 William Morrow & Company 1st Edition |
William Heinemann 1st Edition
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William Morrow & Company 1st Edition |
William Heinemann 1st Edition
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"Nevil Shute returns to an old love in this unusual book-the great Icelandic and American legend of Lief Ericson and Eric the Red and the voyages to Massachusetts Bay...He rediscovers one of the sturdiest and most romantic stories in history and brings to it both the freshness of a new form and the sweep and majesty of the sagas. Mr. Shute tells the story of fiery Eric and his more level-headed son from the vantage point of a young English history master, and he casts his narrative in the form of a movie script-a form more closely related to the ancient sagas in feeling than many readers would suspect. Those who know and love the vibrant characters Mr. Shute has created in his novels will find much to delight them here. Eric, a great fighting, beering and wenching man, marches through the book with compelling vigor. His son Lief, who made the voyage after a tragic love affair in the Orkneys, is fully realized as a great man and a great explorer. And the court scenes in Norway are strange and half-lit, marvelously evocative. |
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Vinland the Good was written in late 1944 using elements of his earlier novel, An Old Captivity. The script told the story of real historical people, and actual events involving their experiences, with the exception of one small detail that deviated from the historical account and was included at the very end of the story. In the book's preface, Shute good-heartedly encouraged curious readers to determine the historical discrepancy. The book was published in 1946.
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(1) The book's dust jacket front cover should match the image shown at the left. (2) Unless the dust jacket has been price clipped, it should show the resale price of $2.50 on the upper inside front flap. (3) The copyright page indicates the date of 1946 but has no mention of a printing (such as first printing, first edition, etc...). (4) The book should show William Morrow consistently as the publisher. (5) The book cover boards match the artwork design of the dust jacket, with clusters of blue grapes on a brown background with no text on the front and back covers. There is grey cloth wrapped around the spine of the book. The edge of the spine displays the book's title, author, and publisher in dark font. |
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(1) The book's dust jacket front cover should match the image shown at the left. (2) The resale price of 6S is shown on the inside flap of the (3) The book is in blue cloth with silver text on spine. No additional tips on this edition are currently available |
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