HALLANDS HISTORIA (in 2 vols.); Volume 1: Från äldsta tid till freden i Brömsebro 1645 [From Antiquity to the Treaty of Bromsebro 1645]; Volume 2: Från freden i Brömsebro till våra dagar [From the Treaty of Brömsebro

by Weibull, Curt, Holger Arban, Albert Sandklef, and Einar Restad, eds. (Vol. 1); Jerker Rosen, Curt Weibull, Anders Pettersson, and Einar Restad, eds. (Vol. 2)

First Deluxe Edition [Bibliofilupplagan]

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Book desription: Halmstad, Sweden: Hallands läns landsting, 1954. Rare. This is a complete, first DELUXE edition two-volume set (Nos. 93-94 in the Bibliofilupplagan [Deluxe Edition] Series). Text in Swedish. Burgundy full-leather bindings with gilt lettering and decoration. Five raised bands on spines. Gilt edges. This is the premier history of the Swedish province of Halland, written and edited by members of the Lund School of historiography. Halland, a rich agricultural province on the Atlantic seaboard of southwestern Sweden, was ceded to Sweden by Denmark in the 1645 Treaty of Bromsebro. This work presents a series of scholarly articles addressing various historical, cultural, political and economic aspects of Halland's history. Volume 1 (published 1954; xiii, 883 pp.; illustrations, footnotes, name and place indexes) contains 5 contributions: "Hallands forntid" [Prehistory of Halland]; "Hallands politska historia" [Political History of Halland]; "Hallands bönder" [Agriculture of Halland]; "Hallands städer" [Towns of Halland]; and, "Hallands fästningar" [Military Fortresses of Halland]. Vol. 1 shows some light overall rubbing and wear to leather binding, and the corner of one page is creased. Vol. 2 (published 1959; 1183 pp.; illustrations, 2 fold-out maps, footnotes, name and place indexes) contains 11 contributions: "Hallands försvenskning" [The Swedish Transformation]; "Hallands jordbruk 1656-1900" [Agriculture of Halland]; "Industri, handel och sjöfart 1645-1800" [Industry, Commerce and Shipping]; "Hallands hantverk och industri, kommunikationer, handel och sjöfart 1800-1950" [Handicrafts and Industry, Communication, Commerce and Shipping of Halland]; "Landskapsbildens förändringar under de senaste 300 åren" [Landscape Transformation during the Past 300 Years]; "Kyrka, religiösa rörelser och skola" [The Church, Religious Movements and Education]; "Folkrörelserna i Halland" [Popular Movements in Halland]; "Hallänningar i Sveriges Riksdag" [Hallanders in the Swedish Parliament]; "Hallands folkkultur" [Popular Culture of Halland]; "Hallands ortnamn" [Toponyms of Halland]; and, "Folkmålen i Halland" [Dialects of Halland]. Vol. 2 shows very light overall rubbing and wear to leather binding, and the corners of several pages are creased or bent. Overall, these limited-edition volumes are in excellent (largely unread) condition. Oversized.. First Deluxe Edition [Bibliofilupplagan]. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jackets (as issued). 17 x 23 cm.

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