Bidspirit auction | A History of Norway, hardback

A History of Norway, hardback book by Karen Larsen, 1950. A History of Norway by Karen Larsen is a highly regarded, single-volume historical chronicle published by Princeton University Press. Originally released in 1948 for the American-Scandinavian Foundation, the 1950 publication represents the textbook's second printing. The work spans 604 pages and provides a comprehensive survey of Norwegian development. It covers critical political, religious, economic, and intellectual shifts from the era of the Vikings through the nation's World War II underground resistance. The New York Times lauded it upon release as a ”full, objective, and thoroughly readable history”. Several copies on Abebooks, priced from £33 to a staggering and unjustified £334. A 2016 edition is available from Blackwell's for £84.