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Layamon's Arthur The Arthurian Section of Layamon's Brut Hardcover First Edition
U.S.A. Univ of Texas Pr 1989-11-01 0292746601 / 9780292746602 First American Edition Hardcover Near Fine Near Fine
Near Fine First Edition Hardcover Near Fine Collectible Dust Jacket 282 pp. Clean NO writing NOT a institution copy. Not even a private copy. NO chips. Layamon's Brut his Medieval English version of Geoffrey is a tougher, Arthur. a more 'Beowulf' like Arthur. "Elves" are at his birth. This has the diplomatic original text on the left and the translation on the right. Textual notes, introduction. This is one of Three Geese In Flight's very favorite Arthurian texts. Very hard to find in hardcover and more so in this pristine condition and among the lowest price for this rare near fine condition. Since 1977 we wrap our Arthurian and Celtic books first in brown paper before packing to protect the jacket Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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Penninc and Pieter Vostaert Roman Van Walewein Volume 81 Garland Library Of Medieval Literature Hardcover
New York Garland 1992 First American Edition Hardcover Fine
Fine Clean 575 pp. Green Hardcover. Gilt Spine and Cover Titles. Frontis. Like new. One of the most exciting Medieval Arthurian Romances. The Dutch Gawain is the hero and the ultimate Arthurian tough, loving knight. Hands down one of the best dragon fights ever. Great fantasy chasing a flying chess board to bring to Camelothere is a collectible hardcover important addition to an Arthurian and mythic library. Three Geese In Flight Arthurian and Celtic Books since 1977 wrapped with care First Edition.
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90.00 USD
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A. Margaret Arent The Laxdoela Saga Translated From The Old Icelandic With Introduction And Notes Hardcover
U.S.A. University of Washington 1964 First American Edition Hardcover Very Good+ Good+
U.S.A.: University of Washington , 1964. Book.Very Good+. Hardcover. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good+ Dust Jacket, Clean 209 pages. This copy belonged the Consul General of Finland. Handsome Blue Dust jacket has some edge rubs and tiny chips, and no flap but bright and nice and protected in a mylar jacket. Norse Icelandic saga translation, introduction and notes. Rare with Dust Jacket Since 1977 we wrap first in brown paper. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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30.00 USD
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A.Brandl and O.Zippel Middle English Literature
N.Y. Chelsea 1949 Second English Edition Hardcover Very Good
N.Y.: Chelsea, 1949. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second English Edition. Large Original Red Hardcover Very Good Clean Pages. NOT a Library copy. The largest assortment of Middle English works in one large book. Besides the well known Arthurian ones these are as example, 'Robert Mannyng of Brunne,'' 'Adam Davy 'Towneley plays', Dan Michel' Proverbs of Alfred" "Havelok the Dane""Sir Gawain and Green Knight" much more. Gilt titling on Red cloth boards. Wonderful large volume of Middle English. Dust jacket present.
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81.95 USD
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A.C. Partridge A Companion to Old and Middle English Studies
U.S.A Barnes and Noble 1982 0389202878 / 9780389202875 First American Edition Hardcover Fine Fine
U.S.A: Barnes and Noble, 1982. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine Hardcover and Fine Dust Jacket First American Edition. Excellent Condition Early Medieval England and it's change from 'Old English' to 'Middle English" Excellent Old English grammar as are the Viking sections on language. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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A.Tanner Smith The Anasazi And The Viking
New Mexico Sunstone Press 1992 1st Edition Paperback Very Good
New Mexico: Sunstone Press, 1992. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good First Edition Trade Paperback. NOT a library copy. Historical fantasy novel of a Norsemen shipwrecked and his long journey among Anasazi land. Not as crazy as it seems. The same thing happed five hundred years lated David Ingram a ship wrecked Saxon (Elizabethan Englishman if you rather) followed the same route with the same technology. The same for a Spaniard. But it is a novel so it does not have to do more than entertain. First Edition Published in New Mexico. the land of the Anasazi Since 1977 wrapping with care.. First Edition.
