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1995646h5665Vancouver: Whitecap Books. Very Good. 1995. First Edition. Paperback. 1551102951 . "It's difficult to imagine people would be willing to leave the sunny islands of Polynesia to live in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. Yet during the nineteenth century scores of Hawaiians did just that. By the 1880s the Kanakas the Hawaiian word for "human beings" were living in the Vancouver area Victoria the Gulf Islands and in scattered communities along the coast of B.C. and Washington. This work chronicles the lives of the brave and hardy Kanakas and their offspring and recognizes the contribution these people made to British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest". - back cover. 6 152 p. Bibliography index footnotes black and white illustrations. Unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this fascinating and little-known history.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Tom Koppel Kanaka Hawaiian Pioneers - British Columbia Pacific Northwest Hawaiian Immigration Hawaiin Emmigrees Polynesia . Whitecap Books paperback
1973137H4723Canada: Self-Published Van Coillie Dries. Good. 1973. First Edition. Paperback. 98 pages. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of wonderful archival photos. Map. Printed upon glossy stock. An informative chronicle of the history of this northern B.C. community with excellent coverage of local pioneers. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this excellent local history and genealogical reference. Hale & Barman 506 Edwards & Lort 2028.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Hudson's Hope - history Hudson's Hope - Pioneers British Columbia - History Genealogy Settlers . Self-Published (Van Coillie, Dries) paperback
1976323c7121Victoria B.C.: Aural History Provincial Archives of British Columbia. Good. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 80 pages. This issue devoted to the languages culture and history of the Native people of British Columbia." - from page iii. Contents: The Hesquiat Project; Recording in the Native Language; the Suppression of B.C. Languages; Interview with Francis Williams Haida Artist; and more. Hard cover library binding. Usual library markings. Average wear. A sound copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Oral History languages culture and history of the Native people of British Columbia." - from page iii. Contents: The Hesquiat Project; Recording in the Native Language; the Suppression of B.C. Languages; Interview with Francis Williams Haida Artist . Aural History, Provincial Archives of British Columbia hardcover
2002166j1765British Columbia: Norske Canada. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 0973013109 . "I would like to thank all the people who gave their time and shared their stories so generously in the making of this book. Here I have tried to create a record not of historical facts or chronological events but of memories of life. This book is a collection of personal reflections." - p. iii. xii 228 semi-glossy pages. Index of names. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Oblong 11.3 x 8.8 inches. Clean bright tight and unmarked with very light wear. Gift quality. ; 0 pages . Norske Canada hardcover
2000328c5957Victoria BC: Sono Nis Press. 2000. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Inscribed by author upon title page. 309 pages including bibliography and index. Black and white photos. Illustrations of logging practices. "In this fine history of the glory days of logging in an area of Vancouver Island that because of its magnificent stands of timber was sometimes called the loggers' Eden Richard Mackie tells us not only how the logging was done but who the loggers and their families were not only how they worked but how they lived established new communities and sustained and reshaped older ones." - from back panel. Clean with very light wear. An excellent copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Forests Forestry Comox Logging Company history British Columbia Vancouver Island; Signed by Authors . 1550391011 . Sono Nis Press paperback
1948644H4744Vancouver B.C.: British Columbia Electric Company Limited 1948. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 4 170 pages. Wonderful sepia-tone photographic plates. 23 x 15.5 cm. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy of this informative and engaging history. Hale 1943. British Columbia Electric Company Limited Paperback
