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1910156South Dakota 1910. Very good. Eighteen glass plates eight measuring 3 x 4 inches four colored and ten of them 4 x 5 inches. With photographs printed from the plates. No cracking minimal chipping at edges. Two small sets of images depicting life in South Dakota at the turn of the century. The first consists of ten images of settlers and scenes on the prairie. There are two plates of women with tents and covered wagons a nice image of a woman and several girls playing what appears to be Ring Around the Rosie an image which is captioned on the photographic print "steam driven water well drilling rig" an early airplane and some settlers outside a homestead. The second series would seem to be from Pine Ridge Indian Agency. These include two photographs which are clearly of Native American children one of them depicting boys with short hair and "civilized" clothes three plates which depict a rodeo in the area an image of someone in a feathered headdress near a teepee and plates of people with horses. unknown books
19001880Various locations including the Southwest California Mexico and Colorado 1900. Very good plus. Forty silver gelatin photographs on thirty-eight leaves. Images 3 x 4 inches all but three one per page and captioned. Oblong 12mo album. Original black cloth with black paper leaves. Internally clean most images with good definition and contrast. A charming little photograph album documenting a holiday vacation across the country. The trip begins on a steamer off the Florida Coast with stops at New Orleans Arizona Texas Mexico and on to California. Images in the Southwest include Native American street vendors in Yuma adobe houses in El Paso and the prison and post office in Juarez. In California where the bulk of the images were taken the group visits Los Angeles Ocean Beach the ostrich farm at Pasadena Long Beach Catalina Island Santa Barbara San Francisco and Berkeley. From San Francisco they board a train snapping photos from the railway car. In Colorado they visit Pueblo Cripple Creek Colorado Springs Denver the Cave of Winds and Garden of the Gods -- all the usual tourist stops. The images have good contrast and the compiler has carefully labeled each image in a neat hand elevating this above standard tourist albums. An excellent example of cross-country tourist travel at the turn of the century. unknown books
1977647a8504Canada: Fisheries and Environment Canada 1977. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 346 pages. Bibliography. Author index. Report of the Estuary Working Group Department of Fisheries and the Environment Regional Board Pacific Region. Contains 9 pages of memorial dedicated to Roderick Haig-Brown who passed away in 1976. Includes a full-page photo of Mr. Haig-Brown a bibliography of his writings copies of two letters written by RHB to Dr. M. Waldichuk Director of the Special Estuary Series and more. Contents include: Geology and Soils Climatology Hydrology Oceanography Fish Invertebrates Flora Wildlife Land and Water Use Pollution and Water Quality Effects of Development and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Quality copy. Fisheries and Environment Canada Paperback
197664501295West Vancouver BC: Environment Canada 1976. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 298 pages including index. Compiles all available references relevant to the environmental aspect of the Nanaimo River Estuary. Summarizes pertinent information and provides lists on plant and animal life to provide readers with some idea of the ecological characteristics. Contents include topics such as: Geology; Economic Geology; Surficial Geology; Climatology; Hydrology; Oceanography; Invertebrate Biology; Invertebrate Fisheries Resource; Flora; Wildlife; Land and Water Use; Pollution; plus an extensive Bibliography. Includes a variety of maps. Report of the Estuary Working Group Department of the Environment Regional Pacific Region. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A wonderful reference. Environment Canada Paperback
189315504250Victoria BC: Queen's Printer. Very Good. 1893. First Edition. Paperback. 224 pages including index and the Terms of Union under which the Colony of British Columbia entered into union with the Dominion of Canada. Prior owner's details Oscar Bass Law Clerk 1904 written atop page 3. Occasional markings to contents. Lovely navy blue leather covers feature bright gilt lettering. Nice copy; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Rules Orders and Forms of Proceeding of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia Adopted 19th April 1892 and as Amended Up to 1893 History . Queen's Printer paperback