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24.00 USD
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Adrian Stevens and Roy Wisbey W.J.McCann Sidney M.Johnson Gottfried Von Strassburg And The Medieval Tristan Legend Hardcover
England Boydell & Brewer 1990 First Edition First Printing Hardcover Very Good Very Good
England: Boydell & Brewer, 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with the uncommon pink dust Book and jacket both very good. No writing or marks. A little sun fading on Jacket else Very good.Great Arthurian essays such as 'Medieval German Dwarfs' Anthology of 18 Arthurian essays on German Tristan literature. One essay on the 'Celtic Material Re-Examined.' Another of interest to Tolkien readers as well as Arthurian. "Medieval German Dwarfs" More Tristan.NOT a library copy. Arthurian literature since 1977 Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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55.00 USD
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Alan Boucher The Saga of Hord and the Holm-Dwellers
Iceland Iceland Review 1983 First Icelandic Editon Paperback Near Fine
Iceland: Iceland Review, 1983. Book. Near Fine. Trade Paperback. First Icelandic Editon. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tale of a Viking outlaw gang. Hard battles and red strife. Published in Iceland. One of the lesser known Norse saga.90pp. Like new. Saga, introduction,notes.. First Edition.
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35.88 USD
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Alan Boucher Jon Aranason Mead Moondaughter & Other Icelandic Folk Tales Hardcover
U.S.A. Chilton 1967 First Thus Hardcover Fine Fine Karolina Larusdottir
Fine Hardcover .Fine Mylar protected Dust Jacket both in Fine Collectible condition.First Edition First Printing U.S.A.: Chilton, 1967. Book. Illus. by Karolina Larusdottir. Fine 178 pp. Hardcover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. NOT price clipped and NOT a library book. Clean as Iceland's water. Alan Boucher edited and translated the orally collected Huldur folk Fairy and Troll lore of Jon Aranason. Amazing story of young man who meets a grim end on going back on his marriage to a Huldur girl. Spooky. Plus awesome b/w drawings of Karolina Larusdottir. This is a true mythic treasure from Iceland's northern wonder. Fine copy of Viking magic lore. Great Yule gift. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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Alan Boucher Translated Ghosts, Witchcraft And The Other World Icelandic Folktales I
Iceland Iceland Review Library 1978 2nd Edition Paperback Fine
Fine Condition First Icelandic Edition Iceland Review 1978. Book. Fine.Clean 89 pp. Trade Paperback. 2nd Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1978 Iceland Ghosts, Witchcraft And The Other World Icelandic Folktale 18th century and later genuine accounts of beliefs by the Icelanders in Witches Ghosts and Other worlds closer to the Icelandic home.Translated by this fine folklorist Clean NOT a institution book. Handsome little book.
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Alan Boucher Translated and Introduced The Saga Of Hallfred The Troublesome Skald
Iceland Iceland Review 1981 First Icelandic Edition Paperback Fine
Fine.Trade Paperback. First Icelandic Edition.Iceland: Iceland Review, 1981. Book. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine First Icelandic Edition Trade Paperback NOT a library copy. Handsome brown wrappers with Norse warrior on cover. Like new. Printed and Published in Iceland. Separate Iceland Color map ephemera included. Translation into modern English and Literal translation as well Academic discussion included. Magic and wonder and fear..Fine collectible condition. First Edition.
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20.00 USD
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Alan Vince Saxon London: An Archaeological Investigation Hardcover
England Batsford 1990 1st English Edition Hardcover Fine Fine
England: Batsford, 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st English Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine First Edition Hardcover with Fine Dust Jacket. Not Price Clipped NOT a library copy. Window into London in the era of King Arthur. Saxon weapons, coins, clothes, stone crosses, more. Clean pages.. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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22.08 USD
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Albert Bonniers Forlag Dalslands Kanal Ett Album Med Sju Utsigter Och Karta Original 1874 Swedish Edition
Stockholm Bocker kartor Och Planschverk 1874 First Swedish Edition Paperback Good b/w Illus
Stockholm: Bocker kartor Och Planschverk, 1874. Book. Illus. by B/W Illus. Good. Pictorial Wrappers. First Swedish Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original 1874 Paperback Six full fold out b/w illustrations of Swedish canals and houses highlight this wonderful 20 pp,plus 4 fold out b/w full page canal illus. Swedish book. In Swedish with French and English summary, Steam powered machine on cover canal.Good shape. Tears and chips on rear paper cover, pages clean. maps Printed in Sweden. NOT a library copy First Edition.
