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Egil's Saga.: Done into English out of the Icelandic with an introduction, notes, and an essay on some principles of translation.
by EDDISON, E. R. (trans.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Cambridge: The University Press,, 1930. With the rare jacket First Eddison edition, first impression, scarce in the dust jacket. This was only the second translation into English, after W. C. Green's 1893 translation, which Eddison judged as "being so bad as to be unreadable". A Norse scholar and author of epic fantasy novels whose works drew high praise from Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, Eddison (1882-1945) was an occasional member of the Inklings. Octavo. Original green cloth (also found in red, no established priority), spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket, clipped with publisher's new price 21s. With 2 double-page maps to rear. Spotting to edges and toning from flaps to endpapers else a fine copy, in very good jacket, spine panel a little toned and soiled, 3.5 cm closed tear at head of rear joint.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 162211
- Title
- Egil's Saga.
- Author
- EDDISON, E. R. (trans.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge: The University Press,
- Date Published
- 1930
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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- Cloth
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