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50 ar till sjoss : En Skrift om Färjeleden Trelleborg-Sassnitz.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Tryckt hos Esselte AB, 1959,

Seller ID: 25754

(Liners - Sweden). 50 år till sjöss : En Skrift om Färjeleden Trelleborg-Sassnitz. (Stockholm : Tryckt hos Esselte AB, July 1959). Pp 32. 8vo, card covers. Vg. 10.00
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Aeroplane and Astronautics. Volume 96, Number 2493, June 12, 1959

By: JAMES, Thurstan, (ed.) GATLAND, Kenneth

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Temple Press Limited, London, 1959,

Seller ID: 115574

JAMES, Thurstan, (ed.). The Aeroplane and Astronautics. Volume 96, Number 2493, June 12, 1959, 1960. London : Temple Press Limited, 1959. Pp 1-28(ads),[661]-684. IIlustrated. Advertisements. Large 8vo, colour illustrated stapled wrappers, lettered in red and black. Contents : British Aircraft on Show [at the Paris salon]; British Powerplants Displayed [at the Paris salon];Fighters from Sweden; Packaged Propulsion (by Kenneth Gatland); plus a few more articles and regular departments. Rubbed, tears along spine, rear cov er has a chid's scribblings, dog-eared corners, good only.. 15.00
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Ain Kalmus : Luhimonograafia

By: ELLER, Helmi. KALMUS, Ain

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Eesti Kirjanike Kooperatiiv, Lund, Sweden, 1986, : 1986

Seller ID: 89184

ELLER, Helmi. Ain Kalmus : Luhimonograafia. (Lund, Sweden) : Eesti Kirjanike Kooperatiiv, (1986). Pp (4),[5]-69,(3) including a b&w photo portrait frontispiece. 8vo (152 x 211 mm), photo-illustrated green & white card covers, with purple lettering to spine. Meie Kirjanikke XV. A volume of literary criticism on Ain Kalmus (b. June 1906, Emmaste Parish- d. November 2001, Amherst, Massachusetts), an Estonian writer and cleric, by Helmi Eller (b. December 1902, Tartu - d. July 18, 1998, Stockholm). Text in Estonian. Very good. Mostly unopened. 25.00...
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Antimodernism and Artistic Experience : Policing the Boundaries of Modernity. First Edition, softcover

By: JESSUP, Lynda, (ed.) McKAY, Ian

Price: $28.00

Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Toronto / Buffalo / London, 2001, ISBN:0802083544

Seller ID: 108624

JESSUP, Lynda, (ed.). Antimodernism and Artistic Experience : Policing the Boundaries of Modernity. Toronto / Buffalo / London : University of Toronto Press, (2001). First Edition. Pp (4),[v]-xii,(4),[3]-223,(3),+ 66 pp plates. 8vo, illustrated green card covers, lettered in white and red. Of local interest : Chapter 7. "Handicrafts and the Logic of 'Commercial Antimodernism' : The Nova Scotia Case" by Ian McKay, (pp 117-129). "Antimodernism is a term used to describe the international reaction to the onslaught of the modern world that swept across industrialized Western Europe, Nort...
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Architecture and the After-Life.

By: COLVIN, Howard.

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven and London , 1991, ISBN:0300050984

Seller ID: 87596

COLVIN, Howard. Architecture and the After-Life. New Haven and London : Yale University Press, 1991. First Edition. Pp [i]-xi,(1),1-418,(2). Illustrated. Index. Large 8vo, blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Contents : 1. Megaliths and Tumulus. 2. From Tumulus to Mausoleum. 3. The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. 4. The Mausolea of the Roman Emperors. 5. The Romans and Their Monuments. 6. From Mausoleum to Martyrium. 7. Christian Burial and Medieval Church Architecture. 8. The Revival of the Architectural Tomb. 9. Chantriesand Funerary Churches in Medieval Europe. 10. The Family Chapel in Renaiss ...
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Armies and Warfare in Europe 1648-1789. First American Edition in dustjacket

By: CHILDS, John

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Holmes and Meier Publishers, New York, 1982, ISBN:0841908206

