Scandinavian Literature

Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1943 translated from the Norwegian by O. Herbert Aanestad, name on endpaper, else a clean copy, map of Norway frontispiece, dust jacket is tape repaired at head and tail of folds and spine. 144pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by John L. Ellingboe . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas , 1934 True first edition of Karen Blixen's first book. Introduction by Dorothy Canfield. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Robert Hale , 1958 A somewhat fictionalized telling of the life of the legendary black outlaw of northern Canada, by the famous Danish explorer Peter Freuchen.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Cleveland: World Publishing, 1962 fact and fiction about the men who live in the lands around the Arctic Circle, by the noted Danish explorer, white boards with drawing of polar bear on front cover, mapped endpapers, 315pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Chicago: Rand McNally, 1951 Blue decorated boards, gilt lettering, map endpapers, 13th printing, a clean tight copy, 304 pages, b/w photos, the account of the famous sea voyage by the noted Norwegian explorer.. Early reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Kjøbenhavn: Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, 1902 A children's book, profusely illustrated, in verse, about a young boy hornblower with the Danish army in the war with the Germans on the Slesvig border. Originally published in 1849, this edition after the 1894 edition which followed the 1849 edition. Paa dansk. Bookplate on front bound endpaper, else a clean and tight copy. 134 pages.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Not Issued. Illus. by R. Christiansen . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Pantheon, 1986 First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Pantheon, 1980 A novel of Ice Age Sweden. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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København: Oplysningsforlaget På Dansk, in Danish, two of the Oplysningsbog series bound into a pamphlet binder. Nr. 1 is subtitled "Hvordan man begrænser børnefødslerne." and Nr. 8 is subtitled, "Hvad enhver gift kvinde bør vide om børnebegrænsning og svangerskab." The first Opllysningsbog came out in 1928, but the NR. 1 here is a reprint. An ad in Nr. 8 states, "De foretæller Sandheder, som man ikke andre Steder faar fuld Besked om." The price of these pamphlets on health and birth control was one krone. Nr. 1 begins with an article about Thit Jensen. an outspoken proponent of sex education. . Early reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Stockholm: Folkskolans Barntidnings Förlag , 1920 På svensk, Text in Swedish. Title story and ten others, including "Trollet som ville bli människa," "Älfhilds julglädje," and ""Styvmor." Tight copy, tanning to endpapers and cover, some lost of cover on spine. Illustration for cover story on front cover. 126 pages. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Annicka Lindeberg-Öman . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Stockholm: Folkskolans Barntidnings A.B., 1927 På svensk, Text in Swedish. Title story and twelve others, including "Sockerprinsessan," "Gumman som ville ha hustomte," and ""Gossen som inte kunde döda." Text block is tight but front hinge is weak, and spine is bare. Illustration for title story on front cover. 119 pages. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by A. T. Byberg . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Förlag , 1934 På svensk, 4th printing. Text in Swedish. Front hinge is weak. Word pronunciation practices, poems, stories, very nice color illustrations. First published in 1928. Stories include "Puttefnaskus går till skogs," and "Bengt och Barbro på landet." 240 pages.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Signe Lidbeck och Gustaf Carlstrom . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Stockholm: Wiken , 1991 First Swedish Edition , Paa Svensk, translated from the Italian by Gorel Sallstrom.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Reykjavik: Forlagith, 1993 Translated into Icelandic from the French by Sigurdur Pálsson. Originally published in Paris in 1992 with the title "Prends Garde au Loup" . A clean bright unread copy with one closed tear on back cover of dust jacket. 227 pages. . Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Kjøbenhavn: Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag , 1883 Foreword in Danish, brief foreword on the development of the French language in Danish. A clean, tight copy, 1040 pages.. Half-Leather. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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København: Gyldendalske Boghandel, 1939 First Danish Edition of Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath, translated from the English by Aase Hansen and Ellen Kirk, paper wraps as issued, wrap is detached from textblock, text block is tight. A clean copy suitable for binding in hardcover. Date on title page is MCMXXXIX, copyright page states "1-5 tusinde" , 475 pages.. First Danish Edition. Soft Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Göteborg : Rundqvists Boktryckeri , 1959 In Swedish, pa Svensk, a history of the town of Molndal , 209 pages, woodcut headings for each chapter, covers bowed somewhat, a limited edition of 2000, of which 100 were numbered. This example is not numbered. Tan covers with gilt mill wheel emblem on front. Gift inscription in ink on front free endpaper. . Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Privately Printed. more information

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