Gustavus Adolphus the Great
New York: History Book Club, 1999. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: History Book Club, (1999). Very good. More
SWEDEN
Sweden Today.
Profusely illus. in color, slim 8vo, cloth, d.w. (slightly chipped). Stockholm, (1965). More
Tienstgoerings Reglamente for Kongl. Armeens Flotta, Ar 1790.
Stockholm: Trycet i Kongl, 1790. Large folding plate at rear, engraved vignette title. Small, square 4to, original stiff drab grey wrappers, spine lacking; title in ink on upper cover. Stockholm: Royal Printing Office, 1790. Scarce. Very good. First edition. A military manual for the King's forces. More
Introduction To Sweden.
folding map, illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Stockholm: Swedish Institute, (1949). vg. More
Vendelstile Email und Glas in 7. -8. Jahrhundert.
Stockholm: Almquist, 1942. 95 collotype plates and 19 text illustrations of Viking enamels and glass. Tall slim 4to, stiff printed wrappers (chipped) , title page loose. Stockholm: Almquist & Wiksells, (1942). First Edition. Very good. More
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
Americans From Sweden.
448pp. 8vo, cloth; (a few pencil marks in margins). Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1950. More
Panorama de Stockholm Pris du Dome de L'Eglise de L'Ile de L'Amiraute.
Paris: Chez Hedborn. Beautiful accordion style large fold out lithograph, over-all size 11 1/2"x 85"; 2" tear along first fold. Abrasion on title affecting several words. Includes 16 pages of text. Folio, cloth-backed printed boards, soiled. Nice map of Stockholm on the back of the binding. Stockholm: Chez Hedbom, 1830. Carl Johan Billmark (1804-1870) was a Swedish painter and lithographer. More
Bilder fran Sverige; femhundratjugutre Original- Fotografier, Belysande Natur och Kultur...av Svenska Journalen.
profusely illus. 4to, 3/4 calf; (spine worn). Stockholm, 1928. More
The Compleat Naturalist: A Life of Linnaeus
New York: The Viking Press, 1971. With a few b/w and color illustrations. 256pp. 8vo, green cloth, dust wrapper edgeworn. New York: The Viking Press, (1971). A near fine copy in a good dust wrapper. More
Present-Day Sweden
many illus., some in color. 4to, cloth, chipped d.w. (Stockholm: Vepe, 1937). More
Le Nord de l'Europe, contenant le Danemark, la Norwege, la Suede et la Laponie avec la Majeure Partie de la Russie Europeenne.
Paris: Bonne, Rigobert, 1780. Map. Engraving with hand color. Image measures 8.5" x 12.75". Map of northern Europe with Scandinavia, the Baltics and part of Russia, with centerfold. Minor aging, very small hole to lower left corner. More
The Homes of the New World; Impressions of America
New York: Harper, 1854. Translated by Mary Howitt. 2 volumes. 12mo, original green cloth, ex-lib, pages slightly wavy throughout in both volumes, bottom of spines and edges of corners of both volumes lightly worn, corners bumped on both volumes, scattered moderate foxing in both volumes, front cover bowed on volume II. New York: Harper, 1854 Published letters written home by a Swedish woman while she visited the United States from 1849 to 1851. Fredrika Bremer arrived in New York City... More
Journey From The Arctic.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y., 1956. Travel from Finland, across Sweden, to Norway. More
Kort Beskrifning om Provincien Nya Swerige uti America, Som nu fortjden af the Engelske kallas Pensylvania.
2 maps, 3 plates, title vignette, 5 text illus., 7 head-pieces, engraved initials. [14], 190. [2]pp. 12mo, early 3/4 calf, paper label; (lacks 2 maps including folding map; browning to text, binding lightly rubbed, p. 187 dampstained). Stockholm: J.H. Werner, 1702. "An account of the first permanent settlement in the entire Delaware River Valley...made at what is now Wilmington, Delaware, in 1638, and of its later capture by the Dutch in 1655. There is a chapter on the status of... More
A General View of Sweden: Containing, Besides a Geographical Description of the Country, an Account of its Constitution, Religion, Civil & Criminal Laws, Population, Natural Riches, External and Internal Commerce, Finances, Money, Weights, and Measures.
London: : G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1790. Together with The Manners and Customs of its Inhabitants, the Present State of the Arts and Sciences in that Kingdom, and the Form of Government as Established in 1772. 410pp., 8vo, contemporary calf (rubbed; covers reattached; light foxing throughout). London: G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1790. Internally a very nice clean copy. More
Svenskt Miniatyrmaleri: En Konstbok Fran Nationalmuseum.
Prof. Illus. 167 pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w., slight wear. Stockholm, Raben & Sjogren, 1981. More
Classical Swedish Architecture and Interiors, 1650-1840
New York: Norton, 2006. Many color photo Illustrations. 270pp., 4to, white cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper sunned, minor chipping to edges. New York: Norton, (2006). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Sweden: The Middle Way.
New Haven: 1936. Illustrated. 171pp. 8vo, cloth, cloth lightly soiled. New Haven, 1936. More
Stockholm Town Hall
Stockholm: Byggforlaget, 1992. Many color and b/w photo Illus. by Ivar Sviestins. Oblong 4to, blue cloth, d.w. with several small tears, cloth cover bowed. (Stockholm): Byggforlaget, (1992). More
Scandinavia; Sweden, Denmark And Norway.
illus., Frontis. in color. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Batsford, (1952). vg. More
The Swedish Immigrant community in Transition: Essays in Honor of Dr. Contrad Bergendorff.
Rock Island: Augustana Historical Society, 1963. Frontis portrait. x + 246pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped, lightly edgeworn. Rock Island: Augustana Historical Society, 1963. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. 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
Chart of the Straits between Denmark and Sweden, Shewing the Passage from the Kattegat through the Sound, to Copenhagen Road, and thence through the Grounds to the Entrance of the Baltic
London: William Faden, 1801. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 24"x15 1/4". This scarce sea chart of the strait between Denmark and Sweden covers the Öresund between the island of Zealand or Sealand and the southern tip of Sweden. The chart notes numerous depth soundings in fathoms as well as coastal features, anchorages, lighthouses, navigational hazards, towns, important roads and other information useful to a mariner. Important cities of Copenhagen, Malmo and Landscrona are identified with important buildings and... More