Seller ID: 113553

CHILDS, John. Armies and Warfare in Europe 1648-1789. New York : Holmes andMeier Publishers, (1982). First American Edition. Pp (8),[1]-216. Illustra ted. Maps. Index. 8vo, red cloth, gilt lettering to spine. "Just how civilised was the conduct of war in the age of eniightment? Although professionalsoldiers fought colourful set-piece battles, and the officers, sharing a c ommon culture, could serve where gain or glory beckoned, for others the reality was less agreeable. Absolute monarchs had discovered the usefulness, the necessity of standing armies. The soldiery were inescapable, enforci...
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Bacterial Flora of Fresh Fish and its Technological Implications.

By: TARR, H.L.A.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Swedish Institute for Food Preservation Research, Goteborg, Sweden, 1953,

Seller ID: 79921

TARR, H.L.A. The Bacterial Flora of Fresh Fish and its Technological Implications. Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Symposium on Cured and FrozenFish Technology. Goteborg, Sweden : Swedish Institute for Food Preservatio n Research, November 1953. Pp [1]-7 typescript leaves, printed one side only. Folio, grey stapled card covers. Very good. 20.00
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Balance the Ball : To all young people

By: JOHNSON, Elcar

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Balance, Stockholm, Sweden, 1974, ISBN:9172600011x

Seller ID: 116124

JOHNSON, Elcar. Balance the Ball : To all young people. (Stockholm, Sweden : Balance, 1974). Pp (2),3-12,1-8,1-14,1-60,1-32,1-32,1-33,(1). 12mo [110 x185 mm], green card covers, lettered in blue. "Why write another book abou t population problems when so many have already been written? Hitherto mostof these books have mainly described the actual world situation. Some have dealt with the possibilities of feeding the rapidly increasing populations ; and how to cope with the numerous problems which are arising all the time. Recently a movement has been started to promote the stabilization of ...
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Baltic Straits. Volume 6 in the International Straits of the World series. First Edition

By: ALEXANDERSSON, Gunnar International Straits of the World, Vol.6

Price: $170.00

Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague / Boston / London, 1982, ISBN:902472595X

Seller ID: 103358

ALEXANDERSSON, Gunnar. The Baltic Straits. The Hague / Boston / London : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1982. First Edition. Pp. (4),v-xi,(1),1-132. Maps in text. 8vo, green cloth, light green lettering to front & spine. Volume6 in the International Straits of the World series. "Professor Alexanderss on has carefully drawn the physical-hydrographic elements of the Baltic Seaand its approaches; he has vividly described the historical intereats, bot h politically and economically, of the littoral states, analysed the legal status and uses of the Baltic Straits over time, and calculated the rol...
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Baptist Movement in the Continent of Europe. Second Issue: Revised and Re-written

By: RUSHBROOKE, J. H.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Kingsgate Press, London, 1923,

Seller ID: 112598

RUSHBROOKE, J. H. The Baptist Movement in the Continent of Europe. Second Issue: Revised and Re-written. London : The Kingsgate Press, 1923. Pp (6),vii-viii,(2),3-207,(1), frontispiece portrait. 8vo, green cloth, gilt lettering to front board and spine. Contents : Preface. Introduction.—The Baptist Movement in Europe : Its Far-reaching Success. Part I - Central Europe and Holland. 1. The Pioneer. 2. Germany : Progress and Consolidation. 3. Other German-speaking Lands : German Switzerland and Austria. 4. Holland : Providential Preparation: German and British Influence. 5. Poland : Germaian and ...
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Best Sailing Spots Worldwide. 1st US in dj

By: ROBINSON, Bill

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Hearst Marine, 1991,

Seller ID: 32400

ROBINSON, Bill. Best Sailing Spots Worldwide. N.Y.: Hearst Marine, (1991). First Printing. Pp 304. Illustrated. 8vo, blue cloth spine, white boards. 23 chapters arranged in 4 parts: Summer 1. Splendid Desolation: The Best of the Pacific Northwest; 2. Balmy Newfoundland: Easy Cruising on its East Coast; 3. A Good "invention": Southern New England Waters; 4. The West Coast of New England: What Vermonters Call Their Lake Champlain Shore; 5. The Skagerrak's Shores of Norway and Sweden; 6. A Dutch Treat: Canal Barging in Holland; Spring and Fall 7. Not Really Wine Dark: The Aegean of Many L...
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Bilingual Education : Focusschrift in Honor of Joshua A. Fishman on the Occasion of his 65th Birthday. Volume 1.

