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Pages 989-1014 plus many additional pages of wonderful vintage ads. Features: Honours for the R.F.C.; The Roll of Honour; Wing Bracing and Head Resistance; The Burges Speed Scout Biplane (with scale drawings and three photos); The Royal Aero Club - Official News; Turin to London Non-Stop - with map and photo of Captain Laureati and Michael Angelo Tonzo; ; Airisms from the Four Winds; "X" Aircraft Raids; The British Air Services - appointments and promotions; Aircraft Work at the Front - Official Information; Magneto Ignition - simple explanation of the fundamentals with illustrations; The Society of British Aircraft Constructors - official notices; Side-Winds; Imports and Exports 1916-1917; Full-page illustration with text honouring Second Lieutenant J.C. Currie "for conspicuous gallantry" while acting as observer to another officer; Fantastic full-page Avro ad; Nice full-page ad with photo for Palmer Cord Tyres and Wheels; The Huns Air Service; Flight-Lieut. Curt Wolff (who replaced Baron von Richthofen as leader of Squadron 12) killed in action; Air photo of massive damage to the village of Bermericourt; Photo of the Kaiser decorating officers on the western front; Photo of Italian F.B.A. flying boat; Two photos of the first of the U.S. Navy's 'blimps'; Great full-page illustrated ad for "Triplex"safety glass for use in goggles and windshields; Personals; Great illustrated ad for the "Newhaven Coat"; and more. Bit of faint underlining to magneto article otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A wonderful vintage issue. Magazine
Pages 137-162 plus many additional pages of wonderful vintage ads. Contents: Whitehead Aircraft ad; Curtiss Aircraft ad; Intensive Aircraft Production; The Control of the Metal Trade; Aerial Activity in the West; Sopwith ad; Full-page illustration by Black of the stranded "Goeben" being bombed in the Dardanelles; Savage Hun Sentence on British Officers; The Attitude of the A.S.E.; German Dreams of Conquest; "Clouds and Rain Hindered the Work of Our Airmen"; The Italian S.V.A. Fighting Scout - article with photos and drawings; Air Fighting in Janaury; The Roll of Honour; "X" Aircraft Raids; The Raid on Paris; A Post-War Aeroplane - design by F. W. Halliwell; Photo of a British night bombing plane in France; Details of British Air Raids; Armchair Reflections by "The Dreamer"; The British Air Services - announcements and appointments; Aircraft work at the front; Personals; International Aircraft Standards; Army Club cigaratte ad on back cover; Flight Buyers' Guide and Trade Directory; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound vintage issue. Magazine
Photos - The Liberation of Brussels by British Troops; Photos of Nazi 'Flying Bomb' equipment (launching ramp, etc.); More V-1 Flying bomb-related photos; Photos of London's balloon flying-bomb defences; Germans thrown out of Brussels; dummy airfield and guns; a smashed Tiger Tank; Scenes during the Liberation of France; photos of the great allied advance on the western front; Photos of the breaching of the Gothic Line on the Adriatic sector by the Eighth Army. Advertorial covers not included. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
2019BN174943Taylor & Francis Inc 2019. 2019. Hardcover. Technology-enabled Mathematics Education <br/><br/>Technology-enabled Mathematics Education Catherine University of Western Sydney Australia Attard Kathryn University of Western Sydney Australia Holmes Taylor & Francis Inc hardcover
1986765j1516Revelstoke British Columbia: Revelstoke Senior Citizen Association. Fine. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 088925401X . Presents the local history of Revelstoke British Columbia. "Dedicated to our pioneers who opened up this country. To those that settled at Second Crossing as Revelstoke was first called. To the men that came with the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway bringing their wives from many countries to men and women who cleared the land south of here with stumping powder and a horse and often oxen." - page ii. Includes over 140 pages of family histories. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Map endpapers. 354 pages. Index. Clean bright tight and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent example. Gift quality. Hale & Barman 142.; 4to . Revelstoke Senior Citizen Association hardcover
191562499San Francisco CA & Portland OR: The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. August 1915. 4to. viii 207 1 96 88 2 pp. business pages in pink-tinted paper and with early text illustrated ads and other illustrated ads. Pink-tinted printed softcovers cover art of PT&T logo front cover original braid hanger still intact minor dustsoiling thumbing to fore-edges uniform interior toning as usual still VG bright copy w/ former telephone operator or licensee’s initials on front cover. First edition of this rare telephone directory for Portland Oregon City Salem and several other Oregon counties as well as Vancouver WA and Clark County on the cusp of the U.S. entering World War I. Of additional interest is the expansion to much of the most significant commercial counties in Oregon including Marion Polk Tillamook & Washington to the PT&T Telephone directory. Additionally there is a distinct drop in the telephone listings for Japanese-America and Chinese-American residents and businesses in the directory although some such as Sing Chong & Co. and Seid Back continue to appear in the white pages but not the business listings. No copies in Worldcat. The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co., paperback
