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Poetry types are: Kviða is narrative poem; Mál is dialogue or didactic; Ljóð is lay; Söngr is song; Tal is genealogical; Drápa is heroic; Ríma is rhyme.

CATEGORY (SORTED)	AUTHOR	TITLE & VOLUMES	PUBLISHER/DATE & EDITION, if available.	COMMENTS ON BOOK. TRANSLATIONS.
Arts	Kjarnal, Johannesar S.	Myndlistarhusið á Miklatuni		Reykjavik Municipal Art Gallery "The Art House".
Arts, History	Eldjárn, Kristján	Islensk List frá Fyrri Öldum	Almenna Bokafjelag	Art from former Ages.
Arts, Iceland		Steinar og Sterkur Litir (Svipmyndir 16 Myndlistarmanna)		Stones and Strong Colours. "Snapshots of 16 Artists. Mynd = picture, form, shape. Artists and Sculptors.
Arts, Theatre	Sigurjónsson, Johann	Fjalla-Eyvindur: Leikrit í Fjórum Þattum		"Name": A Play in Four Acts.
Autobiog.	Bjarnason, Jón (Dr. Theol.)	Minningarrit um Sera		Remembrances of a pastor. (2 copies)
Autobiog.	Guðmundsson, Fríðrik	Endurminningar		Remembrances.
Biographies	Helgason, Jón	Íslenzkt Mannlíf I, II, IV		Icelandic Biographies. Actual vols: II, III
Biography		Æfi-ágrip: Stefánsson, Haukur.		A Biography. Born 1901; Died 1953.
Biography		Lífsviðhorf Mitt		My Attitude towards Life.
Biography	Guðmundsson, Þórodur	Húsfreyjan á Sandi		Housewife of Sandin, (Guðrün Oddsdóttir)
Biography	Pálsson, Hjörtur	Brefin Hans Þorbergs (til Lillu Heggu og Biddu Systir)		Thorbergur's letters to: Heggu and Sister. 2 Copies
Biography	Petursonar, Hallgríms	Sameiningin Minning,	Winnipeg, Mar 1914	The Memories of the Union. Of Churches
Biography	Sigurðsson, Eiríkur	Skyggna Konan		The Clairvoyant Woman. Biography, See Oxnafell.
Business	Björnsson, Björn Þ.	Á Íslandingasloðum Í Kaupmannahöfn		On the Trail of Icelanders in K., or in Business Establishments
Children	Aðalsteinn, Óskar	Fyrirburðir Á Skálmöld		Visions or Spectres of the "Sword Age" era in Iceland. Ghosts of the Sword Age
Children	Aðalsteinn, Óskar	Vormenn Íslands		Founders of Iceland. Vor = "spring".
Children	Bjarnason, Björn.	Æfintyri - Handa Börnum og Umlingum	1903	Adventures for children and Teenagers.
Children	Daníelsson, Björn	Tröllia í Sandkassanum		Trolls in the Sandcastle.
Children	Finnbogason, Guðm.	Lesbók: handa börnum og únglingum	1910	Readings for Children and Teenagers. Also: Sigfússon, Jón; Bjarnasson, Þorhallur.
Children	Guðbergsson, Þórirs	Dvergurinn Dormí-lúr-í-dúr		The Dwarf: "Name".
Children	Guðjónsdóttir, Guðrún	Dúfan og Galdra-taskan		The Dove and the Magic Bag.
Children	Guðmundsson, Edith	Æfintýri Þórs Litla í Ástraliú		The Adventures of little Thor in Australia.
Children	Guðnason, Haraldur	Öruggt var Áralag		The Omens were Good. Áralog is "omen": bountiful condition, there is no starvation if good.
Children	Hallgrímsson, Jónas	Stúlkan í Turninum		The Girl in the Tower.
Children	Hermannsdóttir, Guðbjörg	Afbrot og Ástir		Crimes and Love
Children	Jóhannsson, Kristján	Fimmtán í Þróttastjörnur		Fifteen Atheletic Stars.
Children	Jóhannsson, Kristján	Steini og Danni		About two boys.
Children	Jónsson, Stefán	Fólkið á Steinshóli		People of S.