By: GARCIA, Ofelia (ed.) FISHMAN, Joshua A. MACKEY, William Francis ZONDAG. Koen

Price: $70.00

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing, Amsterdam / Philadelphia, 1991, ISBN:1556191162

Seller ID: 99381

(FISHMAN, Joshua A.). GARCIA, Ofelia (ed.). Bilingual Education : Focusschrift in Honor of Joshua A. Fishman on the Occasion of his 65th Birthday. Volume I. Amsterdam / Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1991. Pp [i]-viii,[1]-348. Frontispiece portrait. Map. Index. 8vo, blue cloth, gilt lettering to black panel to front board and spine. Of local interest : "Language Education in Bilingual Acadia: An Experiment in Redressing the Balance" [in New Brunswick, Canada] (by William Francis Mackey, pp 239-249, map). Contents : "A Gathering of Voices, a 'Legion of Scholarly D...
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Blessings of Babel : Bilingualism and Language Planning : Problems and Pleasures. Contributions to the Sociology of Language 46.

By: HAUGEN, Einar.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Mouton de Gruyer, Berlin / New York / Amsterdam, 1987, ISBN:3110110806

Seller ID: 99364

HAUGEN, Einar. Blessings of Babel : Bilingualism and Language Planning : Problems and Pleasures. Berlin / New York / Amsterdam : Mouton de Gruyer, 1987. Pp [i]-ix,(3),[1]-176,(4). Index. 8vo, blue cloth, white lettering to front board and spine. Contents : 1. Babel. 2. On Growing Up Bilingual. 3. Bilingual Competence. 4. The Ethnic Imperative. 5. An Ecological Model. 6. The Communicative Norm. 7. Social Integration. 8. Sociolinguistics: A Challenge. 9. Pluralism: A National Goal 10. Language Planning. 11. Implementation. 12. Semicommunication. 13. Interlanguage. 14. English: Modernization. 15....
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Bringing the State Back In. Digital Printing, paperback

By: EVANS, Peter B., Dietrich RUESCHEMEYER, and Theda SKOCPOL (eds.)

Price: $27.00

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2002, ISBN:0521313139

Seller ID: 106618

EVANS, Peter B., Dietrich RUESCHEMEYER, and Theda SKOCPOL (eds.). Bringing the State Back In. (Cambridge) : Cambridge University Press, (2002). Digital Printing. Pp (4),[v]-x,(2),[3]-390,(4). Illustrated. Index. 8vo, blue card covers, lettered in orange, white and black. Contents : Introduction. 1. Bringing the state back in : strategies of analysis in current research (byTheda Skocpol). Part I. States as promoters of economic development and so cial redistribution. 2. The state and economic transformation : toward an analysis of the conditions underlying effective intervention (by Dietrich Ru...
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Bronsaldersbygd 2300-500 f.Kr. First Edition

By: LAGERAS, Per. STROMBERG, Bo.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Riksantikvariea¨mbetet, Lund, 2005, ISBN:9172093765

Seller ID: 115120

LAGERAS, Per, and Bo STROMBERG (eds.). Bronsaldersbygd 2300-500 f.Kr. [Lund] : Riksantikvariea¨mbetet, (2005). First Edition. Pp (12),[11]-559,(1). Illustrated. Maps. Double Column. 4to, white cloth, grey lettering to boards and spine. ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGES WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ORDERS OUTSIDE CANADA DUE TO ITS WEIGHT. Spine browned, else very good. 50.00 Contents : Bronsaldersbygd - Inledning (by Per Lageras and Bo Stromberg) [Bronze Age Land - Introduction]; Byggnadstradition (by Magnus Artursson) [Building tradition during the Late Neolithic and Bronze Age] ; Gards- och bebyggelsestruk...
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Catalogue of World Ferry, Ship, and Canal Transportation Tokens and Passes. First Edition

By: SMITH, Kenneth E SMITH, Kirk S., comp. & ed.

