‎Europe‎

‎Ronning, N. N.‎

‎"Lars Lee:" The Boy from Norway‎

‎Minneapolis: The Christian Literature Co. 1928 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Brown cloth gilt titles on front board & spine 188 2 pp frontis. A few spots on edges otherwise very good. Novel about a young Norwegian pietist who emigrates to America. Shipping weight 2 lbs. First Edition. . VG-/No dj. 20 X 14 cm. The Christian Literature Co. Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : ETNW00020

‎Hewins, Ralph‎

‎Count Folke Bernadotte: His Life and Work‎

‎Minneapolis: T. S. Denison & Company Inc 1950 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black cloth gilt titles on spine 279 pp 14 ff b&w photo plates bibliography. A few faint spots to boards gift inscription on ffep notes on page 266. Biography of the nephew of King Gustavus V of Sweden who served in the Dragoons later the Cavalry; as Vice-Chairman and then Chairman of the Swedish Red Cross during WW2 in which capacity he negotiated the German release of Scandinavian prisoners of war; and as United Nations Mediator in Palestine in 1948. He was assassinated in Jerusalem on September 17 1948. Shipping weight 3 lbs. International 2 lbs. 4 oz. First US Edition. . VG/No dj. 23½ X 16 cm. T. S. Denison & Company, Inc Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : HISW00002

‎McCririck Mary‎

‎The Icelanders and their Ísland‎

‎Bangor Gwynedd: Privately Printed 1976 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Sewn in stiff blue wraps white titles & decoration 169 pp 3 maps bibliography index. Top corner bumped extremities lightly rubbed. ".a general account of many aspects of Iceland past and present its ancient sagas and the history geography and wild life of a little known island." Shipping weight 1 lb. First Edition. Wraps. VG/No dj. 21½ X 14 cm. Privately Printed Paperback‎

Référence libraire : ETSC00007

‎Dash Mike‎

‎Batavia's Graveyard‎

‎New York: Crown Publishers 2002 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. White boards with grey spine gilt titles on spine xvii 382 pp 3 maps notes bibliography index. Tiny nick to head of spine corners of two leaves creased. else fine. DJ in Brodart archival cover. The Batavia a merchant ship of the Dutch East India Company struck a reef near Beacon Island off the west coast of Australia in 1629 with loss of the ship and cargo although most of the passengers survived the wreck. Unfortunately they soon found themselves at the mercy of bloodthirsty mutineers. Mike Dash has researched his story which he tells in an almost novelistic fashion using both published sources and unpublished archival material. Shipping weight 3 lbs. International 2 lbs. 12 oz. First Edition. . Near Fine/Fine. 24 X 16½ cm. Crown Publishers Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : HIDU00001 ISBN : 0609607669 9780609607664

‎Lewis W. H.‎

‎The Sunset of the Splendid Century: The Life and Times of Louis Auguste de Bourbon Duc du Maine 1670-1736‎

‎New York: William Sloane Associates Inc. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Orange cloth gilt titles on spine top edge dyed orange 320 pp 8 ff b & w plates footnotes bibliography index. Slight wear & fading to top & bottom edges owner's signature dated 1955 & remains of a bookplate on recto of ffep. Price-clipped DJ is worn & chipped at corners & spine ends otherwise very good; in Brodart archival cover. Louis Auguste was the illegitimate son of Louis XIV by Madame de Montespan. The author was the brother of theologian & novelist C. S. Lewis. Shipping weight 2 lbs. First US Edition. . VG/G. 23 X 15 cm. William Sloane Associates, Inc. Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : HIFR00008

‎Hveem, Johan‎

‎Bagn Kirkes Historie‎

‎Bagn: Eget Forlag 1967 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Inscribed by author on recto of ffep. Oatmeal cloth brown titles on front board & spine 182 pp b & w photos notes. Author's inscription dated in 1969. Bottom corners bumped stray pen mark on fpd. DJ top edge tattered faint dampstain to bottom of rear panel; in Brodart archival cover. This is a history of the log church in Bagn built in 1736-7 to replace a church that had been razed in 1700. Shipping weight 2 lbs. First Edition. . VG/G. 24½ X 18 cm. Eget Forlag Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : LANR00011

