Scandinavia
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Kings and Vikings
by P H Sawyer
Professor Sawyer offers some new interpretations of the development of Scandinavian society and history of the Christian conversion.
Seven Brothers
by Aleksis Kivi
Seven Brothers is the first and only novel by Aleksis Kivi, the national author of Finland, and it is widely regarded as the first significant novel written in Finnish and by a Finnish-speaking author. Published in 1870, Seven Brothers ended an era dominated by Swedish-speaking authors, most notable of which was J.L.
Scandinavia Books & Ephemera
A HISTORY OF THE VIKINGS
by Gwyn Jones
Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0192158821 . Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Edge wear. ; 7.50 X 5.10 X 2 inches; 504 pages; Original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Brodart cover. All domestic orders shipped protected in a Box. .
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$59.95
LO - a central organisation in Denmark
npl: The Danish Federation of Trade Unions, 1989. 32p., stapled glossy wraps, 6.75 x 9.5 inches, illus., very good first edition.
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$12.00
DENMARK BEFORE THE VIKINGS. ANCIENT PEOPLE AND PLACES VOLUME 4
by Ole Klindt-Jensen
US: Thames and Hudson, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Pages are clean with no markings from previous owners. Binding is square and tight. Boards are clean but worn along edges, spine ends and corners. Cloth color along top edge is faded. Text block is lightly soiled. Dust jacket has creases, chips, closed tears, scuffing, and rubbing along the edges. Dust jacket covers are toned, lightly soiled, scuffed and rubbed, sticker and faint stamp on back cover. Dust jacket is in a protective mylar cover....
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$16.00
Weir's World
by Weir, Tom
Canongate, 1994. 1st ed VG in VG dw. another 'autobiography of sorts' from Weir, he reminisces on his trips at home in Scotland and to many of the more remote parts of the world including Norway, Corsica, Morocco, Turkey and the Himalaya
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£10.00
Footholds Against a Whirlwind
by Glen, Alexander
London: Hutchinson & Co.. 1975. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 275 pages. A perceptive and informative record of the fascinating life of this Arctic explorer, wartime intelligence officer and successful businessman. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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AU$45.00
![There Are Things I Want You to Know" about Stieg Larsson and me [signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/250/653/1178653250.0.b.jpg)
There Are Things I Want You to Know" about Stieg Larsson and me [signed]
by Gabrielsson, Eva, with Marie-Francoise Colombani, translated from the French by Linda Coverdale
New York: Seven Stories Press, 2011. Hardcover. xi, 211p., frontis-photo, foreword, illustrated with color and b&w photos on glossy plates, endpaper maps, signed by the author, very good first US English-language edition in boards and unclipped dj. Personal memoir by the longtime companion of the author of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
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$15.00
European Costumes: Northern Countries Scandinavia
by deGiafferri, Paul
1926. European Costumes: Northern Countries Scandinavia by Paul deGiafferri, circa 1926, 10 color plates, cover torn, from the series: The History of the Feminine Costume of the World.
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$40.00
Neoclassicism in the North: Swedish Furniture and Interiors 1770-1850
by Hakan Groth and Fritz Von Der Schulenburg
NY: Rizzoli, 1990. Hardcover. Very good. 221pp+ index. Ink name on front pastedown, else a very good hardback in a very good dustjacket.
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$50.00
Fiva
by Stainforth, Gordon
Golden Arrow Books, 2012. 1st ed VG pb. account of a 1969 climb on the Fiva Route on Store Trolltind (Romsdal region of Norway) that turned into something of an epic
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£10.00
STOCKHOLM (SWEDEN)
by Unknown
Sweden: Unknown. Good+. 1909. Softcover. Clean green soft covers with gilt lettering. Modest edge wear. Spine with mend. 16 full page b/w photograph illustrations. Text: accordian style, one long folded sheet. Photograph captions in Swedish. Sweden; B&W Photos ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 16 pages .
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$30.00
Manstenen, Utkastad I Varlden, Homo Sum Eller Den Forsvunna Diamanten , Utkastad I Valrden and Homo Sum
by Collins, Wilkie, Hector Malot, Georg Ebers
Stockholm: Beijers Bokforlagsaktiebolag. Good with no dust jacket. 1907. First Edition; First Impression. Hardcover. Boards are worn as is leather 1/4 spine. Decorative boards and endpapers. Clean contents. Hinges an corners show wear and cracking. Written entirely in Swedish. The Moonstone (1868) by Wilkie Collins is a 19th-century British epistolary novel, generally considered the first detective novel in the English language. The story was originally serialized in Charles Dickens' magazine...
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$94.97
Molluscs, environment and man: a bioarchaeological approach in Sweden
by Johansson, Birgitta M
Stockholm: Archaeological Research Laboratory, Stockholm University, 2005. Various pagination, 88p. thesis appended with papers originally published between 1988 and 2005, very good in 11.5x8 inch blue wraps. Explores excavated shells from human habitation sites, including a section on cowries imported from as far away as Islamic lands.
