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1999318c6821Canada: McClelland & Stewart Ltd 1999. Book. Illus. by Houston James. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 259 pages. ".About the love affair with the cottage and the salmon river beside it and the rainforest magic of Haida Gwaii as the Queen Charlotte Islands are also known." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. McClelland & Stewart Ltd Hardcover
1974323a0517Victoria B.C.: Aural History Provincial Archives of British Columbia 1974. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 35 pages. "The feature article of this issue is about Steveston a Japanese-Canadian fishing community on the Fraser River" - from page 1. Hard cover library binding with usual markings. Average wear. Sound copy. Aural History, Provincial Archives of British Columbia Hardcover
1990413a5973Madeira Park BC Canada: Harbour Publishing Company Limited 1990. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 230 pages including index bibliography and black and white illustrations. The story of a remarkable man and a fascinating period in B.C. history. From fragments of recorded history official documents and exhaustive interviews with the coal miners who knew Cumberland and knew Ginger Goodwin she has pieced together an extraordinary tale. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Harbour Publishing Company, Limited Hardcover
1955327c5336Victoria BC Canada: British Columbia Department of Mines 1955. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 110 pages including index and photo plates. Black and white photos and illustrations. Colour geological maps in back pocket. " Geological mapping trenching and diamond drilling of coal deposits in the Peace River District." - from page 5. Table of contents include general geology coal deposits Hasler Mine Willow Creek Noman Creek origins of the coal mining notes analysis tables of coal samples. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy working copy. British Columbia Department of Mines Paperback
1980155c7535British Columbia: Sono Nis Press 1980. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 270 pages. Index. Bibliography. Black and white photographic plates. "A delightful personal memoir and a well-researched and much needed history of a West Coast fort community." - from back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this substantial work. Sono Nis Press Paperback
1993242a2731Canada: Save Georgia Strait Alliance 1993. Book. Good. Plastic Comb. Revised Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 130 pages. "Aimed at intermediate teachers and students to encourage in them a feeling of respect and responsibility for the Strait." - from introduction. Chapters include: Beachware; Beach Etiquette and Experience; Seashore Habitat; Quadrat Studies; Pollution Threats. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Save Georgia Strait Alliance Paperback
1991761a9240Canada: Aviation Canada 1991. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 28 pages. Features: Staying Afloat - The B.C. Coast has been floatplane country for 80 years and business keeps getting more brisk; The Cockpit Resource Management Course; Oshkosh '91. Quality copy. Aviation Canada Paperback
1985813a1896Canada: Canadian Nature Federation. Fair. 1985. First Edition. Paperback. Features: Cycling among mountains - BC's Golden Triangle is a peak-rimmed challenge; What get's a porcupine's back up; Growing Wild - Wildflower Gardens revel in the subtle charms of woodland flowers in their own backyards; Manitoba's Mosquito Wars - Winnipeg battles an unbeatable foe.; Murres on the Menu - Marauding gulls and foxes take their share of murres but ravens are the true robber-barons of Digges Island. Usual library markings. Average wear. Worthy reference copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Nature Canada Magazine: Summer 1985 Cycling among mountains - BC's Golden Triangle is a peak-rimmed challenge; What get's a porcupine's back up; Growing Wild - Wildflower Gardens revel in the subtle charms of woodland flowers in their own backyards; Mani . Canadian Nature Federation paperback
1955317G0585Vancouver: British Columbia Electric Railway Company Limited 1955. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 22 pages. This issue of the Buzzer commemorates the conversion of Vancouver's urban rail transportation to rubber/bus transit. Reproductions of many interesting archival photos in text recount the history of the rail phase of the company's operation. Moderate wear. Usual library markings. Mounted in protective card covers. An interesting piece of Vancouver history. which may one day return. British Columbia Electric Railway Company Limited Paperback
197575403763North Vancouver BC: Western Fish and Game Magazine Ltd. 1975. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 46 pages. Features: Interior Lake Rainbow Techniques; Steelhead Fever; Atlantic Salmon - concluded in this issue; Stump Lake - a lake of large tackle-busting rainbows; Hatcheries and the Angler - Conclusion; The 'Frisky Fly'; Peace River Expedition - Conclusion; Into the Chilcotin - fly-fishing; The Walleye Pollock - a new series covering the lesser game fish from our local salt water; Windmills of the Cariboo-Okanagan - a 'new' pump system for winter-kill lakes. Light wear. Nice tight copy. Western Fish and Game Magazine Ltd. Paperback
