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96 pages. Features: Another excuse to think about buying yarn!; We're all warped - differently!; Round coasters to break away from the grid; Warping from to back for a striped rag rug; warping front to back; Turned M's and O's scarf inspired by Handwoven; Special warping tips; 4-shaft twill gamps in color-wheel colors; Back to front with two crosses; Aurora rug in Finnish Raanu; Back to front through lease sticks; Warping with a paddle using yarns from your stash for a scarf; Sectional beaming in ten easy steps for upholstery or pillow fabric; A shawl in fabric forecast's island sunset palette; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
xxiv + 367pp., with bl/w illustrations in phototype tipped in + some plates out-of-text, 30cm., original illustrated softcover (some traces of use, spine bit repaired), text and interior are clean and bright, text in Italian, weight: 1.8kg., T107916
176pp.with 18 tables in text + 160 illustrations out-of-text, Doctoral dissertation at the University of Helsinki (1938), 25cm., VG, [text in german]
Almost one inch thick. Average wear and soiling. Unmarked except for light pencil erasure upon front flyleaf. Book
245 pages. A collection of thirteen papers given at a conference held at the University of Toronto in May 1985. Brings out the history of women in several ethnic groups. As a pioneering enterprise in this area, it has indicated the richness of the field. A beginning has been made; much remains to be done. Discusses: The Upper-Class British Woman; Italian Women; Finnish Domestics; British Girls; Jewish Women; Polish Women; Greek Women; Macedonian Women; Armenian Women Refugees; Ukrainian Women; Working Chinese Women; Ontario Mennonite Women. Moderate quantity of markings to contents. Average wear. Binding sound. Book
223 pages. List of sources. Index. Many black and white reproductions of photos. "Sointula, a tiny community on Malcolm Island, was founded at the turn of the century by Finnish settlers who, driven from their native land by Czarish oppression, hoped to build their own utopia on the B.C. coast." - dust jacket. Gift greetings upon half-title page, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean. Text in English and Finnish. This catalog was prepared to accompany the retrospective exhibition at the Helsinki City Art Museum from March 9 to May 27, 2001. Illustrated in black & white and color with many plates.Ulla Jokisalo was born in Kannus, Finland, in 1955. She lives and works in Helsinki. Jokisalo graduated from Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture in 1983, where she has been teaching since 1984. Chronology. ISBN: 9519851359. 11" high X 9" wide, 125 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
4 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs, maps and diagrams; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine set. Offprinted from the Transactions of the Newcomen Society Vols. XLI, XLIII, XLIV, XLV respectively. The set comprises: Part I: Watermills; Part II: Mamsel or Smock Mills; Part III: Hollow Post Mills; Part IV: Post Mills. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
This is a very good hardcover copy with almost no wear, without dust jacket as issued. Signed in ink, by Juha Suonpaa, on the half title-page underneath the photograph of Juha Suonpaa in a Santa Claus suit. Not inscribed to anyone, just signed and dated 10-19-2011. Text in Finnish with a brief summary in English at the end. Illustrated throughout in color, some black & white with Juha Suonpaa's photographs. 10" square, 246 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
82 pages. Contents: Interview with Richard Chamberlain; Lady Caroline Lamb (photos); Mike Sarne on Fellini's Toby Dammit - article with photos; Damsels in Distress at Venice '72 - article with photos; Savage Messiah - an extract from Christopher Logue's screenplay; Endless Night (photos); Silence is not so Golden - Part 2; Silent Running (photos); Reviews; Groupies (photos); Green Widow - New Finnish cinema discovered (article with photos); Pin-up photo of Sally Gray; and more. Ads include: Savage Messiah (inside front cover); Images; The Assassination of Trotsky. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
