Kristin Lavransdatter: I. The Bridal Wreath; II. The Mistress of Husaby; III. The Cross [3 volumes with slipcase] by Undset, Sigrid - 1946

Borzoi Books; Alfred A. Knopf NY , 1946. Hardcover. Fine /Slipcase - general wear to the extremities; Good; No Jacket. Translated from Norwegian by Charles Archer and J. S. Scott. "In her great historical epic 'Kristin Lavransdatter', set in fourteenth-century Norway, Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset tells the life story of one passionate and headstrong woman... Undset immerses readers in the day-to-day life, social conventions, and political and religious undercurrents of the period... With its captivating heroine and emotional potency, 'Kristin Lavransdatter' is the masterwork of Norway's most beloved author - one of the twentieth century's most prodigious and engaged literary minds - and... a story that continues to enthrall." [Pub. Info] "The Nobel Prize in Literature 1928 was awarded to Sigrid Undset 'principally for her powerful descriptions of Northern life during the Middle Ages" [nobelprize,org] Book plate in volume one.