1987755j0504Campbell River B.C.: Gloria Newlove. Good. 1987. Revised Edition. Spiral Binding. "Gloria Newlove of Campbell River British Columbia has collected her delectable simple to prepare recipes into an easy to read easy to use volume. for your gourmet enjoyment!" - back cover. 105 pages. Index. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy.; 8vo . Gloria Newlove unknown
2012411j2655Canada: Heritage House. Very Good. 2012. First Edition. Paperback. 192705141X . "Pays tribute to the heroes of B.C. golf including renowned course designer A.V. Macan; British Columbia's most successful professional Stan Leonard; celebrated amateur Doug Roxburgh; the early female greats Violet Pooley Sweeny and Vera Hutchins; the incomparable Davey and Ken Black; and recent BC Golf Hall of Fame inductees. Author was a sportswriter for 60 years so knows of what and whom he writes. 432 pages. Index. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean bright tight and unmarked with very light wear. A nice example. ; 8vo . Heritage House paperback
1981121a6870British Columbia: Self-Published 1981. Book. Illus. by Patenaude Branwen C. Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 93 pages. Index. "This collection of human interest stories and illustrative sketches serves to record a period of regional history that might otherwise be lost to the younger generations. It is also hoped it will bring back a lot of nostalgic memories to those remaining generations that helped to shape the history of the Cariboo." - from Introduction. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Self-Published Paperback
1980754c6448Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 281 pages including notes bibliography and index. Black and white illustrations. Explains the far-ranging factors bearing on the Nootka stage: European War the Russian presence in the northern Pacific the onset of Spain's waning fortunes America's thrust west the British East India and South Sea trading monopolies and the steady advance of coastal charting by explorers like George Vancouver. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket. A sound copy. Douglas & McIntyre Hardcover
200055402843Campbell River BC Canada: Ptarmigan Press Limited 2000. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 152 pages. Author's signature and inscription upon title page. Author grew up in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island and served as a medical doctor before entering local politics where he served a further 19 years including time as mayor of Comox. He expresses his views on elected officials changes he's seen in medical care and his concerns for the future of our health care system. Lightest wear. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy. Ptarmigan Press, Limited Paperback
199775403617Canada: Orca Book Publishers 1997. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 180 pages including index. A decade-by-decade history of 20th century British Columbia as recorded on the front and inside pages of our newspapers. This instant history is sometimes told eloquently and sometimes matter-of-factly but it is a living record of our society. Author spent 34 years with the Vancouver Sun. Black and white illustrations. Lightest wear. Clean bright and unmarked. Excellent copy in glossy illustrated covers. Orca Book Publishers Paperback
1979317c8562British Columbia: BCRHA. Good. 1979. First Edition. Paperback. 63 pages. Many excellent black and white photos. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A sound copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Timber Down the Capilano: A History of The Capilano Timber Company and Railroad Logging on Vancouver's North Shore North Vancouver . BCRHA paperback
1993647a8549British Coliumbia: Festival of Murals Society 1993. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 89 pages. Lovely colour photography. Presents the Chemainus murals complete with supporting narrative. Gift greetings inside front cover else unmarked with average wear. Sound copy. Festival of Murals Society Paperback
1997738G1454Vancouver BC Canada: D&M Publishers Incorporated 1997. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Paperback Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 192 pages. "Thanks to Bill Reid the art of the Indians of the Pacific coast makes its entry upon the great stage of the world." - from back cover. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of colour and black and white photos of the artist and his works. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. An attractive copy of this beautiful work. D&M Publishers Incorporated Paperback
1964352c7764Ottawa: Fisheries Research Board of Canada 1964. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 52 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Black and white photos charts tables map. Extensive reference list. Contents include: Historical review of pinniped food studies in British Columbia waters; Methods and materials; General habitat description; Distribution numbers and migratory behaviour; Feeding habits; Effect of seal and sea lion predation upon British Columbia's commercial fishery. Stiff protective library boards over original card covers. Usual library markings. A sound copy. Fisheries Research Board of Canada Paperback
