SAXO GRAMMATICUS HILDA ELLIS DAVIDSON

The History of the Danes Books I-IX Saxo Grammaticus

U. S. A. Boydell. 1998, First American Edition. Paperback, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book, If you love Beowulf and 'Spear Danes', Geats and Dark age history and literature this is one of the primary source materials. Edited by the great scholar Hilda Ellis Davidson 209pp. First Trade paperback. Very good solid conditon with only light shelf wear. Slight crease and a little soiling on the bottom of the edge of paper. Internally clean binding tight. Great reading. Very Good.

-- Three Geese In Flight Celtic Books

Book number: 014072

Catalogue: Norse/Anglo Saxon

Keywords: beowulf geats medieval denmark danes spear danes hrothgar gotland dark ages finns saxons

GRAMMATICUS, SAXO

The History of Amleth Prince of Denmark

Copenhagen near Elsinore, Limited Editions Club, 1954. Hardcover. Octavo (7-1/4" x 10-7/8") bound in decorated blue paper boards with a blind-stamped pigskin leather spine. Printed at the printing office of C. Volmer Nordlunde in Copenhagen near Elsinore Castle on paper specially made for this edition. Translated into English from the Editio Princeps of the Latin Text of his HISTORIA DANICA by Oliver Elton. With a Prefatory Note by His Excellency Henrik de Kauffmann and an Introduction by Sir Israel Gollancz. Illustrations cut in wood by Sigurd Vasegaard. Of a total of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this copy is not numbered (in place of the number is written in ink "Office Copy") and bears the Club's blindstamp stating it is one of 25 presentation copies. A lovely edition of this twelfth century history of Denmark, the primary source for Shakespeare's HAMLET. Ill.: Sigurd Vasegaard. Spine lightly rubbed and a little dry. Still Near Fine in a Fine slipcase .

-- Charles Agvent

Book number: 016338

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed; Medieval Literature; Limited Editions; Illustrated Books; Middle Ages; Denmark Sigurd Vasegaard Signed Illustrated Books Wood Engravings Shakespeare

SAXO GRAMMATICUS,

The History of Amleth Prince of Denmark

The Limited Editions Club, 1954. First Thus. #910 of 1500 copies, signed by the artist. A near fine copy in the original 1/4 pale brown leather, pictorial paper boards, as issued. lightly rubbed. Lacks slipcase.

-- Collectors Treasury

Book number: 64856

Catalogue: ILLUSTRATED PRIVATE PRESS

GRAMMATICUS, SAXO

The History of Amlet, Prince of Denmark (Signed)

Copenhagen, Limited Editions Club, 1954. First edition. Hardcover. Hardcover in blue boards. Large 8vo. No dust jacket, as issued. No slipcase. Special edition limited to 1500 copies, for members o the Limited Editions Club. SIGNED by the artist, Sigurd Vasegaard, on the limitation page at rear. This copy is number 1315. Some light scuffing to boards. Interior pages are clean and crisp. Translated into English from the Editio Princeps of the Latin text of his Historia Danica by Oliver Elton. With a prefatory note by Henrik de Kauffman, and an introduction Sir Israel Gollancz. Woodcut illustrations by Sigurd Vasegaard throughout. 108 pp. Very Good + .

-- Warwick Books

Book number: 72405

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Hamlet. Shakespeare. HISTORY::Europe::Scandinavia

GRAMMATICUS, SAXO.

History of Amleth, Prince of Denmark.

Copenhagen:: Limited Editions Club, 1954. Hardcover. Illustrated by Sigurd Vasegaard. Translated into English from the Edito Princeps of the Latin text of his Historia Danica by Oliver Elton. Prefatory note by Henrik de Kauffmann. Introduction by Sir Israel Gollancz. This copy is number 340 of a limited edition of 1,500 copies. SIGNED by the illustrator . Very good in a good (age darkened, a few fair sized chips) glassine dust wrapper. Housed in a very good (age toning) slipcase. ; 108 pages. Very Good .

-- Grendel Books

Book number: 56501

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Signed, Biography Danish History Translation History Literature in Translation Signed and Inscribed Books

GRAMMATICUS, SAXO

The History of Amleth Prince of Denmark

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1954. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Sigurd Vasegaard. 4to. Signed by illustrator. In slipcase. All books in fine collectible condition unless otherwise noted. Orders are professionally packed and shipped promptly. Very Good .

-- Rain Dog Books

Book number: 57556

Catalogue: Press Books

GRAMMATICUS, SAXO,

The History of Ameth Prince of Denmark.

New York, The Limited Editions Club, 1954. Limited Edition Club 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall, Hard Cover VG+/Slip Case. This is limited edition 1113 of only 1500. Cover is blue and spine orange and slightly sunned. SC is slightly browning and has slightly shelf wear and is a cream and blue color.

-- Top Notch Books

Book number: 209169

Keywords: Denmark Amazon

GRAMMATICUS, SAXO

The History of Amleth Prince of Denmark

Copenhagen near Elsinore, Limited Editions Club, 1954. Hardcover. Octavo (7-1/4" x 10-7/8") bound in decorated blue paper boards with a blind-stamped pigskin leather spine. Printed at the printing office of C. Volmer Nordlunde in Copenhagen near Elsinore Castle on paper specially made for this edition. Translated into English from the Editio Princeps of the Latin Text of his HISTORIA DANICA by Oliver Elton. With a Prefatory Note by His Excellency Henrik de Kauffmann and an Introduction by Sir Israel Gollancz. Copy #1235 of 1500 with illustrations cut in wood by Sigurd Vasegaard and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. A lovely edition of this twelfth century history of Denmark, the primary source for Shakespeare's HAMLET. Ill.: Sigurd Vasegaard. About Fine in a Fine slipcase .