194673aa1967British Columbia: British Columbia Telephone Company 1946. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Half-leather binding. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant traffic commercial operating accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company industry and technological news traffic levels expansion plans personnel announcements publicity and social events deaths weddings lists of exchanges and more. As such these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: awarding of Distinguished Flying Cross to Flt.-Lieut. Gordon Smith; Excellent photo of Vancouver radiotelephone operators at work; Long Distance Load in '44 set new record - statistics; Radiotelephone saves 3 lives when tug sinks; Annie Gillman - never late for work in 38 years as operator; Telephone Trouble - by Francis Aldham of the Vancouver Daily Province; Forty Miles of Telephone Bills - reprinted from the December 1944 issue of Western Business and Industry; Harold Morse retires; A few lines from the front lines - portions of letters from telphone employees on active service; Large black and white reproduction of B.C. Tel. Victory Bond advertisement featuring Winston Churchill; Expansion Programme will fall short of needs - with drawing of new central office building at Tenth Ave. and Yew St.; Digits control names of new Central Offices; Report shows phone situation still serious - no prospect of relief in near future; Al Miller retires after 36 years of service; Popular chief operator Edna Green resigns; Farewell to Don Mac McAuley; Photo of the "Kamloops Kid" - Dave Wilkie; Photos of Sports Starlets; A Telephone Man in the Navy - a lengthy letter to the editor from Elect. Lieut. N.J. Dunlop R.C.N.V.R.; Article - Two Million Wait for Phones in North America and relevant B.C. Tel advertisement; Cover photo of U.S. Army Bronze Star recipient Staff Sgt. Robert Creech; Photos of the three Stephan sisters who are operators; Photo of war shortage billboard; Voices with smiles - article from the Vancouver Daily Province by Gordon McCallum; Article - $64 question in the telephone business; Plagued by Shortages - article from the National War Finance Committee; article and photo - Pup Flies Atlantic with Flt. Lt. Gordon Heselton; Article on Robert Garnett Tatlow Vancouver Pioneer; B.C.'s First Emergency Phone Call - Pants torn by Dog; Construction photos of 'Cedar'; War's End Brings Record Long Distance Load; Heading Back to Normal - but still a long way to go; Death removes Ernest F. Helliwell; Radiotelephone service to the rescue; Photo of phone installer Charlie McAndrew and the billboard which used the photo; Photos of North Vancouver staff and facilities; Secret of wartime 'what-is-it' building on Seymour finally revealed - photos and two-page article; 5 excellent pages of photos and article on the building of the Pacific Communications System 'One of our Biggest War Jobs'; Daisy Bonde retires; Excellent photo of B.C. Telephone's 'Sky Riders' dangling 350 feet in the air over Rock Creek Canyon; 3 more billboard photos; We are establishing an F.M. Radio Network; We subscribed nearly $2000000 to the war effort; Farewell to Miss Mary Lloyd Ernest Cole and William Silver; Many photos of employees knitting; Trail operators at work; Eighteen Thousand Calls a day - article; New record for telephone calls in 1945; Difficulties of supply situation again stressed in telephone company's annual report; Charlie McAndrew has installed 40000 photos; Cupid is main cause of our traffic problems - article; Only photo available of Vancouver's first telephone exchange established in 1885 in Tilley's book store on the east side of Carrall St.; PNE float; Alma open house; Hastings Hay Ride; Better phone service to central B.C. points . British Columbia Telephone Company Hardcover
194873aa1966British Columbia: British Columbia Telephone Company 1948. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Half-leather binding. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant traffic commercial operating accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company industry and technological news traffic levels expansion plans personnel announcements publicity and social events deaths weddings lists of exchanges and more. As such these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Photos of operators at work in Haney Nanaimo and Port Moody; $35 million improvement and expansion programme; Rotation billing will be inaugurated in March; Ed Tomer terminates 44-year career; Victoria says good-bye to George Gaetz; Daniel G. Houston - he installed phones in the horse-and-wagon days; Retirement of Thomas Tom Smith; photos of W.J. Jefree's clothing store and W.J. Pendray soap works both in Victoria - the first commercial firms in British Columbia to be linked by a telephone line in 1880; Photo of Nanaimo's first telephone office in 1887 at the fruit store of Mr. and Mrs. E.G. Cavalsky; Photo of splicer's school; Annual report reveals record demand for service as result of great growth of province; World telephone network is operating again; A farewell to Dave Falconer; The telephone situation as we see it today; Hammond-Haney toll charges eliminated; From Office Boy to District Plant Chief - Lindsay Morrison; High school visitors to the Hasting's operator area; New Building Commemorates Name of First Company President William Farrell - article with photos; A Report on the telephone situation in B.C.; Thirty-Four Years of Phone Service at Parksville; First commercial VHF circuits now in service here; Toll Chief Operator weds Chief Engineer - A.H. Lemmon and Lila Boden; advertising slogans; Wirephoto service comes to Vancouver; Telephony made great Strides during Labelle Career - Eugene