Language: English
Published by J.B. Lippincott, 1950
Seller: John M. Gram, Port Huron, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. jacket chipped and worn, small bump to bottom edge front board, ink gift inscription to front free end paper, otherwise clean and sound, octavo, 448 pages, stated first edition.
Published by Yale University, New Haven, 1938
Seller: janet smith, Wheeling, WV, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Usual library markings and stickers. Blue cover shows edge wear, discoloration of spine and edges. Map end papers. Pages beginning to tan. Tight copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Published by The Royal Swedish Commission, 1939
Seller: Easy Chair Books, Lexington, MO, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Fair. 78 pages. Some stains and wear; pages toned ;a solid booklet. Includes a railroad map in the back. Back cover notes it was for the World's Fair, New York, 1939. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Countries & Travel; Inventory No: 193438.
Published by J.B. Lippincott Co, NY, 1950
Seller: Larry W Price Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 448 pp., Blue Hardback, Gilt title, ex catholilc library with small edgepaper namestamps & spine number, few white spots upper left of F cover else VG, Flyleaf of DJ tipped F e.p., 1st ed.
Published by Yale, 1938
Seller: Ridge Road Sight And Sound, North Arlington, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: VG. Hardcover / No jacket.
Language: English
Published by Yale University Press, 1938
Seller: Thomas F. Pesce', Anaheim, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Illustrated B&W Photographs (illustrator). Swedish American Tercentenary Assiciation. Pages are clean and tight. Blue covers and spine with very legible, gold lettering on the spine. There is a white discolorization to the back board and left edge of the spine.of approximately 4" x 4' in a very irregular shape. A prior owner's name appears on the half title page and another signature is on the title page. There is slight shelf wear to the boards' edges. 614 pages.
Published by Yale, 1938
Seller: Arader Galleries of Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. very nice book and dust jacket.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition. Ink name. Chipping to jacket at top of spine.
Language: English
Published by Yale University, 1938
Seller: Nightshade Booksellers, IOBA member, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, 1938. A near fine copy in a very good DJ with toning and light chipping at the edges, now protected in removable archival mylar. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. More available upon request. This book is in my possession and will be packed in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided.
Language: English
Published by Haskell House, New York, 1969
ISBN 10: 0838303269 ISBN 13: 9780838303269
Seller: NWJbooks, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: New. "Published for the Swedish American Tercentenary Association". Blue covers, 8vo, 614 pages.
Published by Royal Swedish Commission, New York World's Fair, [New York], 1939
Seller: Cambridge Books, Cambridge, MN, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 78 p. 22 cm. A large railroad map of Sweden tipped into the rear. The book slightly cocked and with chips to the top and bottom of the spine. the map is fine.
Published by Yale University Press, 1938
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1938. No edition remarks. 614 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Clean pages with mild tanning throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Extensive relevant notes and photograph from previous owner at p.51. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Heavy tanning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Moderate water stains to spine. Mild scratching and marking to boards. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped.
Published by Yale Univ. Pr., New Haven, 1938
Seller: Ross & Haines Old Book Co., Hudson, WI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. xvi + 614 pp., map endpapers, b/w illus., index. A collection of articles dealing with Swedish immigration to America and Swedes in various careers. Bright blue cloth binding v.g. ++, yellow d/w uniformly soiled & sl. chipped o/w good cond.
Language: English
Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut, 1938
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. b/w illus; maps on end papers (illustrator). 1st. First Edition, First Printing; blue c. w/ decorations & gilt titles, shelf rubbing; maps on end papers; ; 614 clean, unmarked pages/ index. Published for the tercentenary of Swedes in America. Covers the early Swedish colonies along the Delaware, Swedish settlers to the West, Swedish leaders in business, education and commerce, Swedish contributions to American business and culture; in mylar protective wraps.
Published by Yale University Press, New York, 1938
Seller: MARK POST, BOOKSELLER, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. First Edition, First printing. FINE BOOK - CLEAN, BRIGHT, TIGHT IN VERY GOOD DUST JACKET WITH ORIGINAL $3.00 PRICE, LIGHT SOILING, AND SMALL TEAR IN REAR PANEL. OWNER NAME. Published for the Swedish American Terentenary Association.
