Styrbiorn the Strong
by Eddison, E.R. (Eric Rücker)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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About This Item
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1926. First American Edition. Hardcover. . Good. 7 5/8" × 5 1/4" (19.4 × 13.3 cm) . First Printing. 8vo. Bound in publisher's original Hardcover. Black buckram. Spine gilt (faded). 256 pp. Front and spine panels stamped in gold. Publisher's device stamped in blind on rear panel. Top edge stained blue.Styrbjörn the Strong (Old Norse: Styrbjǫrn Sterki; died about 985) according to late Norse sagas was a son of the Swedish king Olof, and a nephew of Olof's co-ruler and successor Eric the Victorious, who defeated and killed Styrbjörn at the Battle of Fyrisvellir.A wonderful retelling of this Viking tale. The last chapter, "Valhalla," is after-life fantasy. Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction Writers, p. 531. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 76. Bleiler (1978), p. 67. Reginald 04683. Condition overall: Good.
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- Bookseller
- MRM Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1173
- Title
- Styrbiorn the Strong
- Author
- Eddison, E.R. (Eric Rücker)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Albert & Charles Boni
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- 7 5/8" × 5 1/4" (19.4 × 13.3 c
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....