Washington Island Tourist BureauMareMagnum
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6.75" x 3" six-panel brochure folds out to 13.25" x 9". Undated but appears to be circa 1960. One side features a map of the island, with points of interest indicated. The other side provides concise text with information about the island and local fishing, Driving instructions from Chicago, and a ferry schedule for the Washington Island Ferry Line. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage memento of this popular recreational destination. Book
38 pages. Features: Nice colour-photo ad for Allied Shipbuilders inside front cover features the M.V. Skeena Queen, their first Century Class ferry built; The New Duke Point Terminal of B.C. Ferries is nearing completion; Canada and China sign joint maritime agreement; Canadian Transport Company's President to move to Vancouver; London's Baltic Exchange; Hyundai to lease Tacoma terminal; $250m Iron briquette mill planned for Prince Rupert; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
30 pages. Features: Nice full-page ad for the Cameron Island development, Phase II; Great full-page ad for Anton's restaurant on Victoria Crescent in National Enquirer format with photo of an alleged Elvis sighting at their restaurant; Jim Smiliey considers 1984 ten years later; All in the family - part I of a two-part series on family and community in Nanaimo; Family Business in the 90's; Where to locate Nanaimo's new Ferry Terminal? (which was ultimately located at Duke Point); Dozens of ads for local small businesses; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Biographie et oeuvre politique (action scolaire et colonisation) de Jules Ferry, ministre de l'instruction publique (1879-1881) et président du Conseil (1880-1881 puis 1883-1885), où l'historien Maurice RECLUS (1883-1972) tente de "raconter une vie, de rendre compte d'un esprit, de pénétrer une âme, d'exposer, enfin, une oeuvre et surtout de l'expliquer"; avec citations d'extraits de discours et de correspondances de l'homme politique. Français
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of the HMS Blake; Nice photo of HMS Glamorgan (D19); Full-page photo of the spritsail barge Cabby; On the Waterfront; Under Sail; European Commentary; The Woolwich Free Ferry - the history of the Thames' most famous ferry service; Overture for the 'Oranje' - part 2 (1946 to 1979) ; Keeping the Peace - part 1 - Royal Navy history involving the HMS Curacoa; News of the Liners; Still in Steam - 'VIC 32' - report on a war-built victualling inshore craft now converted into a holiday cruising vessel in the West Highlands of Scotland; Ships of the Seven Seas - Anzere, Wilhelm S., Bencleuch, and Africa Palm; Letters; Nice photo of the HMS Formidable in 1946. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
52 pages. Features: Cover photo of the three-masted wooden schooner Artemis; Photo inside front cover of HMS Ardent (F184); Great full-page photo of the Russian passenger vessel Taras Shevchenko; On the Waterfront; Campaign for the Lincoln Castle; Under Sail; European Commentary; Naval Review; Passenger Ships of the Soviet Union; The Wind of Change - part 2 of a review of the Royal Navy in the 'fifties; Guide to Ships of the Royal Navy - part 2 - Amphibious Craft and Missile Ships; Maritime Diary; Still in Steam - Toronto ferry 'Trillium'; Ship Sales; Casualty Reports; Letters; Nice photo of the HMS Vanquisher in 1935 inside back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
Pages 85-132. Features: Colour cover photo of a VX 4/90 being loaded into the nose of a Carvair (Channel Air Bridge); The 100th course of the R.A.C. Junior Driver Scheme - article with photos; You Must Give Way - animals on the road take precedence over motor traffic; Pressure Group - the 800 ton Schuler press at the Luton factory; Fuel Consumption Test; Photos and story of a motor trip to Italy in a Velox; Page of photos of vintage accessories for your Vauxhall; The Mountains Move Nearer - A VX 4/90 helps make history on the inaugural flight of the new Channel Air Bridge car ferry services to Switzerland - article with photos; Brinton's View; Ladies' Maid - A New Zealand trip - article and photos; Photos of interesting parking signs; "Your Name and Address Please" - how to deal with the police when stopped. Many pages of great vintage ads. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Rare memento of this early high-speed endeavour to connect passengers travelling between Vancouver and Vancouver Island by sea. Claimed to connect downtown Nanaimo with downtown Vancouver in just over 45 minutes; downtown Vancouver to downtown Victoria in under one and a half hours. Light wear. Few pencil notes. Undated. Circa 1972. Book
199 pages. Whether you arrive by ferry, plane, or private boat, this book tells you everything you need to know for memorable trips to the Gulf Islands. Unmarked. Very light wear. Clean. Excellent copy. Book
Undated. Possibly circa 1960s. Moderate wear. Unused. Clearly illustrates Nanaimo's downtown waterfront in the days before the Cameron Island Development, the Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, the Coast Bastion Hotel, and much more. 5.5" wide by 3.5" high. Book
128 page b&w photo history: schools, local buildings, inside and out. giant pigs, local families, parades, etc. Oblong: 10 1/8"w x 7 3/4"h. Pictorial cover.
