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By: N/A
Price: $16.00
Publisher: Lincoln, Pilskalns: 1964
Seller ID: 002912
Condition: Very Good +
14 + [34] + [34] A very good, clean, tight copy. 750 copies. {34] lapas senlietu nosaukumiem + [34] lapas ill. Ar Ar J. jekabsona 6 lp. garu ievadrakstu. " Visi atteli saja albuma, negrozita veida, ir parnemti no sekojosa izdevuma: Katalog der Ausstellung zum X. archaologischen Kongress in Riga, 1896. Riga Druck von W. F. Hacker 1896." View more info
Price: $18.00
Publisher: Riga, Zinatne: 1988
Seller ID: 001971
Condition: Very Good +
220 pp. Extensively illustrated with colour photographs. A very good, clean, bright, tight copy. Latvian folk art -- including weaving, embroidery, ceramics, jewelry, woodwork.. Brief summary in German and Russian. "Gramata paraditi tautas lietiskas makslas meistaru izstradajumu zanri. Illustrativa materiala ietverti galvenie prieksmetu tipi un popularakie varianti. View more info
By: Ambainis, Ojars
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Riga, Zinatne: 1989
Seller ID: 000679
Condition: Very Good +
124pp. Photographs; copies of many original title pages. ".... izsekots latviesu folkloras attistibas procesam... notika plasa nacionalas kulturas vertibu apzinasana. Jaunlatviesi izversa un popularizeja folkloras vaksanas darbu kuru rezultata radas plasas folkloras materialu publikacijas un pirmie zinatniskie petijumi" (Izdevejs) View more info
By: Ancelane, Alma ( Compiled and Introduced by)
Price: $13.00
Publisher: Riga, Zinatne: 1991
Seller ID: 001463
Condition: Very Good +
484pp. Small mild crease to lower front cnr, else a very good, clean, tight copy. Extensive glossary/dictionary, List of source material; Thematic index. Krajuma ievietotas teikas vesti par zemes reljefa veidosanos, par dzivas un nedzivas dabas izcelsanos, par to savdabigo ipasibu rasanos. Seni priekstati, tautas iztele savijas ar rupigiem dabas verojumiem ar praktiska darba dzive gutam zinasanam. --- Krajuma galvenokart ietvertas lidz sim nepublicetas teikas no Latvijas ZA Valodas un literaturas instituta Folkloras dalas fondiem, ka ari no agrak izdotiem krajumiem.( izdevejs) View more info
By: Ancelane, Alma (compiled by)
Price: $14.00
Publisher: Riga, Zinatne: 1988
Seller ID: 000009
Condition: Very Good
462pp. "... Krajuma dotas lidz sim agrak nepublicetas teikas..." "Gramata iepazistina ar latviesu tautas bagato un satura daudzveidigo vesturisko teiku klastu Krajuma ietvertas teikas par Latvijas vesturiskam vietam, personam un notikumiem." (Zinatne) View more info
By: Ancelane, Alma (compiled by)
Price: $16.00
Publisher: Riga, Latvijas PSR Zinatnu Akademijas Izdevnieciba:
Seller ID: 001208
Condition: Good + +
437pp. Illustrated with Senhof's vignettes full page b&w drawings reflecting a heroic folkloric, albeit attractive style. Corners bumpted and worn, else a good++ clean, tight, unmarked copy. Includes removable foldout map of Latvia to be used to locate geographical sources for these folktales. Gramata sakas ar Ancelanes pagaraku ievadu, latviesu tautas teiku raksturojumu. Seko teikas sadalitas sados tematos: Kosmiskas un meteorologiskas paradibas. Zeme un tas virsma. Dziva radiba. Milzi, stiprinieki un drosminieki. Vesturiskas vietas, personas un notikumi. View more info
By: Ankrava, Sigma
Price: $12.00
Publisher: Riga, Zvaigzne ABC: 2000
Seller ID: 003332
Condition: Very Good
271pp. Some very light bumping to rear cover, else a very good, bright, tight, unmarked copy. Gramatas autore ---- ir Latvijas Universitates profesore, kops1977. gada Svesvalodu fakultates docetaja, kas lasa lekcijas par anglu un indiesu literaturu, par viduslaiku un renesanses literaturu, ka ari par Lielbritanijas vesturi un kulturu. Gramatas pirmaja dala atstastitas daudzas legendas par karali Arturu, Apala galda bruniniekiem un Sveto Gralu. Otra dala nodarbojas ar jautajumu par so legendu iespejamo sasaisti ar latviesu un citu tautu mitologiju. Gramatas beigas atrodas izmantoto avotu sar... View more info
