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1987155a5135British Columbia: Western Academy of Pipe Music 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 286 pages. Index. Bibliography. "A compilation and sythesis of biographical data. Consists of almost 700 articles on about that many pipers plus a few miscellaneous subjects. Some of the articles are rather full biographical outlines and others are brief mentions of early pipers found in early newspapers and other sources." - from Introduction. Black and white illustrations throughout. Unmarked but for publication date hand-written upon title page. Light wear. Nice copy. Western Academy of Pipe Music Hardcover
1984243G1766Canada: Canadian Forces Station Holberg - San Josef 1984. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Unpaginated. Almost 5/8" thick. Excellent colour photographic endpapers. Black and white archival photographs throughout accompanied by substantial supporting text. Includes list of base personnel. At time of publication Canadian Forces Station Holberg had for 30 years stood as the western anchor of the Canadian radar chain. This copy was formally presented to Colonel L.G. Jenks. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Canadian Forces Station Holberg - San Josef Hardcover
1987301G4204Canada: Comac Communications 1987. Magazine. Illus. by Epperson David. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 142 pages. Features: Terry David Mulligan - article and cover photo; Twins of Iron - Kelowna's Patricia and Sylvaiane Puntous are top triathalon racers; Vancouver Fashion; Top Vancouver Realtor Shelley Lederman; and much more. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. A nice copy of this pleasing vintage issue. Comac Communications Paperback
198871306628Campbell River BC Canada: Ptarmigan Press Limited 1988. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 272 pages. Bibliography. Index. Relates the first century of the history of Cumberland British Columbia a town on Vancouver Island founded upon a Dunsmuir coal mine. Brimming with black and white reproductions of archival photographs this volume will fascinate readers for hours with its incredible variety of historical information. Clean and unmarked with light wear. From a smoking home. Hale & Barman 441. Ptarmigan Press, Limited Paperback
2000633j0109Abbotsford B.C.: Dairy Industry Historical Society of British Columbia. Good in Good dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 0968766307 . "The story of the dairy industry is a powerful part of British Columbia's history - a history of hard work and determination success and desperation. This book frames archival photos and the stories of people talking about their lives and their work with a historical account of the major changes in the industry since 1872." - dust jacket. 363 pages. Index. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos and documents. Former library copy with moderate wear and relatively few markings. Binding intact. Oblong 9.5" x 11.5". A sound working copy of this proud history.; 8vo . Dairy Industry Historical Society of British Columbia hardcover
1949644H3473Rossland British Columbia: Minor Printing Co. Ltd. Good. 1949. First Edition. Paperback. 10 106 pages. "A story of the first half-century of progress and development in the Trail Creek area of West Kootenay." - subtitle. Numerous black and white reproductions of archival photos. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Hale & Barman 1005 Edwards & Lort 4022 Lowther 1896; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Rossland Trail Creek West Kootenay British Columbia Local History Settlers Pioneers Industry Business . Minor Printing Co. Ltd. paperback
1985322G3466Ontario: Self-Published 1985. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 88 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. The very engaging autobiography of Archie Wills who was born in Victoria BC in 1892 servied in the first world war and later worked as a reporter. Includes historical information about the Butcharts and Dunsmuir families of Vancouver Island. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Self-Published Paperback
1998325a2249Vancouver B.C.: Insurance Brokers Association of British Columbia 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 218 pages. Book clean bright and unmarked with only very light traces of wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket. Nice copy. Insurance Brokers Association of British Columbia Hardcover
1961558H1654Vancouver B.C.: Prince of Wales Secondary School 1961. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 80 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of photos. Many autographs and inscriptions throughout. Above-average wear with small patch to fore-edge of front cover. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Prince of Wales Secondary School Paperback
1993737a4693Vancouver British Columbia Canada: Talonbooks Ltd 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 300 pages. Index. Bibliography. Illustrated with colour photos black and white photos and images of the petroglyphs discussed. "Describes among many other things the solitary spiritual meditations of young people in the mountains a form of education once essential to all those who wished to succeed in life with their particular talents. Opens a discussion of some of the issues in rock research that relate to 'notating' and 'writing' on the landscape around the world and through the millennia. This landmark publication presents a well-researched hypothesis to explain the evolution of symbolic or iconic writing from sign language trail signs and from the geometric and iconic imagery of the dreams and visions of shamans and neophyte hunters." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A beautiful copy of this interesting work. Talonbooks Ltd Hardcover
