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Fifteen Volumes of Medieval Literature, “Embracing the History and Romance of Northern Europe.” Hand-Numbered Edition: Number 285 of a Limited Run of 500. Published 1907.
The Norrœna Library was a multi volume subscription set from the turn of the century - a literary venture to educate Americans about the history, culture and literature of pre-Christian Northern Europe. At the time of their publication, the Norrœna Library was the largest collection of medieval Nordic literature published outside of Scandinavia.
The boutique-publishing house produced various limited-number editions in the first decade of the 20th century. This edition is the Memorial Edition, published in 1907, with a print run of 500 sets of 15 volumes – each set being hand-numbered. Each copy is bound in leather, with gilt top pages and deckled edges. Most volumes have handsome gilt cover designs that evoke their subject matter. Each volume includes tipped-in illustrations, a few colored, most of the rest are
- Format: Hardback
- Author: Anderson, Rasmus B., Editor
- Condition: Very Good
- Publisher: The Norrœna Society
- Publication Year: 1907