P. LaBelle retires after 44 years in telephony THIS APPEARS TO BE THE PERSONAL COPY OF MR. LABELLE AS HIS NAME IS STAMPED ON TOP EDGE OF TEXT; A.C. Bull Elected Federation President; Photo of lovely twin sister operators in Vancouver; Photos behind the scenes at the Victoria Plant Building; New Dial Offic 'Cedar' Now in Service; 800000 phone calls per day in Vancouver; Wage increases for 1000 plant employees; Meet the Executive Assistant's Department - many photos; Nearly 3800 Bayview phones 'cut' to Cedar; Revenue accounting girls adopt three orphans; replica's of 3 recent billboards 2 of which include suggestions for party line use; misc. photos of Fraser Valley operators; 1947 was record year despite shortages; Car phone service now available - with photo; Leo Griggs Nanaimo Plant Head retires; Fifteen years ago; Three blind mice in South America - Kathleen Stephen and Catherine Wilson recall their trip; Ads advise fewer calls shorter calls - with 2 ads; "Newton" joins our telephone family - story and photos; 1947 progress was offset by record demand annual report points out; 37 years of ups and downs - Percy Turley cable-splicing foreman; Miss Gertrude Greaves honoured; Photos of Seymour Vancouver operators; photo of radiotelephone transmitting station at Lulu Island; various photos inside Kamloops office with staff; article on John Jack C. Hemer; Operators learn Human Nature's Queer Quirks; Newspaper columnist visits new William Farrell Building; Trans-Canada phone system construction job resumed - text and photos; photos of staff and facilities at Princeton; Spirit of service triumphs over flood - photos of washed out Mission bridge and more plus article; PNE float photos; Introducing the company's new business library; New submarine cable links Vancouver and North Shore - photos and text; T. Percy Waters. British Columbia Telephone Company Hardcover
1872317g0451London: Hurst and Blackett 1872. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 347 pages. Three black and white plates including frontispiece. Two maps. Author's recollections of his mining adventures with the Queen Charlotte Mining Company at Skincuttle Inlet circa 1862. Attractive forest green three-quarter leather binding bears moderate wear. Gilt lettering legible upon backstrip which is moderately sunned. Library markings removed leaving occasional blemishes. Bits of clear tape residue near base of spine. Plate at page 120 loose but present. Hairline opening along front hinge. Lowther 401. Hurst and Blackett Hardcover
12215La collection Pilote présente une aventure du Lieutenant BLUEBERRY. In 4 cartonné couverture illustrée en couleurs, gardes illustrées, titre illustré en couleurs, 48 pages de dessins en couleurs de J. GIRAUD. Titre en long, en noir au dos. DARGAUD S.A éditeur troisième trimestre 1963. N°553. Editeur n°158, 16 titres au dernier plat. Très bon état. Edition originale.
188963050Portland OR: David Steel Successor to Himes the Printer 169-171 Second Street 1889. Tall 8vo. 2 xv 1 17-480 pp. With four woodcut engraved plates 2 facsimile signature plates. Half-gray-brown reverse-suede publisher’s calf & corners over plum-coloured ribbed cloth gilt decorations & lettering on spine gilt stamped title on front cover minor scuffing & wear head & foot of spine some rubbing to corners slight bumping edgewear slightly shaken several pages w/ ink & pencil manuscript corrections annotations & updates still a VG copy inscribed by the author from the library of John Baptiste Horner 1856-1933 noted literature & English professor and museum curator at Oregon Agricultural College now Oregon State who had completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Willamette University in 1887 and later a doctorate at Philomath College in 1899 perhaps best remembered for his “Oregon Literature 1899 Short History of Oregon 1924 and his comprehensive and expansive Oregon History and Early Literature 1931 w/ his ownership signature in upper left corner ffep. First edition inscribed of this rare and excellent association copy of Wells’ informative early history of the early exploration by Euro-Caucasians into the Pacific Northwest from the 16th-Century forward; the impact and spread of the fur trade through the Oregon Country; the formation of the Oregon Territory and the multiple military conflicts with native Americans up to the Modoc War in 1855-1856. Appended at the front rather than a table of contents is a detailed and comprehensive 11 pp. index offering an essential reference tool in exploring the work. In this particular copy J. Horner has frequently made corrections crossed out passages updated information and dates and provided MS brackets in pencil and ink to emphasize certain sections. Captain Wells 1854-1940 had been hired as editor for West Shore magazine in 1883 and largely changed the focus of this pioneering magazine from a literary feature to stories and supplements that highlighted the Pacific Northwest’s industries communities resources and their importance to attract new settlers investors and tourists. His drive as well to expand the magazine and lavish woodcut and lithograph engravings also strained the company’s finances forcing the West Shore into reorganization in 1890-1891. David Steel, Successor to Himes the Printer, 169-171 Second Street, hardcover
