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193648 pages. This glamorous publication brought New York women important information including: news of the choicest fashion, entertainment, current happenings, where to go, what to see, and how much to pay. Features: Great color cover photo of cop writing ticket for fashionable lady whose dog has just soiled a hydrant; Nice one-page ad for Franklin Simon's features dresses for dining out; Letters; Half-page Best & Co. ad features photo of "Upholstery Damask"; Fantastic one-page ad for Singer sewing machines features attractive model and text aimed specifically to the women of New York; Opinions of the New York Woman; Great photos of people aboard New York subways; Fantastic photos of mannequins - under construction and finished; Women Among Men in the Business World; Photos of Spanish ex-pats in Manhattan's Spanish quarter protesting against the 'fascist raid on Spain'; Confessions of a Personal Maid (part 2 of 2); Gentlement for Hire - photo-illustrated article of Ted Peckham, who offers 135 impeccable male youths as escorts for lonely ladies; Fantastic one-page color photo of model in dark suede outfit; (Theatre) First Nighters are Terrible People; A Fashion Editor's Diary; Shoulders by Lynn Fontaine - photo-illustrated fashion article on selecting the right dress for the right body; Great winter fashion centerfold features black and white photo with color illustrations; So Much To Buy - So Much To Spend; Merrily We Roll Along - illustrated article on roller skating fashions; A Man's Closet; Rugs - pointers on selection and placing; Roasts for a family of two; Halloween table decoration; Leica photo contest entrants; Edna Ferber visits 47 W 53rd - home of theatrical hopefuls; Photos from the film "Garden of Allah" starring Marlene Dietrich; Interesting vintage half-page Kotex ad shows golfer in long dress and two other active ladies; Russeks Fifth Avenue half-page photo ad features squirrel fur coat; Tables About Town - details of offerings by local restaurants, with prices; Manhattan Date Book; Inside of back cover promotes upcoming feature article on photographer Victor Keppler with photos and text; and more. Unmarked with modest wear. A quality copy of this great vintage depression-era item. Magazine
191053 pages. Three black and white plates. Includes piano music and dance instructions. "This volume of folk dances taken from Swedish sources and sympathetically translated for American use by Mr. Bergquist is genuine and cannot fail to receive the large appreciation it deserves, for he has danced them as his forefathers did in Sweden itself." - from Introduction by C. Ward Crampton. Dances include: The Skaning or the Stop; Bleking; Ladita - Lott' 1st Todt; Tantoli; The Rill; Snurrbock; Gustavus' Toast; Clap Dance; The Skobo Dance; Varsovienne; Three Men Polska; The Oxen Dance; Ostgota Polska; Schottische; Frykdal Polska; The Skanska Quadrille; Weaving DAnce; Fjallnas Polska; Gottland Quadrille; Dal Dance; The Halling; Vingaker Dance; The Skralat. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Gilt lettering upon front board still legible. A worthy reading copy of this charming Swedish cultural memento. Book
1900192 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1900. Fold out map of Sweden at page 11. Chapters include: Early Religious History of Sweden; Sweden since the Reformation; The Swedish Diet; Rev. Fred. Olaus Nilsson; Rev. Andreas Wiberg; Mr. Wiberg in America; Stockholm; Dalecarlia; Baptists in Dalecarlia; Skania; Island of Gottland; Wester Norrland and Aland; Swedish Lapland; Persecutions. Usual library markings. Front hinge taped. Back hinge open. Binding open at title page. A worthy reading copy. Book
189316 pages. 13" x 10.5" oblong. Full-page black and white photos of: Heidelberg; Parliament Building in Vienna; The Colusseum in Rome; Statue of Moses by Michaelangelo; The Roman Forum; The Campo Santo, Genoa, Italy; Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris; The Place of La Bastile, Paris; The Table on which Napoleon I signed his abdication; The Dairy of Marie Antoinette, Versailles; View of Amsterdam, Holland; The Naerodal Pass, Norway; Gothenburg, Sweden; The National Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark; Place Dom Pedro, Lisbon; City of Jaffa, Palestine. Minor moisture exposure. Unmarked. Average wear. Book