Children	Jónsson, Stefán	Margt Getur Skemtilegt Skeð		Many Amusing Things can Happen. Skemtilegt = amusing.
Children	Karlsson, Þröstur J.	Flöskuskeytið		"The Bottle Telegram". Letters in a Bottle
Children	Kristjánsdóttir, Lilja	Dýrin í Dalnum		The Animals in the Dales.
Children	Magnea, Þorunn	Sögur og Ævintýri		fyrra hefti: fourth volume Tales and Fairytales.
Children	Tryggvadóttir, Nína	Stafirnir og Klukkan		The Letters and the Bells.
Children	Úlfsson, Indriði	Leyndardómur á Hafsbotni		Mystery at the Bottom of the Ocean.
Children	Úlfsson, Indriði	Eldurinn í Útey		The Fire in Utey.
Children	Wolde, Gunilla	Tumi Tekkur Til		Tommy Tidies up.
Children	Þorsteinsson, Ingriði G.	Mannþing		Parliament of the People.
Children	Þorsteinsson, Ragnar	Upp Á Líf og Dauða		For Life and Death. See Nordal.
Children.	Jónsson, Stefán	Skóladagar		School Days.
Children	Helgason, Jón	Vér Íslands Börn		We Iceland's Children. (3 copies)
Edda	Sturlusson, Snórri	Snórri Sturlusson Edda	1907
Folktales	Gunnarsson, Sigurður	Æfintýrin Allt um Kring		Fairytales from Around the World.
Foreign		Þusund og ein Nott		Thousand and One Nights. Translation from Arabic.
Geography, Genealogy.		Kortasafn í Aðalkort íslands. 1: 500,000 & 1: 250,000, Ferðakort í Aðalkort.	Landmælingar íslands, Laugavegi 178, Pósthólf 5060, 125 Reykjavik. Distributed by: Múlalundur, Hátun 10C.	Collection of Maps of Iceland: A general touring map, large scale, 9 Section Maps marked down to the detail of farmsteads.
Geology	Þórarinsson, Sigurður	Surtsey, Eyjan Nýjá í Atlantshafi		New island in the Atlantic.
Health		Heimilislæknirinn og Heilbrigðisvörðurinn		Medical Book. The Family Doctor and "Health Guard".
History	Guðmundsson, Björgvin.	Íslands Þusund ár: 930 - 1930		The Thousand Years of Iceland. Althing Millenium.
History	Guðmundsson, Páll.	Á Fjalla og Dalastuðum		On Mountains and Farms of the Dales. Or places in valleys. The Dales is a specific part of Western Iceland.
History	Jackson, Þorleif	Framhald á Landnamssögu, Nyjá Islands.		Continuation of the Settlement Story of New Iceland.
History	Pálsson, Hermann	Eftir Þjoðveldið		After the Commonwealth (1300 on)
History	Skúlason, Bergsveinn	Gamlir Grannor		Old Amusing Injuries Neighbors
History	Stefánsson, Halldor	Þáttir úr Sögu Möðrudals á Efra-Fjalli		Acts From the Saga of a Region of Iceland.
History	Þorsteinsson, Þorsteinn Þ	Saga Islendinga í Vesturheimi		Story of the Western Icelanders.
History	Þorsteinsson, Björn	Tiú Þorskastrið (1415 - 1976)		Ten Cod Wars.
History, in Poetry	Stefánsson, Davíð	Hátiðarljóðin, AlÞingi 930-1930		The Festival Poem, for Parliament.
Iceland History	Mayer, Auguste	Ísland við Aldahvörf	1860	Iceland on the Turning Point. 19th Century, illustrations used by Nelson Gerrard in Icelandic River Saga.
Iceland Horses	Hannesson, Broddi	Hestar		Horses.
Iceland Information	Sigurðsson, Helgi	Hitaveita Reykjavíkur		The Hydro (hot water and electricity utility) Company of Reykjavik.
Iceland	Einarsson, Guðmundur, Kjartansson, Guðmdr.	Heklugos 1947		Hekla Volcanic Eruption of 1947.