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$35.00
A WINTER IN LAPLAND AND SWEDEN WITH VARIOUS OBSERVATIONS RELATING TO FINMARK AND ITS INHABITANTS; MADE DURING A RESIDENCE AT HAMMERFEST, NEAR THE NORTH CAPE.
by Brooke, Arthur De Capell
London: John Murray. Good+. 1827. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Published 1827: a small 1st edition run was published in 1826. Bound in near-contemporary half brown calf over marbled boards. Matching marbled endpapers. Gilt lettering on spine. [xvi, 612pp]. Text block tight & square. Illustrated with a lithographic plan of "The Port of Hammerfest", 21 full-page plates, including 6 tinted, and 8 tipped-in lithographic vignettes on India paper, including 1 tinted. Lacks...
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$450.00
Sweden: The Complete Guide with the Best of Stockholm, the Lakes and the Islands (Gold Guides)
Paperback. Very Good.
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£0.73
Takhimlar och Brudhandskar (Swedish Folk Textiles)
by Widhja,Inger
1990. Takhimlar och Brudhandskar (Swedish Folk Textiles) by Inger Widhja, Skrifter fran, Skaraborgs Lansmuseum, cloth, decorated cover, in Swedish, Folklig textiltradition i Vastergotland, 164pp, 1990, 8 color pages, black and white photos showing examples of old embroideries as well as early 20th Century textiles. laces, knitting, dolls, whitework, tatting, netting, straw shoes, tassels, fringes.
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$39.60
From Kinder Scout to Kathmandu
by Rucksack Club
The Rucksack Club, 1987. 1st ed VG in VG dw. an anthology taken from the Rucksack Club journals from 1907-1986
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£12.50
Solidarity: selected essays
by Gallin, Dan
N.pl: LabourStart, 2014. Paperback. 262p., preface, very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. 19 essays by the former general secretary of the International Union of Foodworkers (IUF) and present Chair of the Global Labour Institute.
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$12.00
Unknown Pleasures
by Kirkpatrick, Andy
1st ed Fine in VG dw (special limited edition; no 56 of 200) signed by Andy Kirkpatrick
one of Andy's best books, the "collected writing on life, death, climbing and everything in between" signed limited edition
one of Andy's best books, the "collected writing on life, death, climbing and everything in between" signed limited edition
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£40.00
Orientaliska studier. No. 20/21
Stockholm: Föreningen för orientaliska studier, 1975. 78p., pages evenly toned, otherwise very good. Double issue of the 8x6 inch journal in pictorial wraps. Two-thirds of text is in English, the rest in Swedish with some romanized Chinese for instructional purposes. The longest article (54 pages) is "Shakespeare, Yevtushenko, and Chinese Culture" by M. Henri Day, a defense against claims that Maoism was destroying culture.
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$12.00
Neoclassicism in the North: Swedish Furniture and Interiors, 1770-1850: With a Catalog of Furniture Types and Styles and Notes on the Architects, Artists, and Craftsmen
by Hakan Groth
London: Thames & Hudson, 1990. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good - in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A little rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper which is sunned at the join of the upper panel. Text complete, clean and tight. . Fritz von der Schulenburg (Photos.). Dust Wrapper over Blue boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 11½" x 9¼". 224pp. Index. | First Edition (First Printing).Illustrated by Fritz von der Schulenburg (Photos.). | Contains: Black & white...
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£50.00
Scandinavian Touch: textiles
by anon
1982. Scandinavian Touch: contemporary Scandinavian textiles, Scan Marine Claims Office, paperback, with die cut covers, American celebration of contemporary culture, exhibit catalog, 20 color plates.
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$11.60
FREDRIKA'S CHILDREN
by Warnlof, Anna Lisa
NY Harcourt, Brace & World 1964. Hard Cover. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Fine in a near fine dj. Translated from Swedish by Annabelle Macmillan..
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$26.00
Det Var Engang
by Gulbransson, Olaf
Norway: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. Very Good+. 1934. Hardcover. 1934. Norwegian publication. Line drawing cartoons. Humor. Norwegian inscription on half-title page. Endpaper has upper corner inscription reading From Jim Ivey's Cartoon Library. Cloth hardcover. One small stain on front cover, else very good plus condition. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Humor glass case. .
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$125.00
Autographed Note Signed
by DAHL, Hans (1849 - 1937)
London, 1928. unbound. 1 page, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, London, January 23, 1928. Eleven-line handwritten note as part of a custom-made greeting card with a photograph of the artist affixed, written to noted South American physician Alexandro Zovilla, in part: "...Your kind words have reached me over Norway here in London. It was pleasant to hear that you have sympathy for my art. In this time one has so much art, what is not 'sane'?" Fine condition. Norwegian artist best known for his...
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$250.00
