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2002663H4335Canada: Douglas & McIntyre / Vancouver Art Gallery 2002. Book. Illus. by Hughes E.J. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 226 pages. Index of works. Chronology. Selected bibliography. Illustrated endpapers. Oblong 11" x 12". "Lavishly illustrated with 100 full colour and 25 black-and-white reproductions of prints drawings and paintings this is the first full-scale volume to honour the artistic life and work of E.J. Hughes from the start of his long career in the 1930s to the present. His unique talent for depicting the landscape in a way that both he and viewers believe it should be rather than the way it actually is enables us to experience and understand place and nature in new and deeper ways." - dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A nice copy of this wonderful tribute. Douglas & McIntyre / Vancouver Art Gallery Hardcover
1997648G1866British Columbia: Trail History and Heritage Committee. Good. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0969030525 . Presents this history of Trail B.C. from 1895 through 1945. 679 pages including hundreds of pages of family histories. Map endpapers. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Average wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's name inside front board. A sound copy of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Trail of Memories: Trail BC British Columbia 1895-1945 Pioneers Settlers Families Local History . Trail History and Heritage Committee hardcover
1940658j1727USA: Yachting Publishing Corporation. Good. 1940. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: Thirty Days in British Columbia Waters - What to expect when cruising in the Pacific Northwest and how to plan for it; College Yacht Racing; "Stormy" Wins Fast Race to Nassau; Sea Island Labyrinth; Cruising to Italy and back; Cheating Old Man Winter; Building the Star "Spirit"; "Spun Yarn" All Wet Again; The Modern Steel Yacht; The "Cresset" Click-Click; An Aluminum Auxiliary; Fishing - Planning Ahead on Tackle; "Gale" Cleans Up Stars in Cuba; Comets Race Off San Juan. Many fantastic photo-illustrated ads. 138 semi-glossy pages. Tight and unmarked with average wear. A sound example of this wonderful vintage issue.; Cover Art; Folio . Yachting Publishing Corporation unknown
197363ac8676Burns Lake BC: Burns Lake Historical Society. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919212476 . "This book is not only written to show the progress and history of a community and the adjacent area but it is also the story of the pioneers of the district." - Dedication page. 307 pages. Wonderful archival black and white photos. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper otherwise unmarked. Average wear. Foxing to endpapers and periphery of contents. Binding intact. No dust jacket apparently as issued. A sound example of this informative local history. Hale & Barman 932. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Burns Lake British Columbia History Settlers Pioneers Genealogy . Burns Lake Historical Society hardcover
1978738h1723Victoria B.C.: Province of British Columbia / British Columbia Provincial Museum. Very Good. 1978. First Edition. Paperback. 0000681628 . "Much of the information on gathering and preparing foods contained in this handbook was obtained from elderly members of contemporary Indian communities." - Preface. Chapters include: Lichens Mushrooms and Fungi Ferns Conifers Flowering Plants and more. 259 pages. Glossary references and index. Printed upon glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with high-resolution colour and black and white photos. Tight square and unmarked with light wear. A high quality copy of this excellent reference.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Food Plants of British Columbia B.C. Indians Part 2 Two - Interior Peoples: Handbook No. 36 Wild Plants Edible British Columbia Indians of North America Food Lichens Mushrooms and Fungi Ferns Conifers Flowering Plants . Province of British Columbia / British Columbia Provincial Museum paperback
1981839h1721Victoria B.C.: Sono Nis Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919462618 . Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. "The Empresses were the finest fastest liners on the Pacific. They forged a link across the North Pacific from the west coast of Canada to Japan China and later the Philippines that lasted for over 50 years. This is the dramatic story of the Canadian Pacific's Empresses on the trans-Pacific service from record-breaking runs and million-dollar silk cargoes to typhoons and war service." - dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with over 400 magnificent black and white reproductions of archival photos illustrations maps timetables and scale drawings together with detailed text and fleet lists. 290 pages. Index. Bibliography. Map endpapers. Tight clean and unmarked with light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Original 1983 credit card purchase receipt laid-in. A quality copy of this exceptional history. ; 4to; Signed by Author . Sono Nis Press hardcover
1959413H1372Kelowna British Columbia: Ellison Centennial Committee. Fair. 1959. First Edition. Paperback. 116 pages. Map of main land owners prior to 1900. Reproductions of many archival black and white photos. Contents include: Summary of Pioneers Before 1900; Indian Inhabitants and Early Traders; Settlers from 1858 to 1908; Early Roads; Her Majesty's Mail; Schools; Residents and the First Subdivision of Farms from 1908-1917; Residents from 1918-1958; Early Homes Social Life and Sports; Logging and Sawmills / Irrigation; Church History / Names of World War Soldiers; and more. Pages moderately tanned. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Sturdy boards mounted over the original card covers. A worthy reference copy of this important record. Hale & Barman 938; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The History of Ellison District 1858 - 1958 British Columbia B.c. Okanagan Valley Settlers Pioneers Genealogy Central Price . Ellison Centennial Committee paperback
