Myths of the Norsemen from the Eddas and Sagas, H.A. Guerber, Harrap, 1909

H. A. Guerber's Myths of the Norsemen is a wide-ranging and highly readable account of Scandinavian mythology, drawing principally upon the Poetic and Prose Eddas and the Icelandic sagas. Guerber recounts the stories of Odin, Thor, Loki, Freya, Balder and the other gods and heroes of the Norse world, from the creation myths and the realm of Asgard through to Ragnarök and the destruction and renewal of the world. First published in 1908, the book became a popular English-language introduction to Norse mythology, enhanced by numerous full-page illustrations drawn from nineteenth-century interpretations of the legends. It explores the same Old Norse-Icelandic literary tradition that would become an important scholarly and imaginative influence upon J. R. R. Tolkien and other twentieth-century writers.

Myths of the Norsemen from the Eddas and Sagas. By H.A. Guerber.

Published by George G. Harrap & Company, London, 1909. Reprint of the first edition published the previous year.

A good blue cloth hardback with gilt titles. Covers with light wear and bumping. A little frayed to head and tail of spine. No dustjacket. Soundly bound. Previous owner's name to first free endpaper, interestingly dated 1908, indicating that this 1909-dated edition was already in circulation during the preceding year.. Some offsetting to first and last free endpapers.

The text pages are bright and clean with a few spots to text block edge. Illustrated with many attractive full page plates.

Text in English.

xvi + 397pp + (2) Publisher's advertisements + Plates.

Weight approximately 874g.

Dimensions: Approximately 223mm high x 152mm wide x 45mm deep.