1967323a0460Canada: Western Canadian Directories. Fair. 1967. First Edition. Paperback. This massive tome weighs over 5 pounds presents a delightful comprehensive and informative cross-section of British Columbia in Canada's Centennial year 1967. Included are hundreds of nostalgic contemporary advertisements grouped by small town with information about many dozens of local communities. Reading these descriptions viewing their pictures and perusing the ads is like stepping back in time! Sections are devoted to all aspects of the provincial economy and infrastructure. As the binding is fragile and some pages are loose there is a chance that a small number of pages are missing. Over two inches thick. Multi-paginations. Hours of enjoyable reminiscing here!; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; British Columbia History Illustrated Local Economy Centennial Industry Infrastructure . Western Canadian Directories paperback
1930617G1208Vancouver British Columbia Canada: Wrigley Directories Limited 1930. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 2218 pages. An incredible snapshot of British Columbia in the year 1930. "Embracing an alphabetically arranged list of cities towns post offices and railway stations in British Columbia with a description of each; an alphabetically arranged list of business houses private citizens civic provincial and dominion governments churches public and private schools secret and benevolent organizations associations etc. also an avenue and street guide and directory of householders for Vancouver and Victoria also a buyer's guide and a complete classified business directory of British Columbia." - from title page. Above-average external wear. Front hinge mostly open. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this wonderfully nostalgic compilation. Wrigley Directories Limited Hardcover
1961744H2056British Columbia: British Columbia Telephone Company B.C. Tel 1961. Book. Illus. by Hughes E.J. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 108 pages. Front cover graced with colour reproduction of E.J. Hughes' "The Cowichan River in July". Provides white and yellow page listings for Bowser Cassidy Chemainus Cedar Cobble Hill Courtenay including Union Bay Cumberland Cowichan Station Crofton Duncan Gabriola Island Hornby Island Ladysmith Lake Cowichan Nanaimo Nanoose Northfield Oyster Bay Parksville Port Alberni Thetis Island Qualicum Bay Qualicum Beach Royston Shawnigan Lake South Wellington Sproat Lake Toll Stations Wellington Westholme and Youbou. Many nostalgic yellow pages ads for long-forgotten businesses. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Few markings. A worthy copy of this wonderful E.J. Hughes collectible. British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel) Paperback
1912248G2654Vancouver B.C.: British Columbia Department of Education Normal School 1912. Book. Illus. by Calder Walter H. Photographer. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Wonderful vintage photo montage of the British Columbia Normal Teacher Training School class of 1911-12 in Vancouver British Columbia. Photos taken by Walter H. Calder. Montage which measures 15.75" x 9.6" is mounted on a contemporary matte backing which measures 17" x 14". Moderate wear. Pencilled name on reverse otherwise clean and unmarked. A wonderful piece of Vancouver and British Columbia history. British Columbia Department of Education Normal School Hardcover
1914714H3471Toronto: The Missionary Society of the Methodist Church. Fair. 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. "A record of missionary work among the Indian tribes of the Northern Pacific Coast of our country and of the wonderful transformation in character and conditions which the introduction of the blessed Gospel has brought about." - Preface. xiv 403 p. Twenty-one black and white photographic plates. New front and back endpapers applied over originals. Narrow opening in binding at half-title. Somewhat above-average wear to maroon cloth covered boards adorned with gilt lettering and photo of author. Lowther 1611 Tourville 1128 Amtmann 3501 Ricks p.75 Smith 2135 Matthews 295 Tod & Cordingley p.85.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; British Columbia Pacific Coast Missionaries Native Peoples Rev. Thomas Crosby Forward Movement of 1874 Bella Bella Naas Mission Skeena Kitamaat Kitamat Queen Charlotte Islands Totemism . The Missionary Society of the Methodist Church hardcover
2016256H4729Canada: F1PI 2016. Book. Illus. by Yuxweluptun Lawrence Paul. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. v vi-vii 1 182 pages. Boldly illustrated in colour upon glossy stock. Chronology. 31 x 26 cm. "Represents Yuxweluptun's artistry and ideas through hard-hitting polemical but also playful artworks that now span a thirty-year career. Focusing on his distinctive melding of modernism and what he terms 'visionism' the retrospective features Yuxweluptun's pop surrealist and animated landscapes; abstractions ovoids and bullets; masked fish farmers and super-predator oil barons; and unforgettable images of a spirit-filled but now toxified natural world." - dust jacket. "A lasting document of Yuxwelupton's artistic output and political activism." - Publisher. Includes eighty of his paintings from the last three decades. Gift greetings to top third of hot pink front free endpaper. Moderate wear. Dust jacket preserved in archival grade Brodart. A sound copy. F1PI Hardcover
