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The Royal Edition, Anglo-Saxon Classics, Norroena Embracing The History and Romance of Northern Europe. Privately Printed For Members, Mixed set of #42 and #136 of 450 Copies, 14 Volumes lacking Vol.15.
Anderson, Erasmus B. (Ed.) · London, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Berlin, New York
- Author
- Anderson, Erasmus B. (Ed.)
- Date
- 1905
- Place
- London, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Berlin, New York
- Publisher
- The Norroena Society
- Language
- English
- Binding
- 8vo.(6" x 9") 14 of 15 Volumes, lacking Volume 15. A married set of this Limited Royal Edition. Bound in red, blue, brown, or green leather, each volume has an ornate heavy gilt cover and spine with gilt lettering to all spines and ornate blindstamp decoration to all rear boards. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed. head and foot of spine chipped to most volumes, with more noteable loss to spine of Vols. 1, 2, 5, and 14 (see pic). Most volumes with sun-fading to spines resulting in a pleasing brown. Top edge gilt, others deckled, floral printed endpapers.
- Format
- Limitation page states " Of The Royal Edition There are but four hundred and fifty complete sets made for the world, of which this is copy No. 42 (11 Vol.)/136 (3 Vol.)
- Category
- History & Americana
- Record
- S.I.8422
The Royal Edition, Anglo-Saxon Classics, Norroena Embracing The History and Romance of Northern Europe. Privately Printed For Members, Mixed set of #42 and #136 of 450 Copies, 14 Volumes lacking Vol.15. Anderson, Erasmus B. (Ed.), 1905. London, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Berlin, New York: The Norroena Society.
Limited Royal Edition of Norroena, a major early twentieth-century collection of the history, mythology, sagas, and literature of Northern Europe. This married set comprises 14 of 15 volumes from the 450-copy edition, with mixed limitation numbers 42 and 136.
8vo.(6" x 9") 14 of 15 Volumes, lacking Volume 15. A married set of this Limited Royal Edition. Bound in red, blue, brown, or green leather, each volume has an ornate heavy gilt cover and spine with gilt lettering to all spines and ornate blindstamp decoration to all rear boards. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed. head and foot of spine chipped to most volumes, with more noteable loss to spine of Vols. 1, 2, 5, and 14 (see pic). Most volumes with sun-fading to spines resulting in a pleasing brown. Top edge gilt, others deckled, floral printed endpapers.
Limitation page states " Of The Royal Edition There are but four hundred and fifty complete sets made for the world, of which this is copy No. 42 (11 Vol.)/136 (3 Vol.)
Condition
Good
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