Features: Postcard Gems; Some Notes on the Finnish Railways in the 1950s; Some Early Diesel Locomotive Experiments; The Teresa Cristina Pacifics; The Railways of Jamaica - Epitaph, August 1994; Steam at Dresden, Germany, 29 April to 2 May 1994; New Light on the 'Lawleys'; The Last Big Steam Show down under; Back Track. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
Articles: Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd. - The Rise and Demise of Vancouver's Biggest Shipyard; The Multidisciplinary Rediscovery and tracking of 'The Great Newfoundland and Saint-Pierre et Miquelon Hurricane of September 1775; Avoidable Loss - The Saga of the Blucher; Seamen Ashore - Port Vistas of Late Nineteenth-Century Finnish Sailors; plus book reviews. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
2 parts in 1 volume: viii,254 + 52pp., 23cm., nicely bound in hardcover (marbled plates, spine in cloth), in the series "Skrifter utgivna av K.Humanistika Vetenskaps-Samfundet i Uppsala" volume 28-1 & 34-3, very good condition, T86525
100pp., original 1968-edition, 25cm., editor's hardcover, dustwrapper, in the series "Research Center for the Language Sciences. Uralic and Altaic series" volume 80, good condition, T86457
1000pp., 27cm., text printed in 2 columns, cloth, good condition, [bilingual: Russian-Finnish, Russian words in Cyrillic script], OCLC 246738701, T75491
This is a very good softcover copy with just light cover wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in Finnish and Swedish. This is a monograph on the celebrated Finnish glass designer Nanny Still who began designing glass and ceramics in the early 1950's. Illustrated in color and black & white with hundreds of photographs. Also several drawings reproduced and vintage photographs of the artist in her studio, with colleagues, etc. Essays by Dan Klein, Michele Thiry, Marianne Aav, Kaisa Koivisto, Heiki Matiskainen, and Ulf Hard af Segerstad. Chronology. Bibliography. 9" square, 112 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
ix, [1], 113, [3], pages. Black and white photographic plates. 19 x 13 cm. "The writer of this book brings first-hand acquaintance of these sturdy people for he is one of themselves and is very familiar with customs and habits and traditions of the Old Land and the opportunities of the New". - Introduction. Chapters include: The Story of Finland; Characteristics of the Finnish people; The Progress of Finland; Suomi Today; The Finns Come to Canada; The United Church and Finnish Friends in Canada; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Will be of interest to Finnish Canadians interested in their forebears. Book
40 pages. Circa 1940s. 68 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Ad for Mein Kampf, part 2, inside front cover; French Premier Daladier and Admiral Darlan aboard U-boat hunters; 5 photos of French women working in aircraft factories; four photos of Polish sailors fighting with the British Navy; Three photos of night on the British front in France - with gas masks in use; End of another German submarine, the U.39; How the colonial empire of France comes to the aid of France - illustrated article; Newfoundland answers call to arms; With the Finnish army at the front; full-page photo portrait of General Vuillemin, Supreme Commander of the French Air Force; Illustrated centerfold displays the range of Allied and German aerial gun-power; two photos of a downed ME 109; large photo of a downed Dornier 17 afire in a French field; Australian airmen join R.A.F. Coastal Command - working with the Short Sunderland flying boat; Article - U.S. and the War - President Roosevelt issues a warning to Americans; Photo of American bomber over the New York World's Fair; Photo of massive French railway artillery; Training men as stokers for the Royal Navy; New Zealand troops in training at home; A commentary on the war this week; Training men from the ranks as officers; Ad for "I Was Hitler's Maid" inside back cover; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
