This is a FIRST PRINTING of the first American edition, first published in two volumes in Iceland in 1997. The book grades from VERY FINE to AS NEW and the jacket grades to NEAR FINE, with a closed 3/8? long tear to the top of the front panel 2? in from the top of the spine. This book is encased in a crystal clear archival quality removable Brodart jacket protector. All of our books ship bundled in multiple layers of bubble wrap inside a sturdy box. Seller Inventory # 000837

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Title: The Sagas of Icelanders

Publisher: Viking, New York

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition

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Published in conjunction with the 1,000th anniversary of Leif Eriksson's voyage to America, the Viking "Sagas" commemorate the adventures of the people who first settled Iceland, and then explored Greenland and North America. 20,000 first printing.

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"One of the great marvels of World Literature.... This is a dream come true." --Ted Hughes

"A testimony to the human spirit's ability not only to endure what fate may send it but to be renewed by the experience." --Seamus Heaney

"The glory of the Sagas is indisputable." --Milan Kundera

"Generally excellent, accurate and readable, these translations are sure to become the standard versions." --The Times Literary Supplement (London)

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