189316 pages. 13" x 10.5" oblong. Wonderful full-page black and white photos of: The City of Mexico; City of Bombay, India; Island of St. Helena; Cape Town, Africa; The Royal Palace, Honolulu, Sandwich Islands (Hawaii); Constantinople; Ruins of the City of Capernaum; Royal Palace of Peterhof, near St. Petersburg; The Hermitage, St. Petersburg; Devil's Bridge, Switzerland; Island of Madeira; Salon, Marie de Padilla; Frederiksborg Palace, Denmark; Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden; The Palace of Versailles, France; The Assumption of the Virgin, by Murillo. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
194924 pages (pages 48-72). Contents: Your Washington Reporter; A Challenge to Foes of Organized Labour - President William Green outlines Labor's Objective for World Freedom; An American Labour Leader Abroad - Victor J. Sjaholm of O.R.C. is now in Sweden as adviser to Marshall Plan Unit - he provides a colorful account of experiences; Can German Labour Unite Humanity?, by Tom Gillespie, Labor Correspondent in Europe; Marshall Plan Working in Norway; Leslie Biffle; All our Lodges should affiliate with state federations of labor and city central bodies, by A.J. Bernhardt, Assistant General President; Updates from Robert Hewitt, Charles Burchfield, Henri Vaillancourt and J.T. Powell; News from various lodges; When can you retire under teh Railroad Retirement Act?. Address label on front cover. Five-inch opening to fore-edge of back cover which features a wonderful OshKosh B'gosh work wear ad on the outside and a masculine Lee work clothes ad on the inside. Both ads feature engineers. Book
1982Features: Cover photo Lebanese horror - bodies being dug up; Pontiac 2000 ad; Pontiac 6000 ad; Pontiac Phoenix ad; Signs of strain in the Libyan revolution - Ghadaffi/Khadafy; B.C. Hydro substation bombed on Vancouver Island; Charles Baird of Inco replies to the call for his company to be nationalized; Bill Davis and Ontario jump onto the 6 and 5 retraint bandwagon; New Brunswick election; Cover story - Anguish in the Diaspora - the aftermath of Sabra and Shatila; Khmer Rouge forces prepare for teh Vietnamese dry season offensive - Kampuchea and Prince Norodom Sihanouk; Centerfold ad for the Oldsmobile Firenza; Cutlass Cierra ad; Olof Palme election victory in Sweden; Ed Koch defeated in New York; Costly plan for the deliverance of Dome Petroleum; The lights go out on the NFL - labour strife; Painful defeat for the Montreal Expos - once-again runners-up; Looking ahead to the new EPCOT Center; A revisionist view of insulin's birth - Banting and Best; Parents neglect regular immunization; Machines that talk back, by Suzanne Zwarun; The economy makes it tough for young academics - Bruce Walton; Decision to form one Lutheran church; Entertainment reviews. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
193940 pages. Circa 1940s. 72 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Great ad for part I of Hitler's Mein Kampf inside front cover; Big guns of the coast of France; Australia prepares to fight for the Allied cause - nice full-page photo of troops of the Australian Scottish Regiment marching on a road near Victoria, Australia; Royal Navy Gunners in training at sea; Photo of the Fire Region Nerve Centre; Princess Royal inspecting the Royal Corps of Signals on December 12th; The Corps of the Military Police - illustrated article by Sir Malcolm Campbell; Refuelling a Nazi seaplane; Finland holds out against the Soviet Invaders - eight great photos; British Air Supremacy - illustrated article by Sir Kingsley Wood; Torpedoed survivors have second adventure - the Belgian steamer Louis Sheid beaches on the coast of Devonshire on December 7th after rescuing survivors of the Dutch motor-ship Tajandoen - two super photos; Wonderful centerfold illustrations show how the R.A.F. has obtained thousands of valuable photos of German territory on the Western front; French Army activity on the Front; Training sailors for the Fleet Air Arm; The War at Sea - statement by Winston Churchill with photos; Sweden strengthens her defences - ten great photos including a full-page photo of the Drottning Victoria with guns ablaze; Commentary on the war this week; Photos of bomb-making for the Royal Air Force; Nazi Heinkel reconnaissance aircraft crashes into sea off Sheringham on December 6th; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