1986664G3774Spain: Ediciones El Viso 1986. Book. Illus. by Blassi Jaume; Sota Santiago De La. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 240 pages. Bibliography. Index of names. Index of geographical references. Handsome reproductions of historic maps and illustrations. Printed upon glossy stock. Chapters include: Galleons Pirates Pearls and Fantastic Straits - California XVIIth Century; Russian French British and American Incursions into "The Spanish Lake"; The Spanish Presence on the Northwest Coast - Sea-going Expeditions 1774-1793; Spanish Cartographic Surveys of the Northwest Coast in the XVIIIth Century - The Corps of Naval Steersmen; The Culture of the Indians of the Northwest Coast; Faces in the Forest - Mozino's Noticias de Nutka; A Personal View of the Northwest Coast - The journal of Tomas de Suria 1791; Nootka - the Crisis of 1789. Fore-edge of front free endpaper rumpled othwerwise book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this handsome and very informative work. Ediciones El Viso Hardcover
2001DADAX1793605211Lexington Books 2020-01-20. hardcover. New. 6.34x1.00x8.95. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Lexington Books hardcover
2012x-1848601646Sage Pubns Ltd 2012. Paperback. New. 331 pages. 9.25x6.50x0.75 inches. Sage Pubns Ltd paperback
41358in French for a special dinner listing the dishes "Oeufs Mollet Princesse Filet de Poularde Toulouse Côtelette de Mouton Salade de Saison." and so one ending with Plover's eggs and dessert 1 side 8vo on printed card with gilt embossed crest showing Britannia and a Lion at the head no place 21st April The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century the L&NWR was the largest joint stock company in the United Kingdom. The Company was at its peak just before the First World War. unknown
1993G0751201405I3N01Gregg Revivals 1993. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Gregg Revivals hardcover
1961mon0000020141Macmillan 1961. Hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. Macmillan hardcover
191453035None: W.G. MacFarlane n.d. ca 1914. ca 1914. 6" x 9" in pictorial wrappers. 32 pp. Illustrations. Map. Collection of black and white photos taken along the Norfolk & Western Railway. Pictures include Roanoke Valley Caverns of Luray Hotel Roanoke railway stations Hollins College Maple Shade Inn the grottoes the Roanoke River the Allegheny Mountains the Shenandoah Valley the Government Remount Station in Front Royal Cape Henry the James River Five Falls Crockett Springs etc. System map on inside of front cover showing routes from Norfolk to Hagerstown Maryland and to Columbus and Cincinnati Ohio. Moderate soiling to wrappers along with scraping to spine and rear panel. W.G. MacFarlane, n.d. (ca 1914). unknown
188962722Battle Creek MI: Review & Herald 1889. Thick 8vo. xxv 1 508 pp. Lithograph frontisp. 15 lithograph and woodcut-engraved plates. Pictorial red publisher’s cloth cover art image of author being named “Timus White Chief of the Palouses†gilt decorative lettering on spine decorated endpapers minor shelfwear rubbing soiling to back cover inner front hinge starting still VG- copy. Fourth edition of this expanded edition of the author’s memoir detailing his life emigrating across the Oregon & California Trail in 1852 to Shasta City gold mining the 1853 Rogue River Indian War including the Takelma Shasta and Applegate River People Athabascan; details on the events leading to the Whitman Massacre defending the Northwest against Confederate sympathizers mail carrier and later gold mining in the Okanagan/Kootenay Valley and later as scout and translator for General O.O. Howard during the Nez Perce Indian War. Of particular interest in this later edition is the inclusion of the detailed biographical supplement and addresses for Oregon Idaho & Washington Territory Pioneers gathered together by Hubert Howe Bancroft including occupations and genealogical information. Howes H811; Smith 4891; Graff 2018. Review & Herald, hardcover
188241933N.P.: Privately printed 1882. 1882. TRADE CATALOG. First edition. 9" x 6" in brown pictorial wrappers showing an illustration of a puttee and legging. Title and border in orange ink. 15pp. Illustrations. Western Leather Company was a US Government Quartermaster's contractor from 1914 thru World Wars 1 & 2 Korean War and into the Vietnam War. During that time they manufactured holsters belts leggings and assorted GI pieces of leather and canvas. This pamphlet offers 15 pages of officer aviator motorcycle women's and civilian canvas leggings & leather puttees. Description colors offered and pricing for each piece. Light soiling to very top edge of all pages else near fine. Privately printed, 1882. hardcover
1993165G2365Canada: Geological Survey of Canada 1993. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 62 pages. "This detailed study of the lithostratigraphy and biostratigraphy of the strata permits a reconstruction of much of the history of sedimentation volcanism plutonism uplift and erosion during Mesozoic time in the Coast Mountains an area commonly devoid of stratigraphic sections with reliable fossil control. In this bulletin several fossil groups are used to date the various lithological units that can be traced into the plutonic complex." - from Preface. Two figures stored in pocket. Light wear. Minimal library markings. A quality copy. Geological Survey of Canada Paperback