1997326h6086Canada: Self-Published. Good. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550565168 . Signed and inscribed by author upon half-title page. 427 pages. Index. Footnotes. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos including lovely photo-illustrated endpapers. ". A people book a lively collection of maritime memoirs and profiles. Reflects the personalities and experiences of the many dedicated U.S.S. crewmembers from Masters to Mess Boys who laboured long and hard hours often in treacherous weather conditions to serve the people of the West Coast. The author served in the Purser's office aboard every ship in the fleet that plied the rugged coast between 1942 and 1950. He has interviewed more than 170 personnel over a five-year period and collected well over 1000 photographs more than 400 of which are included in this book." - back board. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality signed copy of this most engaging history.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Signed by Author . Self-Published hardcover
198463AG0246Valemount B.C.: Valemount Historic Society. Fine. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0889253951 . Presents the local history of Valemount British Columbia located west of Jasper National Park. 618 pages. Index. Map endpapers. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Over 300 pages of family histories. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Hale & Barman 1039. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Yellowhead Pass and Its People Valemount British Columbia Historic Society Pioneers Settlers History British Columbia . Valemount Historic Society hardcover
1980623G1920Canada: Self-Published Van Coillie Dries. 1980. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 299 pages. Reproductions of archival black and white photos. "Intended to portray a comprehensive record of events depicting pioneer life early settlers community indulgence and every manner of development business and service. Special characteristics of certain individuals have been indicated to assist the reader to comprehend in greater depth the story as it is being unfolded. The events and dates are authentic." - from Acknowledgements. Average wear. Binding tight. Sunning to spine. Unmarked. A sound copy. Hale & Barman 948.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The West Howe Sound Story 1886-1976 - Featuring Gibson's Landing Sunshine Coast . Self-Published (Van Coillie, Dries) paperback
1973343h5370Canada: Davies Ventress and Kyllo. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Somewhat above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Gift greetings upon title page. Hairline opening in binding at page 3. Hale & Barman 951. Edwards & Lort 3820.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Peace River - History settlers Pioneers . Davies, Ventress and Kyllo hardcover
1979317H1157British Columbia: The Haunted Bookshop. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. Numbered First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by researcher Eleanor A. Eastick upon colophon where she hand-numbered this copy number 897 of 1000. 264 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Large fold-out map inside back board. "A newly-found manuscropt written in the 1920's and never before published." - from title page. "The personal recollections of the very people who lived and worked in the Cariboo in the last half of the nineteenth century." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear. Binding tight. Vertical line of faint peeling midway along each fixed endpaper where tape removed. Name atop front free endpaper. Gift greetings upon half-title page. Birth and death dates of dedicatee hand-written beneath his name. Price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Hale & Barman 959.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Cariboo Road British Columbia History Mark Sweeten Wade; Signed by Authors . The Haunted Bookshop hardcover
1935746H3338New York: Longmans Green and Co. 1935. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xii 246 pages. Index. Colour frontispiece illustration. Thirty-four black and white photographic plates. Maps of southwestern B.C. the district between Homathko Valley and the Waddington Group and the district between the Waddington Group and Knight Inlet. Frequent illuminating caustic and politically incorrect marginal notes by prior owner whose name D.M. Sinclair is stamped inside boards on title page and once to contents. We believe Mr. Sinclair was a resident of Duncan B.C. who managed a bank in Zeballos on Vancouver Island in the early 1940s during the local gold rush. The book itself is "an account of a trip through British Columbia's dense brush to Mt. Waddington or Mystery Mountain. The party in part British military officers explored and climbed the 15000 foot mountain." - Kim Whale. Reading copy only. Binding open at half-title page. Page xi loose but present. Dust jacket not included. Laid in is a small yellowed news clipping describing a brutish B.C. crime from decades past. Despite it's poor condition Mr. Sinclair's spicy marginal comments make this a particularly interesting copy. Edwards & Lort 3936 Whale 1648. Longmans, Green and Co. Hardcover
2005761c9326Canada: C.P. Good. 2005. First Edition. Paperback. 1412057280 . "During WWII the RCAF developed five flying boat stations between Victoria and Prince Rupert for the defense of the Pacific Coast. It would be well into 1943 before airfields were built on the west coast in both Alaska and British Columbia suitable for serving the needs of military aircraft. It would be these airfields developed in a time of intense need that would evolve into the future airfields that exist along the entire Pacific Coast today. This then is the story of both these airfields and the air harbours that preceded them." - Preface. 282 pages. Index. References. Dozens of black and white reproductions of archival photos in text. This copy was presented by a daughter to her father and contains her lengthy and heartfelt gift greetings to him inside the front cover. Few other markings to contents. Average wear. A sound example of this informative history.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Pacific Airway - An Aviation History: Air Pilot Navigator Volume Two 2 Weicht Chris Coast WWII Second World War Air Harbours Air Fields Tofino Seattle Victoria Nanaimo Alberni Comox Port Hardy Alert Bay Bella Bella Swanson Bay Ethelda Bay Sandspit Mass . C.P. paperback