2004166j2391Duncan B.C.: P.H.C. Fair. 2004. Reprint. Spiral Bound. 0968320600 . Signed and generically inscribed by author upon title page. Presents the local history of Paldi B.C. "Paldi is a name bound to evoke memories of the old days of early logging in B.C. Carved from the bush in the middle of nowhere it was once a bustling community of 1500 hard working pioneers of the logging and lumber industries. Its founder Mayo Singh arrived by ship at San Francisco in 1906. His older brother Ganea and cousin Doman Singh were already in B.C. working for the C.P.R." - page 1. 2004 reprint of the 1997 first edition x130 pages. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos. Average wear. External soiling mostly to back cover. Minor moisture exposure to upper corner of pages. A worthy signed example of this very informative local history. ; 4to; Signed by Author . P.H.C. unknown
1968751c7707Vancouver British Columbia Canada: Self-Published 1968. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 108 pages. "What I have learned of the logging and loggers has been picked up in the Coast districts of Washington and British Columbia. That I have tried to picture unusual characters amongst loggers and have said little of the unnumbered thousands of fine upstanding many men in the industry is not that I'm unaware of them. The unusual always get more attention. In the Saga I speak from personal knowledge not heresay. And the characters I attempt to picture are not fictitious nor are the incidents in which they are involved." - from author's note to the reader. Contains fifty-four poems with titles such as: The Tyee Logger; The Logging Camp; Rough House Pete; Sad News at Spry; The Ballad of B__ S___ Bill; First the Kaiser Then Hitler; When the Sun Begins to Shine; To Fred Elworthy; Song of the Axe; To Felix Penne; To Be Read at a Stag Party of a Friend; Burns Night; Despondency; Vancouver; Gay Nymph; The New Chief; and many more. Prior owner's name inside front cover. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful compilation of historical northwest coastal logging lore. Self-Published Paperback
1944166j2183Victoria B.C.: The Archives of British Columbia. Good. 1944. First Edition. Paperback. Features: The Founding of Nanaimo; Amor De Cosmos Journalist and Politician; The Appointment of Governor Blanshard; The Journal of John Work 1835 - being an account of his voyage northward from the Columbia River to Fort Simpson and return in the brig 'Lama' Jan.-Oct 1835; and more. 169-253 pp. Unmarked with blindstamp to contents page. Chip from upper corner of front cover. Tanning to periphery of original green card covers. Binding intact. A sound reference example.; 8vo . The Archives of British Columbia paperback
2015666j0627Vancouver B.C.: C.L. Books. Fine. 2015. First Edition. Paperback. 099487880X . Signed without inscription upon title page by Meadows. Author and his partner started Marine Link Transportation in the 1970s. Their company went on to operate numerous vessels which serviced logging camps fishing lodges and communities in the North Gulf Islands on the BC coast. Their 'Aurora Explorer' was a working freight boat which also took passengers on unique holidays. 185 pages. Index. Brilliant colour photos throughout. Foldout colour map at back. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A lovely copy. Gift quality.; 4to; 196 pages; Signed by Author . C.L. Books paperback
1966413H4511Canada: Upper Islander 1966. Book. Illus. by Dickison Larry. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 6 157 pages. Numerous black and white reproductions of archival photos. Contents include: Earliest Inhabitants; The Coming of the White Man; How the River Got Its Name; Local Industry; Tourism; Logging; Local Businesses; Early Settlers; A Town is Born; A Wharf is Built; Ships That Visited; Early Settlers and Builders; Development of Water Power; Education Arrives; The Hospital; and more. Book clean and unmarked with very light wear. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this informative local history. Edwards & Lort 2445 Hale & Barman 604. Upper Islander Hardcover
201153bh5778Vancouver British Columbia: Vancouver International Open Spaces Sculpture Biennale. Very Good. 2011. First Edition. Paperback. "This catalogue serves many purposes. It is a publication that honours the participants and their place in Contemporary Art history it is an auction and sales guide for international art collectors and a beautiful book for those who want to experience and re-experience the magnificence of Vancouver's public spaces." - back flap. 117 pages. 10.5" x 10.5". Very attractively presented with vivid colour photography throughout. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. A high-quality copy.; 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall; Vancouver Biennale 2009 - 2011 Vancouver - art . Vancouver International Open Spaces Sculpture Biennale paperback
