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Kristin Lavransdatter: The Bridal Wreath, The Mistress of Husaby, The Cross
by Sigrid Undset
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG/Fair
- Seller
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Roseburg, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Bright green hard cover boards with black lettering on front cover and black and gilt lettering on spine. Book in VG condition, with tight binding, clean and bright text. Former owner's name on endpaper.
DJ has several open tears along top and bottom of spine, and chipping and edge wear along the margins. Some scratch lines on back of DJ. DJ has not been price clipped.
This is a 1985 reprint of Sigrid Undset's classic work. The author won the 1928 Nobel prize for the novel.
An intimate and multi-layered look into the life of a young Norwegian girl in the 14th century. A classic to be savored and treasured.
Mylar protected.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Bonnie Lane Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01-08-2023-02
- Title
- Kristin Lavransdatter
- Author
- Sigrid Undset
- Format/Binding
- Tight
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1985 reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Pages
- 1069
- Size
- 7 11/16" x 5 3/8"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Medieval literature, Norwegian Literature, Nobel Prize Winners for Literature.
Terms of Sale
Bonnie Lane Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bonnie Lane Books
Biblio member since 2022
Roseburg, Oregon
About Bonnie Lane Books
online book business specializing in First Editions, Native American literature, Poetry, and American History,
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- 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...
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