(Saivo, Pirkka; editor) - Finland and the Finns

Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtio Otava, (1955). (1955). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtio Otava, (1955). (1955). Good. WITH 5 ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS, INCLUDING ORIGINAL PHOTOS BY PIETENEN AND AHO & SOLDAN, WHOSE WORKS ARE INCLUDED IN THE BOOK - Quarto, 11-1/2 inches high by 8-3/8 inches wide. Hardcover in dust jacket. Bound in light blue cloth titled in gilt on the spine, in a color pictorial dust wrapper. The covers are bumped and slightly spotted. The dust jacket is soiled, rubbed and chipped along the edges. A previous owner's faint ownership stamp is present on the front panel of the dust jacket. 128 pages, profusely illustrated with photographs by Finnish photographers. A previous owner's inscription is penned on the front endpaper with another owner's stamp present at the bottom of the endpaper. The endpapers are slightly darkened and the pages are lightly toned. Very good in a good dust wrapper.

5 original photographs are laid in at the front of the book. These include 3 photographs by Pietinen. Two measure 9-1/4 inches by 6-3/4 inches and one measures 4-1/4 inches by 6-3/4 inches. One of these photos depict Finnish natives in traditional country garb and two depict buildings in Helsinki. An original 9-1/4 inch by 6-3/4 inch photograph by Aho & Soldan depicts Finnish children in traditional garb caring for their goats. A last original photograph by an unidentified photographer measures 4-1/4 inches by 6-3/4 inches. This image depicts a family sunbathing on Yyteri Beach.

Stamps on the verso identify the photos as having been printed for the "Suomen Matkailijayndistys-Finnish Tourist Association", the "Finnish National Travel Office" and "The Finnish Information Center". Good .

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