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192047787Astoria OR: Western Workmen's Publishing Society n.d. ca. 1920s. First Edition. Small octavo 19.5cm; publisher's olive printed wrappers; 94pp. Covers rather chipped and curled faint soil to bottom textblock edge spine cocked else Good to Very Good overall. Text entirely in Finnish. Proletarian novel by Helmi Mattson among the more prominent Finnish-American women leftists of the interwar period. Born in Finland Mattson emigrated to International Falls Minnesota married then relocated to Astoria Oregon where she edited the important Finnish women's periodical Toveritar. She later moved to New York where she edited the Finnish-language Communist organ Eteenpäin see Kostiainen Finns in the United States 2014. The current work dating from Mattson's Astoria period ca 1920-1930 is uncommon; OCLC notes three copies only as of February 2020 at Library of Congress U. Minnesota and Lakehead U. Canada. Western Workmen's Publishing Society unknown books
12mo. 142 pages. In Finnish. Probably the first Finnish edition (! ) . SUBJECT(S) : Fiction. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (National Library of Finland) . SERIES: Hyvää ajanvietettä ; 7; Worn covers with some small creases and tears around the edges, pages darkened, good condition. (FIN-8-51)
1949T71527Paris, Klincksieck 1949 250pp., 23cm., dans la série "Les langues et leurs structures" vol.1, br., T71527
250pp., 23cm., dans la série "Les langues et leurs structures" vol.1, br., T71527
8vo. 161 pages. First edition. SUBJECT (S) : Scandinavian-American newspapers - history; Finnish-American newspapers - history; Finnish newspapers - Canada - history; Press, labor - United States - history; Press, socialist - United States - history. SERIES: Publications of the Labor Newspaper Preservation Project; OCLC lists 29 copies worldwide. Fine condition. (FIN-8-44)
ria9781138569768_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This book analyses the role of the EU in the process of institutional change in its Eastern neighbourhood and explains why EU policies arrive at contradictory outcomes at the sectoral level. hardcover
33257Bruxelles, Ministère de l'Instruction publique, 1949. 16 x 22, 28 pp., plusieurs illustrations, broché, bon état.
8vo. 142 pages. In Finnish. First edition. SUBJECT (S) : Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) , 1882-1945; Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953; Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965. OCLC lists 4 copies worldwide (National Library of Finland, Hoover Institute, UC Berkeley, Northern Michigan Univ) . Good condition. (FIN-15-10)
8vo. 4, 4 pages. Illustrated. Two issues: June 1980 & January 1981. SUBJECT (S) : Finns - United States - Massachusetts. OCLC lists no copies worldwide. Creased from mailing, otherwise very good condition. (FIN-13-8)
4to. About 8 pages each. A few illustrations. Includes 5 issues: Dec 1978-April 1979, monthly. SUBJECT (S) : Finnish Americans - Michigan - periodicals. OCLC lists 4 copies worldwide (Library of Michigan, Univ of Michigan, Univ of Minnesota-Minneapolis, Michigan Tech) . Creased from mailing, good condition. (FIN-13-17)
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
1955T75420Moskva [Moscow], Gosudarstvennoe Izdat. Inostrannych i Nacionalnych Slovarej 1955 672pp., 21cm., 2nd revised and enlarged edition, text printed in 2 columns, cloth, good condition, [bilingual: Finnish-Russian; Russian words in Cyrillic script], OCLC 247325613, T75420
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
4to. 16 pages. Illustrated. "The English picture magazine in Finland. " SUBJECT (S) : Finland - periodicals. OCLC lists 25 copies worldwide. Very good condition. (FIN-13-20)
4to. Fifteen issues: complete 1974, complete 1975, complete 1976, Jan, July, Oct 1977 (quarterly) . "New Series. " SUBJECT(S) : Finnish American - periodicals; Finnish American Historical Society of the West - periodicals. ISSN: 1538-5884. Very good condition. (FIN-13-19)
4to. 12, 14, 8 pages. Illustrated. Three issues: Nov 1969, June & Nov 1971. SUBJECT (S) : Finnish American - periodicals; Finnish American Historical Society of the West - periodicals. ISSN: 1538-5884. Very good condition. (FIN-13-18)
4to. 28 pages. SUBJECT (S) : Finns - Michigan - Detroit; Detroit (Mich. ) -- history. OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide. Covers a little worn, lower corner bumped, good condition. (FIN-8-34)
4to. 26 issues. Most are about 4 pages. Title changed from Minnesota Finish-American Historical Society in May, 1984. SUBJECT (S) : Finnish American - Minnesota - Twin Cities Metropolitan Area - periodicals. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (Minneapolis Public Library, Univ of Minnesota-Minneapolis, Minnesota Historical Society) . ISSN: 0734-5925. Good condition. (FIN-13-28)
4to. 7 issues: Mar & Apr 1985, Nov 1986, Jan & Nov 1987, Sept & Oct 1989. Most are about 4 pages. Title changed from Minnesota Finish-American Historical Society in May, 1984. SUBJECT (S) : Finnish American - Minnesota - Twin Cities Metropolitan Area - periodicals. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (Minneapolis Public Library, Univ of Minnesota-Minneapolis, Minnesota Historical Society) . ISSN: 0734-5925. Good condition. (FIN-13-29)
8vo. 4 pages. Includes original blank form. SUBJECT (S) : Finns - United States. OCLC lists no copies worldwide. Very good condition. (FIN-13-9)
4to. 45 pages. Illustrated. SUBJECT (S) : Finnish Americans - history - periodicals. ISSN: 0162-5462. Very good condition. (FIN-13-13)
305 pages plus 319 pages. This work is "a result of an extraordinary conference that took place in Toronto, Canada in November 1979. The Multicultural History Society of Ontario drew Finnish scholars from throughout the world to present papers on Finnish migration and about the life of the ethnic group, especially in North America, but everywhere it had dispersed throughout the world." - from Preface. Usual library markings. Average wear. Bindings somewhat fragile. Worthy reference copy. Book
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
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.
4to. 48 pages. Illustrated. SUBJECT (S) : Finns - Minnesota. OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide. Very good condition. (FIN-13-14)
