Heavily illustrated, Jones re-tells the dramatic story of Viking voyages and includes translations of six classic Viking epics: "The Book of the Icelanders," "The Book of the Settlements", "The Greenlander's Saga", "Eirik the Red's Saga", "Karlsefni's Voyage to Vinland", and "The Story of Einar Sokkason.”
Author: Gwyn Jones
Title: The Norse Atlantic Saga: Being the Norse Voyages of Discovery and Settlement to Iceland, Greenland, America
Edition: First Edition, first printing
Published: London: Oxford University Press, 1964
Physical Description: Hardcover; Octavo; 246p
Condition: Fair to good condition dust jacket with edge wear, moderate chipping, creasing and rubbing to surfaces, and toning—in new dust jacket cover. Boards and spine with rubbing to surfaces, edge wear, bumping to corners, and crushing at spine ends. Binding solid and square. Pages toned. Owners name’s and inked-out areas on front end-papers. Mark on top edge.
Comments: Handsome copy
