Roughton Philip Translator (27 results)

PAPERBACK. (5 x 7.75 inches). vi. + 552pp. + ad. vi. + 552pp. + ad. Cover illustration by Antti Kalevi. English translation from the Icelandic by Philip Roughton. Fine. Appears never read: no names, no cover wear or spine creasing.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 402 pages. 8.00x5.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Clean and solid. Ships from a smoke-free home. 69 pages.

Condition: Very Good. Softcover in pictorial wrappers, 624 pages. A fresh translation of Nobel Prize?winning author Halldór Laxness's modernist masterpiece, Salka Valka. A feminist coming of age tale, an elegy to the plight of the working class and the corrosive effects of social and economic inequality, and a poetic window into the arrival of modernity in a tiny industrial town, Salka Valka is a novel of epic proportions, living and breathing with its expansive cast of characters, filled with tenderness, humor, and remarkable pathos. Clean copy. Record # 401034.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First US edition, first impression. 370, [2]pp. Red cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine. 8vo. Cloth very slightly rubbed at corners and spine ends. A little toning to page faces, else neat, clean and tight. In its original dust wrapper, a little bumped on extreme edges and slightly shelf worn, not price clipped. …

Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 450 pages. The Great Weaver from Kashmir is Laxness? first major novel, the book that propelled Icelandic literature into the modern world. Shortly after World War One, Steinn Elliði, a young philosopher-poet dandy, leaves the physical and cultural confines of Iceland?s shores for mainland Europe, seeking to become ?the most perfect man on earth.? His journey leads us through a wide range of moral, philosophical, religious, political, and social realms, from hedonism to socialism to aestheticism to Benedictine monasticism. Upon his return to Iceland, Steinn finds himself more conflicted than before, torn between love of the beauty and traditions of his homeland, longing and regret for his great adolescent love, Diljá, and his newfound monastic ideal, forcing him to make choices with fateful consequences. Clean copy. Record # 471904.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First US edition, first printing (translated from the original Icelandic). 370, [2]pp. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on the spine. 8vo. Volume is neat, clean and tight, with perhaps a hint of creaminess to page. In its original dust wrapper, not price clipped (no pricing), gently bumped on extreme edges. …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 432 pages. 4.96x1.18x7.72 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 224 pages. 7.75x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 402 pages. 8.00x5.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 224 pages. 7.75x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. (4th printing) edition. 448 pages. 8.00x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 120 pages. 7.00x6.00x7.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 120 pages. 7.00x6.00x7.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Former owner's name inked onto interior of front cover. Otherwise, clean and solid. Ships from a smoke-free home.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 336 pages. 7.75x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 336 pages. 7.75x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 352 pages. 5.98x0.98x9.13 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 320 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First US edition, first printing. 360pp. Cloth-covered boards. 8vo. An ex-library copy -the only library markings are a stamp on the title page and a withdrawn stamp on the rear free endpaper. There's also some unusual paper-scarring on the rear paste down, else volume is neat, clean and tight. In its original dust wrapper, crisp and clean. Dust wrapper has been protected in a Mylar-style clear sleeve, adhered to itself.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 285 pages. 7.50x5.25x7.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 285 pages. 7.50x5.25x7.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 500 pages. 7.75x6.25x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 550 pages. Icelandic language. 7.00x6.00x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 325 pages. 8.00x6.70x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 249 pages. 8.50x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

dj. First Edition. [Icelandic Literature] FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, first impression. Octavo (20 x 15cm), pp.304. Publisher's blue cloth, with gilt titles to spine, and grey endpapers. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at £12.00. Some spotting to top edge, otherwise a crisp, clean, near fine copy. The second book in the Heaven and Hell trilogy.…