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314 pages. Many black and white illustrations. "The Story of this 'Island to the West', its past, and its present" - from title page. Signed and inscribed by author atop title page. Somewhat above-average soiling and wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
86 pages. Index. Topics include: The Founding of Fort Langley; Fort Rupert, Its Coal and its Spar Trade; Miners and Managers - The Organization of Coal Production on Vancouver Island by the Hudson's Bay Company, 1848-1862; James Douglas - The Gold Governor in the Context of His Times. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
40 pages. Features: To the Unknown Interior - excerpts from Frederich Whymper's book; Captain Cook Ceremony; Deserted Danish Settlement; Quinsam Lake coal mine update; Lasqueti Islanders oppose Transmission Line; Sea Otter Preserve Proposed. Light wear. clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
78 pages. Features: cutting and polishing stones is a lot of fun; 14 ways to hunt 'worked out' areas; Coinshooting old homes; Detecting accessories improve hobby; Arkansas pearls; Digging a Minie Ball "Gloryhole"; How to find coins around old swimming holes; The mystery of the beautiful bottle; A dump by any other name; Find where the ancients wandered; Roubaix and the Uncle Sam gold mine; Coal Town - Pennsylvania. Above-average wear. Book
361 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Footnotes, bibliography and index. "A rich social history which traces the events, from the decades leading up to the blast, the frenetic rescue operation and mass funerals, through the series of acrimonious legal inquiries, to the divisive relief effort and the continued commemoration of the disaster by the community of Mt Kembla." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Slight lean to spine. Minor bit of discolouration to top of dust jacket at spine. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
55 pages. A play based upon the coal-mining Dunsmuirs of Vancouver Island. Few markings. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
82 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of wonderful archival photos. Fold-out maps. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this pleasing vintage reference of early days of transportation in Pennsylvania's Wyoming Valley. Book
15 pages. Documents Manitoba Peat Bogs, Saskatchewan Coal Fields and Saskatchwan Oil shale. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Book
257 p. + Color frontis map. Marbled end papers. All edges marbled. First signature loose. 8vo. Original quarter leather over cloth binding. Gilt lettered spine. Edges scuffed. Hardbound. Very good copy. In the summer of 1902 the anthracite coal miners in Pennsylvania went on strike for over 160 days and sent the nation into a panic over a possible coal shortage, prompting President Teddy Roosevelt to intervene. Includes sections on: the coal region and its production; market conditions; hazards of mining; losses from the strike; and the commission's findings - with appendices of names of companies and individuals affected by the work stoppage. Quite important, though rarely consulted. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA 42
Book shows light wear to covers only, straight spine, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 63 pages with text to p. 48 then b&w photos.
181 pages. Index. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Oblong 11" x 9". "With specific information that reflects the state of the art and knowledge of the pitfalls, this book is the one source you need for heating with wood and coal. Seasonal checklists give stove users assurance that they have taken the necessary steps each season to qualify as safe, dependable providers of heat for the household." - from dust jacket. Somewhat above-average wear. Front hinge taped. A worthy reference copy. Book
56 pages. Features: Locomotive Kit Construction - 2; The Midland Division from Nationalisation to Electrification - 4; Signal Chart -4; Building a Garden Railway for Steam; Datafile - LSWR bullion van; Bodmin goods shed; Tetbury 1935; Tetbury's Trees; Private Owner Wagon Colourrs; The Tumbler Sub - Built for coal; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Ex-library with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 293 pages with graphs, charts, tables. Sections on fluidized-bed combustion, surace coal gasification, advanced coal cleaning, coal-fueled diesel engines, Coal-fueled gas turbines, Advanced combustors, fuel cells, alternate fuels, hot gas cleanup,
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 8 1/2"w x 11"h 148 pages. Laid-in folded map of Coal Mines of the Lethbridge District 1874-1982. Many b&w photos.
