Two journals by the same anonymous British author, the first describing a trip to the Arctic Circle in Norway in 1963, and the second a camping trip to Denmark, Finland and Sweden in 1964.

Both items in good condition, in worn wraps, on lightly-aged paper. The two journals give bright, pleasant accounts of the two trips. The author appears to be a British woman, whose husband is named Sidney. FIRST JOURNAL: 60pp., small 4to. Two pencil drawings. In 'Baberton spiral note book'. Two items (a guide to Tromsø Domkirke and a receipt) loosely inserted. The first entry reads: 'Arrived Bergen 1600 1/2 late owing to fog on way over. Also fairly choppy towards end of crossing. Oil trouble with ar so went to a Garage directed by young man who squeezed in amongst luggage. Oil decided to behave so wait & see what happens to-morrow. Went to Toms Hotel & booked in, then walked to Funicular and had dinner at top <?> Trout mayonnaise. Very good not cheap. Back to hotel & bed. 1030 still very bright.' From Bergen they travel to Trondheim, and then on 25 June are 'in the Arctic Circle!' They are at Narvik on 29 June. In a long entry on 10 July is the following description of Lap life: 'A woman and young girl were busy sitting on the ground the woman scraping a reindeer skin & the daughter sewing reindeer shoes another child was just sitting and a bitch was suckling her puppies. The filth was awful but strangely enough their skins looked very clean & the girl had "set" her hair. The men were sitting together talking. Smoke was belching forth from the tents of which there must have been six or eight. I gave the men cigarettes and was able to film.' On 13 July they visit Ersfjorden on the island of Kvaløya, 'One of the most enchanting places we have been to. Sparsely populated the main occupation fishing - Two "Chasers" lying off a quay and racks & racks of beautiful stockfish far better than anything we saw at Hammerfest. Two racks curved round the waters edge one above the other and looked simpley lovely. I took some shots as the sun was so beautiful. Measured the wingspan of a dead seagull. 5ft!' On 15 July they return to Bergen and set sail. SECOND JOURNAL: 116pp., 4to. One diagram. In blue, green, red and black ink. The first entry begins: 'Having left Harwich two hours late we did not arrive at Esbjerg until 2pm after a wonderfully calm crossing with glorious sunshine. We met some very pleasant travelling companions - the Rankins from Newcastle who keep their boat in Denmark also a father & his daughter going to their boat which they keep at Kiel and a Dane who married an Englishwoman and who has lived in England for 30 years. No trouble with the customs but I was very worried both at the loading and unloading of the van. it travelled on deck and was much photographed and admired. After passing through customs we went South to Ribe, the journey there was rather dull travelling along a very straight highway through flat windswept country with a great number of small farms. Ribe itself is quite enchanting with very old houses of all shapes and sizes a river with a huge waterwheel right in the centre of the town and to our great joy the storks had arrived at least some of them - There they were sitting on their nests while in one case sparrows were busy making their nests in the bottom of the storks! We bought cheese, bananas and simply delicious pastries.' They travel to a campsite, and then to Copenhagen and Helsinki. From Pelkosenniemi they travel to Savukoski, and enter the arctic circle again on 9 June 1964. On 25 June they are at Lycksele in Sweden, and on 5 July at Uppsala. On 16 July the couple drive down 'between the sea and Ringkobing fjord. The area is virtually all sand dunes and we were not impressed it is like a huge St Osyth beach come Jaywick thousands of tent and dozens of huts. What we did find enchanting was the little village of Huidesande which stands on the narrow entrance to the fjord from the sea. The harbours were packed with little fishing boats. Some setting out and others still landing their catch, it really was most picturesque'. The following day they travel from Ribe back to Esbjerg, where they board the boat back to England.