and offset to endpapers, text unmarked, binding tight
- Jacket Condition
- DJ Fair: dampstain, offset, age toning, chipping with loss, clipped
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Iceland, literature, literary criticism, nonfiction
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