1982TC-57<p>Indianapolis IN.: Western Electric 1982. Classic comprehensive reference text contains practical applications and techniques based on the original theoretical development by Dr. Shewhart in the 1920's which have become an industry standard. This updated and revised Second Edition text emphasizes engineering and operations applications rather than inspection; focuses on the control chart particularly the process capability study; shop applications and inspection procedures acceptance sampling and the importance of the quality control team. 328 pp. Illustrated. Minimal shelfwear. Dustjacket in mylar. Pristine condition. Scarce. . Second Edition. Hard Cover. Like New/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.</p> Western Electric hardcover
1958613h2072British Columbia: British Columbia Women's Institutes. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. "An adventure in cooking awaits you in the following pages for here are gathered the favourite recipes of good cooks from all parts of our Province. Some of them have come from the 'Old Lands' the British Isles and other parts of Europe some from the United States and other countries around the world some are treasures from the collections of our grandmothers and great-grandmothers and others from generation to generation before there were any written cookbooks memories of the gallant women of yesteryears. These recipes have not been lab tested. Instead their merit rests on the reputation of our British Columbia women as good cooks and able hostesses members of our Women's Institutes and used in their own homes across our province who year after year take so many prizes in our Fairs and Exhibitions. Early settlers gave freely of hospitality and food. Doors were always open to travellers and so we are happy to have the opportunity to compile this Cook Book to mark our part in the Centennial Celebration of our Province." - Foreword. 298 pages. Index. Occasional nice black and white photos of scenes of the various areas in the province from which recipes were contributed. Colour map endpapers. Binding intact. Handwritten recipes on last two pages. Contents moderately toned with age. A sound first edition copy of this special vintage B.C. cookbook.; 8vo . British Columbia Women's Institutes hardcover
1986644H1930Canada: Tamahi Publishing. Good. 1986. First Edition. Paperback. Signed and generically inscribed by both authors atop title page. "The first complete directory of pioneer soda water companies in BC." - subtitle. 104 pages. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of black and white photos and diagrams primarily of antique soda water bottles. Prior owner's details written inside front cover. Yellow staining to top corner tip of some pages. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating and authoritative reference.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Pioneer Soda Water Companies of BC British Columbia Bottles Antiques History; Signed by Authors . Tamahi Publishing paperback
2018x-147395343XSage Pubns Ltd 2018. Hardcover. New. 303 pages. 9.75x7.00x1.00 inches. Sage Pubns Ltd hardcover
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20172081502111905823Hoo shubbansha 2017. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Hoo shubbansha paperback
2000738j1710Canada: UBC PressCanada. Good in Good dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 0774804270 . "Brings together some of the most intriguing images of the Image Recovery Project many revealed for the first time in over a hundred years. The text adds new insights derived from the project's detective work linking painted images to communities histories and the hands of individual painters. Bill McLennan's Image Recovery Project aimed to develop a database of infrared photos of historical Northwest Coast paintings." - dust jacket. xii 291 semi-glossy pages. Notes. References. Index. Oblong 9.25" x 11". Extensively and beautifully illustrated with colour and black and white photography. Moderate wear. Binding sound. Former library copy with few related markings. Dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A sound example. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Transforming Image: Painted Arts of Northwest Coast First Nations North America Image Recovery Project . UBC Press,Canada hardcover
1974BN206413Harry N. Abrams 1974. 1974. Hardcover. Charles M. Russell: Paintings drawings and sculpture in the Amon Carter Museum Vorzugsausgabe <br/><br/>Charles M. Russell: Paintings drawings and sculpture in the Amon Carter Museum Vorzugsausgabe Charles M. Russell Illustrator; Frederic G. Renner Verfasser; Ruth Carter Johnson Vorwort; Amon Carter Museum of Western Art Hrsg. Harry N. Abrams hardcover
1939010631H.N. Appleby 1939. Book. Good. Hardcover. 336pp51pp adverts photos folding maps & plans modern blue cloth/gilt binding retaining original card covers sl wear/discolouration. Ex-British Transport Commission/British Railways Board Legal Service Library a few stamps and sellotape marks. Comprehensive survey produced & published by H.N. Appleby by arrangement with GWR. Final edition of publication first produced in 1923 as Great Western Ports. Scarce. H.N. Appleby Hardcover
ria9781472470188_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Nurture and Neglect: Childhood in Sixteenth-Century Northern England addresses a number of anomalies in the existing historiography surrounding the experience of children in urban and rural communities in sixteenth-century northern Engl hardcover
