J Sephton Translator (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. H. Rider Haggard's copy, flat signed by him on the half title page. First edition in olive green paper over darker olive cloth quarter boards, gilt lettered spine, top edge gilt, other edges rough cut. London: David Nutt (1895), 500 pages. This good copy has edge wear, sun faded spine, some loss of cloth at spine ends, rubbed paper and cracked hinges. Other.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. xxx, 288pp, plus eight maps, of which one folding. Quarter bound in tan leather over paper-covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Top edge gilt. 8vo. Covers are worn and slightly soiled, rubbed on edges and quite heavily around spine. Hint of foxing on endpapers else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Sephton's translation of the old Norse saga of King Sverri (Sverre). Said to have been commissioned by the king himself and thus perhaps somewhat one-sided, the saga covers his rise to power and the events of his reign from 1184 to 1202. An uncommon work. …

Brown Cloth. Condition: Very Good Minus. No Jacket. First Edition. 500pp. 1895. First English translation of this saga. Upper edge gilt. Others rough cut. Original publisher's quarter brown cloth over paper-covered boards. Gilt embossed text to the spine. A very good minus, clean, tight copy. Ink name place and date to the front paste-down. A different former owner's name and address/date details to the upper corner of the reverse of the front paste-down. The upper front board corner is significantly rubbed and chipped (with some loss). There is light rubbing to the other three board corners. There is a small stain mark to the rear board measuring around 2.5cm x 1cm. The cloth spine has browned but the gilt title remains very readable. A very good copy minus copy of a scarce first English translation of this saga.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. An uncommon English translation of the sagas of the tenth century king Olaf Tryggvason. A first edition of this English translation of the sagas of Óláfr Tryggvason, a 10th-century Norwegian king. In this uncommon volume, J. Stephson translates the text from the Fornmanna Sogur, printed in Copenhagen in 1825. The first sagas about the king were written in the 1190s by Oddr Snorrason and Gunnlaugr Leifsson, and although these latin sagas are now lost, they are thought to have formed the basis of later Old Norse sagas. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper 'B. J. Findlay' In the publisher's original cloth binding over card boards. Externally, generally smart. A centimetre of the paper is lifting to the rear board, and the cloth is rubbed around the rear joint. Lightly bumped to the extremities, and to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Half-Leather. Condition: Very Good (+). No Jacket. First Edition. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked boards and no bumping but a little rubbing to leather corners. Top edge gilt, other page edges slightly dusty. Clear gilt lettering to leather spine with five raised ribs. Attractive bright marbled end papers. With attached red silk bookmark ribbon. Contains eight maps at rear including one linen-mounted large fold out map, all in excellent condition. Maps plus 288pp. This work is from Norway around the end of the 13th century and tells the tale of the Norwegian King Sverri. Possibly a unique copy in leather bound format. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 8.25 x 6.75 Inches.…