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1950228c9711USA: Puget Sound Navigation Company/Black Ball Line Ltd./Black Ball Ferries Ltd. 1950. Map. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Measures 18"x12". Circa early 1950s. Shows existing and proposed ferry routes. Includes photos of the MV. Chinook and the MV. Kahloke plus photos of local scenic attractions and related write-ups. Average wear. Unmarked. A nice collectible. Puget Sound Navigation Company/Black Ball Line, Ltd./Black Ball Ferries, Ltd. Paperback
1902467h5501Toronto: W.J. Gage & Company Limited 1902. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. pp. 64. Many adorable colour and black and white illustrations. Printed upon glossy stock. "The work in the book consists of a series of problems that increase in difficulty and in variety as the child gains control of the powers of new letters or new combinations." - page 5. Prior owner's details written in "The Property Of." blanks inside front cover otherwise unmarked. Binding intact. Many pages beginning to loosen from bottom through respectful use but this copy remains complete and intact. A quality vintage example of this wonderful early British Columbia school text for new readers. W.J. Gage & Company, Limited Paperback
1977558H3060Victoria B.C.: Central Junior Secondary School 1977. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 92 pages. Loaded with black and white photos. Average wear. Prior owner's name blacked out atop front cover otherwise unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Central Junior Secondary School Paperback
1996744a0399Canada: NCC 1996. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Topics include: torpedo testing in Georgia Strait; CFMETR's role in the U.S.'s nuclear submarine industrial-complex; the risk of a nuclear accident; environmental damage from military activity and weapons testing; Collisions between warships and civilian vessels; and more. Running time: 18 minutes. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Worthy working copy. NCC Hardcover
1910543a4765Toronto: W.J. Gage & Co. 1910. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 304 pages. Nice colour maps interspersed throughout text. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Average wear. Prior owner's details inside front board. Attractive beige cloth-covered boards. A very presentable copy of this charming vintage school text. W.J. Gage & Co. Hardcover
1950834c8079Fitchburg Mass.: Simonds Saw and Steel Co. 1950. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 31 pages. Numerous diagrams and black and white photos. A diminutive but informative guide to files and their uses in the sharpening of industrial sawmill blades. Deals specifically with American Pattern single and double cut files. Eight-page photo-illustrated section on special saw sharpening files. Two pages of detailed specifications of Simonds Red Tang brand files. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding sound. An excellent vintage reference. Simonds Saw and Steel Co. Paperback
1936611c7342Victoria: Province of British Columbia. Fair. 1936. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 173 pages. Index. ".Intended for the use of the students of Home Economics in elementary and junior high school classes." - from Foreword. Heavy external wear. Binding intact. Moderate age-yellowing and some soiling to contents. Pencil writing upon front endpaper and occasionally through book. A worthy copy of this charming vintage B.C. home economics text which features reproduction of charming vintage black and white photo of contemporary student in class garb.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Foods Nutrition and Home Management Manual - Home Economics Circular No. 1 Textbook Elementary Junior High . Province of British Columbia hardcover
1990121a7158Vancouver Canada: Gizeh Temple 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 94 pages. Includes: history of the Temple photos of past Potentates photos of Gizeh Temple Nobles and their ladies and more. Prior owner's name and date upon front free endpaper. Light wear. Quality copy. Gizeh Temple Hardcover
1970558c9880Vancouver B.C.: Kitsilano Secondary School 1970. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 128 pages. Excellent black and white photos throughout. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Kitsilano Secondary School Hardcover
1998128a8525Canada: Haeckel Hill 1998. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 22 Minute VHS tape in case. "A roughly hewn portrait of self-taught Vancouver Island sculptor and working man George Sawchuk - Canadian backwoods visionary of outsider art. A trickster in the spirit of Marcel Duchamp Sawchuk has been combining found objects with British Columbia timber for over 30 years. Avante-garde anti-art folk art or degenerate art George doesn't care what his work is called. He makes it speak for itself." - from case. Unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Haeckel Hill Hardcover