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Albert S.Cook And Chauncey B.Tinker Edited Select Translations From Old English Poetry Hardcover
U.S.A. Ginn and Company 1902 1st Edition Hardcover Fine
U.S.A.: Ginn and Company, 1902. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original 1902 Blue Hardcover with Bright Gilt Lettering on Cover and Spine. Fine Condition. Clean pages NOT a library book. Gilt Celtic knot design on cover. Translation anthology of Old English battle poems, Saxon prayers, and healing spells. Selections from Beowulf, The Wanderer, Deor, the Battle of Maldon, between Vikings and Saxons that Tolkien wrote about, much more Old English Poetry. Riddles "The Storm Spirit in the Sea". Fragment of Old Saxon "Genesis" Includes historical perspective before each poem.. First Edition.
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21.11 USD
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Albrecht Classen and William C.McDonald Edited Tristania A Journal Devoted To Tristan Studies Volume XVII 1996 HARDCOVER
New York Edwin Mellen Press 1996 1st Edition Fine Hardcover Fine
Edwin Mellen Press, 1996. Book. Fine Clean Hardcover. First Edition Fine Condition Black Cloth Complete 181 pp Hardcover Clean pages NOT a library copy.Hardcover No dust jacket ever produced. NO writing in text Eight Arthurian essays on Tristan the lover who drank the blackest sorrow to taste the kindest nectar. Among essays "The southern version of the Prose Tristan The Italo-Iberian Translations and their French Source" James A Schultz "Clothing and Disclosing: Clothes,Class, and Gender in Gottfried's Tristan" More Like new. First Edition.
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Alexander Crawley Dow Ministers to the Soldiers of Scotland A History of the Military Chaplains of Scotland prior to the war in the Crimea
Scotland Oliver & Boyd 1962 1st Edition Hardcover Fine Very Good
Scotland: Oliver & Boyd, 1962. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Fine Red Hardcover With Very Good Not Price Clipped Dust Jacket First Scottish Edition. Original Chaplain Writings from Scottish Soldiers during the Crimean war and from the allies and Dutch and Danish Protestant Mercenaries in other Scottish battles. Amazing look at the soldiers life and their calling upon the greatest warrior of all. Important study of the place the' Saint', or Minister' had in the Scottish army. Clean pages. NOT a library copy. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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Alma Johanna Koenig Gudrun Hardcover
U.S.A. Lothrop 1979 0688418996 / 9780688418991 First American Edition Hardcover Very Good+ Very Good+
U.S.A.: Lothrop, 1979. Book. Very Good+.Clean Hardcover. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with Very Good+ Dust Jacket both Clean pages Translated from German. Medieval historical adventure romance of Gudrun daughter of Queen Hilde and King Hettel. Wonderful read. Great Medieval classic.Independent wrapping with care since 1977 Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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28.00 USD
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Anastaija Ludmillia Krasnovolkov Editor Llamrei y Hethnen Tourney Dogs Revisited Tournament Illuminated Spring XXIV 90 The Society For Creative Anachronism
California The Society For Creative Ananronism 1989 1st Edition Paperback Very Good
California: The Society For Creative Ananronism, 1989. Book. Very Good. Wrappers. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good Complete Issue Tournament Illuminated Spring XXIV The Magazine journal of The Society For Creative Anachronism Within the 47 pages are numerous articles essays and book reviews. This article 'Woman Gladiators Of The Roman Empire' is a 1 page essay with bibliography within the complete magazine. Another"Berserkergang" a 5pp illustrated essay on Norse 'Bersekers' by Gunnora Hallakarva Another "The Temporary Pict" on putting on genuine Pictish designs without putting ink under your skin. Medieval food recipes. Great stuff to keep a warband bardteulu occupies. Clean pages NOT a library book. First Edition.
