The Norse discovery of America
Subtitle: a compilation in extensio of all the sagas, manuscripts, and inscriptive memorials relating to the finding and settlement of the New world in the eleventh century, with presentations of freshly discovered proofs, in the form of church records supplied by the Vatican of Rome, never before published
By: translations and deductions by Arthur Middleton Reeves, North Ludlow Beamish, Rasmus B. Anderson ; Rasmus B. Anderson, editor in chief ; J.W. Buel, managing editor
Contributors: Norrœna Society; McCormick Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church; McCormick Theological Seminary; McCormick Theological Seminary Collection (Newberry Library)
Series: Anglo-Saxon classics; Norrœna, embracing the history and romance of northern Europe -- 15; Norrœna -- 15.
Publisher: Published by the Norrœna society
Published: 1907
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 343
Copyright date: 1905
Subjects: Discovery and exploration; Norse; Norumbega (Legendary place)
Other titles: Finding of Wineland the good.; Discovery of America by the Northmen.; Norumbega in America.
Notes: "Of the Memorial edition there are but three hundred and fifty complete sets made for the world ..."

Added color series t.p.

In 3 parts: pt. 1 is a reprint of chapters 1-6 of A.M. Reeves' "The finding of Wineland the good, London, 1895; pt II ("book II") is a reprint of the greater portion of N.L. Beamish's "The discovery of America by the Northmen," London, 1841; pt. 3, by R.B. Anderson, has title: Norumbega in America.

Some plates accompanied by guard sheet with descriptive letterpress.

McCormick Theological Seminary Gift 2008

Bookplate: The Virginia Library, McCormick Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church, Chicago.

Forms part of the McCormick Theological Seminary Collection at the Newberry Library.

Bound in green cloth; gold-stamped pictorial design on cover and spine; gilt top edge.