-- Charles Agvent

Book number: 013483

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed; Medieval Literature; Limited Editions; Illustrated Books; Middle Ages; Denmark Sigurd Vasegaard Signed Illustrated Books Wood Engravings Shakespeare

GRAMMATICUS, SAXO

The History of Amleth Prince of Denmark

Copenhagen near Elsinore, Limited Editions Club, 1954. Hardcover. Octavo (7-1/4" x 10-7/8") bound in decorated blue paper boards with a blind-stamped pigskin leather spine. Printed at the printing office of C. Volmer Nordlunde in Copenhagen near Elsinore Castle on paper specially made for this edition. Translated into English from the Editio Princeps of the Latin Text of his HISTORIA DANICA by Oliver Elton. With a Prefatory Note by His Excellency Henrik de Kauffmann and an Introduction by Sir Israel Gollancz. Copy #1209 of 1500 with illustrations cut in wood by Sigurd Vasegaard and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. A lovely edition of this twelfth century history of Denmark, the primary source for Shakespeare's HAMLET. Ill.: Sigurd Vasegaard. Light wear to the heel of the spine. Still Near Fine in a Fine slipcase .

-- Charles Agvent

Book number: 015629

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed; Medieval Literature; Limited Editions; Illustrated Books; Middle Ages; Denmark Sigurd Vasegaard Signed Illustrated Books Wood Engravings Shakespeare

GRAMMATICUS, SAXO & FREDERICK YORK POWELL & OLIVER ELTON

The Nine Books of the Danish History of Saxo Grammaticus, Vol. Ii with Some Considerations of Saxo's Sources, Historical Methods, and Folk-Lore

NY: Norrcena Society, c. 1905. Hardcover. The gold on the spine is no longer bright but is perfectly clear. The gold on the front cover is almost as bright as new. The color is worn from the very tips of the fore corners. Top of spine is moderately worn, bottom of spine shows minor wear. Binding is clean and sound. Small stain on tissue-guard has transferred onto the margin of the frontispiece. Numerous unopened pages. Very minor age-browning of some margins, else contents are clean, unmarked and unfoxed. HANDSOME VOLUME. ; Beautifully bound HISTORY. Red cloth. The front cover is extensively illustrated with a bright gold coat of arms , pictures and designs. The spine has three panels illustrated in gold and two panels with gold lettering. The back cover is extensively embossed. Top edge gilt. Numerous unopened pages. Colorful pre-title page illustratio n. Frontispiece is a hand-tinted illustration from a painting by P. N. Arbo. Three full-page b/w photogravures. Photogravures and frontispiece are protected by tissue-guards with printed explanations. This is volume 2 of the Norrcena Anglo-Saxon Classics , Memorial Edition, #340 of 350 sets, privately printed for members. Translated by Oliver Elton. Index covers both this volume and volume 1. This Volume covers Book V (continued from Vol. I) through Book IX and has three Appendixes, including Saxo's Hamlet, The Tale of Thorstan Shiver, Story of Toke and the Apple, Allusions to the Niflung Story, The Wonderful Statue of the God Suanto-Vitus, and The Image (idol) of the God Rugie-Vitus. (a); 9-1/8" Tall; 320 pages. VG- .

-- Velma Clinton Books

Book number: 27329

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Biorn; Eric ( Erik); Esthonians; Frode; Halfdan; Halogaland; Hamlet; Olaf; Rusila the Amazon;

SAXO GRAMMATICUS; PALLE LAURING (FOREWORD)

Saxo Grammaticus: Danmarks Krønike Oversat Af Fr. Winkel Horn.

Forlaget Sesam, 1994. Hardcover. Very minor shelfwear else Fine. ; Facsimile reprint of 1898 Edition in Danish. Heavily illustrated by Louis Moe. ; 757 pages. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

-- Ancient World Books

Book number: 3521

Catalogue: Medieval Studies

Keywords: Danish Denmark Medieval Studies Epic Poetry Chronicles Medieval History Scandinavian

SAXO GRAMMATICUS.

Amlethus. Mit deutscher Übertragung v. Gerhart Sieveking.

Hamburg, Gesellschaft der Bücherfreunde, 1947. 88 S. Gr.-8vo. OBrosch.
¶ Eines von 900 num. Exemplaren. - Die älteste bekannte Fassung der Hamlet-Sage in lat./dt. Parallel-Text. - Mit Nachwort v. Kurt Sieveking. - Zeitbedingt gebräunt. Gutes, sauberes Exemplar

-- Antiquariat Reinhold Pabel

Book number: 17658

Catalogue: Antike Literatur u. Altphilologie

Keywords: Altphilologie; Dänemark; Hamlet; Literatur; Neulateinisch; Sagen

SAXO GRAMMATICUS.

Amlethus. Mit deutscher Übertragung von Gerhart Sieveking.

Hamburg, Gesellschaft der Bücherfreunde, 1947. 87 S. Orig.-Kartoniert. Gutes Exemplar.

-- Antiquariat Manfred Nosbüsch

Book number: 28088AB

Keywords: Literatur

SAXO GRAMMATICUS; WINKEL HORN, FR.

Damnarks kronike. Saxo Grammaticus

Sesam, 2001 (2nd ed.). 2 vols in 1. 757 pp., ills, 4to, boards.

-- Boekhandel-Antiquariaat Aleph

Book number: 408082

Catalogue: History