Iceland	Gíslason, Jón	Úr Farvegi Aldanna		Out of the Course of Centuries. (2 copies)
Iceland, Culture		Lýðveldishátíðin 1944		Hátíðin = Feast. The 1944 Republic Feast or Day of Celebration.
Iceland, Culture	Björnsson, Oddur	Þjóðtrú og Þjóðsagnir		Folk beliefs and Folk sayings.
Iceland, Culture	Jónsson, Jón	Islenzkt Þjóðerni: AlÞýðufyrirlestrar	1903	Iceland Nationality: Lectures for the People.
Iceland, Geology	Einarsson, Þoleifur	Jarðfræði (Saga Bergs og Lands)		Geology - Story of Rocks and Country.
Iceland, Health	Húnavaka	Heilbrigðisskýrslur 1955		Health Reports, 1955
Iceland, History	Clausen, Oscar	Aftur í Aldir, vols: II, III		Back in Centuries.
Iceland, History	Davies, Rhys	Jörundur Hundadagakongur		Dog Day King.
Iceland, History	Jónsson, Jón	Islandssaga	1915	Saga of Iceland.
Iceland, Information	Eythorsson, Jon	Arbok 1964 (Austur-Hunavatnssysla)		1964 Yearbook of East Hunavatnssysla.
Iceland, Pictures	Fietz, Helga	Hestar myndabok		Horse Pictures.
Iceland, Pictures	Fietz, Helga	Ísland (myndabok)		Iceland Pictures.
Iceland, Pictures.	Gislason, Vilhjálmur B.	Reykjavik í Myndum		Reykjavik in Pictures.
Iceland, Ship History	Eríksson, Jón	Skipstjórar og Skip		Captains and Ships.
Iceland, Theatre.		Reykjavikur 50 ara (1897-1947) Leikfelag		The Theatre Society of Reykjavik, 50 Years Commemoration.
Iceland, Theology		Rómversk-katólsk messubók		Roman Catholic Missal.
Iceland, Theology	Bergman, Fríðrik	Trú og Þekking		Religion and Knowledge.
Iceland, Travel	Collingwood, W.G.	Á Sögusloðum (Myndir úr íslandsför sumrið 1897)		On the Trail of the Sagas; Pictures from Iceland Travel in Summer 1897.
Iceland, Travel	Djúkalæk, Kristján, frá	Akureyri og Norðrið fagra		A and the beautiful north.
Iceland, Travel	Einarsson, Þoleifur	Gosið Á Heimaey		The Volcanic Eruption in Heimey.
Iceland, Travel	Einarsson, Þoleifur	" Í Surtsey		The Volcanic Eruption in Surtsey.
Iceland, Travel		Við Byggjum Land	Reykjavíkurborg 1974	We Build the Land.
Language		Dictionary, Icelandic/English, vv.
Language	Einarsson, Stefan	Icelandic Grammar
Language	Glendenning, P.J.T.	Icelandic		Language and Grammar.
Language	Zoëga	Old Icelandic Dictionary
Lit	Helgason, Jón	Maðkar í Mysunni		Worms in the Whey, "Trouble".
Lit	Helgason, Jón	Rautt í Sárið		Red Wounds
Lit	Johannesen, Matthias	Bókinum Ásmund		Book of Asmundur.
Lit	Jónsson, Einar	Myndir	Copenhagen 1925	Pictures
Lit	Larsson, Árni	Uppreisnin í Grasinu		The Uprising in the Grass. Blossoms in the Dust
Lit	Oxnafell, Margrét, frá	Skýggna Konan		The Clairvoyant Woman. See Sigurðsson, Eirikur, same title.
Lit	Sveinsson, Jón	Yfir Holt of (og) Hæðir		Over Hillocks and Heights
Lit Fiction	Njarðvik, Njörður P.	Niðjamálar áðuneytið		Ministry to the Descendants
Lit Fiction	Nordal, Sigurdur	Sýniskver	Islenzkra Samtíðar Bókmennta	"Samples"
Lit Fiction	Nordal, Sigurður	Líf og Dauði		Life and Death. 2 copies. See Þorsteinsson, same title.
Lit Fiction	Gunnlaugsson, Þeodar	Jokulsargljúfur		The Canyons of Glacier River. Þeodar frá Bjarnalandi
Lit Fiction	Hauksdóttir, Johanna og Helgason, Þorður	Ritsafn		Collection of Literary Works.
