Journey To Finland.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Fred. Muller, (1952). vg. More
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Suite du Golphe de Bothnie.
Paris: Jacques Nicolas Bellin, 1764. Map. Copper plate engraving with hand outline. Image measures 8.5" x 6.75". Nice map of the northernmost portion of the Golf of Bothnia, which separates Sweden and Finland. Minor aging along edges. Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), was the official hydrographer to the French king and the first person to hold the title of "Ingénieur de la Marine of the Depot des cartes et plans de la Marine" (chief engineer of the French Hydrographical Office)... More
Journey From The Arctic.
illus. 8vo, blue cloth, large chip out of dust wrapper. N.Y., 1956. Travel from Finland, across Sweden, to Norway. More
Chihuly Over Venice, Nuutajarvi, Finland - Part I. June 1995
Seattle: Portland Press, 1995. Beautifully illustrated with 26 color plates, plus title and b/w plate at rear, loose as issued in a 3/4 black leather elephant folio with string ties. The printed boards are individually hand-decorated by Chihuly with drizzles and splashes of colorful paint. Seattle: Portland Press, (1995). A fine copy, as new in the original shrinkwrap. More
The Land Of The Midnight Sun: Summer and Winter Journeys through Sweden, Norway, Lapland, and Nothern Finland.
With Descriptions of the Inner Life of the People, Their Manners and Customs. 250 text illus. 8vo, modern 3/4 morocco; (lacks map, rubbed, foxing). London: George Newnes, 1899. More
Sketches of Finland.
Ed. by the Finnish Section of the New York World's Fair. illus. 8vo, cloth, cloth lightly soiled. Helsinki, 1939. More
De Zee Custen van Ruslant, Laplant, Finmarcken, Spitsbergen en Nova Zemla
Amsterdam: 1669. Sea chart. Uncolored copperplate engraving. Image measures 17.5" x 21.5". This rare sea chart by Pieter Goos shows the coasts of Russia and Finland with north oriented to the right. The islands of Spitsbergen and the tip of Novaya Zemlya are also visible. An inset map, oriented with north to the lower right, shows the River Dvina as it flows through the city of Arkhangelsk (Archangel), the chief seaport of Russia at the time. In addition to ports..... More
Eliel Saarinen: Projects 1896-1923
Helsinki: Museum of Finnish Architecture, 1990. Illustrated throughout in b/w and color. 355 pages. Large 4to, green cloth, d.w. (small areas of edgewear and tearing, some fading to spine). Helsinki: Museum of Finnish Architecture, (1990). Tiny mark to front end paper; otherwise a fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Alvar Aalto: Apartments
Helsinki: Jetsonen & Jetsonen, 2004. Richly illustrated in color with a few b/w images. 159 pages. Thin 4to, largely blue pictorial wrappers, french flaps. Scuffing and areas of edgewear to covers. a very good(+) copy. More
Landmarks; Finland in the World.
8vo, cloth, d.w. Helsinki: Kirjayhtyma, (1985). vg. More
Suomalaisen Asuntoarkkitehtuurin Tarina / The Story of Finnish Housing Architecture
Helsinki: Rakennustieto, 1999. Extensively illustrated in b/w and color. 191 pages in English and Finnish. Oblong 4to, white pictorial boards. Helsinki: Rakennustieto, (1999). Light dusted soiling to boards and some warbling to page edges, still a near fine copy. More
Juha Leiviska
Helsinki: Museum of Finnish Architecture, 1999. Richly illustrated in color and b/w. 215 pages in English and Finnish. 4to, red cloth, d.w. (edgewear, some tiny tear to top edge; light dusted soiling to areas). Helsinki: Museum of Finnish Architecture, (1999). Faint warble to leaves. A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
The Hard Way to Haparanda.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Harcourt, (1966). vg Journey in Lapland. More
Lappi, Vareissaan; Lapland in colours.