Published by The Royal Swedish Commission, 1939
Seller: Gwyn Tudur Davies, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Pbk, 78p., b/w ill. Published by The Royal Swedish Commission - New York World's Fair 1939. A clean unmarked copy in very good condition. Includes one folded Railroad Map of Sweden at rear. g508 / m5460.
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Recollections and addresses, Swedish and biblical legends, and more from the first female winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. First U.S. edition. Bumped and rubbed with wear and fraying at the edges, small damp stain to the lower corner. Spine and edges of the boards sunned. Binding square and solid.
Published by Stockholm, Hasse W Tullberg (printer) 1939 illustrated, 1939
Seller: Antiquarian Bookshop Klikspaan, Leiden, Netherlands
First Edition
1st ed. - With references. - With inserted railroad map. - Softcover.
Published by T. Werner Laurie, London, 1935
Seller: Alexander's Books, Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition first printing hardback vi + 294 pp Good condition Blue cloth gilt decorated spine. No inscriptions.
Language: English
Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut, 1938
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Photos (illustrator). 1st. First Edition, First Printing; blue c. w/gilt titles; 614 clean, unmarked pages/ index. Published for the tercentenary of Swedes in America. Covers the early Swedish colonies along the Delaware, Swedish settlers to the West, Swedish leaders in business, education and commerce, Swedish contributions to American business and culture; in mylar protective wraps.
Published by T. Werner Laurie, London, 1935
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardcover, first edition, with unclipped dust jacket. Jacket is quite worn with watermarks to spine, rear and to inside, plus tears along upper edges and chipping to lower edges. Boards are sunned at spine and along edges. Endpapers are tanned and page block is foxed. Score to page block foot, affecting page edges of pages 175-191. Spine is tight and contents are clean. AD. Used.
Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 1938
Seller: Shoemaker Booksellers, Gettysburg, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good to Very Good. First Edition. 614 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Corners and spine ends modestly rubbed and bumped. DJ moderately soiled w/ wear and few short, closed tears to edges. Approx. 1 1/2" closed tear from top edge of rear panel. Spine and edges darkened. Light chipping to corners and spine ends. Illust. w/ b/w plates.
Published by Phila. PA Lippincott 1950, 1950
Seller: Austin Book Shop LLC, Richmond Hill, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Good. First Edition. 448pp. Foreward by Carl Sandburg. Edited by Louis Adamic. From The Peoples of America Series. Ex-library, minimum marks. (loc 540).
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Co., New York, 1931
Seller: Cambridge Books, Cambridge, MN, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 23 pages 24 cm. Why Sinclair Lewis got the Nobel prize / Erik Axel Karlfeldt ; translated by Naboth Hedin -- The American fear of literature. An address by Sinclair Lewis, December 12, 1930, on receiving the Nobel prize in literature. Karlfeldt's address translated by Naboth Hedin. Sinclair Lewis's address has title: The American fear of literature. This copy with some very slight wear and the name of the first owner on the front cover (twice).
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1935 hardback blue cloth boards with gold spine title vi 294 pages no jacket, fading to spine and boards, lightmark to front board, inscription to fep otherwise in VERY GOOD CLEAN TIGHT READING ORDER. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.
Published by Swedish American Line, New York, 1930
Seller: Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA), Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very good- condition. First thus edition. 8 pages of text. Paperback binding is moderately shelfworn and soiled. Previous owner's name in pencil on front wrapper. Illustrated by six photographs. Reprinted from Motoring Abroad. No date of publication listed; circa 1930. Size: Octavo (8vo). Book.
A facsimile of 1938 edition. Frontispiece, (14), 614 pp. Publisher's hard cover without dust-jacket.
Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. (swedes, united states, swedish americans, biography ).
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company [n.d.], New York
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Softcover. Octavo (23.5cm); peach stapled paper wrappers; [ii],21,[1]pp. Light creases and tiny tears to upper front wrapper, with tiny tears to lower front wrapper and margins; Very Good. Text includes addresses by Erik Axel Karlfeldt and Sinclair Lewis. As the first writer in the U.S. to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, Lewis explores Americans' gradual ability to receive criticism, and the positive effect it can have on the writing community. [84923].