40 pages. Circa 1940s. 71 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Full-page photo of Australian troops marching down Martin Place, Sydney as they leave for overseas; Training Britain's Submarine Heroes; Article entitled The Farmer and The War, by Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith, with photos; Photo portrait of Admiral Jean Francois Darlan, Commander-in-Chief of the French Navy; Arctic conditions on the British front; Pictorial news on the home front; Resignation statement by Leslie Hore-Belisha and the Prime Minister's reply; Rumania - her oil and her army; R.A.F. penetrate deep into Germany; With the Frenchmen who face the Siegfried Line; French shoot down three Nazi planes in a day; Photos of British submarines lost - the Undine, the Seahorse, and the Starfish; Neville Chamberlain surveys the progress of the war; Excellent photos of the struggle on the Finnish front; Nazi mountain troops in the Alps; Commentary on the war this week; Indian troops on the Western Front, including excellent full-page photo of hundreds of transport mules of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
40 pages. 75 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: The Ajax returns to Plymouth after its victory over the Graf Spee; Lord Gort inspecting trenches; British activity in the snow at the front; French visitors inspect British guns and planes; Article entitled War Finance at Home - how the intricate problem of revenue and expenditure is solved, with photo of John Maynard Keynes; Full-page photo portrait of Major-General Andrew G.L. McNaughton; On duty with the R.A.F. coastal command; On board a British submarine depot ship; The Australians are Ready; Centerfold illustrations depict how the navy is prepared to deal with concentrated air attacks by Nazi bombers; Arctic Conditions on the French Front; Royal visit; Inspecting Polish airmen in England; Ceylon helps the Empire's war effort; Supplies for the Army - an article on the enormous task of providing and maintaining arms and equipment for the British Expeditionary Force; Many photos of the fight for freedom on the Finnish front; German troops experience arctic weather; A Commentary on the war this week; Photos at the headquarters of the A.R.P., including a photo of Sir Edward Evans; Delivering the Mail by Sea - transfering bags from ship to ship while they maintain speed; Summary of the chief daily events in the war this week. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
24 pages. Inflation? - Rising Prices Give Rise to Official Concern - with photos of Mariner S. Eccles and Secretary of Agriculture Wallace; Sit-Down Strikes; School disaster in New London, Texas; Amelia Earhart crashes on Howland Island in the mid-Pacific; Great photo of 10 men carrying huge carpet to be used for King's coronation at Westminster Abbey; Rebel Rout in Spain; Article on fascinating alleged love triangle between Benito Mussolini, Madeleine la Ferriere and Count Charles de Chambrun - whom she shot; Reich Finances - brief article with photo of Hjalmar Shacht; China's Famine; "Horror Coma" experienced by Mrs. Helen Wills - photo of her with Dr. Damuel Marcus; Photo of Finnish first lady Mrs. Kaisa Kallio, wife of Kyosti Kallio; Editorials; Feature article on Judge Louis Dembitz Brandeis, with photo; The Movie World - with photo of Bette Davis; Dr. Hans Luther is relieved of his post as German Ambassador in Washington - with photo; Mui Tsai - Chinese girl babies are often human chattel sold for a price; Photo of Kakike Saito, Queen of the Cherry Blossoms; Back page photos of bull-fighting in Mexico. Vintage ads; and more. Average wear. Yellowed with age. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
205 pages. Index. Eyewitness reports of a Finnish-American journalist, 1938-1997. Author spent a lifetime bridging the linguistic and cultural gap between Finland and North America. Covers Sibelius, the Winter War, the Continuation War and Finnish identity. Clean, bright and unmarked but for discard stamp upon top edge of text. Negligible wear. Very nice copy. Book
8vo. 24 pages. Heavily Finnish membership. SUBJECT (S) : Cooperative societies - United States. OCLC lists no copies worldwide. Staples removed so that pages are loose, very good condition. (FIN-8-16)
4to. 126 pages. In Finnish. Illustrated. SUBJECT (S) : Pohjanmaa (Finland) - description and travel. OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (National Library of Finland, Northern Michigan University) . Tears on spine, good condition. (FIN-13-5)
Cloth, 16mo (small) , 83 (1) pages. Finnish translation of the German edition of Johan Möller's Kleine Katechismus. Subject: Lutheran Church - Catechisms - Finnish. No copies of this edition on OCLC. Light wear, Good+ Condition. (fin23-35)