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1975351G2862Victoria British Columbia Canada: British Columbia Provincial Museum. Good. 1975. Reprint. Paperback. 179 pages including index references and glossary. "Includes but a fraction of the number of larger fungi known from British Columbia. Emphasis is placed upon the fleshy species especially mushrooms. Covers Club fungi basidiomycetes Gill fungi agarics Fleshy pore fungi boletes Pore fungi polypores coral fungi clavarias tooth fungi puffballs cauliflower fungus sac fungi ascomycetes plus mushroom cookery and mushroom poisoning." - from Introduction. Includes detailed diagrams plus dozens of excellent black and white photographs. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this informative eference.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Bandoni Robert J.; Szczawinski Adam F. Guide to Common Mushrooms of British Columbia - Handbook No. 24 index references and glossary fungi . British Columbia Provincial Museum paperback
1994115a9070Canada: Sunfire Publications Ltd. 1994. Book. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 46 pages. Abundantly illustrated with colour and black and white archival photos. Features: The Gold Boulder of Kootenay Lake; West with the Wheat Harvesters - an army of 1500 adventurers; Medicine of Earth and Sky - Native ways of curing illness healing wounds and easing pain; Fort Victoria 1850-1853 Part II; Shootout at Seven Oaks - bloodshed between the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy. Sunfire Publications Ltd. Paperback
1993115a9072Canada: Sunfire Publications Ltd. 1993. Book. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 46 pages. Abundantly illustrated with colour and black and white archival photos. Features: The Origins of the Fraser River Gold Rush; Donald McLean - Hudson's Bay Company Man at Hat Creek; Death in the Barrens of the North West Territories; Rocky Mountain Rangers - Southern Alberta Milita. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Sunfire Publications Ltd. Paperback
1997731a0890Canada: Royal Ontario Museum 1997. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 207 pages. References. "This seminal work focuses on Canada's premier collection of Heiltsuk art the R.W. Large Collection in the Royal Ontario Museum illuminating its early twentieth-century origins and the continuity and power of Heiltsuk cultural expression. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Worthy reading copy. Royal Ontario Museum Paperback
1981323a0778Victoria B.C.: Province of British Columbia 1981. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 76 pages. Numerous archival black and white illustrations. Considerable emphasis upon Japanese residents and the effect of World War II upon them. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Coupon neatly removed along perforated lines on last page. Province of British Columbia Paperback
1987121a5963British Columbia: Self-Published Van Coillie Dries. Fine. 1987. Second Printing. Paperback. 176 pages. Dozens of black and white archival illustrations. Early northwest British Columbia history. Clean bright and unmarked with slightest wear. Superlative copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Klondike Skeena Gold History Illustrated . Self-Published (Van Coillie, Dries) paperback
1955757j2351British Columbia: The Vernon News Ltd. Fair. 1955. First Edition Thus. Paperback. 16 stapled pages with black and white illustrations. Undated but probably circa 1955. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy vintage example of this charming B.C. cookbook. ; 8vo . The Vernon News Ltd. paperback
1972744a9442Canada: Grays. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 0888260350 . 183 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Author is "First last and always a cattleman proud of Western Canadian history and the pioneers who made it great." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Usual library markings. Sound working copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; RANCH LIFE SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIOLOGY Kamloops Cattleman: One Hundred Years of Trail Dust! . Grays hardcover
194464601521Victoria BC: Provincial Museum 1944. Book. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 40 pages plus fold-out map. Topics discussed include: Description of the area; Plants; Miscellaneous Invertebrates; Insects; Vertebrates; plus bibliography. Colour illustration upon front cover. A reprint without change of paging of the 1943 edition. Contents illustrated in black and white. Unmarked. Average wear. Lightly yellowed. Provincial Museum Paperback
199564601365British Columbia: Clayoquot Sound Scientific Panel 1995. Book. Good. Spiral-Bound. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 296 pages. Presents findings and recommendations of the Scientific Panel for Sustainable Forest Practices in Clayoquot Sound based on its review of forest practices standards in effect in Clayoquot Sound as of September 30 1994. Notes the extent to which current standards for forest planning and information collection physical processes of timber extraction and provisions for incorporating scenic recreational and tourism values meet precepts for sustainable ecosystem management. Ecosystem management must acknowledge the physical structures processes and biological constituents of the ecosystem. This documents describes those features for the Clayoquot Sound region and makes recommendations appropreate to their nature. Panel recommendations seek to create forest practice standards for Clayoquot Sound that are the best in the world. Includes many illustrations and graphs. Unmarked. Average wear. Clayoquot Sound Scientific Panel Paperback
1975737j0828Sidney B.C.: Gray's Publishing Ltd. Fair. 1975. Third Edition. Paperback. 0888260601 . "This series of Indian folklore tales will endeavour to reach the more sensitive the more sympathetic and the more reasoning segment of the non-Indians who may have some willingness to study and understand the culture of the true Indian whose mind was imaginative romantic and resourceful." - Introduction. 126 pages. Illustrated in black and white. Rubber stamp inside front cover otherwise unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. Contents tanned with age. A worthy reading copy. About Indians 638. ; Illustrations; Sm 8vo . Gray's Publishing Ltd. paperback
126603Paperback. Book Condition: Very Good. Great Western Railway Company 1908. First Edition. 1st Printing. 370 pages. In original wrapper with original Glycene jacket. With map of Wessex in rear. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Light general wear. Size: 0 x 0 x 0. History::Localities History::Britain 6373 paperback
1992413c8251Shawnigan Lake BC Canada: Shawnigan Lake School 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 462 pages. Illustrated in black and white. Covers the years 1916 through 1992. Book clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Average wear to dust jacket which bears a one inch opening at top of front fore-edge. A quality copy. Shawnigan Lake School Hardcover