25 pages. Features: Super Ferry Takes Shape - Construction of the first S-class vessel for BC Ferries, which will use a Cat 3606 - article with great photos of the vessel under construction; Graham Brothers Road Show - one of the most impressive private collections of antique equipment in the country; Alberta Special Waste Treatment Centre, Swan Hills, Alberta; Used equipment; Cold Weather Operating; Cat FB200B Purpose-built Buncher; Keyano College in Fort McMurray builds on success; Construction of the Langdale Creek Bypass, near Gibsons, presents a challenge for TNL Construction; Bortnick Contracting of Campbell River, BC uses Cat ground tools to reduce costs; and more. Light wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Magazine
62 pages. Features: Canterbury Tale - a great British bus route; the story of Diamond in County Durham; Hugh Dougherty remembers the Glasgow ot Bundoran link; A modern Regent V; Ferry cross the Mersey; Green GS on red roads; More on Shamrock & Rambler names; An OB on the quayside; 100 years of Trent; Badge engineering; and more. Average wear. Couple of library markings. Clear tape along spine. Average wear. A sound reference copy. Book
80 pages. Features: Nice ad for the Dodge Coronet V*; The Family in the Palace - Part 1 of 7 by Pierre Berton - the absorbing story of the House of Windsor; What Karsh Saw in Toronto - wonderful black and white photos - a precous snapshot of Toronto in 1953; The Girl Who Became Melissa Hayden - Millie Herman has become one of the top ten ballerinas this side of the Iron Curtain - colour photos; The Row Over the Three Rs - short of staff and space our schools can't decide on what kind of education our chikldren should get - part 2 of the Crisis in Education; William Aberhart - the Mand and His Shadow - a Maclean's Flashback - nice photos; A Friendly Game of Cards - story by Antony Ferry, illustrated by Keith Dalgleish; What's Put Hockey on the Skids? - article with full-page photo of a scrum between the Bruins and Leafs; At Grips With A Grizzly, by Colin Wyatt - the true story of probably the only man who has fought a grizzly bear with his bare hands and lived to tell the tale!; Nice colour Buick ad; Colour Plymouth ad; Nice Heinz soup ad with girl's photo; Colour ad for General Motors of Canada shows several car and truck models; Bing Crosby in Auto-Lite Spark Plug ad; 1953 Mercury car ad inside back cover; Attractive Coke ad on back cover shows well-dressed hostess setting a nice table. Light wear. Unmarked. A pleasing copy. Book
Features: Continental Liner Sales; Passage in the "Unicorn"; Union-Castle Liner "Tantallon Castle" of 1894; World's Largest Ship; Cars Across the Channel; Ships on Stamps - Grenada's New Issue; Shamrock Shipping Co. Ltd.; Ferry Scene - End for the "Hibernia". Book
Features: Ships in the News - Lost in the Atlantic; Long Shadows in Coastal Sail; Steamers of the Past - Blue Funnel Liner "Aeneas" of 1910; New Ships - Containers to the Mediterranean; Towage News - Thames Tug Modifications; Ferry Scene - Farewell "Normannia"; Hovertravel - will travel; Booth Line's Rise and Progress - Part II. Book
