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Our Norwegian Immigrants-A Hundred-Year Saga Told in Pictures/Unvandrerne Til amerika-Deres Historie I Bilder
de Thallaug, Jon & Rolf Erickson, Editors
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Good+ to Very Good-/Good+ to Very Good-
- ISBN 10
- 8209014145
- ISBN 13
- 9788209014141
- Librería
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Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Sobre este artículo
Oslo, Norway: Dreyers Forlag. Hardcover. Good+ to Very Good-/Good+ to Very Good-. Written in English and Norwegian, book is a collection of photographs documenting the one hundred years of migration, from 1825-1925, of more than 800,000 Norwegians to America. "This overwhelming display of historically valuable photographs were originally collected and made available to the American public in connection with the 1975 Sesquicentennial Photography Exhibition 'With our Hands and Minds'. The exhibition concentrated mainly on the Mid-West. In this book that material is supplemented by pictures from immigrant life in the West and in Alaska" Black cloth with gilt titling on spine, pale green end papers, black and white photographs throughout, 191 pages. Cover has minor edge wear, corners are bumped, text block edges slightly darkened, spot on leading text block edge, ink inscription on end paper, text has a slightly musty odour, book is generally clean and tight. Dust jacket has light edge wear, a half-inch closed tear at upper spine end, sunned spine, shelf wear. This is an attractive and interesting volume. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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Detalles
- Librería
- Black Sheep Books
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 015957
- Título
- Our Norwegian Immigrants-A Hundred-Year Saga Told in Pictures/Unvandrerne Til amerika-Deres Historie I Bilder
- Autor
- Thallaug, Jon & Rolf Erickson, Editors
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good+ to Very Good-
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good+ to Very Good-
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 8209014145
- ISBN 13
- 9788209014141
- Editorial
- Dreyers Forlag
- Lugar de publicación
- Oslo, Norway
- Primera fecha de publicación de esta edición
- 1978
- Palabras clave
- BILINGUAL, NORWAY, EMIGRATION, IMMIGRATION, U.S., AMERICA,
- Catálogos del vendedor
- History; Illustrated; Europe;
Términos de venta
Black Sheep Books
Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Sobre el vendedor
Black Sheep Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Sobre Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
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- Sunned
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- Good+
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Text Block
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- Jacket
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