Price: $85.00
Publisher: Kenthurst, Kangaroo Press: 1993
Seller ID: 004098
Condition: Very Good ++
136pp. Illustrated with pattern diagrams and colourv photographs. Almost as new. An attractive copy.This usefull handbook of Latvian weaving techniques covers all basic weave types such as plain weave, twill and satin weave, textured weaves and combination weaves. Its aim is to present as many Latvian designs as possible using between four and eight shafts" ( Publisher). " (Outstanding reference!!! This is a well-written detailed book with excellent color/bw photos, as well as color/bw drafts, an English/Latvian glossary, an index, bibliography and miscellaneous info.The last chapt... View more info
By: Auns, Osvalds (compiled by)
Price: $13.00
Publisher: Riga, Zvaigzne ABC: 1991
Seller ID: 000720
Condition: Very Good
191pp. Bibliography. Tresa gramata cikla "Latviesu tautas dziveszina" Gramata "Godi" ieklauti raksti par musu sencu gimenes godu ritualiem sakot ar krustabam un beidzot ar bedibam. Aprakstus papildina tautas dziesmas. Tam pievienots bagatigs nosu materials..." View more info
By: Balins, Arnolds
Price: $37.00
Publisher: Toronto, Latviesu Dziesmu Svetku Biedriba Kanada: 1973
Seller ID: 003950
Condition: Almost As New
141pp. In Latvian. Includes choreographies and musical notation. A very good, clean, tight, bright copy - Almost as new Teoretiski raksti un apskats : Originalrakstu izlase; Tautas dejas un kopas pasaule; Latvisku deju jaunrade; Latviesu tautas deju un rotaldeju elementi; Deju analize -- Latviesu tautas dejas un apdares, kuras tauta pienemusi : sis gramatas lietotajiem; Paru dejas; Paru dejas ar grupu deju raksturu; Trisparu dejas; Cetrparu dejas; Astonparu dejas; Dejas noteiktam dejotaju skaitam; Meitu vai puisu dejas; Dejas saistitas ar muza gajumu -- Latviskas deju apdares, kuras tauta v... View more info
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Chicago, Dzimta Zeme: 1956
Edition: Second Latvian
Seller ID: 003532
Condition: Very Good
214pp. Extensively illustrated with photographs, drawings, maps. 1000 copies. Reprint of the 1938 edition Cover illustration shows some light fading and wear else a very good, clean tight, unmarked copy. "Excellent book about archaeological evidence of prehistoric peoples in Latvia. Problem: It focuses mainly on Latvia". (M. Hougardy) "Vesture ir loti specigs jaunatnes pilsoniskas audzinasanas lidzeklis" (Autors) View more info
By: Baron Lina
Price: $13.00
Publisher: Gaujas Apgads: 1981
Edition: Second Edition
Seller ID: 003023
Condition: Very Good +
214pp. Illustrated. A very good, clean, bright, tight copy. Small neat ownership sticker on front endpaper. Ownership sig. on rear endpaper. Reprint of the 1924 Valters un Rapa Riga edition. " Liels paldies Lidijai Barona kundzei un apgadam, kassaredzejusi si atjaunota un papildinata izdevuma vajadzibu! ( Nikolajs Kalnins) Kr. Barons nevelejas, lai sikaki, intimaki vina dzives un personibas attelojumi naktu klaja vina dzives laika. Tadel, tagad, pec vina naves nododu sis Atminas atklatiba." (VEDEKLA) View more info
By: Beklesova, Lidija; Beklesovs, Sergejs
Price: $28.00
Publisher: Melbourne, Latviesu Dailamatnieku Apvieniba Australija: 1983
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 004097
Condition: Fine
