sewn, stiff paper wrappers
1943 · N.P. (Stockholm?)
by Svensson, Georg
N.P. (Stockholm?): Swedish Book Trade Association, 1943. sewn, stiff paper wrappers. large 12mo. sewn, stiff paper wrappers. 3-266, (4) pages, with an additional 60 pages of plates. Published "under the auspices" of the Sw. Book Trade Association's 50th Anniv. Celebration. In 2 parts: Art of the Swedish Book 1893-1943, on design, illustration, fine printing, etc., by G. Svensson, and a chronological/thematic survey of Swedish books (fiction and nonfiction) 1893-1943 by Holger Ahlenius. Of particular interest may be Ahlenius' extensive, sometimes acerbic discussion of Swedish literature of the 30's and early 40's. Sixty illustrations of dust jackets, text pages, etc. Chipped, wrappers starting to detach. (Inventory #: 52861)