{"product_id":"the-vikings-gwyn-jones-folio-society-1997-first-print-ancient-civilizations","title":"The Vikings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGwyn Jones, The Vikings.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: The Folio Society, 1997. First printing thus. Introduction by Magnus Magnusson. Maps and decorations by Simon Noyes. 252 × 176 × 43 mm. Pp. [i–vi] vii–xxii, 1–490: [16] pages of colour plates. Type: Imprint. Printed (with the title-page in dark brown and black) by the Saint Edmundsbury Press. Bound by Hunter and Foulis in full red buckram with a design in gold by Noyes; cream endleaves with a map in dark red. Dark red slip case decorated in gold. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plates reproduce photographs of Norse antiquities. In addition there are 12 mono chrome maps by Noyes, who also designed the decoration used on the title-page, binding and slip case. This marked the beginning of a new series of histories of ancient civilisations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNear-fine copy with pages clean, bright and tightly bound. In a very good slipcase that is a little scuffed, particularly to bottom. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1968, Gwyn Jones’s The Vikings tells of the Norse seafarers who shaped the medieval world through exploration, conquest, and trade, spanning from Scandinavia to Byzantium and beyond. A beautiful edition of this work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54354072174931,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/The-Vikings-GWYN-JONS-Ancient-Civilizations-FOLIO-SOCIETY-1997-First-Print_2.webp?v=1784550493","url":"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/the-vikings-gwyn-jones-folio-society-1997-first-print-ancient-civilizations","provider":"Sancho's Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}