1983616h6139Kamloops B.C.: NL Broadcasting Limited. Good. 1983. First Edition. Spiral Bound. "Over two hundred recipes in ten categories including a special Christmas section selected from thousands of entries by Kamloops and area residents. Plus handy household hints definitions of cooking terms and a metric conversion guide." - front cover. 100 pages. Some black and white illustrations. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy.; 8vo . NL Broadcasting Limited unknown
1997312a7457Canada: Seagraphic 1997. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Includes the following 1997 issues: February March April May June August September November December. Features include: St. Paul Island; Antigua; Photography 101 - Cameras; Boat Diving; Tragic 'Northern Indiana'; Filming the Ocean Realm; Counting Lingcod; Queen Charlotte Strait; French Polynesia; Photography 101 - Macro; Tech Diving off Whitefish Point; Coastal Charter; Snorkeling with Salmon; Photography 101 - Normal Lens; Sleepless on the 'Seattle'; Caymans; Wrecks of the St. Lawrence; Techies on the 'Topline'; Photography 101 - Ambient Light; Kingston's 'Frontenac'; Hawaii and Kauai; Shipwreck Course; Divers build east coast bridge; Camouflage; Underwater Canada; Lake Huron - 'Emma E. Thompson'; Seastars - they are not fishes; Photography 101 - Lenses; The Once Mighty ' Metamora'; HMCS Saguenay - an ecosystem; Unbeatable Marshall Islands; Tribute to Jacques-Yves Cousteau; Sinking the Saskatchewan; Skookumchuck Narrows; Kingston Ontario's 'Munson'; Costa Rica; Wreck of the Andalusia; Extreme Dive - stories from the Police Blotter; Cozumel; St. Lawrence River - Fleur Marie; Sanilac Shores Lake Huron; Egmont B.C.; 'America' shipwreck; Australia Artificial Reef - Swan. Moderate wear. Clean. Quality copies. Seagraphic Paperback
1973647a4652British Columbia: The Queen Charlotte Islands Museum Society. Good. 1973. First Edition. Paperback. 55 pages. Black and white illustrations. Articles include: A Photo Voyage Around the Charlottes; Seabirds on the Charlottes - Thumps and Grunts in the Night; The Story of the Ninstints; The Haida - an outline of early contacts with Europeans; Captain Dixon on the Coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands 1789; Notes on a Haida Text -1; Early Years in Masset 1909-1915; Hudson's Bay Company Post at Masset Queen Charlotte Islands 1869-1898; The Sandspit Saga; The One Room School of Yesteryear; A Few Adventurous Years; The Last Trip of the Gas Boad 'Mabel'; Memories of the Queen Charlotte Islands. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Queen Charlotte Islands Museum Society Photo Voyage Around the Charlottes; Seabirds on the Charlottes - Thumps and Grunts in the Night; The Story of the Ninstints; The Haida - an outline of early contacts with Europeans; Captain Dixon on the Coast . The Queen Charlotte Islands Museum Society paperback
1945739c8807Winnipeg Manitoba: The Country Guide Limited 1945. Book. Illus. by Schintz T. Cover; Tillenius Clarence; Stables Jon. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 58 pages. A wonderful vintage copy of this popular and long-running Canadian farming publication. Great cover illustration of cowby at work. Super back cover colour photo ad for the Minneapolis-Moline Power Equipment company includes 8 photos of their products at work. Features of contents include: Nice tribute to the Royal Canadian Navy by Crucible Steel Company of America; Activities of co-operatives in British Columbia; War News Updates including cartoon of Stalin and Allied Soldier cracking swastika in nutcracker; Photo-illustrated article on the Coyote "The Yapping Yodler" - the crafty animal which thrives with settlement and is increasing in number; Peace River Co-operative Seed Growers are outgrowing their facilities and are ripe for Expansion; Research boosts Bacon Quality; Square All Round - a trapper story by Paul Annixter; Dairy Farmers of Canad Meet at Regina to Discuss the Postwar Situation - result is increased subsidies; The Farm Goes to the University - farm week at the University of Saskatchewan at Saskatoon; Overnight Guest a story by Ben Ames Williams; A Dutchman in the Red River Valley - A. A. Verheul - with photos; Great full-page ad by International Harvester with image of farmer and tractor in the background; John Deere tractor photo ad; Monthly Commentary by United Grain Growers Limited; The Countrywoman - the U.F.W.A. Meeting; Royal Bank of Canada Annual Meeting; Planning the farm house - article; plus much more. Address label on front cover otherwise unmarked. Modest external wear. Binding tight. The Country Guide Limited Paperback
