Kristin Lavransdatter in 2 Volumes
by Sigrid Undset
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Clarence, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. These volumes come in their original slipcase and measure approximately 8" x 5.5" with 271, 624, 1043 numbered pages respectively.
These volumes are in good minus condition. Moderate bumping and scuffing to spine. Moderate staining and scuffing to all boards. Moderate staining to all edges of textblocks. Previous owner's signature in ink on all front endpapers of each volume. Minor staining and foxing to interior pages. Slip case is in fair condition. Heavy chipping and scuffing to all edges. Tape supporting some edges are still present.
The cycle follows the life of Kristin Lavransdatter, a fictitious Norwegian woman living in the 14th century. Kristin grows up in Sel in the Gudbrand Valley, the daughter of a well-respected and affluent farmer. She experiences a number of conflicts in her relationships with her parents, and her husband, in medieval Norway.
Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Inventory #(N6-8).
These volumes are in good minus condition. Moderate bumping and scuffing to spine. Moderate staining and scuffing to all boards. Moderate staining to all edges of textblocks. Previous owner's signature in ink on all front endpapers of each volume. Minor staining and foxing to interior pages. Slip case is in fair condition. Heavy chipping and scuffing to all edges. Tape supporting some edges are still present.
The cycle follows the life of Kristin Lavransdatter, a fictitious Norwegian woman living in the 14th century. Kristin grows up in Sel in the Gudbrand Valley, the daughter of a well-respected and affluent farmer. She experiences a number of conflicts in her relationships with her parents, and her husband, in medieval Norway.
Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Inventory #(N6-8).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ernestoic Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4418
- Title
- Kristin Lavransdatter in 2 Volumes
- Author
- Sigrid Undset
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ernestoic Books
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Clarence, New York
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- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....