Independent People: An Epic. HALLDOR LAXNESS, TRANSLATED FROM THE ICELANDIC BY J. A. THOMPSON, ALFRED A. KNOPF, NEW YORK, 1946
 
Dark blue hardcover with a gilt spine title and gilt art emblem. Very lightly rubbed cover with a few mild bumps at the top edge. And one micro top page edge bump. Solid binding with clean pages. The jacket has small edge tears. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 with 470 pages. Awarded the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature. Scarce.