Price: $140.00

Publisher: 1981, : 1981

Seller ID: 33941

SMITH, Kenneth E. and Kirk S. SMITH, (comps. & eds.). Catalogue of World Ferry, Ship, and Canal Transportation Tokens and Passes. Compiled and Edited by Kenneth E. Smith and Kirk S. Smith. Redondo Beach, California, United States of America : "Distributed through Kenneth E. Smith", 1981. First Edition. Pp (2),3-202,(6). Illustrated throughout with b&w photos. 8vo (155 x 234 mm), black cloth, with gilt lettering to front & spine. Surely a landmark in the field of nautical numismatics: an exhaustive, detailed, descriptive account of the world's ferry and canal tokens. Included among the exoti...
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Clan Gillean

By: SINCLAIR, A. MacLean, Rev.

Price: $450.00

Publisher: Haszard and Moore, Charlottetown , 1899,

Seller ID: 5217

SINCLAIR, A. Maclean, Rev. The Clan Gillean. Charlottetown : Haszard and Moore, 1899. Pp [i]-xii,[1]-529,(5), frontis + 2 colour plates [Maclean tartan and Maclean (Hunting) tartan]. 8vo, original green pressed cloth, gilt lettering to spine, top edge gilt. Watters p.578. Contents : 1. Introduction.2. Origin of the Clan Gillean. 3. The First Eight Chiefs. 4. Hector Odhar and Lachlan Cattanach. 5. Hector Mor and Hector Og. 6. Sir Lachlan Mor. 7. Hector Og and Hector Mor. 8. Sir Lachlan and His Sons. 9. Sir John and Sir Hector. 10. Genealogy of the Macleans of Duart. 11. The Macleans and Maclain...
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Coal-Scuttle Brigade. First Edition

By: McKEE, Alexander

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Souvenir Press, London, 1957,

Seller ID: 105849

McKEE, Alexander. The Coal-Scuttle Brigade. London : Souvenir Press, 1957. First Edition. Pp (8),9-223,(1) + 8 pages of photos. 8vo, blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Law, The Royal Navy in World War Two: An Annotated Bibliography 0430. "When, in the middle of the war, the fast, heavily-armed German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau escaped through the English Channel, that narrow strip of water which served as a hunting-ground for bothsides, there was uproar. But one ordinary seaman from an old collier was h eard to remark : "That's nothing—we do it twice a week." And it...
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Coal-Scuttle Brigade. First Edition in dustjacket

By: McKEE, Alexander

Price: $70.00

Publisher: Souvenir Press, London, 1957,

Seller ID: 105834

McKEE, Alexander. The Coal-Scuttle Brigade. London : Souvenir Press, 1957. First Edition. Pp (8),9-223,(1) + 8 pages of photos. 8vo, blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Law, The Royal Navy in World War Two: An Annotated Bibliography 0430. "When, in the middle of the war, the fast, heavily-armed German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau escaped through the English Channel, that narrow strip of water which served as a hunting-ground for bothsides, there was uproar. But one ordinary seaman from an old collier was h eard to remark : "That's nothing—we do it twice a week." And it...
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Commercial History of Shipping.

By: RINMAN, Thorsten, and Rigmor BRODEFORS.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Rinman & Lindén AB, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1983, ISBN:9197048402

Seller ID: 91712

RINMAN, Thorsten, and Rigmor BRODEFORS. The Commercial History of Shipping.Gothenburg, Sweden : Rinman & Lindén AB, (1983). Pp [1]-191,(1). Illustrat ed. 8vo, illustrated white paper covered boards. Contents : The Time before1800; The Beginning of a New Epoch 1814-1850; The Golden Age of Shipping 1 850-1913; The First World War; The Second World War; The Structural Changes1948-1966; The Long Boom 1967-1974; The Second Half of the 70s; Conclusion ; Two Postwar Fortunes; Diagrams. Spine lightly browned, else very good. 30.00
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