‎Davis, William Stearns‎

‎The Roots of the War: A Non-technical History of Europe 1870-1914 A.D.‎

‎New York: The Century Co. 1918 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Ex-Library. Written in collaboration with William Anderson & Mason W. Tyler of the faculty of the University of Minnesota. Olive cloth black titles on front board & spine xii 557 pp index. Spine ends beginning to fray else very good corners bumped a few pencil notes usual library markings including "Withdrawn" stamps. According to the introduction this book "is an attempt to relate in a non-technical fashion the history of the development of the various forces that led up to the catastrophe of 1914. . By general consent the period of history which ended in 1914 saw its beginning in 1870 when the Prussian militarists won their original triumph over France thereby establishing a precedent for the use of armed force as a wise supplement to flagging diplomacy a precedent that was to be applied with incalculable effect upon a much greater field of action forty-four years later." Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Shipping weight 2 lbs. . G/No dj. 19½ X 14 cm. The Century Co. Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : HIEU00007

‎O'Brien, Connor Cruise‎

‎States of Ireland‎

‎New York: Pantheon Books 1972 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Brown cloth foil titles on front board foil & pale green titles on spine 336 pp footnotes index. Top edge sunned else fine. DJ has slight edge wear and a crease to front flap; in Brodart archival cover. From the DJ: "The author has had close and personal contacts with every facet of opinion and these personal influences are most entertainingly and instructively woven into the history of his country which shows without rancor and with much wit how that country has become divided into North and South Protestant and Catholic Unionist and Nationalist. .his book is a picture both of the making of a nation and of what can unmake it." Shipping weight 2 lbs. First US Edition. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 21½ X 14½ cm. Pantheon Books Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : HIIR00002 ISBN : 0394471172 9780394471174

‎Auernheimer, Raoul‎

‎Prince Metternich: Statesman and Lover‎

‎New York: Alliance Book Corporation 1940 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Light blue cloth titles stamped in gold ink on spine coat of arms on front board frontis. xvi 365 pp biographical table index. Titles on spine dulled boards fading slightly near edges water mark to top edge near spine not visible on margins gift inscription on recto of ffep. DJ looking rather browned & beat up with chips small holes & tears but substantially complete; in Brodart archival cover. From the DJ: "It was not Europe's armies but Metternich the statesman who through years of unceasing preparations finally defeated his enemy Napolean. As interesting as a biography of such a strong and colorful personality as Metternich himself might be the acquaintance with his political work and methods appears to be of paramount importance to us today when Europe and even the entire world is threatened by another conqueror." Shipping weight 3 lbs. First Edition. . VG/G. 24 X 16 cm. Alliance Book Corporation Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : HIEU00006

‎Lorenzen Lilly‎

‎Of Swedish Ways‎

‎Minneapolis: Dillon Press 1981 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Grey cloth with arms stamped in blue on front board 276 pp full page ill. opens each chapter. Gift inscription on verso of ffep first few leaves creased by a paper clip a few spots on bottom edge else fine. Pict DJ has three tears 1-2 cm to top edge and a few spots near tail of spine; in Brodart archival cover. 8th printing c 1964. From the DJ: "This charming account of Swedish customs and traditions will appeal to all readers with an interest in Sweden and its cultural heritage. .lively and enthusiastic." Shipping weight 2 lbs. . VG/VG. Illus. by Sutphen Dick. 22 X 14½ cm. Dillon Press Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : RGMN00004 ISBN : 0875180027 9780875180021