1971216c7018Vancouver British Columbia Canada: Canucks Publishing. Very Good. 1971. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 66 pages. Features: Photos of Vancouver's goals when Boston first visited the Canucks on February 16th; Charlie Hodge - an office between the pipes; John Pie McKenzie - He's the Spirit that buoys Bruins; Photos of team executives; Medicor - The Ice People; The Prize - the history of the Stanley Cup; Boston Bruins - 1969-70 Stanley Cup Champions - team photo and article; Bobby Orr - Superstar Supreme - page of photos; Slow'n Easy - That's Espo Phil Esposito; Nice colour "Old Style" Beer ad; Bill Good Jr. - Proud and Humble - the youngest occupant of a National Hockey Leaguue Gondola - Hockey Night in Canada; Canada Dry ad with large photo of Mike Corrigan Vancouver Canucks Star of the Month; Rosters of the Canucks and Bruins; Jerry Cheevers - he keeps the Bruins Loose - article with photo; Colour Yardley ad with Bobby Orr photo; Monkey Business in the Boston Garden; Ted Green Defies Doctors - recovering from being hit on the head with the stick of Wayne Maki; Around the Circuit by Greg Douglas; Derek Sanderson feature on back page. Unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this excellent collectible from the Canucks' first season.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Vancouver Canucks Hockey Magazine 13 March 1971 Vol. 1 Nol 33 DEREK SANDERSON COVER PHOTO Charlie Hodge - an office betwen the pipes; John Pie McKenzie - He's the Spirit that buoys Bruins; Photos of team executives; Medicor - The Ice People; The Pri . Canucks Publishing unknown
1983514j2241Nanaimo B.C.: Nanaimo N.D.P. Association. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1983. First Edition. Spiral Bound. Offers a wide assortment of recipes contributed - with attribution - by members of the N.D.P.'s Nanaimo family. Includes a page which reproduces signatures of many N.D.P. members who attended the 1983 Convention in Regina. 172 p. Includes several ads for local businesses. Gift greetings inside front cover. Moderate wear. A sound example of this wonderful epicurean N.D.P. memento. ; 8vo . Nanaimo N.D.P. Association unknown
2000343h5561Cecil Lake B.C.: Nor' Pioneer WI Women's Institute 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 400 pages. Index of names. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Folded map of "Cecil Lake's Early Trails and First Landowners" laid inside back board. Colour photo endpapers. "Our book is divided into three basic parts; the usual introduction an overview of the development of the community and the stories of the people/families. Because the people settled in three areas each area got its own school: Cecil Lake Transpine and Erinlea. In the book these areas are named: Westend Transpine and Erinlea. Areas further out have been named Dogpatch East Cecil Lake Northwest Cecil Lake and Siphon Creek. Stories are arranged more or less in the order that settlers came to Cecil Lake." - p.11. Clean and unmarked with light wear to publisher's teal cloth. Prior owner's name in gilt upon front board. A nice copy of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Nor' Pioneer WI [Women's Institute] Hardcover
1987461j2132Toronto: Seal Books/McClelland-Bantam Inc. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0770421962 . "A no-holds-barred account of a fiercely determined man committed to his faith and to the ideal of always doing his best. Chronicles his bumpy road to fame fortune misfortune - and eventual triumph as one of Canada's most entrepreneurial businessmen." - dust jacket. Why send your child to business school when you can give them this book instead Our favourite part is when Jimmy parlays $25000 into $76000000 during the great silver boom of 1980. Although the business stories he recounts are now fading into the mists of time the lessons they teach are timeless - and priceless. 4 300 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Clean tight and unmarked with light wear. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A attractive example of this inspiring life story. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Jimmy Jim James Pattison Entreprenuers British Columbia Car Sales Neonex Crush Beverages Neon Signs Autobiography Bowmac Expo 86 Vancouver Leasing Canadian Billionaires Financiers . Seal Books/McClelland-Bantam Inc. hardcover