188pp. Illustrated. Photographs. Fine. All photographs in b&w excluding title page illustration. Brief summary in English. Exhibition of Latvian Arts and Crafts Exhibits from: Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, Germany, USA. Globalas Latviesu Lietiskas Makslas Izstades Vadonis. Photographs and biographical information on the over 100 participants. Illustrated articles on the major Latvian exile arts and crafts organisations View more info
By: Berzins, Uldis. Translated By
Price: $23.00
Publisher: Riga, Janis Roze: 2015
Seller ID: 003667
Condition: New
364pp. Illustrated. Pirmo reizi latviesu valoda iznacis senislandiesu mitologisko un poetisko tekstu kopojums "Eddas dziesmas"- Tie ir teksti, kas atstajusi milzigu ietekmi uz Ziemeleiropas literaro mantojumu daudzu gadsimtu garuma, to petisanai zinatnieki visa pasaule nereti veltijusi visu muzu. Latviesu valoda senos tekstus pieejamus darijis dzejnieks Uldis Berzins, savukart komentarus un skaidrojumus sniegusi senskandinavu valodas un kulturas zinataji Inga Berzina un Dens Dimins. ( J. Roze) yy View more info
By: Biezais, Haralds
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Almqvist & Wiksell: 1970
Seller ID: 003441
Condition: Very Good
[12] pp Offprint from Donum Balticum To Professor Christian Stang on the occasion of his seventieth birthday Edited by Velta Ruke Dravina. A very good, clean unmarked copy. Presumably INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR "Ar Ziemassvetku sveicienu no autora 1976" Text in German. " Two main difficulties arise in using the Dainas (Latvian folksongs) as a source for the study of Latvian culture. Firstly it is very difficult to date the Dainas. Second there are a great number of variants for each text ---- However, the first difficulty is overcome when objects mentioned in the dainas can be dated by ... View more info
Price: $24.00
Publisher: Eutin, Andr. Ozolina Apgads: 1954
Seller ID: 004391
Condition: Good +
637pp. 1000 copies. Inner hinges starting to wear, mild yellowing, else a sound, clean tight copy." Bagatas gimenes telpu dekoresanas nolukos medz gramatas kaudzes it ka izmetat uz galdiem. Tas ir riskanti, jo, dazreiz veseliem sejumiem no izdevejiem pasutinot, gadas, ka uz galdiem noklust neratnas tautas anekdotes un dziesmas." [T.Bezmers] "Satura zina neratnas tautas anekdotas ir ratno pspildinajums. Sociali vinas aptver tas pasas sabiedriskas grupas ka ratnas. Vinas runa par berniem, un vecakiem, sievu un viru, saimnieku un kalpu, par muiznieku, macitaju, par dazadam tautibam u.t.t. Tika... View more info
By: Birkerts, P[eteris] (originaly Compiled by)
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Riga, Zvaigzne ABC: 1992
Seller ID: 000590
Condition: Very Good
109pp. Table of contents. This edition edited by Z. Stikute. " Izdevums sagatavots pec 1927. gada iznakusa izdevuma "Latvju tautas miklas" Ko sakartojis P. Birkerts." View more info
By: Birzgalis, Reinis (illustrator)
Price: $16.00
Publisher: Stockholm, Latvijas Skautu Prezidenta Karla Goppera Fonds: 1971
Edition: Facsimili Reprint
Seller ID: 003139
Condition: Very Good +
167pp. Facsimili of the 1942 edition. A very good, clean, bright unmarked copy. Each page has three folkloric caricature vignettes in colour, each illustrating a couplet from a latvian folk song. "Esmu loti priecigs, ka esat nodomajusi vel reizi izdot manas ilustretas "Latvju Dainas". Kerieties pie darba" ( R. Birzgalis) View more info
By: Bortnikovs, E. ( Compiled by)
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Riga, Latvijas Valsts Izdevnieciba: 1960
Seller ID: 001231
Condition: Very Good
82pp. Dj. a little creased and worn but enclosed in an attractive mylar protector, else a very good, clean copy. " Ja senajas tautas dziesmas pirma karta atspogulojas cilveku jutas un pardzivojumi, bet pasakas ierosina klausitaju fantaziju un izteli, tad miklas veicina cilveka prata darbibu, attapibu, pieradina to rupigi verot dazadus prieksmetus, dabas paradibas un sadzives attiecibas."(M. Gaile) Kosmiskas un dabas paradibas; Augu valsts; Dzivnieku valsts; Cilveks; Joku jautajumi. View more info