Features: Cruise Liner for Hapag-Lloyd; Loss of the "Empire Windrush"; Preston - a re-vitalised Port; Steamers of the Past - Lamport and Holt Liners, "Vandyck" and "Voltaire" of 1921-3; Ferry Scene - The French Connection; Tall Ships for the Baltic; Booth Line's Rise and Progress - Part 1; Pellew of Penzance. Quality copy. Book
Features: Cruise Liner for the Mersey; Singapore's Golden Line; White Star Liner "Laurentic" of 1927; Sail in Norway; Ferry Scene - A Golden Anniversary; Drake 400; Drawing Ships is Fun; A Celtic Venture; A Master and his Ship - Capt. Mike Forwood and the "Lion"; The Bulldog "Affair". Book
Features: Dwindling Brocklebank Fleet; 100 Years of Collier Loading; White Star Liner "Coptic" of 1881; Excursions of Helgoland; Sail Review - Local Preservation Projects; Life in the 'Castle' Liners; Ships on Stamps - Falkland Islands Mail Ships; Shipping Entrepreneur par Excellence; Steamboats on Windermere; Ferry Scene - End of the A.L.A.; The Future of Sail - Province Race Plan; The Captains Watson and the Empire Line - Part II. Book
Features: Ocean Buys from Russia; P & O Liner "Mongolia" of 1923; The Future of Sail - Merits of the Dynaship; European Tug Activity; Oslo Revisited; Sail Review - The North American Scene; Ships on Stamps - Montserrat Oddities; Weather and Circumstances Permitting - 4 - Ordeal of the "Queen"; Under the Byzantine Cross; Ferry Scene - Swedish Lloyd Links End; The Steam Conquistadors - Part II. Book
Features: British Cargo Ships Change Hands; Lloyd Triestino Liner "Victoria" of 1931; Conrad - the man and his ships; Early Days of Steam at Hull; The Future of Sail - Ideas from Australia; Ferry Scene - "Irish Jaunt"; The "Princess Alice" Disaster; Seafarer to Shipowner; New Tugs fro Sullom Voe; Growth of Mostyn's Traffic. Book
Features: New owner for the "France"; The "Eilian" Remembered; Messageries Maritimes Liner "Eridan" of 1929; Beating the Oil Shortage at Sea; Ferry Scene - Sealink Setback; Brighton-Dieppe Services of the Past; The Liverpool Pilotage Service in the 19th Century; Sail Review - Welsh Preservation Plans; Greek Passenger Shipping in 1978-1979; The 'Elbe' Disaster. Book
Features: Ships in the News - "Kungsholm" for British Flag; Farewell to the "St. Rognvald"; Liner "Pembroke Castle" of 1883; Ferry Scene - "Aquamart's" Uncertain Future; South American Sail Survey; Tug to Table Bay - Part II; New Medway Steam Packet's 140 Years; New Ships - North Sea Success. Book
68 pages. Features: LA fire boat - recent delivery; Skagen yard delivers multi-rig trawler; Alferas; Lung-Teh Shipbuilding of Taiwan builds the country's first self-righting SAR boat; Antipodean designers continue to lead in lightweight high speed technology; Diversification keeps fast ferry builders afloat; A visit to Derecktor Shipyard; Recently refurbished amphibious vehicles; Water jet propulsion for new Greek fireboats; Technology shift by Point Hope Shipyard of Victoria, B.C. - their shift to pilot boats; At Sea with Cara. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
Features: Improving container ship design for safer port operations; Will ships always grow larger?; Ro-Ro ferry technology; Denmark; CAD/CAM update; Marine interiors. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