1981155H3730Victoria B.C.: Sea-Lake Editions. Fair. 1981. First Edition. Paperback. Signed without inscription by author upon half-title page. 120 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Maps. Prior owner's name atop half-title page. Few markings to contents. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this informative southern Vancouver Island local history and valuable genealogical reference. HALE & BARMAN 712.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Sea Lake: Recollections and History of Cordova Bay and Elk Lake Vancouver Island British Columbia Settlers Pioneers History Families Churches Schools McMorran Family Victoria Beaver Lake Native Peoples Saanich Peninsula; Signed by Authors . Sea-Lake Editions paperback
2003551j0762Burnaby B.C.: H.Y. Louie Co. Limited. Good in Good dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 0969758537 . "From the small grocery store that Hok Yat opened in Vancouver's Chinatown in the early 1900s H.Y. Louie has evolved into a flourishing Canadian enterprise encompassing upscale supermarkets across the country a leading-edge drugstore chain and a thriving wholesale operation. This book tells the story of this remarkable company and of the family who built it." - dust jacket. 95 semi-glossy pages generously illustrated in colour and black and white. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy.; 4to . H.Y. Louie Co. Limited hardcover
2000147h5454British Columbia: Nisga'a Tribal Council 2000. Book. Illus. by Fiegehen Gary. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. "A sedate story on the surface the repatriation and return of Nisga'a artifacts is fraught with high drama and the clash of cultures. A long bittersweet tale it began in the heyday of anthropological collecting on the Northwest Coast the time between 1875 and the Great Depression when missionaries travelled to aboriginal villages throughout British Columbia to spread the word of Christ." - p.7 "In their landmark Treaty the Nisga'a successfully negotiated with the Canadian and British Columbian governments the return of about 300 specific artifacts." - p.62. 64 pages. Wonderful colour and black and white photography is supported with text describing Nisga'a culture and artifacts now being supported/returned. Unmarked with light wear. A quality example. Nisga'a Tribal Council Paperback
1993828H0172Canada: Douglas & McIntyre. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550541285 . 136 pages. 12.5 x 10.5". Chronology. Illustrated endpapers. "This extraordinary book portrays a rich and flourishing culture. An extended essay illustrated with archival photographs sets the scene. Then 80 stunning colour images chronicle an annual cycle of activity from the oolichan harvest to the coming of winter from the raising of the first new totem pole in a century to documenting ceremonies rooted in pre-history. The interweaving of image with words from an oral tradition which predates the Greeks by thousands of years reveals a wonderfully sophisticated understanding of the human and natural world." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A lovely copy of the handsome tribute to the Nisgaa people.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Nisga'a: People of the Nass Indians of North America British Columbia B.C. Nass River Region Nishga Tribal Council Land Claims . Douglas & McIntyre hardcover
1977845G0835Canada: The Whig-Standard 1977. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 20 pages. Features: The Sally Ann in Suburbia - Lieutenant Ken Chapman wages the Salvation Army's battle in North Vancouver - with great colour photo of Ken and Brenda Chapman of London Ontario; K-Tel's Greatest Hits - fantastic kitschy article - with great colour photos - about the firm's hit products and it's leader Philip Kives a former Saskatchewan farm boy - products include the Miracle Brush Hair Magician Multi-Sharpener Feather-Touch Knife Record Selector Frypans Veg-o-matic Patty Stacker Multi-Exerciser Super-Bond glue - a cool article!; Comparing the lot of a department store sales lady in 1907 with the modern version - a fascinating study plus archival photos; How to win at the most popular board games - Othello Scrabble Monopoly Mastermind Risk Organized Crime; A fascinating short history of Christmas carols; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. The Whig-Standard Paperback