1937755H1449Vancouver B.C.: The Vancouver Sun 1937. Book. Illus. by Wilson. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 64 pages. Black and white reproductions of photos. "These prize-winning recipes were selected from many thousands submitted by Vancouver Sun readers and have been carefully tested in scientific laboratories." - from page 1. Each recipe is accompanied by the name of the person who submitted it and often their address. Undated but appears to be circa 1937. Name atop front cover. Small red mark atop first page. Above-average wear and soiling. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this precious vintage Vancouver cook book. The Vancouver Sun Paperback
1931558h5487Victoria B.C.: Victoria College 1931. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 84 pages. Black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Several autographs. Nostalgic ads for local businesses. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Victoria College Paperback
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
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
1939664H5146Victoria BC: David Spencer Limited. Good. 1939. First Edition. Spiral Bound. pp. 42. "Commemorating the visit to Victoria B.C. of their majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth." - front cover. This visit took place in May 1939 as part of a major North American tour at a time when another major war in Europe seemed imminent. Queen Elizabeth II took part in the tour and is said to have 'lost her heart to Canada and Canadians' as a result. Oblong 9" x 12". Each page contains a black and white reproduction of a photo of a noteworthy site in the Victoria region or up-island. Some noteworthy details include angle parking on Douglas and Yates jaunty men's golf fashions of the day a marvelous view of Saanich farm lands from Mount Douglas the Italian gardens and residence of Mr. Butchart tall timber along Cowichan Bay Road the Malahat Drive alongside Goldstream and a day's catch of huge fish near Victoria. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent memento and snapshop of life in Victoria and on Vancouver Island in 1939. Not listed in Edwards & Lort.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Royal Tour - 1939 - Victoria B.C. Victoria B.C. - Pictorial Works Empress Hotel Belmont Building Crystal Garden Gonzalez Bay Shoal Bay Oak Bay Beach Hotel Great Ocean Drydock - Esquimalt Vancouver Island . David Spencer Limited unknown
2005547c8609Vancouver BC Canada: Douglas & McIntyre Limited 2005. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 180 pages. Index. References. Biographical overview. List of works. Colour illustrated endpapers. "E.J. Hughes is famous for his unforgettably rich and accomplished landscapes primarily depicting the British Columbia coast. His works now command the highest auction prices ever paid for a living Canadian artist confirmation of his emergence as a major figure on the international art scene. The passionate collector has always been central to the emergence of important artists. In this extraordinarily personal account the world of a collector comes alive. Here are 76 Hughes sketches paintings and prints in colour and black and white - only a handful previously published in book form - accompanied by a text rich with anecdotes about the joys frustrations and satisfactions of the chase. This is a very human story of art as master - one which sheds important new light on Hughes and his work." - from dust jacket. "Hughes is the chronicler of a landscape almost too beautiful and too alive with spirit to be believed." - Globe and Mail. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Appears unread. Faintly visible tape repair to back panel of dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. An excellent copy. Douglas & McIntyre, Limited Hardcover
1982724h5563Victoria B.C.: Sono Nis Press 1982. Book. Illus. by Bell Alistair map. Fair. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by author to noted Canadian author George Woodcock and his wife "George and Inge" atop half-title page. 132 pages. Bibliography. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Map. "Betty Bell b.1902 recounts fond memories of childhood family neighbours and farms in the countryside on Vancouver Island during the Edwardian years." - half-title. Her "recollections of a time when life was slower and seemingly simpler make this book a fascinating and pleasurable reading experience." - inside front cover. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A sound and special copy of this wholesome account. Hale & Barman 73. Sono Nis Press Paperback
