Search Results: Scandinavia and Nordic from Quickhatch Books

Toronto: Ryerson, 1955. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. x, 181pp., photos. Forward by Vilhjalmur Stefansson. VG in edge-nicked and lightly scuffed DJ. The story of life on the Icelandic island settlement of Grimsey..

Københaven: Nordisk Ministerråd, 1996. Book. Very Good. Pictorial Hardcover. First. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 240pp in Danish, 16 in Greenlandic Inuktitut, ill., photos, graphics, maps, index, biblio. Nord 1996:22. A name written faintly in small letters on front cover, else a clean unmarked undamaged copy..

Euramerica Press, 1976. Book. Fine. Cloth. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiii, 319pp., index, biblio., notes, maps. "This book consists of three parts. The first is a survey of the history and political structure of the Baltic states, the second is a detailed account of the search for security through regional integration, and the third is an analysis of the impact of the Second World War on their national life and international status.".

Københaven: Det Kongelige Danske Geografiske Selskab, 1972. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 22nd International Geographical Congress, Canada 1972. Collected Papers Vol. 4: Denmark. Softcover, 114pp, maps, ill., notes, folding map. Almost as new. Edited by Niels Kingo Jacobsen and Ruth Helkiaer Jensen. CONTENTS: Some Contributions to the geography of Denmark and other topics discussed by Copenhagen geographers. <P>The Population of Denmark 1965-1970 - Changes in the Distribution of Land in Denmar: Village, Manor, Small Holding, Joint Operation - Changes in the Geographical Distribution of Danish Industry - Hans Egede and the Frobisher Strait - An Elementary Program on Urban Description - Morphological Studies on the Eastern Coast of Disko, West Greenland - Till Fabric in Relation to Direction of Ice Movement, Fakse Banke, Denmark - Highly Porous Soil Profiles on the Island of Bellona, an Emerged Atoll in the Solomon Islands..

London: Max Parrish & Company, 1954. Book. Illus. by Woods, Pamela. Very Good. Hardcover. First. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 40pp. biblio., map, musical notation, numerous colour plates. The National Dances of Europe series. Contains a card "With the Compliments of the Royal Norwegian Legation", presumably that to Canada..

London: Duckworth, 1948. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 272pp., index, ill. VG but DJ is worn and heavily chipped. 1948 printing; originally published 1939. "Some years ago the English author of Danish Delight married a Dane and went to live in Copenhagen. Her book is a gay yet heartfelt testimony to the charm of her adopted country.".

Oslo: Den Norske Turistforening, 1948. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 256pp., ill., ads. Small circular "ding" to rear cover, plastic jacket taped down. Beautifully illustrated with B&W photos, esp. of Norwegian mountain and fjord scenery..

Oslo: Den Norske Turistforening, 1959. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 252pp., photos, maps. Ja, bogen er på norsk. Yes, this book is in Norwegian. Clear plastic wrap, but no DJ. Previous owner's name. Well cared-for copy..

J.W. Cappelens Forlag, 1993. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 192pp., ill., biblio. Yes, this book is in Norwegian. Bogen er på norsk. "Karl Erik Harrs loggbok er en frodig stemningsvar reise fra Bergen til Kirkenes gjennom århundrers værhardt land bebodd av mennesker og eventyrfigurer." Minor wear to DJ; gift card to previous owner laid in..

København: Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, 1903. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. Fjerde Udgave. 200pp. A collection of the works of Björnstjerne Björnson (1832-1910), Norwegian writer, one of the "Great Four", published in 1903, the year he won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Yes, this book is in Norwegian. Bogen er på norsk. Twice given as a gift, the book has two gift inscriptions, one from 1905 in handsome ink hand, the other from 1970..

Halle (Saale): Max Niemeyer Verlag, 1948. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 119pp., text in German and Old Norse. Some nicks to pages due to brittling of extreme edges, likewise some nicks to rear cover along with a 2cm tear. Clean throughout, binding sound..

Seltjarnarnes: Ormstunga, 1998. Book. Good. Trade Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 141pp., ill. Light wear..

Jyväskylä: PS-Kustannus, 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 264pp., index, ill., maps, notes..

Oslo: J.W. Cappelens Forlag, 1954. Book. Good. Card. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 324pp., index, photos. Cover has detached from signatures, minor scuffing and wear, else a nice copy. Binding itself sound. Yes, this book is in Norwegian. Ja, bogen er på norsk..

Washington: Georgetown University Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, 1992. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiii, 141pp., index, biblio., appendice. Would be "as new" but for a very slight curve from a previous improper storage, which will press out in short order with proper shelving..

London: Hugh Evelyn, 1968. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 116pp., index, notes, ill., map. VG in lightly worn and age-yellowed DJ..

J.W. Cappelens Forlag, 1975. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 229pp., biblio., ill., maps. Ex-library, light wear, usual ex-library flaws, DJ in clear wrap,.

Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), 1946. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Firtiende Tusen. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 229pp., ill. Non-original wraps. Yes, this book is in Norwegian. Ja, bogen er på norsk..

Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), 1945. Book. Very Good. Quarter Cloth. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 275pp., errata slip (Rettelser), folding map (slightly frayed on leading edge), previous owner's name, good, sound copy showing minimal wear. Yes, this book is in Norwegian. Ja, bogen er på norsk. An account of the German occupation of Norway in the Second World War..

Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1913. Book. Good. Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 170pp., music. Old tape repairs to tears in front and rear endpapers, small red blot to rear cover. Sjätte-sjunde tusendet. Ivory-coloured cloth with gilt letters and decoration. Svenska Klassiker..