By: Brastins Arvids
Price: $48.00
Publisher: Cleveland, Apgads Mara: 1967
Seller ID: 004438
Condition: Very Good +
311pp. with tipped in colour frontispiece illustration of Mara and tipped in afterword by the author. Presentation inscription SIGNED by the author. Illustrated with numerous line drawings and photo reproductions. 14 page summary in English. A very good copy. "Pie trimdas skaistakajam gramatam katra zina pieder A. Brastina 1967.g.izdota Mate Mara. Plasa gramata liecina par daudzu gadu rupigu darbu. Tani autors sakopojis plasu dainu materialu, kas iespiests lielajos dainu izdevumos --- Gramata ir loti bagatigi illustreta. Blakus teicamam Latvijas ainavu, maju un darba riku, faunas un floras... View more info
By: Brastins Ernests
Price: $16.00
Publisher: Riga, Dievturu Draudzes Izdevums: 1929
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 002839
Condition: Very Good
87pp. A very good, uniformly aged, clean, unmarked copy. Inside covers have some light tape residue probably from a former paper cover. "Tomer neviena raksta nav meginats sakartot plasos materialus par latviesu tikumiem sada parskatama un aptverosa sistema --- gribu visa isuma seit tadu sistemu uzmest." (Autors) View more info
By: Brastins Ernests
Price: $16.00
Publisher: Latvju Dievturu Sadraudzes Izdevums (Raven): 1976
Edition: Second Edition
Seller ID: 000783
Condition: Very Good +
119 pp. Reprint of the 1929 edition . Gift inscription on ffe. else a very good, clean, tight copy. Ar Arvida Brastina prieksvardiem. " Brastins atlasija t.dz. par Dievu, Laimu un Maru, ta izdalot dievestibas kodolu. Atlasot un izkartojot tikumu dziesmas, atklajas tautiskas tikumibas saturs " (j. Silins) " Latviesu tikumibas principi, kadi tie redzami musu tautdziesmas, ir dabiski izaugusi no pasas tautas sirds" ( Brastinu Ernests) View more info
Price: $22.00
Publisher: Latvju Dievturu Sadraudze: 1980
Edition: Third Edition
Seller ID: 003234
Condition: As New
127pp. As New " Retai kadai citai tautaizdevies ietvert Dieva ideju tik gaisos, dailos telos, ka mums. To jautis ikviens, kas saks risinat seno dievadziesmu kamolu. Vins tudal atskartis, ka latvji ir lielas ipatnejas religijas mantinieki un ka si manta nav atmetama." (E. Brastins) View more info
Price: $28.00
Publisher: Cleveland, Apgads Mara: 1977
Seller ID: 003759
Condition: Very Good +
221pp. Numerous b&w reproductions of corresponding Latvian art: Jekabs Bine; Osvalds Grins; Augusts Kopmanis; Stepans Bercs; Arvids Brstins; Gundega Cenne; Evalds Dajevskis; Visvaldis Reinholds; Oto Grunde; Janis Kalmite; Janis Silins; Eduards Dzenis;Arnolds Simanis; Mara Grina;Aija Aruma;Janis Pontags; Karlis Freimanis, Gustavs Skilters, Hilda Vika; Janis Plepis; Eduards Liedeskalnins;Stepans Bercs; Janis Audrins; Augusts Annus ---- and others."Seit par Saules teiksmu izlietotas tikai dainas un dainu zinas, jo tas dod pareizako, patiesako un nemaldigako atbildi uz visiem jautajumiem.... U... View more info
By: Brusa Mitforda, Miranda ( Miranda Bruce Mitford )
Price: $16.00
Publisher: Riga, Zvaigzne ABC: 1998
Edition: First Latvian Edition
Seller ID: 002869
Condition: Very Good ++
128 pp. Profusely illustrated in colour, Originaly published in English by Dorling Kindersley as The Illustrated Book of Signs and Symbols. "Celvedis pa noslepumaino zimju un simbolu pasauli, bagatigs informacijas avots visdazaqdakiem lasitajiem. Izskaidro nozimi un izcelsanos vairakiem tukstosiem simbolu. Ietver daudzu pasaules kulturu makslas, religijas un folkloras zimes un simbolus." ( Izdevejs) View more info
