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Kristin Lavransdatter: The Bridal Wreath - The Mistress of Husaby - The Cross
by Undset, Sigrid
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good DJ
- Seller
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Helena, Montana, United States
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About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. Later printing of the one volume edition published in 1929 and reset in present format in 1935, very good + green cloth hardcover shows touch of shelf wear, light soil at page edges and a name at top of front endpaper, in very good price clipped dust jacket that shows rubbing, exposure toning to spine and portions of panels, and light edgewear that includes tiny closed tears. 1069 pages including notes. Solid copy in dust jacket of this landmark trilogy from the nobel Prize winning author.
Synopsis
Kristin Lavransdatter is the common name for a trilogy of historical novels written by Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset. The individual novels are Kransen (The Wreath), first published in 1920, Husfrue (Wife), published in 1921, and Korset (The Cross), published in 1922. Kransen and Husfrue have also been published in English translation under the titles The Bridal Wreath and The Mistress of Husaby.
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- Bookseller
- Barker Books & Vintage
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31692
- Title
- Kristin Lavransdatter: The Bridal Wreath - The Mistress of Husaby - The Cross
- Author
- Undset, Sigrid
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- Butte, Montana; Collectibles; Great Falls, Montana; Helena, Montana; Missoula, Montana; Rare Books ; Used Books;
Terms of Sale
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Barker Books & Vintage
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Helena, Montana
About Barker Books & Vintage
Welcome to Barker Books & Vintage. We are a brick and mortar retailer of carefully selected books and other paper related product, located in Helena, Montana. We use our office mainly to buy books but are willing to allow perusal of inventory upon request. Our special emphasis on quality books includes a broad range of titles with particular interest given to those being uncommon or collectible. We have been in business close to twenty five years including our new home in Montana. Please call with any questions.
Glossary
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- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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