Porvoossa: Werner Soderstrom, 1965. Many color photo Illus., map. Thin, square 8vo, gray cloth. (Porvoossa): Werner Soderstrom, (1965). Very good Text in Finnish and English. More
Helsinki: Capital of Finland
Helsinki: Helsingfors, 1950. Photography by Hugo Sundstrom. Many black & white photographs. 346pp. plus index. large 8vo, 3/4 blue leather over boards; spine ends and corners worn. Helsinki: Helsingfors, (1950). A very good copy. More
Eero Saarinen
London: Phaidon, 2005. Richly illustrated in color and b/w. 256 pages. 4to, black boards, d.w. (some mild scuffing). London: Phaidon, (2005). First edition. Some bumping to top edges of boards, pencil underlining to some leaves. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Corporate Architecture in Finland in the 1940s and 1950s: Factory Building as Architecture, Investment and Image
Helsinki: Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, 2005. Illustrated in black and white. 269 pages. Wide 8vo, printed pictorial wrappers (a bit toned). Helsinki: Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, (2005). A very good(+) copy of this scare publication. More
Alvar Aalto Furniture
Helsinki: Museum of Finnish Architecture, 1984. Edited by Juhani Pallasmaa. Well-illustrated throughout, some in color. 179 pages. Slim square 8vo, pictorial wrappers. Helsinki: Museum of Finnish Architecture, Finnish Society of Crafts and Design, Artek, 1984. First softcover edition. A near fine copy. More
The Language of Wood: Finnish Sculpture, Design and Architecture.
Helsinki: Museum of Finnish Architecture, 1987. Many color illustrations. 228 pages. Small oblong 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. [Helsinki]: Museum of Finnish Architecture & Finnish Society of Crafts and Design & Museum of Contemporary Design & Association for contemporary Design, (1987). First edition. Light toning to edges of a few preliminary pages, else a fine copy of this rather uncommon book. Catalogue for the exhibition to mark the 70th Anniversary of Finnish Independence. More
The Language of Wood: Finnish Sculpture, Design and Architecture.
Helsinki: Museum of Finish Architecture, 1987. Many color illustrations. 228 pages, small oblong 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers; slightly shaken. Helsinki: Museum of Finnish Architecture & Finnish Society of Crafts and Design & Museum of Contemporary Design & Association for contemporary Design, (1987). A very good(+) copy. Catalogue for the exhibition to mark the 70th Anniversary of Finnish Independence. More
Description Of Swedland, Gotland, And Finland.
thin 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Scholars' Facsimiles, 1946. vg. More
Finland and Its Geography:An American Geographical Society Handbook.
New York: Duell, Sloan, 1955. Illus with photos,maps and charts. 510pp. large 8vo, cloth. N.Y., (1955). More
Art Treasures of Medieval Finland.
New York: Praeger, 1961. Illustrations in color & in black & white. 4to, beige linen, d.w. + printed mylar. New York: Praeger, (1961). Very good. More
Partie Occidentale de l'Empire de Russie, ou se trouve distinguee la Russie Europeenne, Divisee par ses Gouvernemens ou Provinces de Dwinskoy, Oloueckoy, Bielozerskoy, Archangel, Nowogrod, Wolockoy, Ustinskoy, Moscow, Kiowie, Bielogorod, Woroneskoy, et la Petite Tartarie, la Partie Asiatique Contient les Provinces Berezowskoy, Mangajeiskoy, Wiatka, Solkamskoy, Pelymskoy, Utimskoy, Tobolskoy, Surgutskoy, Jenifeiskoy, Narimskoy, Kuzneckoy, Tomskoy, Krasnojarskoy etc. le Royaume de Kasan, le Gouvernement d'Astrachan et les Confins du Royaume des Kalmaks Eleuths.
Paris: Gilles Robert de Vaugondy, 1750. Map. Engraving with hand outline color. Image measures 18.75 x 23.25". This beautiful map of European Russia or the western part of the Russian Empire covers from Poland and the Baltic eastward to Ilimskoy, Siberia. Includes an early mapping of Nouvelle Zemble or Novaya Zemlya. Labels provinces, towns, and topography rendered in profile. An elegantly engraved title cartouche features polar bears and three wind heads. The map is in very good condition with minor..... More