195372 pages. Features: Riding by Reasoning, Part III; Tops in Tailoring - well-dressed Cy Taillon, Casey Tibbs, and others, with photos; That Old Cotton Rope; Western Wear For Women; Popular Fallacies about Palominos; Just Like Dad's - a guide to pint-size western wear; Down the Straightaway; Picked up in the Rodeo Arena; Horses with Appaloosa spots; Vet's Corner; Tips on Care of Suede & Leather wear; Training the Roping Horse; Young Boys Operate Riding Stables; How to Take Better Horse Pictures; Wild Horse Man - Frank Robbins of Glenrock, Wyoming; Will Rodgers' Saddles - on dispaly in his memorial in Oklahoma; and more. Fantastic color "Friskie Babe" western shirt ad, by Tem-Tex, inside front cover. Nice Wrangler jeans ad on page 3. Fantastic full-page color ad for Fred Meuller, Inc. boots inside back cover. Ryon Panama hat ad on back cover. Lee jeans ad featuring Casey Tibbs on page 72. Levi's ad on page 43. Leddy Bros. boot ad. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
187116 pages. Contents: Front cover illustration of Mantelets for girls; The "Circus" World, by Gail Hamilton; New York Fashions - undressed silks, pongees and foulards, Lyons Poplins, Summer Silks, Black Grenadine, Trousseau for May; Personal; Examples of fine embroidery and crochet; Lovely illustrations of Ladies' Mantelets, Blouse-Waists and decorative sleeves; The Lovels of Arden (continued); Fantastic two-page compilation of illustrations of walking suits; Worth While for Women to Know; A May Blossom; Infant Geniuses; Useful Recipes; Sayings and Doings; The Four-Leaved Clover; The Late Queen of Sweden (illustration); Sections of Tidies; Humor on back cover; and more. Unmarked. Above-average wear. Magazine
1984143 pages. Index. Bibliography. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A handsome copy. Book
1949226 pages. Text in Swedish. One page illustration of Abbey Monte Cassino and vicinity in Italy, with WWII military movements indicated. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
1991v, 248 pages. Index. References. Chapters include: Introduction; Before Economics; David Davidson - the transition to neoclassical economics; Knut Wicksell - neoclassicist and iconoclast; Gustav Cassel - popularizer and enigmatic Walrasian; Eli F. Heckscher - the economic historian as economist; The Stockholm School and the development of dynamic method; Beyond the Stockholm School. Moderate wear. Minimal library markings. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book
1997150 pages. Colour photography throughout. Printed upon glossy stock. Text in English. "Not only depicts the artist and engraver Mats Jonasson but also the person behind the well-known reliefs. In words and pictures we can follow his thoughts from his lonely wanderings in barren Grastensmon." - from back board. Clean and unmarked with light wear. An attractive copy. Book
1889Outside dimensions 14.5" x 10.75". Unmarked with light wear and soiling. An attractive vintage copy. Book
198946 pages. Features: Mother and Son - Dorothy Berryman and Malcolm McGuire; Marketing Your Finished Product - Part 2; Jewelry - Dorothy Kamm; Fanciful Ladies - Solbritt Nannis of Sweden; Red Grapes on Porcelain - Paula White-Hosmer; Grape Platter; Donna Fairman; Meet Nina Elbrechtz; Peony Chinese Style - Ana Quiros; Master Artist's Lesson #3; Calla Vase; Wild Rose Plate; Painting a Tiger; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
199652 pages. Features: Cover photo of the Queen Elizabeth II; On the Waterfront; The SD 14 - Thirty Years On; The World's Navies - Denmark, Norway, and Sweden; Under Sail - 'Archibald Russell'; Illuminated Liners - photofeature; The Cunard Heritage Trail; Voyage report - Voyage to West Africa aboard the Accra; Dean Quarry Stone Trade; Cruise Ship Review; Shipping of the Scheldt - photofeature; Ferry Fleets Update; Ferry Focus - SeaCat Scotland versus Stena Voyager versus Jetliner; Ports of Call; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
1974No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or creased with one cm tear to upper rear edge and traces of storage. 242pp. A meticulous historical reconstruction, written as a novel, of the murder of the despised King Gustaf of Sweden in 1792, the unmasking of the murderer and his execution.
1981313 p. Hardcover Very good condition good
1923120p., illus. Little People Everywhere series Hardcover Very good condition
18822 vol., illus. Hardcover Good condition; spine ends & edges worn
195381p., illus. Hardcover Good condition; front board & some pages soiled
1957359p., illus. Inscribed by the author to Henry Stebbins, then U.S. Ambassador to Nepal. T.L.S. from author to Stebbins in envelope inserted. Hardcover Very good condition; offsetting on front endpaper tattered d.j. fair
1968298 p. Co-published by the American-Scandinavian Foundation, New York. Hardcover Very good condition good
1959132p., illus. Annual review of Swedish sports Hardcover Very good condition
