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Paulsen, Ove. PLANKTON INVESTIGATIONS IN THE WATERS ROUND ICELAND AND IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC IN 1904
Kobehavn 1909. Meddelelser fra Kommissionen for Havundersogelser Serie: Plankton Bind I. In English. Folio, 57pp., maps, figures, wraps. VG. (a17733)
$95.00Jonsson, Arngrimur (Benediktsson, Jakob). ARNGRIMI JONAE OPERA LATINA CONSCRIPTA (4 VOLUMES)
Hafniae 1950, 1951, 1952, 1957 Ejnar Munksgaard. Bibliotheca Arnamagnaeana, Volume IX, X, XI, XII. The Latin works of Arngrimur Jonsson, a pioneer in the field of old Icelandic studies. 4 volumes, complete. Sm.4to., 474pp., 357pp., 361pp., 593pp., index, wraps. VG, light cover wear. Set of 4 volumes: (a18022)
$250.00 Gudmundsson, Kjartan and Gunnar . MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IN ICELAND
Copenhagen 1962. Acta Neurologica Scan. Supp. 2 Fol. 38. In English. Octavo, 63pp., original printed blue wraps. VG. (a19023)
$39.00 Swanton, John R. . THE WINELAND VOYAGES
Washington 1947. Smithsonian Publication 3906. Octavo, 81pp., wraps. Good, wraps worn at spine. (a23308)
$20.00 Gudmundsson, Vigfus . SAGA EYRARBAKKA VOL III
Reykjavik 1949 Unuhusi. Sidara Bindi Fyrra Hefti. 8vo., 287pp., photo illus. VG, no DJ. (a28310)
$35.00 Gudmundsson, Vigfus . SAGA EYRARBAKKA VOL II
Reykjavik 1946 Unuhusi. Fyrra Bindi Sidara Hefti. 8vo., pp.372-602, photo illus. VG, no DJ. (a28311)
$35.00 Hollander, Lee M. (trans.) . THE SAGAS OF THE KORMAK AND THE SWORN BROTHERS
Princeton 1949. Translated from the Old Icelandic with introduction and notes by Lee M. Hollander. 8vo., 217pp. Owner bookplate. VG, slight soiling, slight wear, no DJ. (a32604)
$30.00 Iceland . ISLAND I MYNDUM THROUGH ICELAND WITH A CAMERA
Reykjavik 1943 Isafoldarprentsmidju. Oblong 4to., 206 fullpage photo illus., limp cloth covered wraps. VG. (a34057)
$39.00 Baetke, Walter . UEBER DIE ENTSTEHUNG DER ISLAEND SAGAS
Berlin 1956. Berichte Ueber die Verhandlungen der Saechsischen Akad. der Wiss. zu Leipzig, Philologische-historische Klasse Band 102, Heft 5. In German. Small octavo, 108pp., wraps. VG. (a36762)
$35.00 Henderson, Ebenezer . ICELAND; OR THE JOURNAL OF A RESIDENCE IN THAT ISLAND DURING THE YEARS 1814 AND 1815
Edinburgh 1819 Waugh and Innes. 8vo., 576pp. 16 engraved plates, folding map. 3/4 leather but loose in cover and large chip from backstrip. Needs recovering. Text VG, tight and largely clean with just a bit of occasional light spotting. (a37470)
$270.00 Goedhals, Barrie . MALDON REVISITED
Pretoria 1991. In Unisa, Medieval Studies Volume 4, at pp. 1-21. Whole volume has several articles. 8vo., 202pp., wraps. VG, light wear. (a44259c)
$35.00 Ellwood, T. . LAKELAND AND ICELAND
1995 Llanerch Publishers. Facsimile reprint of original 1895 edition. Comprising: The Landnama Book of Iceland as it illustrates the Dialect, Folk Lore, and Antiquities of Cumberland, Westmorland and North Lancashire, and a Glossary of Words in the Dialect of Cumberland Westmorland and North Lancashire Which Seem Allied to or Identical with the Icelandic or Norse. Octavo, xii, 8pp., xvii, 69pp, wraps. VG. (a49095)
$33.00 Thorlakssonar, Jons . �SLENZK LJ��AB�K
1843 Thorsteins students Jonssonar. Sidari Deild. Laupmanahopn. Icelandic poetry. 12mo. 656pp., hardcover with new paper spine. Fairly Good, inner hinges cracked, covers worn. (a61403)
$300.00 Pfeiffer, Ida . A JOURNEY TO ICELAND AND TRAVELS IN SWEDEN AND NORWAY
NY 1852 Putnam. Translated from German by Charlotte Fenimore Cooper. Small octavo, 216pp., original blue cloth hardcover with gilt decorated spine. VG, cover a bit worn, some spotting on end papers. (a62449)
$75.00 Campbell, John Francis . FROST AND FIRE, NATURAL ENGINES, TOOL-MARKS AND CHIPS WITH SKETCHES TAKEN AT HOME AND ABROAD BY A TRAVELLER 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
Edinburgh 1865 1st Edmonston & Douglas. Geologist and world traveller offers detailed look geology and climate of Scandinavia, Iceland, Greenland and British Isles. 2 volumes. Octavo, 506pp., 519pp., frontis map, numerous engravings, folding pictorial chart, 3/4 green leather with marbled boards and mounted leather spine labels. Near VG, lacks half of folding chart, some rubbing and wear. (a63609)
$140.00 Laxness, Halldor Kiljan . THE HONOUR OF THE HOUSE
Helgafell 1959 First edition. Hardcover. Small octavo, 138pp., black cloth. Near Fine in Good DJ, two inch closed tear along lower spine edge, slight wear at corners, some rubbing and soiling. Very hard to find in original DJ and in such excellent condition. (a68086)
$175.00 Albertsson, Kristjan . JOURNEY INTO WINTER, A PLAY (signed)
Helgafell 1958 1st Reykjavik. In English. Author was born in 1897 and grew up in Reykjavik. Octavo, 107pp., original printed wraps. **Signed presentation copy from Albertsson. Good, cover somewhat browned. Scarce. (a71252)
$90.00