573 résultats
12mo. 31 pages. SUBJECT (S) : Finnish Americans; Lutherans. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide (Graduate Theological Union, JKM Library, Univ of Illinois, Wittenberg Univ, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysgurg) . Stain on cover, good condition. (FIN-8-3)
12mo. 31 pages. SUBJECT (S) : Finnish Americans; Lutherans. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide (Graduate Theological Union, JKM Library, Univ of Illinois, Wittenberg Univ, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysgurg) . Small tear on spine, water stain on cover, good condition. (FIN-8-2)
208 pages including index and bibliography. Virtual slaves, these children were uprooted from their villages in central and southern Italy to perform as barrel-organists, harpists, violinists, fifers, pipers, and animal exhibitors. "This extremely, unusual study, enlivened by photographs, throws a floodlight on ethnic prejudice, cultural constructs of childhood, Tammany Hall politics and 19th-century immigration and working conditions." - Publishers Weekly. Very light wear. Glossy laminated covers. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
271 pages including bibliography, index and black and white photographic plates. Between 1870 and the depression of the 1930s, more than 80,000 children from the poverty of England were sent to Canada by well-meaning philanthropists to live and work with Canadian farm families. "Superbly readable... one of the finest pieces of Canadian social history ever to be written. It is, in every way, an exceptional book." - Calgary Herald. Address label inside front cover. Well-used copy with lean to spine. Unmarked. Remains a worthy reading copy. Book
159 pages. Black and white plates. "The story of a British family which crossed the Atlantic in the mid 19th century. It is told in their own words in letters written home from Canada West (Ontario) and Prince Edward Island. From the letters emerges a portrait of a fascinating family which included portrait painter Robert Harris and architect William Harris. Here we encounter the beliefs, values and attitudes of a mid-Victorian family, and a view of their daily lives at home and at work." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Lovely copy. Book
255 pages. Whether they came from Britain or Europe, these newcomers all wove new vigour and spirit into the Canadian cultural, economica and social fabric. And they all vividly remember their first hours, days and momths in a new country. This book is about their memories: sad, happy, sometimes incredible and always moving. The often felt frustrated and homesick and were at times resourceful or bewildered, weak or determined. But always they felt like immigrants in a strange land. Book clean, unmarked and very lightly worn. Some yellowing at edges. Slight lean to spine. Dust jacket in excellent condition but for scratch in lower corner of back panel. Very nice copy. Book
8vo. 25 pages. First edition. Illustrated. SUBJECT (S) : Finnish Americans - Michigan - history - sources; Michigan - history - sources. SERIES: Bulletin - Michigan Historical Collections ; no. 26; Variation: Bulletin (Michigan Historical Collections) ; no. 26. Covers darkened around the edges, occasional pencil underlining, good condition. (FIN-8-40)
12mo. 23 pages. SUBJECT (S) : Finnish Americans - bibliography; Finnish Americans - history - bibliography; Finns - United States - bibliography; Kolehmainen, John Ilmari, b. 1910 - bibliography. OCLC lists 18 copies worldwide. Fine good condition. (FIN-10-32)
8vo. 8 pages. Illustrated. This issue only. SUBJECT (S) : Finns - United States - Periodicals; Finns - United States - social life and customs. OCLC lists no copies worldwide. "An international non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of Finnish culture. " Creased from mailing, good condition. (FIN-13-7)
8vo. 8, 8, 8 pages. Illustrated. Three issues: Summer 1980, April 1983, Summer 1984. SUBJECT (S) : Finns - United States - Periodicals; Finns - United States - social life and customs. OCLC lists no copies worldwide. "An international non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of Finnish culture. " Creased from mailing, good condition. (FIN-13-6)
