The Flatey Book and Recently Discovered Vatican Manuscripts

Rasmus B. Anderson

Published by Norroena Society, 1906

About this Item

THE FLATEY BOOK AND RECENTLY DISCOVERED VATICAN MANUSCRIPTS RASMUS B. ANDERSON EDITOR 1906 1ST VG. I am pleased to offer this book which purports to offer: Documents now published for the first time, which establish beyond controversy the claim that North America was settled by Norsemen five hundred years before the time of Columbus , as edited by Rasmus B. Anderson. This large hard cover book (9 ½ x 12 inches, 176 pages) was published by the Norroena Society of London, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin and New York and dated 1906, a First Edition, with the same date on title and copyright pages. The book is bound in dark green boards with silver gilt and maroon decorations and titles on the cover. Tipped in is a Membership Certificate from the International Anglo-Saxon Society endorsed to the former owner of this book. This book offers a series of document proving its claim about the Norsemen and their presence in North America before Columbus. Typically, these documents are present with a page of the Icelandic Manuscript followed by the Icelandic text, the Danish translation and the English Translation. The Vatican Correspondence offers a copy of the original manuscript, the Latin Transcription and the English translation. Condition: This book is in near fine condition, much better than many offered online. The hard covers show some light bumping of the corners and spine tips and there are some very minor scrapes on the rear board. Inside, the book is unmarked and the pages are clean and bright throughout, without toning or foxing. The only mark is the tipped-in membership certificate mentioned above. The front hinge is cracked, the rear intact and the binding seems tight and sound. This book is not ex-library or a remainder. Language: MUL.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Flatey Book and Recently Discovered Vatican Manuscripts
• Publisher: Norroena Society
• Publication Date: 1906
• Language: Multiple languages
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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