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Our Norwegian Immigrants-A Hundred-Year Saga Told in Pictures/Unvandrerne Til amerika-Deres Historie I Bilder
by Thallaug, Jon & Rolf Erickson, Editors
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ to Very Good-/Good+ to Very Good-
- ISBN 10
- 8209014145
- ISBN 13
- 9788209014141
- Seller
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Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Oslo, Norway: Dreyers Forlag. Hardcover. Good+ to Very Good-/Good+ to Very Good-. Written in English and Norwegian, book is a collection of photographs documenting the one hundred years of migration, from 1825-1925, of more than 800,000 Norwegians to America. "This overwhelming display of historically valuable photographs were originally collected and made available to the American public in connection with the 1975 Sesquicentennial Photography Exhibition 'With our Hands and Minds'. The exhibition concentrated mainly on the Mid-West. In this book that material is supplemented by pictures from immigrant life in the West and in Alaska" Black cloth with gilt titling on spine, pale green end papers, black and white photographs throughout, 191 pages. Cover has minor edge wear, corners are bumped, text block edges slightly darkened, spot on leading text block edge, ink inscription on end paper, text has a slightly musty odour, book is generally clean and tight. Dust jacket has light edge wear, a half-inch closed tear at upper spine end, sunned spine, shelf wear. This is an attractive and interesting volume. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015957
- Title
- Our Norwegian Immigrants-A Hundred-Year Saga Told in Pictures/Unvandrerne Til amerika-Deres Historie I Bilder
- Author
- Thallaug, Jon & Rolf Erickson, Editors
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ to Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good+ to Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 8209014145
- ISBN 13
- 9788209014141
- Publisher
- Dreyers Forlag
- Place of Publication
- Oslo, Norway
- This edition first published
- 1978
- Keywords
- BILINGUAL, NORWAY, EMIGRATION, IMMIGRATION, U.S., AMERICA,
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Illustrated; Europe;
Terms of Sale
Black Sheep Books
Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
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- Shelf Wear
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- Good+
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- Jacket
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Spine
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