Antique (1889) The Viking Age : The Early History, Manners, and Customs of the Ancestors of the English-Speaking Nations by Paul Du Chaillu - Illustrated, Complete.
Two Volumes. First Edition. Written by the famous French-American anthropologist and traveler. This foundational historical work was published in 1889 simultaneously by John Murray in London and Charles Scribner’s Sons in New York. Original burgundy // red cloth boards featuring elaborate Gilt geometric line-work and a central Scandinavian Urnes-style gripping-beast knot motif. Complete text features over 1,360 detailed woodcuts, maps, and illustrations documenting archaeological recoveries from bogs, mounds, and cairns alongside translations of the ancient Eddas and Sagas.
Victorian Era. Binding is starting to show on the inside. Discoloration to pages. Gilt detailing + lettering to cover and spine. Distress + discoloration present on cover - notably top left board at top of spine and fading to gilt on spine. Decorative End Papers. Inscription inside written in ink by previous owner from 1889. Features 1366 illustrations + map. Complete in two volumes. Antiquarian.
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Antique (1889) The Viking Age : The Early History, Manners, and Customs of the Ancestors of the English-Speaking Nations by Paul Du Chaillu - Illustrated, Complete.
Two Volumes. First Edition. Written by the famous French-American anthropologist and traveler. This foundational historical work was published in 1889 simultaneously by John Murray in London and Charles Scribner’s Sons in New York. Original burgundy // red cloth boards featuring elaborate Gilt geometric line-work and a central Scandinavian Urnes-style gripping-beast knot motif. Complete text features over 1,360 detailed woodcuts, maps, and illustrations documenting archaeological recoveries from bogs, mounds, and cairns alongside translations of the ancient Eddas and Sagas.
Victorian Era. Binding is starting to show on the inside. Discoloration to pages. Gilt detailing + lettering to cover and spine. Distress + discoloration present on cover - notably top left board at top of spine and fading to gilt on spine. Decorative End Papers. Inscription inside written in ink by previous owner from 1889. Features 1366 illustrations + map. Complete in two volumes. Antiquarian.
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