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New York: Harcourt Brace. Very Good+. 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's attractive bookplate and date, 1937, on inside front cover. ; Book is in excellent condition. Tight binding and clean, unmarked interior." The Saga of Gisli was written early in the thirteenth century. It offers an imaginative reconstruction of the story of a man and his family who came to Iceland from Norway about AD 960. Soon after 960 Gisli, the central figure, was outlawed for killing his brother-in-law, and then, for thirteen years or more, he lived in hiding in remote parts of the northwest of Iceland until he was finally caught and killed by his enemies. "[goodreads]; ; 148 pages .
THE SAGA OF GISLI SON OF SOUR by Allen, Ralph, Translator, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent
by Allen, Ralph, Translator, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent
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THE SAGA OF GISLI SON OF SOUR
by Allen, Ralph, Translator, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent
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NY: Harcourt, Brace, 1936 Hard Cover. Very Good+. FIRST EDITION. A great story in the world's literature from old Icelandic sagas. Dramatic black & white chapter headpieces by Kent. Cover cloth is soiled and spine of book is a bit age darkened, binding is tight and interior is bright and clean. .
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The Saga of Gisli, Son of Sour.
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THE SAGA OF GISLI, SON OF SOUR
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New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1936. [xii], 148pp. First Edition stated. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Rockwell Kent. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Saga of Gisli - Son of Sour, The
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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936. 1st. Hardcover. Good/None. Rockwell Kent. 148 pages. Black & white illustrations by Rockwell Kent. 1st edition review copy. "Review Copy" with date and price stamped on front endpaper. Previous owners bookplate on inside front cover. Tanning along top edge of pages. Darkening to spine, and top edges of covers. Clean, tight copy. Record # 610839
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The Saga Of Gisli Son Of Sour
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New York: Harcourt, Brace And Company, (1936). First Edition. First Printing Fine in off white cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and black images on the front board. A small quarto measuring 9 1/4 by 6 1/4 inches with the cloth on the spine very slightly tanned. Without a dust jacket. 148 pages of text. Illustrated with engravings by Rockwell Kent.
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The Saga of Gisli Son of Sour. Translated from the Old Icelandic
by Allen, Ralph B. translator. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent
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New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/good. Tall octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards, slight darkening to spine. Dj has more wear, slight chipping at edgs and darkening to dj spine, esp. head and tail. Remnant of tape at head of spine. Gift inscription at flyleaf. 148 p. w/ notes at end. A 1930s translation of a great Icelandic saga of na anti-hjero, Gisli, illustrated wonderfully throughout by Kent.
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