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Haarlem, Tjeenk Willink, 1878. Lex8vo. Contemp. hcalf. Raised bands. Gilt spine with gilt lettering. Stamp on title-page. Frontispiece map. (2),96 pp., 11 plates. Clean and fine.
Reykj., 1969. Orig.helshirt. 222 pp.
Kbhvn., 1912-13. Smal 8vo. Orig. omslag. Lille stødhul i omslaget. XXIV,254 pp. Rigt illustr., tekstillustr, plancher og kort.
Kjøbenhavn, Gyldendal, 1921-24. 3 samtidige hshirtbd. Orig. illustrerede foromslag påsat forpermerne. 87,72,112 pp. Rigt illustreret og med kortbilag.
København, Gyldendal, 1912-16. 2 samtidige hshirtbd. De originale bogtrykte foromslag påsat forpermerne. Stempler på titelblade. XXIV,254 (4),276 pp. Rigt illustreret og med kortbilag.
København, Gyldendal, 1912-16. 2 samtidige hshirtbd. De originale bogtrykte foromslag påsat forpermerne. Stempler på titelblade. XXIV,254 (4),276 pp. Rigt illustreret og med kortbilag.
København, Jespersens Forlag, 1925. Samtidigt hshirtbd. Orig. bogtrykt foromslag opsat på forpermen. 88),168 pp., 2 kort, tekstillustrationer.
Kbhvn., 1915-19. Orig. omslag. Omslag løst og ryg med defekter. Indvendig frisk. 130,148 pp. Rigt tekstillustreret samt 1 foldekort.
Un volume broché au format poche de 240 pp.; couverture illustrée; bande éditeur conservée. Etat de neuf. Voir photo.
(Paris, bertrand, ca. 1840). 29,5x43 cm. Originalt litografi trykt på kina-papir med brede marginer (Dessiné par A. Mayer). Prospekt af Laxa-flodens turbulente forløb i landskabet.
(Reykjavik), 1976. Origbd. 260 pp. M.dedik.
No added marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. Foxing to a number of pages and edges. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked boards, slight sunning to spine and top of rear board, slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. 178pp. A series of mythological stories or sagas translated from the Icelandic which were originally written in the 13th to the 15th centuries.
Features: The Enchanted Islands - The Galapagos Islands; The Mountain of Gold - reprint of a 1926 story in which an Englishman accepts an inviation to travel to a 'mountain of gold' in British Columbia, Canada; The Way Back - After crashing in Iceland, 2 airmen walk 70km to civilization - author Major-General H.L. Davies; The 'Black Magic' Tiger - in India a rifle is 'charmed' to kill a tiger; Pork-Knocking - fellows who go into the wilds of British Guiana to dig for diamonds - great photos; When Awang Ruled Simporna - the story of a prisoner in British North Borneo; Our Murder Mystery in the Cook Archipelago; A Question of Feet - a wily old farmer in South-West Africa outwits the police; Sky Workers - men who work at dangerous heights (great photo); Trail of the Snake - West African Gold Prospectors follow the advice of a Witch Doctor; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. Book
Features: The Enchanted Islands - The Galapagos Islands; The Mountain of Gold - reprint of a 1926 story in which an Englishman accepts an inviation to travel to a 'mountain of gold' in British Columbia, Canada; The Way Back - After crashing in Iceland, 2 airmen walk 70km to civilization - author Major-General H.L. Davies; The 'Black Magic' Tiger - in India a rifle is 'charmed' to kill a tiger; Pork-Knocking - fellows who go into the wilds of British Guiana to dig for diamonds - great photos; When Awang Ruled Simporna - the story of a prisoner in British North Borneo; Our Murder Mystery in the Cook Archipelago; A Question of Feet - a wily old farmer in South-West Africa outwits the police; Sky Workers - men who work at dangerous heights (great photo); Trail of the Snake - West African Gold Prospectors follow the advice of a Witch Doctor; and more. Front cover loose but present. Backstrip missing. Faint signature atop front cover. Binding intact. Book
124p., illus. Translated with an Introduction by Magnus Magnusson and Hermann Palsson Hardcover Very good condition good
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with minor creasing to lower front edge. 240pp. A complete survey of the art of the Nordic countries - Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland during the 200 years from around 1740 to 1940. Extremely well illustrated.
Features: Surprising island of the Northern Sea - Iceland; The Flowers Known as Birds - the Bird of Paradise from South Africa; What Maestros Look like to me - Sol Nemkov tells his adventures in the concert world while playing for such temperamental geniuses as Toscanini and Stokowski; You can't live in New York - untold miseries plague those who set up housekeeping in Manhattan, says long-time resident Horace Sutton; My Next 60 Movies - James Stewart (conclusion); Maybe I'll Pitch Forever - Satchel Paige, the American League's first Negro pitcher; The Coyote - World's Champion People Taunter - some claim he is one of man's best friends. Above-average wear. Covers almost detached. Small clipping from ad on page 55 - text unaffected. 1/6 page photo of coyote clipped from page 42. Top 2/3 of page 81 clipped out - this seems to have removed part of a novel. Nice color Coke ad on back cover. Book
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, foxing to page fore-edgesand a few pages and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn or creased with sunned spine and irregular sunning/staining to front cover spine edge. 146pp. The Saga of Gisli, written in the 13th century about a man and family who came to Iceland from Norway. He killed his brother-in-law and lived in hiding until he too was killed after thirteen or more years.
Two Volumes. Inked ownerships of Paxton Parkin, 1884, on both title pages. P.W.P, 1884, on front paste downs. Slight age staining. 8vo. Original full red buckram bindings. Volume II lacks half spine. Hardbound. A comprehensive history of dueling throughout the world. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! . GAMES BOX 1
96 pages. Bibliography. Black and white illustrations. Editor's signature and inscription atop front blank flyleaf which is loose but present. Originally published in 1973. "A sourcebook of materials and suggestions for their use by high school students in learning something of the experiences of Scandinavian immigrants in Canada, and of the cultural heritage of which Scandinavian and other Canadians are the heirs." - from preliminary page. Chapters include: Evidence of early Vikings in North America - the Viking sagas; Early Scandinavian immigrants in Canada and the U.S.A.; Gimli, Manitoba - a case study of a successful struggle for survival; Where have all the Danes gone? - the pros and cons of assimilation; Three attempts at Scandinavian colonization on the West Coast; How did we survive?; The Scandinavian touch in Canada; Scandinavia today. Sticker removal marks to upper corner of front cover. Unmarked with average wear. Binding tender. An uncommon and excellent resource. Book
138pp. + 2pp. theses, 24cm., text in English, Doctoral Dissertation (Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, the Netherlands), original softcover, some foxing, stamp, else good, T112301
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight rubbing to spine ends, slightly dusty top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or creased or torn with extremely faint marking and a few small nicks to edges. 190pp. A study of the Icelandic saga in the light of later Norse literature where the author examines and evaluates the various attitudes and approaches to the sagas and adds critical insights of his own. Extremely scarce in the UK.
28 pages. Features: Jordan's King Hussein - Searching for Peace; How to avoid the new Sexual Diseases (STDs); Humanity won't end in a nuclear holocaust!; Iceland - a country that never gives up!; Proof Evolution did not occur; You can revitalize your marriage. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
375pp. + 10 plates out of text, 24cm., text in English, softcover (small label on front cover), Doctoral Dissertation (University of Lund), stamp at verso of title page, text is clean and bright, G110465
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and maps in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper.