Verlag: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2009
ISBN 10: 0547273428 ISBN 13: 9780547273426
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed.
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Verlag: Harper Collins Publ. UK Apr 2010, 2010
ISBN 10: 0007317247 ISBN 13: 9780007317240
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the epic story of the Norse hero, Sigurd, the dragon-slayer, the revenge of his wife, Gudrún, and the Fall of the Nibelungs. In the Lay of the Völsungs is told the ancestry of the great hero Sigurd, the slayer of Fáfnir most celebrated of dragons, whose treasure he took for his own; of his awakening of the Valkyrie Brynhild who slept surrounded by a wall of fire, and of their betrothal; and of his coming to the court of the great princes who were named the Niflungs (or Nibelungs), with whom he entered into blood-brotherhood. In that court there sprang great love but also great hate, brought about by the power of the enchantress, mother of the Niflungs, skilled in the arts of magic, of shape-changing and potions of forgetfulness. In scenes of dramatic intensity, of confusion of identity, thwarted passion, jealousy and bitter strife, the tragedy of Sigurd and Brynhild, of Gunnar the Niflung and Gudrún his sister, mounts to its end in the murder of Sigurd at the hands of his blood-brothers, the suicide of Brynhild, and the despair of Gudrún. In the Lay of Gudrún her fate after the death of Sigurd is told, her marriage against her will to the mighty Atli, ruler of the Huns (the Attila of history), his murder of her brothers the Niflung lords, and her hideous revenge.
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Verlag: Harpercollins [Harper Collins Publisher], London, 2009
ISBN 10: 0007317239 ISBN 13: 9780007317233
Anbieter: Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, Australien
Erstausgabe
Hardback. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket. Dustjacket now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Black & white decorations by Bill Sanderson. Includes The 'Elder Edda' by J.R.R. Tolkien, Commentaries, and three Appendices. 377 pages. Tolkien's own version of legend of Northern antiquity in two related poems - The New Lay of the Volsungs and The New Lay of Gudrun. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.
Verlag: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston, 2009
ISBN 10: 0547273428 ISBN 13: 9780547273426
Anbieter: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, USA
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First American edition. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Verlag: HarperCollinsPublishers, London, 2009
ISBN 10: 0007317239 ISBN 13: 9780007317233
Anbieter: Antiquariat am St. Vith, Mönchengladbach, Deutschland
Pappband. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: mit Schutzumschlag. 377 S. Pappband mit Schutzumschlag. Sprache: Englisch, sehr gutes Exemplar.
Verlag: Harper Collins, London, 2009
ISBN 10: 0007317239 ISBN 13: 9780007317233
Anbieter: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australien
Erstausgabe
Hard Cover. Zustand: VG+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: F-. Bill Sanderson (illustrator). First Australian. VG+/F-. 8vo. original charcoal boards (a little rubbed & bumped, tanning to paperstock, thin texter line to tail edge, denoting one-time remaindered copy) in unpriced dustwrapper (a trifle rubbed); pp. [vi (last blank)], 378, with illustration. A very good copy.
Verlag: Harpercollins Sep 2010, 2010
ISBN 10: 0547394578 ISBN 13: 9780547394572
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Many years ago, J.R.R. Tolkien composed his own version of the great legend of Northern antiquity, recounted here in The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún. In the Lay of the Völsungs is told the ancestry of the great hero Sigurd, the slayer of Fáfnir, most celebrated of dragons; of his awakening of the Valkyrie Brynhild, who slept surrounded by a wall of fire, and of their betrothal; and of his coming to the court of the great princes who were named the Niflungs (or Nibelungs), with whom he entered into blood-brotherhood. In scenes of dramatic intensity, of confusion of identity, thwarted passion, jealousy, and bitter strife, the tragedy of Sigurd and Brynhild, of Gunnar the Niflung and Gudrún his sister, mounts to its end in the murder of Sigurd, the suicide of Brynhild, and the despair of Gudrún. The Lay of Gudrún recounts her fate after the death of Sigurd, her marriage against her will to the mighty Atli, ruler of the Huns (the Attila of history), his murder of her brothers, and her hideous revenge.
Verlag: HarperCollins (2009), London, 2009
ISBN 10: 0007317239 ISBN 13: 9780007317233
Anbieter: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, Neuseeland
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. No signatures. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; [vi], 377, [1 (blank)] pages + colour frontispiece. Black boards with gilt lettering and monogram "JRRT" on spine. Page dimensions: 221 x 142mm. "Many years ago, J.R.R. Tolkien composed his own version, now published for the first time, of the great legend of Northern antiquity, in two closely related poems to which he gave the titles The New Lay of the Voelsungs and The New Lay of Gudrun.In the Lay of the Voelsungs is told the ancestry of the great hero Sigurd, the slayer of Fafnir most celebrated of dragons, whose treasure he took for his own; of his awakening of the Valkyrie Brynhild who slept surrounded by a wall of fire, and of their betrothal; and of his coming to the court of the great princes who were named the Niflungs (or Nibelungs), with whom he entered into blood-brotherhood. In that court there sprang great love but also great hate, brought about by the power of the enchantress, mother of the Niflungs, skilled in the arts of magic, of shape-changing and potions of forgetfulness.In scenes of dramatic intensity, of confusion of identity, thwarted passion, jealousy and bitter strife, the tragedy of Sigurd and Brynhild, of Gunnar the Niflung and Gudrun his sister, mounts to its end in the murder of Sigurd at the hands of his blood-brothers, the suicide of Brynhild, and the despair of Gudrun. In the Lay of Gudrun her fate after the death of Sigurd is told, her marriage against her will to the mighty Atli, ruler of the Huns (the Attila of history), his murder of her brothers the Niflung lords, and her hideous revenge.Deriving his version primarily from his close study of the ancient poetry of Norway and Iceland known as the Poetic Edda (and where no old poetry exists, from the later prose work the Voelsunga Saga), J.R.R. Tolkien employed a verse-form of short stanzas whose lines embody in English the exacting alliterative rhythms and the concentrated energy of the poems of the Edda." - Christopher Tolkien, from dust-jacket blurb.
Verlag: London: HarperCollins Publishers, 2009, 2009
Anbieter: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, Vereinigtes Königreich
Erstausgabe
[Poetry] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[8] 377. With a photographic frontispiece. Publisher's brown paper over boards with gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket priced at £18.99. A clean near fine copy showing a little toning to edges. This book is formed of two narrative poems, titled The New Lay of the Volsungs and The New lay of Gudrun, with notes added by Christopher Tolkien. The dust-jacket designs are taken from carvings on the doors of the church of Hylestad, in Norway.
Verlag: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston, 2009
Anbieter: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, USA
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First edition. 8vo. [8], 3-377, [1] pp. Quarter black cloth over black paper boards with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $26.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with a color plate, a photograph of a Tolkien manuscript. Edited by Christopher Tolkien.
Verlag: Harper Collins Publishers, London, 2009
Anbieter: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, USA
Signiert
Zustand: Near Fine. Deluxe Signed Limited Edition. Deluxe Limited edition, numbered 435 of 500 copies. Signed by Christopher Tolkien on the limitation page. Finely bound in a handsome gilt-edged leatherbound traycase. Near Fine with light scratching to inner tray. A bright copy of this collector's edition of two narrative Norse mythology poems likely written around 1930 by J.R.R. Tolkien.