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70 pages. Articles: Scandals in Veterans' Housing (part 1 of 2); The Secret Papers of Harry L. Hopkins (part 6) - Roosevelt's Greatest Dilemma; Six Artists and a Model - Edith Franklin's posing is a steppingstone to her stage career; Good-Time Street - the most raucous and colorful block in New York; Truman's recent troubles hurt his chance of election; The Hot-Potato Olympics - what price international amity at this year's Games in London; How to Catch a Husband - Mr. Lamb's job is to bringem' back when they stray. Fiction: Cupid with Celluloid Wings; Guirls Like Me; Squaw Medicine; The Bramble Bush (part 4 of 5); Sweet revenge; Errors of Judgment. Ads include: Old Thompson Whiskey; Pepsodent - with photo of Mary Louise Shine; Western Electric; Schlitz; beer; the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE); Ford cars (2 pages); Macmillan Oil - featuring Douglas Moone of San Antonio, TX; Samsonite Luggage; Pontiac cars; Milky Way chocolate bars (back cover). Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
1971536G1225Vancouver: Macmillan Bloedel Limited 1971. Magazine. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 16 pages. Colour photos throughout. Printed on glossy stock. Appears to be circa 1971. Features: Deepsea Canoe - George Tocher and David Moon and their voyage aboard the native-style vessel Orenda to Hawaii - article with photos; Aspenite sales; Non-masonary fireplaces; The Hutterite Way - they choose Aspenite for the new farm buildings at their Morinville colony northwest of Edmonton; New K3 Woodgrains. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Macmillan Bloedel Limited Paperback
644 p.+ Full page color plates by Lejaren A. Hiller. Inner hinge on title page and frontis cracked. Edges foxed. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding. Front board decorated in color with a cowboy on his horse. Binding very slightly soiled. Second edition. Hardbound. Very good. W6
ria9781399516211_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Throughout his career Shakespeare although steeped in expert knowledge of military matters weighted his plays towards a desire for peace hardcover
1973757j2430Canada: Nabob Foods. Good. 1973. First Edition. Paperback. Editor travelled across Western Canada inviting homemakers to share their time-honoured recipes. The response was wonderful and the best of those recipes are presented here. 64 glossy stapled pages generously illustrated with colour photography. Unmarked with average wear. A sound example of this popular cookbook.; 8vo . Nabob Foods paperback
1994155a7638British Columbia: Harbour Publishing 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 408 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. Stories and history of the British Columbia Coast from Raincoast Chronicles Issues 11-15. Few very small chips from top edge of back panel of dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart cover which otherwise bears light wear. Lovely copy. Harbour Publishing Hardcover
1996318c8499Canada: Harbour Publishing 1996. Book. Illus. by Thirkell Keith. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 127 pages. Index. Beautifully colour-illustrated throughout including endpapers. "With paintings by local artists poems by local poets tall tales by local characters miracles by Sechelt medicine men tips on how to predict weather risque' gossip about historical figures bold opinions plenty of hard facts and over 150 breathtaking colour photographs this is a book to be treasured by anyone with an eye for fascinating places." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with lightest wear. A lovely copy. Gift quality. Harbour Publishing 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
1968323h2067Victoria B.C.: The B.C. Railway Hist. Ass'n. Good. 1968. Revised Edition. Paperback. "Of the myriad mining railroads built around the turn of the century few could match the Lenora Mt. Sicker in either the gleaming beauty of its diminutive narrow-gauge Shay locomotives or its harrowing use of thirteen percent grades seventy-five degree curves and triple switchbacks." - page 5. 40 pages. Bibliography. Numerous black and white reproductions of interesting archival photos. Roster of locomotives. Prior owner's details atop title page. Average wear. A sound vintage copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Shays on the Switchbacks: A History of the Narrow Gauge Lenora Mt. Sicker Railway - Revised Edition Vancouver Island Logging . The B.C. Railway Hist. Ass'n paperback
198173108856Signed as Kwulasulwut and generically inscribed in English and Coast Salish by author upon title page. 6-64 pages. Frequent full-page black and white illustrations. "In this blend of original and traditional Salish stories the magical characters pass through many magical experiences and adventures. In each story the young reader travels on a journey through both nature and the supernatural and at the end discovers one of life's lessons just as they were once revealed to Salish children by their traditional Storyteller. Author lives in Nanaimo B.C. where she teaches Native Studies and the Coast Salish language. The five tales which make up this book have been adapted from stories which author uses to teach her students at Nanaimo area elementary schools about Native traditions and culture. Illustrator is a Nootkan artist from Nuchatlitz on Nootka Island." - back board. Above-average soiling and wear. Doodling upon back board. Front endpaper neatly removed. "Author spent decades as a lecturer and storyteller at U.B.C. and V.I.U. then known as Malaspina College and is a recipient of the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia." - Wikipedia. Theytus Books, Limited hardcover
535p. frontis. Tales of the Frontier" series Hardcover Very good conditon
369p. frontis. Tales of the Frontier" series Hardcover Very good conditon
2003100134096Oxford University Press U.S.A 2003 252 pages 13 8x1 4x21 4cm. 2003. Broché. 252 pages.