‎Colvin Ian‎

‎None so Blind: A British Diplomatic View of the Origins of World War II‎

‎New York: Harcourt Brace & World 1965 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Grey cloth top edge dyed red 360 pp frontispiece bibliography index notes. Photo dj chipped and creased about edges largest chip is about 1 inch square at top edge of rear panel in white space; now in Brodart archival cover. Sir Robert Vansittart later Lord Vansittart who became head of the British Foreign Office in 1930 ".consistently and unflinchingly acted to alert England to the ugly reality of Hitler's menace." The author had access to Vansittart's collection of diplomatic papers. Shipping weight 2 lbs. First US Edition. . Fine/Good. 22 X 15 cm. Harcourt, Brace & World Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : HIW200011

‎Lovoll, Odd S.‎

‎Nordics in America: The Future of Their Past‎

‎Northfield MN: The Norwegian-American Historical Association 1993 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Putty-colored linen with blue titles on front board and spine xii 228 pp notes. Papers presented at a symposium inaugurating the King Olav V Chair in Scandinavian-American Studies at St. Olaf College in Northfield. Contents: in defense of multiculturalism by John Bodnar; the founding of St. Olaf's school by Joseph M. Shaw; Swedish-American "college mania" in the nineteenth century by Philip J. Anderson; tracing threads: N. F. S. Grundtvig the Danish folk high school movement and the elderhostel experience by John Mark Nielsen; training for the class struggle: Finnish immigrants and workers' education 1899 to World War II by A. William Hoglund; myth history and the Norwegian-American Historical Association by J. R. Christianson; interpreting the Finnish-American experience by Peter J. Kivisto; Swedish America: changing perceptions by Byron J. Nordstrom; collecting and preserving the Danish-American story by John Mark Nielsen and Peter L. Petersen; "the psychology is the action": Ole Rølvaag's interpretation of immigrant life by Kristoffer F. Paulson; images of America in Vilhelm Moberg's soldat med brutet gevär by Rochelle Wright; as they tell it themselves: the testimony of immigrant letters by H. Arnold Barton; the winther of our discontent: a Danish-American tale by Faith C. Ingwersen; Norwegian-American painting in the context of the immigrant community and American art by Marion John Nelson; vignettes from a Norwegian settlement by Lloyd Hustvedt; the story told in Denmark letters: correspondence from the old country by Rudolf J. Jensen; a chair in Scandinavian-American studies by Odd S. Lovoll; contributors. Shipping weight 2 lbs. . New/No dj as issued. 23½ X 16 cm. The Norwegian-American Historical Association Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : ETNW00013

‎Gieske, Milllard & Steven J. Keillor‎

‎Norwegian-Yankee: Knute Nelson and the Failure of American Politics 1860-1923‎

‎Northfield MN: The Norwegian-American Historical Association 1995 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full greyish blue cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine 420 pp. New in shrink wrap. An immigrant from Norway Nelson in his long career in Minnesota politics was county attorney for Douglas County state senator congressman governor 1893-1895 and U. S. senator 1895-1923. Shipping weight 3 lbs. . New/No dj as issued. 23½ X 16 cm. The Norwegian-American Historical Association Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : ETNW00014

‎Bjork, Kenneth O. (Ed.)‎

‎Norwegian-American Studies Vol. 25 1972‎

‎Northfield MN: The Norwegian-American Historical Association 1972 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Maroon cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine x 293 pp footnotes. Boards warped top edge lightly spotted ffep creased. In addition to the studies contains a list of recent publications of concern to Norwegian-Americans brief list of archives contributors complete list of publications of the Norwegian-American Historical Association. Studies by Odd Sverre Løvoll David T. Nelson Arne Hassing the editor C. A. Clausen & Derwood Johnson Richard L. Canuteson Sverre Arestad J. C. K. Preus and Gerhard B. Naeseth. Shipping weight 2 lbs. . Very Good/No dj as issued. 23½ X 16 cm. The Norwegian-American Historical Association Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : ETNW00004

