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The Works (of William Morris): The Story of Grettir the Strong: Translated from the Icelandic by Eiríkr Magnússon and William Morris
by Morris, William (1834–1896); Magnússon, Eiríkr (1833–1913)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1900. Limited First Edition. hardcover. Near Fine. 11 5/8" × 8 1/4" (29.5 × 21 cm) . First Thus. Printed by Chiswick Press. Large 4to. Bound in later hardcover quarter dark-brown paper boards, with beige cloth tape spine and paper title label. One of 315 (of which only 300 were for sale) copies. Printed on fine, hand-made, W M and floral watermarked paper. Uncut, deckled edges. Colophon. [ii], 1 (map), [i] 177 (including indices), [iii] pp. Preface by William Morris and Eiríkr Magnússon. Full-page map of Iceland. Chronology list. Indices at back of Personal Names, Place Names, of Things, Periphrastic Expressions in the Songs, Proverbs and Proverbial Sayings, and a long explanation of the Notes and Corrections to previous translations. First printed in 1869. Finished on the 3rd day of August, 1901 Corners chipped. Scuffing to back board. Spine yellowed. Condition overall: Near Fine.
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- Bookseller
- MRM Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1207
- Title
- The Works (of William Morris): The Story of Grettir the Strong
- Author
- Morris, William (1834–1896); Magnússon, Eiríkr (1833–1913)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited First Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 11 5/8" × 8 1/4" (29.5 × 21 cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Morris, collectable, First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Press;
Terms of Sale
MRM 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
MRM Books
Biblio member since 2017
Los Angeles, California
About MRM Books
I'm a collector and seller of fine books focused on works written and/or printed by William Morris, especially books from his famed Kelmscott Press.
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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