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 about Gustavus Adolphus the Great
SWEDEN
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 about Tienstgoerings Reglamente for Kongl. Armeens Flotta, Ar 1790
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 about Suite du Golphe de Bothnie
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 about Panorama de Stockholm Pris du Dome de L'Eglise de L'Ile de L'Amiraute
Bilder fran Sverige; femhundratjugutre Original- Fotografier, Belysande Natur och Kultur...av Svenska Journalen.
profusely illustrated. 4to, 3/4 calf leather over brown marbled boards; (neatly repaired with brown cloth spine). Stockholm, 1928. More about Bilder fran Sverige; femhundratjugutre Original- Fotografier, Belysande Natur och Kultur...av...
Jussi
Portland: Amadeus Press, 1996. Chronology by Harald Henrysson. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 456 pages. 8vo, blue cloth, dust wrapper. Portland: Amadeus Press, (1996). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More about Jussi
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 about The Compleat Naturalist: A Life of Linnaeus
Present-Day Sweden
many illus., some in color. 4to, cloth, chipped d.w. (Stockholm: Vepe, 1937). More about Present-Day Sweden
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 about Le Nord de l'Europe, contenant le Danemark, la Norwege, la Suede et la Laponie avec la Majeure...
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 about Journey From The Arctic
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 about Kort Beskrifning om Provincien Nya Swerige uti America, Som nu fortjden af the Engelske kallas...
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 about A General View of Sweden: Containing, Besides a Geographical Description of the Country, an...
Svenskt Miniatyrmaleri: En Konstbok Fran Nationalmuseum.
Prof. Illus. 167 pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w., slight wear. Stockholm, Raben & Sjogren, 1981. More about Svenskt Miniatyrmaleri: En Konstbok Fran Nationalmuseum
Sweden - Ancient and Modern
Stockholm: Swedish Traffic Association, 1938. Illustrated (b/w), two fold out maps. 245 pages. 8vo., grey cloth, corners bumped and worn. Stockholm: Swedish Traffic Association, (1938). A nice association piece, signed book "Marc Connelly" on flyleaf, with invitation card to speak at the June 1946 meeting of the Swedish P.E.N. club. A very good copy. American Pulitzer prize winning playwright. More about Sweden - Ancient and Modern
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 about Stockholm Town Hall
Scandinavia; Sweden, Denmark And Norway.
illus., Frontis. in color. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Batsford, (1952). vg. More about Scandinavia; Sweden, Denmark And Norway
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 about The Swedish Immigrant community in Transition: Essays in Honor of Dr. Contrad Bergendorff
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 about The Land Of The Midnight Sun: Summer and Winter Journeys through Sweden, Norway, Lapland, and...
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 about Chart of the Straits between Denmark and Sweden, Shewing the Passage from the Kattegat through...
The Warship Vasa; Deep Diving and Marine Archaeology in Stockholm.
many illus. 84pp. 4to, bds., d.w. Stockholm, (1962). More about The Warship Vasa; Deep Diving and Marine Archaeology in Stockholm
The Book About Little Brother; A Story of Married Life.
12mo, cloth. N.Y.: American-Scandinavian, 1921. vg. More about The Book About Little Brother; A Story of Married Life
Christina of Sweden: A Psychological Biography.
New York: Doubleday, 1935. Short 8vo, black cloth, edgeworn d.w. Garden City: Doubleday, 1935. A very good(+) bright copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More about Christina of Sweden: A Psychological Biography
Treasures of Swedish Art: From Prehistoric Age to the 19th Century.
Malmo: Allhelm, 1963. Black-and-white & tipped in color plates, 166pp., 4to, cloth, d.w.; corners bumped on cloth & d.w. somewhat tattered & inscription on front endpaper to art historian Meyer Schapiro. Malmo: Allhelm Publisher's, (1963). Good. More about Treasures of Swedish Art: From Prehistoric Age to the 19th Century
Sweden; Ancient and Modern.
illus. 8vo, cloth. (Stockholm): Swedish Traffic Assoc., (1938). vg. More about Sweden; Ancient and Modern
Sweden.
Profusely illus. with b/w photos. 96pp. slim 4to, blue cloth. Chicago, (1947). More about Sweden