Isbn: 9780394551203 - the greenlanders (19 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author Jane Smiley's The Greenlanders is an enthralling novel in the epic tradition of the old Norse sagas. Set in the fourteenth century in Europe's most farflung outpost, a land of glittering fjords, blasting winds, sun-warmed meadows, and high, dark mountains, The Greenlanders is the story of one family-proud landowner Asgeir Gunnarsson; his daughter Margret, whose willful independence leads her into passionate adultery and exile; and his son Gunnar, whose quest for knowledge is at the compelling center of this unforgettable book. Jane Smiley takes us into this world of farmers, priests, and lawspeakers, of hunts and feasts and long-standing feuds, and by an act of literary magic, makes a remote time, place, and people not only real but dear to us. …

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author Jane Smiley's The Greenlanders is an enthralling novel in the epic tradition of the old Norse sagas. Set in the fourteenth century in Europe's most farflung outpost, a land of glittering fjords, blasting winds, sun-warmed meadows, and high, dark mountains, The Greenlanders is the story of one family-proud landowner Asgeir Gunnarsson; his daughter Margret, whose willful independence leads her into passionate adultery and exile; and his son Gunnar, whose quest for knowledge is at the compelling center of this unforgettable book. Jane Smiley takes us into this world of farmers, priests, and lawspeakers, of hunts and feasts and long-standing feuds, and by an act of literary magic, makes a remote time, place, and people not only real but dear to us.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. 1st. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. First edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Quarter beige cloth over green paper-covered boards, with gilt spine lettering. Very good, with a spine crease, in a fine price clipped dust jacket. Publisher's original price intact on jacket flap ($19.95). Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. Octavo, 558 pages, map endpapers. An epic historical novel set in fourteenth-century Greenland, following one family's struggle for survival during the waning years of the Norse settlements. Jane Smiley (b. 1949) is an American novelist and essayist, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for "A Thousand Acres" (1991). This was her fifth book, following "Barn Blind" (1980), "At Paradise Gate" (1981), "Duplicate Keys" (1984), and "The Age of Grief" (1987).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards and dust jacket show signs of wear. All pages are intact, binding is sound. Clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 558 pages; 1988 Alfred A. Knopf. Stout HC/DJ. First edition, first printing. Tightly bound and fresh in crisp edged and uniformly bright wraparound pictorial dust jacket with $19.95 issue price intact to unclipped front flap. Feels and appears unread; no marks. Hint of chafing to jacket surfaces. Superficial shelf tap bottom front corner. Publisher's pictorial postcard reproducing the graphic wraparound dust jacket laid in at front. About as new. NF/NF . Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new with author's signature on title page. Dust jacket is like new.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Half-Cloth. Zustand: Fine (-). Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine (-). First Edition (stated). 558 numbered pp +2; HB w/ DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, f.e. deckled, decorative map eps, frontis; no defects. Cover: green boards w/gilt detail, gold backstrip, gilt titles spine; minimal shelfwear, front b.e. crnr slightly bumped, faint dampstain front backstrip. DJ: unclipped in Brodart , full color artwork all surfaces, gold titles front, white/brown titles spine; no edge/shelfwear. A "huge, hypnotic novel that draws us into a fourteenth century Norse world.". …

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 558 p. Fine in near fine priceclipped dustjacket in mylar cover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library copy.; minimal library markings, sticker on front end paper. Dustwrapper rubbed.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 558 p. Fine in fine dustjacket in mylar cover.

Zustand: NEAR FINE. First printing. SIGNED on the title page. Her fifth book, an epic historical novel set in 14th century Greenland, in Europe's farthest outpost, settled by the Norwegians 500 years earlier. 558 pages, map endpapers. Near fine in a very near fine dustjacket.