108 p. + Frontis and Full page map. Illustrated with numerous photographs and drawings. 235 mm. Softcover. Original color pictorial wraps. Covers worn with loss. Title continues: "A Land of Rolling Plains, Boundless Grain Fields, Sculptured Lands, Alpine Lakes, Mining Camps, Indian Life, Dancing Rivers, Thriving Villages, Trackless Forests, Growing Cities, Lofty Mountains Penetrated by the Northern Pacific Railroad". Very good. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W12 Bag1
32 p. Double column. Paper browning but not brittle. Softcover. 190 mm. Original tri-color printed pictorial wraps. Covers slightly soiled and chipped. Volume One, Number Ten. Very good. Edward Lytton Wheeler (1854-1885) was a professional 'Sensational Novelist' whose "Deadwood Dick" was the most popular hero of the dime novel era at the end of the 19th century. Through 'Dick' he greatly influenced boys (and men) to view the West as eternally exciting and heroic. W8RtRear
32 p. Double column. Paper browning but not brittle. Softcover. 190 mm. Original tri-color printed pictorial wraps. Covers very slightly soiled. Volume One, Number Nine. Very good. Edward Lytton Wheeler (1854-1885) was a professional 'Sensational Novelist' whose "Deadwood Dick" was the most popular hero of the dime novel era at the end of the 19th century. Through 'Dick' he greatly influenced boys (and men) to view the West as eternally exciting and heroic. W8RtRear
32 p. Double column. Paper browning but not brittle. Softcover. 190 mm. Original tri-color printed pictorial wraps. Covers very slightly soiled. Volume Three, Number Twenty-Nine. Very good. Edward Lytton Wheeler (1854-1885) was a professional 'Sensational Novelist' whose "Deadwood Dick" was the most popular hero of the dime novel era at the end of the 19th century. Through 'Dick' he greatly influenced boys (and men) to view the West as eternally exciting and heroic. W8RtRear
32 p. Double column. Paper browning but not brittle. Softcover. 190 mm. Original tri-color printed pictorial wraps. Covers very slightly soiled. Volume One, Number Thirteen. Very good. Edward Lytton Wheeler (1854-1885) was a professional 'Sensational Novelist' whose "Deadwood Dick" was the most popular hero of the dime novel era at the end of the 19th century. Through 'Dick' he greatly influenced boys (and men) to view the West as eternally exciting and heroic. W8RtRear
32 p. Double column. Paper browning but not brittle. Softcover. 190 mm. Original tri-color printed pictorial wraps. Covers very slightly soiled. Volume Three, Number Twenty-Seven. Very good. Edward Lytton Wheeler (1854-1885) was a professional 'Sensational Novelist' whose "Deadwood Dick" was the most popular hero of the dime novel era at the end of the 19th century. Through 'Dick' he greatly influenced boys (and men) to view the West as eternally exciting and heroic. W8RtRear
32 p. Double column. Paper browning but not brittle. Softcover. 190 mm. Original tri-color printed pictorial wraps. Covers very slightly soiled. Volume Two, Number Sixteen. Very good. Edward Lytton Wheeler (1854-1885) was a professional 'Sensational Novelist' whose "Deadwood Dick" was the most popular hero of the dime novel era at the end of the 19th century. Through 'Dick' he greatly influenced boys (and men) to view the West as eternally exciting and heroic. W8RtRear
32 p. Double column. Paper browning but not brittle. Softcover. 190 mm. Original tri-color printed pictorial wraps. Covers slightly soiled. Volume Two, Number Twenty-Four. Very good. Edward Lytton Wheeler (1854-1885) was a professional 'Sensational Novelist' whose "Deadwood Dick" was the most popular hero of the dime novel era at the end of the 19th century. Through 'Dick' he greatly influenced boys (and men) to view the West as eternally exciting and heroic. W8RtRear
32 p. Double column. Paper browning but not brittle. Softcover. 190 mm. Original tri-color printed pictorial wraps. Covers slightly soiled. Slight chipping on front margin. Volume Two, Number Twenty-Three. Very good. Edward Lytton Wheeler (1854-1885) was a professional 'Sensational Novelist' whose "Deadwood Dick" was the most popular hero of the dime novel era at the end of the 19th century. Through 'Dick' he greatly influenced boys (and men) to view the West as eternally exciting and heroic. W8RtRear
32 p. Double column. Paper browning but not brittle. Softcover. 190 mm. Original tri-color printed pictorial wraps, showing an outlaw accosting a black minstrel. Covers very slightly soiled. Volume Two, Number Seventeen. Very good. Edward Lytton Wheeler (1854-1885) was a professional 'Sensational Novelist' whose "Deadwood Dick" was the most popular hero of the dime novel era at the end of the 19th century. Through 'Dick' he greatly influenced boys (and men) to view the West as eternally exciting and heroic. W8RtRear
32 p. Double column. Paper browning but not brittle. Major loss at bottom corner of front cover and six pages. Softcover. 190 mm. Original tri-color printed pictorial wraps, loss at bottom corner. Volume Two, Number Twenty-One. Very good. Edward Lytton Wheeler (1854-1885) was a professional 'Sensational Novelist' whose "Deadwood Dick" was the most popular hero of the dime novel era at the end of the 19th century. Through 'Dick' he greatly influenced boys (and men) to view the West as eternally exciting and heroic. W8RtRear
32 p. Double column. Paper browning but not brittle. Softcover. 190 mm. Original tri-color printed pictorial wraps. Covers slightly soiled and chipped. Volume Three, Number Thirty. Very good. Edward Lytton Wheeler (1854-1885) was a professional 'Sensational Novelist' whose "Deadwood Dick" was the most popular hero of the dime novel era at the end of the 19th century. Through 'Dick' he greatly influenced boys (and men) to view the West as eternally exciting and heroic. W8RtRear