Lit Foreign	Jóchumsson, Matthias	Svanhvít: Nokkur útlend skildmæli í Islenzkum Þýðingun	1877	Also: Þorsteinsson, Steingrimur. Snow-White: Some Foreign Poetry voices in Icelandic Translation.
Lit, Fiction	Dalaskáld, Símon	Bolu-Hjálmars		Hjalmar Ox, the name of a man.
Lit, Fiction	Gjallandi, Þorgils	Rítsafn II		Collection of Literary Works.
Lit, Fiction	Guðmundsson, Gils	Frá Ystu Nesjum		From the Farthest Capes.
Lit. Non fiction	Gröndal, Benedikt	Attræður	1906	"Octogenarian".
Lit	Jóhannesdóttir, Líney	Æðarvarpið		Eider Egg Laying
Lit	Sigurdsson, Ólafur Jóhann	Að Laufferjum og Brunnum		To ?? and Wells (water)
Lit	Sigurdsson, Orlygg	Bolsíur Frá Bernskutið		?? from Childhood.
Lit	Sigurdsson, Valgeir	Um Margt Að Spjalla		Many Things to Chat About.
Literature		Ársrit, "Árdís"	Bandalags Lúterskra Kvenna	An Annual Literary work.
Literature	Bjarnadóttir, Halldóra	Ásrit, should be Ársrit.		Annual Literary Work.
Literature	Þorgrímsson, Einar	Ógnir Kastalans		The Threats of the Castle.
Poetry	Asgeirsson, Magnus	Þýdd Ljöð		Translated poems. From foreign language
Poetry	Benediktsson, Einar	Hafblik: Kvæði og Söngvar	1906	Ocean Glitter. Poetry and Songs.
Poetry	Erlíngsson, Þorstein	Þyrnar: Nokhur Kvæði		Thorns - Some (nokkur) Poems. 2 copies
Poetry	Fjriðjónsson, Guðmundur.	Úr Heimahögum Kvæðí		Poems of the Home Fields.
Poetry	Gröndal, Benedict	Svava: Ymilisleg Kvæðí	1860	"Name": Various Poems. Also by: Brynjúlsson, Gisli; Þorsteinsson, Steingrímur
Poetry	Gröndal, Benedikt	Kvædabók		Poetry Book. He worked with Konrad Gislason on completion of Richard Cleasby's dictionary of Old Icelandic in 1850's.
Poetry	Gröndal, Benedikt, Sveinbjarnasonar	Kvæðabók		Repeat of above with Icelandic father's name
Poetry	Guðmundsson, Guðm.	Ljóð og Kvæði: Nýtt Safn		Lays and Poems: New Collection.
Poetry	Guttormsson, Guttormur J.	Gaman og Alvara		Fun and Seriousness. (poetry) (2 copies)
Poetry	Guttormsson, Guttormur J.	Hunangsflugur		Honeybees.
Poetry	Guttormsson, Guttormur J.	Árorá,		Aurora Borealis.
Poetry	Húnfjörð, Jóhannes H.	Ómar - Nokkur Ljóðmæli	Viking Press 1938 Winnipeg.	Some Poetry. A has a signed copy, dated Elfros, 1939. Called "a strange poet from Wynyard".
Poetry	Magnusson, Jón	Bláskogar, Kvæðí	1925	Bluewoods, narrative poem.
Poetry	Runólfsson, Jón	Þögul Leiftur		Quiet Gleam.
Poetry	Sigurdðson, Friðrik Pétur	Römm Er SúTaug		Bitter is that Nerve. (poetry)
Poetry	Stephansson, Stephan G.	Andvökur		Insomnia (night voices). There are a number of volumes: identify. Split into Vols. See Kathleen list for V- II, III.
Poetry	Thomsen, Grím	Nýtt og Gamalt, Ljöðmæli	1906	New and Old, Lays.
Poetry	Thomsen, Grím	Ljóðmæli	1895, nýtt safn	Lays, Poetry.
Poetry, foreign	Helgason, Jón	Kver - Með Útlendum Kvæðun		Booklet of Foreign Poems.
