THE KALEVALA - EPIC POEM OF FINLAND - 1st Ed. (1888) TWO VOLUME SET - VERY RARE
Item History & Price
(Karelian Mythology / Finnish Mythology / Folklore) THE KALEVALA: THE EPIC POEM OF FINLAND. Translated into English by John Martin Crawford. Illustrated with black and white frontispieces. [TWO VOLUMES] New York: John B. Alden Publisher, 1888. First editions. Octavos. Incredibly rare two volume translation of The Kalevala, a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology, telling an epic story about the Creation of the ...Earth; regarded as the national epic of Karelia and Finland (one of the most significant works of Finnish literature) and was notably instrumental in the development of the Finnish national identity and the intensification of Finland's language strife that ultimately led to Finland's independence from Russia in 1917. Bound in the publisher's blue cloth covered boards, with gilt-stamped titles and top edge gilt. Page edges untrimmed. Contents toning slightly. Previous owner's ink signature to the front flyleaf of both volumes. The boards are somewhat rubbed and worn, particularly along the extremities. Overall, a really solid set of this remarkably scarce epic! Please see photos for additional condition and edition clarity.
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******PLEASE NOTE****** There may be delays in shipping. We are located in California and have been severely restricted by the pandemic. We are doing our best to safely and securely ship packages out to you as quickly as possible.
Please see my other auctions for other antiquarian and collectible books (including rare FIRST and SIGNED editions). I will be listing many over the next several months. Please note, once we have established a business relationship we are happy to combine shipping.(CG)