1998724h6102Canada: Sono Nis Press. Good. 1998. First Edition. Paperback. 1550390945 . "Helicopter flying changed aviation in British Columbia forever. The early fragile-looking machines made vast areas of the province accessible for the first time. Soon they were being used in surveying mining forestry agriculture fire-fighting search and rescue and as air ambulances. Many first-hand experiences bring this exciting and dramatic story to life." - back cover. 226 pages. Index. Bibliography. Numerous black and white reproductions of archival photos plus some in colour. Printed upon glossy stock. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this engaging and informative history.; 8vo . Sono Nis Press paperback
2022255j0821Toronto: Maclean's. Fair. 2022. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: Gabor Mate on the Mind-Body Connection; A Calgary School Teacher's Long Legacy of Abuse; Secrets from the Leonard Cohen Archives; Harrowing Memoir by ER doctor Alan Drummond of Pembroke Ontario; Malahat Skywalk; Death Doula Kayla Moryoussef; Sarah Polley writes Shayla Brown into 'Women Talking' script; and more. 74 pages. Name blacked out on address label. Moisture-induced undulations to fore-edge. Above-average wear. A sound reading copy.; Sm 4to . Maclean's unknown
1988147a5544Vancouver BC Canada: Vancouver School Board 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 128 pages. Bibliography. Abundantly illustrated. "This history comprised of hundreds of photographs and candid anecdotes collected from former students teachers and trustiees tells the story of our public schools complete with blemishes and triumphs." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with lightest wear. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Excellent copy. Vancouver School Board Hardcover
2006317c8555British Columbia: Sono Nis Press. 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 373 pages. Footnotes. Index. Many black and white photos. Printed on glossy stock. "The remarkable story of the men and women who surveyed the province. Using basic equipment surveyors endured arduous work conditions. They witnessed the tragedy of colonial impact on aboriginal peoples protected the interests of prospectors settlers and entrepreneurs pioneered aerial technologies in the mountains and left their names on landmarks all over British Columbia." - dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. A superb example.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; BRITISH COLUMBIA_HISTORY CANADA_BIOGRAPHY SURVEYING SURVEYORS . 1550391534 . Sono Nis Press hardcover
1968644c9708Victoria B.C.: Department of Travel Industry Government of British Columbia 1968. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 1968 Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 24 pages. Measures 9"x4". Dozens of small black and white photos capture Vancouver Island's tourist industry in 1968. Appears to have been provided free to tourists. Provides a comprehensive list of: Ferry Services; Things to Do; Where to Shop; Places to Dine; Where to Stay; Special Tourist Services; Seeing Vancouver Island; Mainland Services; Useful Information. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Department of Travel Industry, Government of British Columbia Paperback
1993121a5984Madeira Park BC Canada: Harbour Publishing Company Limited. Very Good. 1993. Reprint. Paperback. 1550170600 . 269 pages including index and abundant illustrations. Here are tales of adventure on the sea suffering and starvation on land monstrous weather hardships insanity and the happiness found by some tending the lighthouses of the B.C. coast. "I defy anyone to put it down after only one chapter. Surely this is what history is about." - Canadian Geographic. Clean bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Very nice copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Lights of the Inside Passage - a History of British Columbia's Lighthouses and Their Keepers . Harbour Publishing Company, Limited paperback
2000815j1464British Columbia: Priority Printing. Very Good. 2000. First Edition. Paperback. 096873720X . "Anthony Guppy was born in India in 1920 where his father was with the Indian Civil Service. In 1921 the family moved to the isolated village of Tofino on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Growing up there during the Depression gave him a special affection and regard for the beaches and inlets and forests where he and his siblings played learned to fish hunt and sail. After serving in the Canadian Army overseas during WWII he returned to the West Coast. In this memoir he returns to the early years in Tofino." - back cover. 202 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean bright tight and unmarked with very light wear. An attractive example.; Cover Illustration; 8vo . Priority Printing paperback
1997715G0590Tofino BC Canada: Grassroots Publications 1997. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 80 pages. Index. Reproductions of archival black and white photos in text. Signed by author upon title page. "The first sensitive overview of thiis second major period of Clayoquot history. Author moved to Tofino in the 1920s and met all the surviving players or their peers of the post-pioneer era." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Grassroots Publications Paperback
1994853a4172British Columbia: Raincoast 1994. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 128 pages. "From the vantage of the eagle Russ Heinl has captured undiscovered secrets masterpieces of pattern and light. Join him on a flight of discovery." - from dust jacket. Clean with light wear. Price-clipped dust jacket. Discard stamp atop front free endpaper. Nice copy. Raincoast Hardcover
1996815c7482Canada: Sono Nis Press 1996. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 307 pages. Reference notes. Bibliography. Index. Black and white photographc plates. Signed and dated by Roberta L. Bagshaw upon half-title page. Light wear. Unmarked. Slight curl to front cover. A quality copy. Sono Nis Press Paperback
1946121a6012Toronto: Ryerson 1946. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 170 pages. Colour frontis. Black and white plates. "This is a fascinating book a beautiful book a magnificent memorial to the pioneer period with which it deals." - From dust jacket. Prior owner's details atop front free endpaper else unmarked. Average wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound working copy. Wallace p.119. Ryerson Hardcover
1975713H1115Horsefly B.C.: Horsefly Historical Society. Good. 1975. First Edition. Paperback. 28 pages. Black and white diagrams and reproductions of archival photos. Prior owner's name atop title page. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Hale & Barman 420; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Horsefly British Columbia / B.C. - Its Early History 1859-1915 Ernest Patenaude Meiss Hotel . Horsefly Historical Society paperback