1967351G2863Victoria British Columbia Canada: Conservation Handbook No. 15. Good. 1967. First Edition. Paperback. 90 pages including index and bibliography. "Includes those plants which seem to be most easily available most easily recognized and most difficult to confuse with poisonous plants. Selected from as wide a geographic range as possible." - from Introduction. Includes species from beaches alpine meadows and the northern tundra. Covers: bracken fern sword fen ostrich fern the junipers lodgepole pine western yellow pine june berry alpine and red bearberry kinnikinik orgeon grape crowberry salal labrador tea bob cranberry choke cherry gooseberry and currant wild rose blackberries raspberries thimbleberry salmonberry cloudberry elderberry buffalo berry blueberry huckleberry bilberry whortleberry cranberry mountain bilberry evergreen huckleberry red huckleberry mountain cranberry squashberry couch-grass wild onion milkweed orach balsam root plus over 30 more edible plants from the B.C. landscape. Includes dozens of black and white detailed illustrations. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this handy and possibly life-saving reference.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; bracken fern sword fen ostrich fern the junipers lodgepole pine western yellow pine june berry alpine and red bearberry kinnikinik orgeon grape crowberry salal labrador tea bob cranberry choke cherry gooseberry and currant wild rose blac . Conservation Handbook No. 15 paperback
1986757a9423Canada: ARB. Very Good. 1986. Reprint. Spiral-Bound. 0889256217 . 127 pages. Includes recipes for: Oysters Crab Shrimp Prawns Salmon Halibut Sole Flounder Red Snapper Cod Clams Mussels Scallops and Seafood Combinations. Prior owner's neat ink stamp inside front cover else clean and unmarked with light wear.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Sunshine Coast Seafood - a Collection of Recipes Using Locally Available Seafood Oysters Crab Shrimp Prawns Salmon Halibut Sole Flounder Red Snapper Cod Clams Mussels Scallops and Seafood Combinations. . ARB unknown
1986533H1143Canada: Province of British Columbia / British Columbia Racing Commission. Good. 1986. Reprint. Paperback. 0771882475 . iv 94 pages. Many black and white reproductions of archival black and white photos and documents. "Presents the stories of railroaders in British Columbia. All of the accounts are from the first hand experiences of the men who built operated and maintained the province's rail transportation system." - from Preface. Turner was a prolific author of important books on the history of transportation in British Columbia. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Railroaders: Recollections from the steam era in British Columbia Sound heritage Series #31 Rail Train Transportation History Oral Histories Pictorial Works Employees Biography . Province of British Columbia / British Columbia Racing Commission paperback
1984744a0513USA: Golden West Books. Fair in Fair dust jacket. 1984. Reprint. Hardcover. 0870950460 . 170 pages. Index maps timetables reproductions bibliography. Heavily worn former library copy with many defects. Reading copy only. As is.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; RAILROADS CANADA TRANSPORTATION HISTORY . Golden West Books hardcover
198171507529Victoria BC Canada: Province of British Columbia Ministry of Forests 1981. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 100 pages. Abundantly illustrated in colour. Includes references glossary and index. ".In a province heavily dependent on its forest products and as rugged and mountainous as British Columbia the evidence of logging activity cannot be hidden from view. Nor should we except in special situations try to do so. Rather the Ministry objective will be to address the visual impacts of logging activity on the landscape and incorporate measures to harmonize such impacts. This handbook addresses this objective. It is considered an important tool for the use of those involved in forest range and recreation management. It is also recommended as a reference source to the wider audience which is interested in the scenic quality of the managed landscapes of the Province." - from the Foreward. Part I examines The Forest Landscape: fundamental elements and factors visual impacts and perceptions. Part II examines Forest Landscape Management - Techniques and Practices: implementation overview landscape inventory detailed landscape analysis design lay-out logging and silvicultural practices and follow-up. Appendices include: Identification of Viewpoints and Visible Area Plotting Techniques; Visual Quality Objectives VQO's; Design Plotting Techniques; Visual Absorption Cabability VAC; The Use of Computers. Covers show average wear but contents in very good condition. Former owner's name atop front cover and title page. Faint cup ring on front cover. Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Forests Paperback
