I Min Fars Fotspar by Jorn Donner - 2006 Hardcover Edition from Soderstroms & Atlantis | Perfect for Book Collectors & Scandinavian Literature Enthusiasts

Donner, Jorn. I Min Fars Fotspar (Helsingfors; Stockholm: Soderstroms; Atlantis, 2006).

Swedish, a Fine book in a Fine dust jacket, HC, 8vo, 9 1/2" x 9," 279 pp., including illustrations.

ISBN: 9515224071 (Soderstroms); 9789173531481 (Atlantis)

Text in Swedish. Fine brown paper-covered boards. Covers have a few shallow indentations on front, a few tiny bumps along edges, and slight bumping to head and tail of spine, else clean and intact, binding tight. Fine black-and-white pictorial paper dust jacket with silver-foil lettering on front and silver-foil, black, and red lettering on silver and white spine. Dust jacket pristine and intact. Dust jacket protected in a paper-backed Mylar sleeve. Pages pristine and intact. Replete with black-and-white printed photographs. A fascinating biographical account about Kai Donner (1888-1935), a Finnish linguist, ethnographer, and politician, written by Jorn Donner (1933-2020), Kai's son. In the early twentieth century, Kai undertook several expeditions to Siberia to study the languages and culture of the Finno-Ugric peoples. Jorn was an author, film director, and politician. Jorn notes that he traveled to and photographed some of the same places in Siberia that Kai had visited.