1955644H0784British Columbia: Bowen Island Agencies. Very Good. 1955. First Edition. Paperback. Undated. Perhaps circa 1950s. This 3-panel promotional brochure extolls the many benefits and amenities of living on Bowen Island "only 12 short miles from downtown Vancouver." The brochure was published by D.A. Moon of Bowen Island Agencies a realtor located on the island. Includes map and photos. A nice Bowen Island collectible.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Live on Bowen Island - Vintage Promotional Brochure David Moon Agencies Real Estate Realtor . Bowen Island Agencies paperback
1983715a4976Nanaimo BC Canada: Nanaimo & District Museum Society. Good. 1983. First Edition. Paperback. 68 pages. A collection of uncommon historical pictures and their descriptions. Chapters include: First Peoples; Mining; Other Industries; Transportation; People; Buildings and Services; Recreation; Local Government; Military; Development. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Illustrated brown card covers. An excellent overview of the history of this dynamic city.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Nanaimo - The Story of a City History British Columbia 68 pages. A collection of uncommon historical pictures and their descriptions. Chapters include: First Peoples; Mining; Other Industries; Transportation; People; Buildings and Services; Recreation; . Nanaimo & District Museum Society paperback
1951652H5184Nanaimo B.C.: West Coast Publishers 1951. Book. Good. Loose Leaf. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A wonderfully rare and quirky issue of this presumably short-lived publication which billed itself as "The Nanaimo Fortnight Newsmagazine". 22 pages. Features: Front cover illustration of the Woodward's store in Port Alberni "The most modern and complete store on Vancouver Island"; Two-page ad for Standard Agencies Ltd. which sold Kaiser cars at the corner of Crace and Haliburton Streets; Article on the first ever woman to serve as a Nanaimo Alderman Elsie Hall; Business card-sized ad for Herbalist Isobel Bradwell located at 204 Commercial St.; Three pages of info on movies of the day and the local theatres where they were playing; List of Best Selling Books of the Day; Article on H.R. MacMillan experimenting to get more pulpwood from forests; Brief article on plans for a $150k rest home for Fords Cove on Hornby Island; Ad for Endrizzi's Grocery and Confectionery at the corner of Selby and Franklin opposite John Shaw High School; Ad for Central Dairy - operated by J. Dunbar & Sons; Two-page centerfold ad for Acme Motors Ltd. a Plymouth dealer located at 5 Commercial St.; Article about rising passenger fares on B.C. coast vessels ferries; Ad for Wilton Motors - an Austin dealer at 175 Fraser St.; Photo of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Batey of 3435 Carter Dr. Victoria in the log home they built themselves; One-page ad for Johnson Bros. a Javelin car dealer at the corner of Comox and Howard; Travel schedules for local ferries trains buses and flights; Large ad for Crescent Motors a Studebaker dealer at 16 Nicol St.; Ad for Weeks Motors a Morris car dealer at 322 Selby St.; Ad for Thompson Lumber Company located at 1 Prideaux St.; Two-page ad for Newcastle Motors Ltd. a Pontiac dealer at 26 Front St.; Back cover ad for Woodward's 'Your Family Shopping Centre" in Port Alberni. 25.5 x 18cm. Printed on newsprint. Unmarked with average wear and soiling. A great local vintage conversation piece!. West Coast Publishers unknown
1965559c6540Canada: Norfolk House School 1965. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 84 pages. Printed upon high quality glossy stock. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this charming and nostalgic yearbook. Norfolk House School Paperback
1975248a1715North Vancouver: Vancouver Tug Boat Co. Ltd. Good. 1975. First Edition. Paperback. The history of Vancouver Tug Boat Co. Ltd. of North Vancouver British Columbia. Undated. Appears to be circa 1970s. Colour illustrations and photography. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Approx. 14 x 12".; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Vancouver Tug Boat Co. Ltd. Harry A. Jones British Columbia James C.F. Stewart Rod A. Lindsay John F. Pearson Allen M. Fowlis Tugging . Vancouver Tug Boat Co. Ltd. paperback
1928713G1026Vancouver B.C.: Canadian Memorial Chapel 1928. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 20 pages in string binding plus original mailing envelope in which this item was stored. Very informative with exhaustive details of multiple dedication ceremonies and their participants. Black and white photographic plates of Canadian Memorial Chapel Lt.-Colonel G.O. Fallis and Canadian Memorial Chapel. Envelope unmarked but soiled worm and yellowed with age. Booklet clean and unmarked with light wear. A high-quality copy of this informative and solemn memento. Canadian Memorial Chapel Paperback
1960318c6423Powell River BC: Publisher. Fair. 1960. First Edition. Paperback. Unpaginated - Half an inch thick. Very informative. Includes a plentiful and wonderful assortment of archival black and white illustrations plus a nice assortment of nostalgic advertisements. Covers beginning to separate from textblock. Somewhat above-average wear. Prior owner's details handwritten atop front cover. A worthy copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Powell River's First Fifty 50 Years - Golden Jubilee History British Columbia . Publisher paperback