‎Connery, Donald S.‎

‎The Scandinavians‎

‎New York: Simon & Schuster 1966 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue cloth with white-stamped Viking ship on front board yellow & white stamped titles on spine maps on endpapers xvi 590 pp bibliography index. Slight wear to corners and spine ends a series of tiny nicks apparently a manufacturing defect to bottom edge owner's signature on recto of front free endpaper. DJ has a bit of wear at corners and two small tears to top edge; in Brodart archival cover. From the DJ: "Mr. Connery has known and studied the Scandinavians for nearly twenty years. . His book gives an immediate sense of the way life is lived at all levels of the extraordinary differences as well as the common features of the five nations and a behind-the-scenes view of influential people and forces in and out of government." The book contains major sections on Scandinavia in general Denmark Norway Sweden and Finland and a chapter on Iceland. Shipping weight 3 lbs. First Edition. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 22 X 14½ cm. Simon & Schuster Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : ETSC00004

‎Lovoll Odd S.‎

‎The Promise Fulfilled: A Portrait of Norwegian Americans Today‎

‎Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press 1998 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Quarter black cloth blue paper-covered boards blue endpapers xv 299 2 pp 52 figures mostly photos 19 tables notes index. One corner bumped else as new. DJ in Brodart archival cover. How all those Norwegian immigrants mentioned in "The Promise of America" and their descendants turned out based on surveys & interviews with some recapitulation of the history of Norwegian migration to the United States. Shipping weight 3 lbs. First Edition. . Near Fine/As New. 23½ X 21 cm. University of Minnesota Press Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : ETNW00016 ISBN : 0816628327 9780816628322

‎Soike, Lowell J.‎

‎Norwegian Americans and the Politics of Dissent 1880-1924‎

‎Northfield MN: The Norwegian-American Historical Association 1991 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Putty-colored linen with blue titles on front board and spine xii 275 pp 6 tables 16 figures charts and maps numerous photos notes bibliography index. A study of the influences of the old-world circumstances of emigrants upon Norwegian-American political behavior using both quantitative and qualitative data. Shipping weight 2 lbs. . New/No dj as issued. 23½ X 16 cm. The Norwegian-American Historical Association Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : ETNW00012 ISBN : 0877320799 9780877320791

‎Hadenius Stig & Ann Lindgren‎

‎On Sweden‎

‎Stockholm: The Swedish Institute 1990 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Sewn in predominantly white pictorial covers 111 pp color photos charts & maps. Covers faintly spotted else fine. Attempts to describe Sweden to outsiders with chapters on the Swedes history politics foreign relations the economy the labor market environment & energy social welfare crime & punishment education & research cultural affairs the media religion and sports. Contains a list of publications available from the Swedish Institute. English language. Shipping weight 1 lb. Wraps. Very Good/No dj. 20 X 15 cm. The Swedish Institute Paperback‎

Référence libraire : ETSW00005 ISBN : 915200256X 9789152002568

‎Lovoll Odd Sverre‎

‎A Folk Epic: The Bygdelag in America‎

‎Boston: Twayne Publishers a division of G. K. Hall & Co. Boston for The Norwegian-American Historical Association 1975 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue cloth foil titles on spine xv 326 pp b & w photos notes bibliography index. Owner's name & date on recto of ffep top edge slightly dusty else fine. DJ has small tears 2 mm to 1 cm along top edge and tail of spine red & blue ink rubbed off in places mostly on rear panel; in Brodart archival cover. This is a well-documented history of the bygdelag or associations of Norwegian immigrants from the same place in Norway. Shipping weight 3 lbs. First Edition. . Near Fine/VG. 23½ X 16 cm. Twayne Publishers, a division of G. K. Hall & Co., Boston, for The Norwegian-American Historical Association Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : ETNW00018 ISBN : 0805753656 9780805753653