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19.00 USD
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Anderson, Poul & Broxon, Mildred Downey, Illustrated by Alicia Austin The Demon Of Scattery
U.S.A ACE 1979 1st Edition Paperback Near Very Good
U.S.A: ACE, 1979. Book. Near Very Good. Mass Market Paperback. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Near Very Good First Edition with Numbers beginning at "1" Poul Anderson is one of the greats of heroic fantasy often, as here, combining Norse Mythology interacting with Irish Mythology is a very visceral satisfying way. Every third page has a b/w fantasy illustration in a Graphic Novel Animated style. NOT a library copy, light shelf wear totally enjoyable. Since 1977 Three Geese In Flight wrapping first with brown paper to protect cover See ABE story on us http://www./blog/index.php/2015/12/10/sam-wenger-and-his-quest-for-arthurian-literature/ . First Edition.
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12.00 USD
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Andre Varagnac R. Derolez Les Celtes et Les Germains
France Bloud & Gay 1965 First Edition Paperback Very Good
Very Good 139 pp. B/W Illus Gaulish artifacts and Celtic jewelry and pagan Celtic art and inscriptions in Europe. Little seen outside of France. Pre-Christian german artifacts as well. Clean. NOT a library copy. Since 1977 we wrap first in paper before packing. First Edition.
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22.00 USD
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Andrea Di Robilant Irresistible North From Venice to Greenland On the Trail of the Zeno Brothers Hardcover
NewYork Alfred A. Knopf 2011 1st Edition Hardcover Fine Fine
NewYork: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Fine Hardcover and Dust Jacket Stated 'First Edition' Fine Collectible Condition. The heart of the discovery of America was based on the hidden belief that the 'Fortunate Isles' was 'America' and discovered by King Arthur Here one of the original texts is challenged by a Italian descendent of Zeno and travels the route and re-examines. Good reason to be skeptical but... Like new. Maps NOT a library book. NOT price clipped. Stated "First Edition'. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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23.00 USD
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Andreas Backer Til Fjells
Norway Halvorsen & Larsen Forlag 1944 First Edition Hardcover Good,some Cover Wear,else Good No
Norway: Halvorsen & Larsen Forlag, 1944. Book. Good,some Cover Wear,else Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Wonderful book from Norway. Chapters include "Gud Signe Dig Norge" "Jotunheimen"" Finnmarksvidda" more 248pp b/w illus.great cover illustration.Cover and spine seperated but present and in good shape. Internally very good. Norwegian text. First Edition.
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Angela Diller The Story Of Siegfried Illustrations By Lynd Ward
Jonathan Cape 1931 First Edition Hardcover Fair None Nine Plates
Jonathan Cape, 1931. Book. Illus. by Nine Plates. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover dis bound. Boards present pages clean and as are Lynd Ward's illus. Nine full page illustrations including Siegfried Dragon Slayer. The spine is missing and the cloth boards are detached but present. Internally very good and plates clean. Musical notation. Either can be rebound or enjoyed as such or even the Lynd ward original First Edition plates can be removed and framed. The plate of the Valkyries Ride is amazing. First Edition.
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Anna Morduch The Sovereign Adventure The Grail Of Mankind Hardcover
England James Clarke 1970 1st Edition Hardcover Fine Fine
England: James Clarke, 1970. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine First English Edition Hardcover and Fine Collectible Dust Jacket. NOT Price Clipped. NOT a library book. Clean pages Grail and Kabbalah. Parsifal and Christian Mysticism Clean Fine condition both book and jacket. Not price clipped No marks.. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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39.00 USD
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Anne Chambers Ireland's Pirate Queen The True Story of Grace O'Malley Hardcover
U. S. A. MJF Books 2003 First American Edition Hardcover Fine Fine
Fine Clean Hardcover. Fine Dust Jacket. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A revised edition of the author's earlier book on Grace O' Malley..The Elizabethan Chieftain and pirate. Why she was called a pirate and the English in Ireland were not I cant figure. This has new material as well.203 pp.Hardcover and dust jacket like new.B/W illus.Three Geese in Flight Celtic Studies since 1977 Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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Arther Ferrill The Fall Of The Roman Empire The Military Explanation
England Thames & Hudson 1991 2nd Edition Paperback Fine
England: Thames & Hudson, 1991. Book. Fine. Trade Paperback. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine Trade Paperback Clean free of Markings. NOT a library book 48 Illustrations of uniforms, weapons of Visigoths, Franks, Roman Cavalry etc. Excellent concise military and political history of the last centuries. Clear and visual.
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