Poetry, Lays	Blöndal, Hannes S.	Ljóðmæli: Þríðja útgafa	1913, 3rd edition	Voice of the Poem.
Poetry	Guttormsson, Guttormur J.	Bóndadóttir	Hecla Press, 1920	The Farmer's Daughter.
Saga		Borgarfjarðar, Héraða Saga -I, II		Saga of places in Borgarfjord West.
Saga		Gisla Súrssonar Saga: I, II
Saga		Hrafn Sveinbjarnasson, The Saga of		13th Century Physician
Saga	Ásmundarsson, Valdimar.	Bandamanna Saga		This and the following nine are a library set of Sagas.
Saga	Ásmundarsson, Valdimar.	Svarfdala Saga
Saga	Ásmundarsson, Valdimar.	Karmaks Saga
Saga	Ásmundarsson, Valdimar.	Egils Saga Skallagrímsonar
Saga	Ásmundarsson, Valdimar.	Fljölsdala Saga
Saga	Ásmundarsson, Valdimar.	Laxdæla Saga
Saga	Ásmundarsson, Valdimar.	Njáls Saga
Saga	Ásmundarsson, Valdimar.	Reykdala Saga
Saga	Ásmundarsson, Valdimar.	Grettis Saga
Saga	Daviðsson, Olafur.	Íslenskar Þjóðsögur		Icelandic Folk Stories.
Saga	Gunlaugsson, Hrafn	Flýgur Fiski Saga		The Tale of Fish Flies. "Gossip".
Saga	Jónsson, Finnur	Sæmundar - Edda: Eddakvæði	1905	Edda poem of Sæmundar.
Saga	Kvaran, Einar H.	Sögur Rannveigar, vol II		The Stories of R.
Saga	Magnusson, Magnus	Laxdæla Saga
Saga	Magnusson, Magnus	Njál's Saga
Saga	Riis, Jacob A.	Hetjusögur Norðurlanda		Hero Tales of Scandinavia. Translated by Rögnvaldur Petursson
Saga	Sigurjónsson, S.	Nokkrar Gamlar Sögur		A Few Old Sagas.
Saga	Sveinsson, Brynjólfur, Biskup	Skaldsaga frá 17 öld.	Reykjavik, 1882. Printed by Einari Þorðarsýni	A Novel from 17th Century. 2 Copies. Ed: Torfhildur Þorsteinsdottir Holm. Austman copy is signed by: Jón Sveinbjarnason at Kalastaðakoti, 1886. (Oddstuðum)
Saga	Tegnér, Esaias	Norræn Söguljóð í 24 kvæðum		Norse Epics in 24 poems.
Saga	Þorgílsson, Arí	Islendingabók og Landnámabók.		Icelanders and Settlement Sagas.
School	Þoroddsen, Jon Þorðarson	Piltur og Stúlka, Dálítil frásaga	1895, 3rd edition	Boy and Girl, A Little Narrative.
Songs		AlÞýðu Söngvar		Songs of the people. In Icelandic and English.
Songs		Islenzk Söngbók	1911	Icelandic Songbook, 300 songs.
Songs	Bjarnason, Friðrik & Halldórsson, Páll	Nýtt Söngvasafn: Handa Skólum og Heimilum		New song collection, for school and home.
Songs	Kaldalóns, Selmu	27 Sönglög		27 Melodies.
Theology		Biblia		Icelandic Standard Bible
Travel		Island um Aldamótin, Ferðasaga		Iceland around the turn of the century, Travel stories
West Ice., Annal		Tímarit	XXXVII: 37th	Periodical. Þjóðræknisfelags Islendinga: INL
West Ice., Theology.		Minningarrit 25 ara afmaelis 1885-1910	Hins ev. lut. Kirkjufelags	Commemoration of 25 years, Monumental Literary Works.
West Iceland, Genealogy	Kristinsson, Júníus H.	Vesturfaraskrá 1870 - 1914	Sagnfræðistofnum Háskóla Íslands. Reykjavik 1983. Institute of History, University of Iceland.	Record of Western Icelanders, Emigrants from 1870 to 1914. (2 copies)

_{Revised from June 1998 listing.}

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