"Kristin Lavransdatter Trilogy. Three complete novels: Bridal Wreath, Mistress of Husaby, The Cross", by Sigrid Undset, translated by Charles Archer, Nobel Prize Edition [first edition of all three novels in one volume] published by Alfred Knopf, New York, February 1929, stated 19th printing on the copyright page and "1937" on the title page.

Hard boards, original greencloth with gold lettering on front board and spine, blind embossed Knopf’s Borzoi mark on the back board [a little soiling, fading: see photos]; 5.1/4" x 7.3/4";1065 pages + Designer"s Note, c.5 pages in the middle have small corner fold, very good condition.

"I would recommend this book to any historical fiction lovers who appreciate extra details and insights into the real lives of people living in the past." [from a private review]

Sigrid Undset (1882-1949) was born in Denmark, the eldest daughter of a Norwegian father and a Danish mother. Two years after her birth, the family moved to Oslo, where her father, a distinguished archaeologist, taught at the university. Her father's interest in the past had a tremendous influence on Undset. She was particularly entranced by the dramatic Old Norse sagas she read as a child, later declaring that her exposure to them marked "the most important turning point in my life. In 1920 she published The Bridal Wreath, the first volume of her most famous work, Kristin Lavransdatter. The next two volumes quickly followed- The Mistress of Husaby in 1921, and The Cross in 1922. The trilogy earned Undset worldwide acclaim. Undset received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928.

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