1972137j1558Port Alberni British Columbia: Arrowsmith Press Ltd. Fair. 1972. Revised Edition. Paperback. A compilation of sixty-eight sketches selected from articles written from 1941 through 1950. Born in England George Bird 1866-1954 moved to the Alberni Valley in 1892. These are his personal reminiscences and not a complete early history of the Alberni Valley. Chapters include: People Community Development Transportation Wildlife Places The Sea. 1972 revised edition of the 1971 first edition. xii 238 pages with index map and black and white reproductions of archival photos. Somewhat above-average external wear. Short openings to each end of backstrip. Binding intact. Prior owner's details to first three pages otherwise unmarked. A sound example of this informative and engaging work. Edwards & Lort 236 Hale & Barman 80. ; One Man In A Boat; Maps; 8vo . Arrowsmith Press Ltd. paperback
2010713h6145USA: Xlibris. Good. 2010. First Edition. Paperback. 1450059627 . "During the century 1850-1950 Vancouver Island attracted Imperial officers and other Imperials from India the British Isles and elsewhere in the Empire. Victoria was the main British port on the north-west Pacific Coast for forty years before the city of Vancouver was founded in 1886 to be the coastal terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway. These two coastal cities were historically and geographically different. The Island joined Canada in 1871 and thirty-five years later the Royal Navy withdrew from Esquimalt but Island communities did not lose their Imperial character until the 1950s." - back cover. This impressive 839 page work is the biographical appendix to the author's book "Vancouver Island in the Empire" published in 2012. Index. Occasional black and white reproductions of photos. Includes over 700 pages of short biographies. Corrigenda taped to last page. Paperback binding. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this stupendous Vancouver Island history and genealogical reference.; 8vo . Xlibris paperback
2012724h6149USA: Llumina Press. Very Good. 2012. First Edition. Paperback. 1605948268 . "A book about British people on Vancouver Island while it was still in the British Empire. A separate 839 page biographical appendix to this book not included was published in 2010 as 'Imperial Vancouver Island: Who was Who 1850-1950." - Preface. 544 pages. Endnotes. Index. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this very informative Vancouver Island history.; Sm 4to . Llumina Press paperback
1979648G2181Smithers BC: Tona and Janet Hetherington. Very Good. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 138 pages. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos. Biography of Nan Bourgon wonderfully intertwined with the history of British Columbia's Bulkley Valley. Prior owner's name discreetly atop title page otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Hale and Barman #98.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; History Bulkley Valley British Columbia History Pioneers Genealogy Settlers Smithers Nan Bourgon Hubert Round Lake . Tona and Janet Hetherington hardcover
2012154j2243Canada: Self-Published / Knights of Winter Publishing. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 2012. First Edition. Paperback. 0969170564 . "Chronicles the rise of the PCHA to the pinnacle of its success and then to its final bizarre plummet. All the league's exciting Stanley Cup struggles are described in detail as well as the trials experiments and scandals of the regular seasons plus a wealth of statistics." - back cover. 388 pages. Index. Reference list. Footnotes. Reproductions of wonderful archival black and white photos. Tight and unmarked with moderate wear. Beige stains to inside of front cover and lower corner of first five pages all text legible. A sound example of this very engaging and most informative work.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Pacific Coast Hockey Association 1911-1926 PCHA History Stanley Cup Canada Western West U.S. Cyclone Taylor Frank Lester Patrick Hugh Lehman Moose Johnson Frank Nighbor Eddie Gerard Nels Stewart Vancouver Millionaires Seattle Portland Spokane Montre . Self-Published / Knights of Winter Publishing paperback
1992737a7484Canada: Douglas & McIntyre. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. Second Augmented Edition. Hardcover. 1550540378 . 174 pages. "Bill Reid's Spirit of Haida Gwaii is no ordinary sculpture. Commissioned for the courtyard of the new Canadian chancery in Washington D.C. it sits directly across from the National Gallery and is destined to become one of the major artistic landmarks of the capital and of the North American continent. Ulli Stelzer's photographs taken over five years record the genesis and development of the Black Canoe and of each creature within it. This sequence of nearly one hundred images offers detailed insight into the final form and reveals many aspects of the sculpture otherwise lost forever to view." - from dust jacket. Book clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Nice copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; INDIAN SCULPTURE NORTH AMERICA INDIANS Haida Gwaii Bill Reid Native Carvers Pacific Northwest Haida . Douglas & McIntyre hardcover