1980656j1259British Columbia: Self-Published. Good. 1980. Collector's Edition. Paperback. 4172543707 . Presents the local history of the twin British Columbia towns of Michel-Natal. "I lived through the purchase of Michel Colleries in the East Kootenay by Edgar Kaiser 1968-72 with both federal and provincial governments okaying the complete demise of Michel-Natal displacing 1200 residents so that Kaiser would not have to adhere to pollution standards. Born and raised in a town we loved we left for Kelowna with $4000 compensation as our homes burned. Kaiser raped the hills of the Elk Valley for its coal leaving behind sludge-filled tailings ponds to pollute the once-pristine rivers." - Author in a letter to the Kelowna Daily Courier in 2012. 198 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Gift greetings upon first blank leaf otherwise clean tight and unmarked with moderate wear. ; 8vo . Self-Published paperback
2002338H1365Toronto: Maclean Hunter / Key Publishers. Fair. 2002. First Edition. Paperback. Cover photo of the loathsome Justin Trudeau entitled "When I Run" foreshadows the day when Canadians would elect his curly locks and famous last name to lead their national government. He said "the deficit will look after itself" and it sure as hell did because he certainly didn't whimsically piling hundreds of billions of dollars in debt onto the backs of future generations. Good riddance Captain Airhead! Related article discusses the question of when not if Justin will run for political office; Iraq - longing for piece as UN inspectors search for WMD; Tellier who turned around CN takes on troubled Bombardier; Sikh Gang Wars in B.C.; Advertisers use internet "adver-games" to reach kids; Metis war vet William Woodward fights Ottawa for compensation; More single young women are having babies on their own; No author can match the influence of J.R. Tolkien; Winnipeg Director Guy Maddin is celebrated - just not in Canada; and more. 60 pages. Average wear. Unmarked. Please note: Address label clipped from front cover otherwise a sound copy. Suitable for use as a dartboard flamethrower target or to enrage your Conservative friends. ; Magazine; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Maclean's Canada's Weekly Newsmagazine December Dec. 23 2002 - Justin Trudeau Cover Photo When I Run" looks forward to the day when Canadians would elect his curly locks and famous last name to lead the national government; Related article discusses . Maclean Hunter / Key Publishers paperback
1978257c7712Madeira Park BC Canada: Harbour Publishing Company Limited. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 119 pages. "Once in a while a book is published about the Pacific Northwest's past that is so remarkable for its insights and honest portrayal of events that it deserves special attention. This book by Bus Griffiths an author whose own life story is no less fascinating than the subject of which he writes is such a book. A picture story a historical fiction in comic book form recalling life in the B.C. woods as it happened a generation ago. Probing deeper the reader soon realizes he/she is seeing a fully comprehensive account of day-to-day logging operations as would have occured in hundreds of camps located along the coast of British Columbia . Logging has had a sociology of its own and for the careful reader it is fairly revealed in this book." - Daniel T. Gallacher Curator of Modern History Provincial Museum of British Columbia. "A captivating story of adventure and love an intensely detailed history of the old-time woods and a tour-de-force of cartooning art all at one stroke." - from dust jacket. Average wear to unmarked book. Binding intact. Above-average wear to dust jacket which has been touched up with black marker and is now preserved in mylar. A sound copy. ISBN stated in this book is 0920080405 which appears to be shared with a different title.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; BRITISH COLUMBIA HISTORY CANADA GENERAL Logging British Columbia Pacific Northwest Bus Griffiths historical fiction comic book form life in the B.C. woods logging Operation camps coast British Columbia . Harbour Publishing Company, Limited hardcover
1905724H5010Toronto: William Briggs. Good. 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. 8 9-304 pp. All seven black and white plates present. Publisher's maroon cloth illustrated on front and backstrip. Higgins 1834-1917 was Speaker of the British Columbia Legislature. "I have adhered as closely as possible to descriptions of the peculiarities of speech and mode of life of the men and women who peopled the Pacific Coast forty or fifty years ago. The stories of the occult which comprise several chapters are left to the judgement of wiser heads than mine. I have seen much that puzzled and mystified me and I am still seeking light thus far with indifferent success. The reminiscent stories are all founded upon actual occurrences and in the years to come may be found of value to the student of early events in California and the British Pacific. I have aimed to write history so far as it came under my own observation in an entertaining manner." - Preface. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Front hinge starting. Foxing to edges and last several leaves. No dust jacket as issued. A sound copy of this wonderful presentation of Pacific Coast life in the mid-1800s. Lowther 1538 Wallace p.50 Watters p.311 Tod & Cordingley 167 Smith p.148.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; British Columbia California Occult History Pioneers Fiction . William Briggs hardcover