Two volumes in one. pp. 308; 207. Over 200 wood engraved illustrations. Lacks map as usual. 8vo. Attractive original full cloth leather binding, embossed in gold and blind. Some browning, but not brittle. Includes: Locomotive Sketches, with Pen and Pencil. From Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. A book that deserves greater attention as a repository of: interesting local history; accounts of the coal, railroad, canal, and iron industries; as well as specifics of travel and sightseeing in mid-19th century America. PA 15
328 p. + Wood engraved frontis portrait, and "Indian Map of Capouse Meadow". Both plates browned. Old damp stain. Early penciled ownerships of Newton?, Montville, Lancaster county, PA and J. F. Steward on first fly leaf. 8vo. Original full cloth binding embossed in blind. Head and tail of spine slightly worn. Excellent early history of an important region of Pennsylvania, famous for its coal and railroads. Howes H588. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA 30 x2
408 pages including glossary, sources and index. Black and white illustrations. "A book about a time when a young boy could start in the mine as the lowest of workers and could become, through a lot of hard work and a little luck, a boss or even a millionaire." - from Preface. Author's signature upon title page. Usual library markings. Only light wear. A quality copy. Book
94 pages. Features: Saigon Beat; Supply Room; Silhouette Key; Military and Political Analysis; Coal Mine Wars; Ya Gotta Earn It; On Location in Mindanao; The Pima Air Museum; Leftovers in Lebanon; TRA - Tactical Response Association; Dutch Commandos; Custom Servival Knives; The Yachting Airmen; Recon Corpsman. Light wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
129 pages. Bibliography. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos, maps and documents. The story "of a few pioneers who, [south of Brandon, Manitoba], invested their substance and sweat in a mining venture that was only mildly successful". - Foreword. Includes photo-illustrated orange dust jacket. Gift greetings atop front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this informative history. Book
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 450 pages with a great many photos, mostly in b&w. Chapters, with a large number of sub-chapters, include Rail corridors through the Cordillera to Canada's two Pacific gatways; The first Pacific gateways to overseas treade; The gateways 1917 to 1929 -- Panama extends Vancouver's reach to atlantic markets; A visual record of the gateway ports and the men who moved to cagoes 1843 to 1918; The depression years 1930 to 1938; The war years 1939 to 1945; The gateways 1946 to 1970 -- new markets for bulk commodities -- etc. for a total of eleven chapters ending with The facilities needed to handle overseas treade to 2020.
8vo, 21.8cm. Pp. xxviii,825, 627 figs. in text. Orig. printed cloth, marbled edges. Title on backstrip partly faded, very good otherwise. - Comprehensive handbook of coal mining. This second edition was considerably enlarged.
2 Hour VHS videotape in case. "North America's newest mountain railway was opened in 1984 in British Columbia's western central interior. BC Rail's 50,000 vold electrified Tumbler subdivision starts at Wakely junction at mile 537 on the Chetwynd subdivision. The line travels northeast 82 miles to Quintette mine through some of the most rugged and remote territory where rails have ever been laid." - from cover. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Undated. Circa 1990? Book
"In some of the most dangerous mines in the world, fortunes were made and hundreds of lives were lost. The origins of the present volatile labour climate in British Columbia can be seen in the long and frustrating fight for a union which began in the 1850s and ended eighty years later in Nanaimo when management finally recognized the United Mind Workers of America just six weeks before the largest mine on the Island closed forever. This lively presentation combines archival footage with the reminiscences of retired miners." - from cover. Please note: This is a VHS video tape which appears to be circa 1980s. Book
149 pages. "This engaging illustrated history of Vancouver Island's east coast tourist and distribution centre spans the centuries from its Coast Salish Indian days to its boom town present." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Lovely copy. Book
Features: Champlain transforms tribal rivalry into a continental conflict; William Duncan - missionary to the Tsimshian; Coal dust days in Canmore; The Nanaimo Mine Disaster of 1887; Robert Campbell - Yukon Explorer. Clean, bright and unmarked. Book