Five pieces of runic poetry translated from the Islandic language

by Thomas Percy

$350 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

First edition

London: R. and J. Dodsley, in Pall-mall, 1763. First edition, 8vo, pp. 16 , 99, 1 ; engraved vignette title page; original blue paper-covered boards, cream shelfback, manuscript title on spine; boards soiled, spine worn, joints starting, light pencil annotations in the preface only; good and sound, or better. This work by Thomas Percy 1729-1811 represents one of his earliest endeavors in translation and his first published translation of Icelandic poetry.

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