1980817c9941Canada: Self-Published Van Coillie Dries 1980. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. pp. 400. Adds seven years of additional research to prior publications issued by a dedicated group of researchers. Black and white illustrations/rubbings throughout. Includes list of mavericks attributed to B.C. An old/new numbering cross-reference for 1969-1973 and current numbering system is also included. Errata list affixed inside front cover. Unmarked with average external wear and soiling. Binding intact. A sound copy of this superlative reference. Self-Published (Van Coillie, Dries) Paperback
1973732j2710Sidney B.C.: Gray's Publishing Ltd. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 0888260393 . "The book was written by children but it is not intended to be read only by children. It is a form of verbal archaeology. It is hoped future students will find here bits of information that will help to build a more complete picture of Indian life on this coast." - Foreword. Topics include: In the Beginning The Legend of the Flood The Origin of the Vancouver Island Indians The Halalt Tribe Reward Through Peril The Stone-Heads. viii 111 p. Map endpapers. Line drawings. Tight and unmarked with moderate wear to book which has a faint discoloration to lower corner of front board. Above-average wear to dust jacket now in glossy new archival protection. A worthy example of this wonderful compilation. About Indians 4th Edn 153 Green & Sawyer p. 25. Bonus: Two highly-relevant news clippings are laid-in each regarding native artist and writer George Clutesi and the preservation of northwest native culture. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Native Peoples British Columbia Coast Salish Nootka . Gray's Publishing Ltd. hardcover
1994416j0480British Columbia Canada: Harbour Publishing. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550171089 . "A rich intricate history of Canada's Sikhs told in their own words and illustrated with their precious family photographs and documents which are published here for the first time." - dust jacket. 167 glossy pages. Index. Reference notes. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Very clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A high-quality example of this informative history.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; CANADA ETHNIC RELATIONS IMMIGRANTS Pioneers Sikhs British Columbia Surrey East Indians . Harbour Publishing hardcover
1937732j1148Ottawa: Department of Mines and Resources. Fair. 1937. First Edition. Paperback. "The Sekani Indians of northern British Columbia centre today around two posts of the Hudson's Bay Company Fort McLeod on McLeod Lake and Fort Grahame on Finlay River. The author visited them in those places during the summer of 1924 spending three weeks on McLeod Lake and a week at Fort Grahame. The information obtained at that time forms the main subject of this report." - Preface. Chapters include: History and Subdivisions of the Sekani; Conflicts with Neighbouring Tribes; Physical Appearance and Material Culture; Social Organization; Marriage Childhood and Burual; Religion. Author was Canada's most distinguished anthropologist. viii 1-82 glossy pages. Map. Black and white photos. Tables. Footnotes. Unmarked with somewhat above-average external wear. Front hinge taped. Back hinge open. A worthy example of this wonderfully informative study. ; Sm 4to . Department of Mines and Resources paperback
1981732j2469Nanaimo British Coliumbia: Theytus Books. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919441068 . "Presents the life story of Chief Charlie Jones. Thought to be the last of the pelagic seal hunters Mr. Jones is the hereditary Chief of the Pacheenaht people of Vancouver Island's West Coast. Born in 1876 he is one of the few remaining B.C. Indian people who has lived through the transition from the traditional Indian to the modern Canadian way of life. In this book he relives for the reader the fascinating odyssey of his people." - dust jacket. 6-125 p. Black and white photographic plates. Binding tight. Light wear. Prior owner's rubber stamp atop half-title and inside back board. Blindstamp to title page. Moderate wear to dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A quality example of this important British Columbia First Nations life story.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Queesto Pacheenaht Charles Jones British Columbia - native peoples Vancouver Island - native peoples seal hunting Mr. Magoo . Theytus Books hardcover