1988647a8856Canada: Sand Dollar 1988. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 20- Minute VHS video tape in case. "A video portrait from the central east coast of Vancouver Island - with music and narration. This 20 minute profile of the Parksville-Qualicum area of Vancouver Island portrays the beautiful scenery history industry events people and wildlife in the area." - from case. Sand Dollar Hardcover
1978336H1084Canada: Fisheries and Environment Canada 1978. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 6 pages. Announces the upcoming dedication of the Roderick Haig-Brown Conservation Area on both sides of the Adams River from its source at Adams Lake to its outlet at Shuswap Lake. Includes map and colour photos. Average wear. Unmarked. Fisheries and Environment Canada Paperback
1910644c9709British Columbia: Publisher 1910. Book. Illus. by Diggon's. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fantastic vintage 6-panel fold-out brochure measuring 24" x 9.5" when open. Undated but appears to be from the early 1900s. Pre-dates the Swartz Bay Ferry terminal. Great photo of the quaint Pierce-Arrow tour vehicle - a stretched car holding upwards of 16 passengers. Several ads for local businesses. Includes large map of the tour route/southern Vancouver Island. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A delightful early Victoria collectible!. Publisher Paperback
1917166j2458Vancouver B.C.: Coast Publishing Company. Very Good. 1917. First Edition. Paperback. 48 glossy stapled pages in illustrated chocolate wraps. Includes forty-seven high-resolution black and white photos of scenes in Vancouver and vicinity. Undated but probably circa 1917 as a subsequent variant was published in 1919. Prior owner's faint blindstamp to front cover otherwise clean tight and unmarked with light wear. A marvelous example of this superb compilation of early Vancouver photography. Oblong 23 x 15.3 cm. Hale 6902. ; Black and White Photos; 16mo . Coast Publishing Company paperback
1889866a4761Victoria BC: Queen's Printer 1889. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Public Acts dealing with: Consolidation of the Statutes Bush Fires Charitable Associations Companies Courts - Official Stenographer Regulation of Elections Protection of Game Jurors Land Grants Licenses Mechanics Liens Lulu Island railway purposes Magistrates Medicine and Surgery Minerals other than Coal Quartz Mines Municipalities Probate and Letters of Administration Canadian Western Central Railway Columbia and Kootenay Railway Public Roads Royal Columbia Hospital Royal Hospital Public Schools Summary Proceedings before Justice of the Peace Supply Taxes on Property Trespass on Enclosed Land. Private Acts relating to: Anglican Synod of B.C.; Brockton Point Athletic Club Victoria Lumber and Manufacturing Company New Westminster Incorporation Canadian Western Central Railway New Westminster Southern Railway New Westminster and Vancouver Short Line Vancouver Street Railway National and Electric Tramway and Lighting Vancouver Incorporation Victoria City Official Map. Binding fragile. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Rubber stamp of one E. Johnson inside boards and scattered through text. Queen's Printer Hardcover
1948615j1836Vancouver British Columbia: Letson & Burpee Ltd. Poor. 1948. Thirty-Second Edition. Paperback. This appears to be the Canadian variant of a cookbook published by The Burpee Can Sealer Co. of Barrington Illinois which manufactured the Burpee Aristocrat pressure cooker a brochure for which is laid in. 78 2 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. Very heavy overall wear. Covers detached but present with prior owner's name atop front cover. A rough but worthy example of this rare vintage cookbook. Driver 137.1 ; 8vo . Letson & Burpee Ltd. paperback
1930166j2426Victoria B.C.: Province of British Columbia. Good. 1930. First Edition. Paperback. Vintage British Columbia tourism booklet. 32 semi-glossy stapled pages. Black and white photos. Fifteen pages of detailed maps of various areas of the province. Prior owner's blindstamp to title page otherwise tight and unmarked with average wear. Fading to periphery of green covers. ; 8vo . Province of British Columbia paperback
1943543G1990Vancouver: British Columbia Telephone Company 1943. Book. Illus. by Lindsay Jack; Parkinson M.C. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 28 pages. Loaded with black and white photos. Contents include: Photo of Vedder Miller and Harold Dodsworth working on cables in the Cedar telephone building in Vancouver; Mrs. Operater Laura Mann at work; Susan Allison and Mary Gallo; Photos of the Princeton telephone office; Clarence Boulier at Princeton; Many photos of employees happily engaged in social activities; Miss Barbara Lovatt with her accordion; Photos of portions of Vancouver's long distance office; Article and photos of flood affecting Mission and Agassiz including washed-out bridge; Miss Peggy Love; 15 Years ago in company history; Company sports activities; Marriage-related activities of employees. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. British Columbia Telephone Company Paperback
