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Helgafell, 1972. First Edition THUS. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.First edition THUS. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. First English edition of the novel now titled ""Under the Glacier"" by the 1955 Nobel laureate in literature. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Underlining inside text. New mylar added to ensure future enjoyment. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Reykjavik, Iceland: Helgafell. Good with no dust jacket. 1972. First English Edition. Hardcover. Lacks the dust jacket, some light foxing to all page-edges. ; 268 pages .

E-335: Helgafell. Very Good. 1972. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Helgafel, Reykjavik, Iceland. 1972. 268 pgs. First English Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Halldór Laxness, 1902-1998, was Iceland's greatest and most versatile writer; in 1955, his extraordinary talent was recognised, and he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. This late novel concerns a naive young man, despatched by the Bishop of Iceland to a village at the foot of a glacier to determine whether Christianity is still practised there. He (of course! ) finds that paganism is rife, and must grapple with questions of authority and humiliation. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 268 pages .

Reykjavik: Helgafell (1972). 1st ed., 1972. First printing. 8vo. Original binding. Translated by Magnus Magnusson. INSCRIBED on the title page by the Nobel Laureate, Halldor Laxness. Text in English. A scarce novel and one of the rarest Laureate signatures. A fine book in a very good DJ with a couple of small edge chips/tears and wear along the spinal folds.. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.