1995121h5773Canada: BHP Minerals Canada Ltd. Good in Good dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0969972806 . 6-184 pages. Index. Many black and white reproductions of photos. "Records the early exploration years and accomplishments of the hundreds of men and women who worked the mine for 25 years and touches on contributions to the community of the miners and their families. Primarily a chronological history of an open pit copper mine and mill which utilized the ingenuity and skills of its people to ensure the mine's survival in the face of the challenges of a rugged environment a low grade orebody and economic recession. But it also tells a more personal story through photographs and anecdotes from the mine's veterans many of whom have taken the lessons learned at Island Copper to other mining operations around the world where they are known affectionately as the 'Island Copper Mafia.'" - dust jacket. Former library copy with several related markings. Moderate wear. Binding tight. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Craig Aspinall Island Copper Mine Rupert Inlet BC Copper Mines and Mining - British Columbia - Vancouver Island - History open pit copper mines . BHP Minerals Canada Ltd. hardcover
1951652H5184Nanaimo B.C.: West Coast Publishers 1951. Book. Good. Loose Leaf. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A wonderfully rare and quirky issue of this presumably short-lived publication which billed itself as "The Nanaimo Fortnight Newsmagazine". 22 pages. Features: Front cover illustration of the Woodward's store in Port Alberni "The most modern and complete store on Vancouver Island"; Two-page ad for Standard Agencies Ltd. which sold Kaiser cars at the corner of Crace and Haliburton Streets; Article on the first ever woman to serve as a Nanaimo Alderman Elsie Hall; Business card-sized ad for Herbalist Isobel Bradwell located at 204 Commercial St.; Three pages of info on movies of the day and the local theatres where they were playing; List of Best Selling Books of the Day; Article on H.R. MacMillan experimenting to get more pulpwood from forests; Brief article on plans for a $150k rest home for Fords Cove on Hornby Island; Ad for Endrizzi's Grocery and Confectionery at the corner of Selby and Franklin opposite John Shaw High School; Ad for Central Dairy - operated by J. Dunbar & Sons; Two-page centerfold ad for Acme Motors Ltd. a Plymouth dealer located at 5 Commercial St.; Article about rising passenger fares on B.C. coast vessels ferries; Ad for Wilton Motors - an Austin dealer at 175 Fraser St.; Photo of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Batey of 3435 Carter Dr. Victoria in the log home they built themselves; One-page ad for Johnson Bros. a Javelin car dealer at the corner of Comox and Howard; Travel schedules for local ferries trains buses and flights; Large ad for Crescent Motors a Studebaker dealer at 16 Nicol St.; Ad for Weeks Motors a Morris car dealer at 322 Selby St.; Ad for Thompson Lumber Company located at 1 Prideaux St.; Two-page ad for Newcastle Motors Ltd. a Pontiac dealer at 26 Front St.; Back cover ad for Woodward's 'Your Family Shopping Centre" in Port Alberni. 25.5 x 18cm. Printed on newsprint. Unmarked with average wear and soiling. A great local vintage conversation piece!. West Coast Publishers unknown
1981328c5902Canada: KMA. 1981. Second Edition. Paperback. Fair. 157 pages. Many black and white illustrations. Index. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy reference copy. This is a second edition copy printed in 1981.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Kamloops: A History of the District Up to 1914 British Columbia Southern Interior . 1895089018 . KMA paperback
1964738h6163Ottawa: National Museum of Canada. Good. 1964. Reprint. Paperback. "All the totem poles house posts and frontals and the stately grave pillars of British Columbia and Alaska have been included in this monograph as far as the author knows. The only exception is the important lot studied and published in 'Totem Poles of the Gitksan Upper Skeena River B.C.'" - Preface. xii 433 pages. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Printed on glossy stock. Reprint of the 1950 first edition. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Please note that we are offering volume I only of this very informative two-volume work. Bradley 97 Lerner & Williamson 3879.; 8vo . National Museum of Canada paperback
1969255j1921Summerland B.C.: Canada West Magazine. Very Good. 1969. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: Treasure in Old Fairview - a vanishing western mining town and the chance discovery of a treasure by Canada West's publisher and an associate on one of the old sites in the ghost town; Bill Miner The Hands Up Gentleman - an account of the celebrated train robber who frequented the interior country shortly after the turn of the century a new look at an old subject; Otter Lake Site - exploring a now little-known but once renowned Indian camping ground in the North Okanagan; Allison Pass Memoirs - a synopsis of the fascinating memoirs of Susan L. Allison 1845-1937 a remarkable pioneer woman who helped settle the Hope Similkameen and Okanagan districts Part 1. 32 stapled pages. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent example. ; 4to . Canada West Magazine unknown