1984328c6051Canada: City of Vancouver Archives 1984. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 81 pages. Index. Bibliography. Footnotes. Oblong 8.5" x 11". Printed on glossy stock. Many wonderful archival black and white photos and maps. "The focus is on what are considered to be the major developments in and around the waterway and on the changing ideas of Vancouver's citizens and officials concerning the role of False Creek in the city's life." - from Introduction. Average wear and external soiling. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this very informative work. City of Vancouver Archives Paperback
1967115a8329Canada: Burris Clinic Members. Good in Good dust jacket. 1967. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed by author upon title page. "An account of the history and development of the Burris Clinic." - page 1. Includes "biographies of doctors and non-professional medical persons who practised in the Kamloops area in the 19th and the first part of the 20th century as well as a history of the treatment of tuberculosis in B.C." - Edwards & Lort 552. 248 pages. Index. Dust jacket preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Average wear. Binding sound. Prior owner's details upon front free endpaper. A sound copy. Bowman M202; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Burris Clinic History Medicine Western Canada Pioneer Doctors Southern Interior British Columbia; Signed by Authors . Burris Clinic Members hardcover
1982765j1536Burton British Columbia: Burton New Horizons Book Committee. Good. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0889253056 . Presents the local history of Burton British Columbia and district located three hours east of Kelowna on the east shore of Lower Arrow Lake in the West Kootenay region. 411 pages. Maps. Index of names. Includes hundreds of pages of family histories generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean tight and unmarked with moderate wear to publisher's illustrated blue cloth. A sound example of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Hale & Barman 728.; 4to . Burton New Horizons Book Committee hardcover
1980469a1969Ottawa: Government of Canada - Ration Administration - Wartime Prices and Trade Board 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed and inscribed by author upon front free endpaper. 280 pages. "Deals with the shrimps of the Pacific Coast of Canada. The seaward limit of the region corresponds to the outer perimeter of Canada's Fishing Zone 5 i.e. 200 nautical miles 321 km from the outer coast. Eighty-five species are listed and each species is given a common name. Complete keys with accompanying diagrams are provided. Accounts of 82 species include detailed morphological descriptions and halftone illustrations notes on colour main distinguishing characters maximum carapace and total lengths total known geographic and bathymetric ranges first known local capture and information on biology and economic importance. Seventeen species are recorded for the first time. Included are sections on shrimp parasites sexing of shrimps use of keys explanation of measurements and also a gazetteer glossary partial synonymy and index to scientific and common names. Eight plates and a frontspiece illustrate the colours of 41 shrimp species when live." - Abstract. Book clean tight and unmarked with light wear. Average wear with several short edge-tears to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality signed copy of this exceptional reference. Government of Canada - Ration Administration - Wartime Prices and Trade Board Hardcover
2003737j0808Victoria B.C.: British Columbia Ministry of Education. Very Good. 2003. First Printing. Hardcover. 0772648824 . "Documents the history and cultures of First Nations and Metis people in British Columbia from before the arrival of Europeans to the present. Examines the historical foundations of contemporary issues and illustrates how First Nations cultures have adapted to changing world events and environments." - page 7. Sections include: The Voice of the Land is Our Language; Relationships with the Land; The Historical Journey; The Legacy of Colonialism; Cultural Expression. 287 pages. Index. Footnotes. Glossary. Many colour and black and white photos. Prior owner's name neatly inside front board otherwise clean bright and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; B.C. British Columbia First Nations Studies History . British Columbia Ministry of Education hardcover