‎Hustvedt, Lloyd‎

‎Rasmus Bjørn Anderson: Pioneer Scholar‎

‎Northfield MN: The Norwegian-American Historical Association 1966 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Volume II of the Authors Series now June 2001 out of print. Grey cloth with foil titles on spine and decoration on front board xi 381 pp 4 ff photo plates including frontispiece 5 illustrations reproduced from Amerika bibliography index. Light water spotting to boards unsightly foxing brown spots to outer leaves and edges faint musty odor o/w VG one corner and tail of spine bumped front joint moderately rubbed. In Anderson's long and varied career he was the first professor of Scandinavian languages at the University of Wisconsin American Minister to Denmark in the Grover Cleveland administration and editor and publisher of the Norwegian-language paper Amerika for 24 years. Shipping weight 3 lbs. First Edition. . G-/No dj. 23½ X 16 cm. The Norwegian-American Historical Association Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : ETNW00002

‎Johansson, John et al. (Eds.)‎

‎En Smålandssocken Emigrerar: En Bok om Emigrationen till America från Långasjö Socken i Kronobergs Län‎

‎Långasjö: Långasjö Emigrantcirkel 1967 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Printed in Växjö. Grey cloth gilt titles on maroon panels on spine dec. endpapers 928 pp on coated paper with many photos maps and facsimile documents throughout notes index. Main flaw is dampstaining about the margins especially of the first and last few dozen pages. Otherwise moderate rubbing and about 2" of half-title separating at gutter. This Swedish-language book is of interest as immigration history genealogy and family history. It lists emigrants to America from Långasjö and Kronoberg Sweden and contains brief biographies of many of the emigrants and their families in the United States and Canada. Shipping weight 6 lbs. . G/No dj. 25½ X 19 cm. Långasjö Emigrantcirkel Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : ETSW00004

‎Flanagan John T.‎

‎Theodore C. Blegen: A Memoir Authors Series Vol. IV‎

‎Northfield MN: The Norwegian-American Historical Association 1977 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Light brown cloth with gilt titles on spine blind & gilt decoration on front board xi 181 pp notes list of books written or edited by Blegen index. Light soil esp. to rear board faintly musty. Blegen was head of the history department at Hamline University superintendent of the Minnesota Historical Society editor of Minnesota History managing editor of the Norwegian-American Historical Association and dean of the University of Minnesota graduate school. Shipping weight 2 lbs. First Edition. . VG/No dj. 23½ X 16 cm. The Norwegian-American Historical Association Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : ETNW00011

‎Somerville-Large, Peter‎

‎Irish Eccentrics: A Selection‎

‎New York: Harper & Row 1975 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Remainder. Mustard cloth copper titles on spine & device on front board green endpapers xi 286 pp 8 ff b & w plates bibliography index. Remainder mark on a red dot on bottom edge else fine. DJ rubbed in spots covered with adhesive plastic. Taking a broad view of who qualifies as Irish the author has collected stories of familiars hermits & ascetics witches spendthrifts scholars murderers and just plain nuts. Shipping weight 2 lbs. First US Edition. . Near Fine/VG. 21½ X 14 cm. Harper & Row Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : ETIR00001 ISBN : 0060139080 9780060139087

‎Berggrav, Eivind‎

‎Marie Treschow: En Livsskisse‎

‎Oslo: Forlaget Land og Kirke 1956 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Putty cloth gilt titles on front board & spine 136 pp 32 illustrations mostly photos. One leaf dog-eared slight wear to corners & spine ends. DJ rather soiled and rubbed with a few small chips & tears; in Brodart archival cover. Norwegian-language biography of a disabled teacher. 3rd ptg. . Near Fine/VG-. 21 X 14½ cm. Forlaget Land og Kirke Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : LANW00003

‎Zempel, Solveig (Ed. & Trans.)‎

‎In Their Own Words: Letters from Norwegian Immigrants‎

‎Minneapolis & Oxford: University of Minnesota Press 1991 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue cloth with foil titles on front board & spine beige endpapers xviii 225 1 pp 5 maps b & w photos notes bibliography index. Owner's blind-stamped ex-libris on ffep else as new. Lives of eight Norwegian immigrants to the United States and Canada are traced through their translated letters to friends and family in Norway. Shipping weight 2 lbs. First Edition. . Fine/No dj. 23½ X 15½ cm. University of Minnesota Press Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : ETNW00015 ISBN : 0816618585 9780816618583