1839 Scarce First Edition - A MANUAL OF SCANDINAVIAN MYTHOLOGY: The Two Eddas & The Religion of Odin by G. Pigott.

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Author: PIGOTT, Grenville.
Title: A Manual Of Scandinavian Mythology Containing A Popular Account Of The Two Eddas And Of The Religion Of Odin. Illustrated By Translations From Oehlenschlager’s Danish Poem The Gods Of The North.
Publisher: London, William Pickering, 1839. First Edition.
Language: Text in English,
Size: 7.5 " X 5 ".
Pages: xliv-370 pages.
Binding: Very good red calf leather binding, finely bound by Morrel Binder, with richly gilt spine with raised bands, boards with double gilt frame, inner gilt bordure (slightly worn and scuffed - as shown, hinges tight with minor wear - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges marbled.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing - as shown, armorial bookplate of Joseph W. Overbury on the first endpaper - as shown).

Estimate: (Scarce with few other copies available worldwide).

The book: Scarce first edition of this early book introducing Norse mythology to a broad English-language readership. The work is based on the format of ”Die Nordische Mytologie” by Heiberg (German edition 1827) as is the idea of inserting a free translation of Adam Oehlenschläger’s ”Nordens Guder” from 1827. The introduction and the appendixes are drawn from Finn Magnussen och P. E. Müller. 

The author: George Grenville Pigott (1796-1865) was a British diplomat, politician and member of parliament. In 1825 Pigott went as an attaché with Williams Wynn to Denmark and remained there until early 1830.