The Editor desires to acknowledge, in the first instance, his indebtedness to Dr. Bernhard Salin, the Director of the Northern Museum, Stockholm, who has rendered most valuable assistance in the compilation of this volume by placing at the Editor's disposal, for purposes of illustration, the splendid collection of peasant-work which he has under his care. Also to Mr. Ferdinand Bobey, Madame Anna Bobey, Mr. Robert K. Burt, Mr. C. A. Lowenalder (Honorary Secretary of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in London), Count Louis Sparre, Mr. E. Stenberg, the Consulate General of Denmark, and the Swedish Touring Club for the help they have given in various ways.