4to. 15 pages. Illustrated with tables and graphs. "Paper presented at the alcohol policy plenary session of the 29th International Institute on the Prevention and Treatment of Alcoholism, Zagreb, Yugoslavia, July 1st, 1983." SUBJECT (S) : Alcoholic beverage industry - government ownership -Finland; Alcoholism - government policy - Finland; Alcohol - law and legislation - Finland. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (Library of Congress, Baker & Taylor, National Library of Finland) . SERIES: Reports from the Social Research Institute of Alcohol Studies, ; no. 166; Variation: Alkoholipoliittisen tutkimuslaitoksen tutkimusseloste; no. 166. ISBN: 9519192220. Very good condition. (FIN-13-41)
8vo. 40 pages. The first issue of only 3 issues published (nrs 1-3, July, Aug & Sept 1918) . SUBJECT(S) : Finland - periodicals. OCLC lists 9 copies worldwide. Good condition. (FIN-13-11)
8vo., First Edition, with coloured plates, numerous illustrations in the text and endpaper maps; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
294p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition, covers lightly soiled
8vo. 23 pages. Heavily Finnish cooperative, in membership and origin, as reflected in the text. SUBJECT (S) : Cooperatives - United States. OCLC lists no copies worldwide. Piece of tape on front, pencil writing on back, good condition. (FIN-8-7)
4to. 12 pages. This issue only. The Suomi College alumni bulletin, a quarterly publication. ISSN: 0734-5933. OCLC lists 4 copies worldwide (Michigan Tech, Univ of Minnesota-Minneapolis, Pacific Lutheran Univ, Clarke Historic Library) . Suomi College is now Finlandia University. Good condition. (FIN-13-31)
4to. The Suomi College alumni bulletin. A quarterly publication; includes Oct 1964, Feb 1972, Sept & Dec 1973, Mar & June 1974, Mar & June 1975, Dec 1977, Mar, June & Dec 1978, Sept & Dec 1979, Sept 1980, Mar & Dec 1985. ISSN: 0734-5933. OCLC lists 4 copies worldwide (Michigan Tech, Univ of Minnesota-Minneapolis, Pacific Lutheran Univ, Clarke Historic Library) . Suomi College is now Finlandia University. Good condition. (FIN-13-3)
459p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
357 pages including index. Documents the sons and daughters of Erin who made the North American continent their home. Recounts their extraordinary ascent from poor immigrant to heights of wealth, power and influence in many fields. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Suberb copy. Book
ISBN : 2707118559. La découverte. 1989. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. légèrement passée. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 259 pages. 'Enquêtes'. Préface de Gunter Wallraff. Les témoignages de Marocains, Algériens, Africains, Portugais...
16mo. 264 pages. Illustrated. In Finnish. SUBJECT (S) : Fiction - juvenile audience. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (National Library of Finland) . SERIES: Pääskysen kirjasto ; ; 6. Boards edgeworn and soiled, good condition. (FIN-19-1)
12mo. 137 Pages. Includes maps. Finnish translation of An outline of economic geography. SUBJECT (S) : Economic geography. OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide. Born in 1884, Horrabin wrote several books on class, labor and education, and illustrated H. G. Wells' Outline of History. He was a member of the Labor Party and the Union of Journalists, and Plebs, the periodical of the British Labor Colleges. (de Leon 1925, 290) Good+ condition. (FIN-17-15)
8vo. 96 pages. In Finnish. OCLC lists no copies worldwide. Front cover detached, tanned, corners bumped, good- condition. (FIN-21-33)
12mo. 93 pages. In Finnish. SUBJECT (S) : Poetry. OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide. Good+ condition. (FIN-22-36)
12mo. 251 pages. In Finnish. SUBJECT (S) : Communism; Anarchism; Anarchists. Appeared first in French under the title La conquete du pain. OCLC lists 4 copies worldwide (Northern Michigan Univ, Kent State Univ, Oregon Historical Society, Pacific Lutheran Univ) . Krapotkin (1842-1921) , born in Moscow, was an early proponent of anarchist communism; because he held the title Prince in Russia, he was called the Anarchist Prince. He wrote the article on anarchism for the 1910 Encyclopaedia Britannica. (www.gutenberg.org; www.dwardmac. Pitzer.edu) Red edged, patterned end paper, spine darkened, front hinge cracking, good condition. (FIN-11-4)