Labransdatter: The Bridal Wreath; The Mistress of Husaby; The Cross
by Undset, Sigrid
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/VG Slipcase
- Seller
-
Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. No Edition Stated . Hardcover. Very Good/VG Slipcase. 7 3/4" X 5 1/2. Three volume box set by the 1928 Nobel prize winner. All three vol. have brown cloth covered boards, top edge dyed brown, gilt text on front panel and spine. Spines faded to tan. Spine ends worn. All square and tight. Green slipcase. Vol. I: The Bridal Wreath, 271 pp. plus: Notes, Designer's Note. translated from the Norwegian by Charles Archer and J.S. Scott. Vol. II: The Mistress of Husaby, 642 pp. plus Notes. Translated by Archer. Vol.III: The Cross,1043 pp.Translated by Archer. This vol. has some white spots on front panel. I suspect this set is a book club edition as all three volumes have publisher's colophon stamped on rear panel. Set weighs over 3 lb. and may incur extra shipping costs. Bookseller's Inventory # 225726
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- Seller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 005726
- Title
- Labransdatter: The Bridal Wreath; The Mistress of Husaby; The Cross
- Author
- Undset, Sigrid
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- VG Slipcase
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- No Edition Stated
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Pages
- 1067
- Size
- 7 3/4" X 5 1/2
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Lower Beverley Better 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
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- 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....
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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