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1992103j2321Lantzvillle B.C.: Oolichan Books. Good. 1992. First Edition. Paperback. 0889821151 . Proceedings of a conference held September 10 & 11 1991 in Victoria B.C. "The legal case Delgamuukw V. The Queen represents a significant moment in the history of British Columbia. The case is about aboriginal title in the province specifically the claim of the Gitksan and Wet'suwet'en people to ownership and jurisdiction over their traditional territories. But it is about much more. The judgement the case which led to it and now the appeal of the judgement compel British Columbians to come face-to-face with their history their origins and their most fundamental social and cultural values. This collection of essays examines the legal historical political human and international dimensions of this historic case." - back cover. 330 page paperback book. Tight and unmarked with average external wear. A sound example. ; 8vo . Oolichan Books paperback
1955644j2575Victoria British Columbia: New Neighbour Services. 1955. Paperback. A nostaglic information book intended for guests to Victoria B.C. in the mid-1950s. Includes stories and ads for local businesses plus a back cover map indicating swim courses between Victoria and the Olympic Peninsula! Undated but page 32 suggests a printing date circa 1955. 80 stapled pages. Prior owner's small blindstamp to first page otherwise clean tight and umarked with moderate wear. A sound example of this nostalgic piece of Victoria tourism ephemera. ; Illustrations . New Neighbour Services paperback
2004292251Calgary: Shaw Communications Inc 2004. First edition. hardcover. very good/very good. 4to. pp.504 heavy book additional postage will apply Shaw Communications Inc hardcover
199575203254Victoria BC: Sono Nis Press 1995. Book. Fine. Paperback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 205 pages including bibliography and index. Abundant black and white illustrations. "Eight elite Victoria founding families and their monumental efforts to achieve refinement in a rugged corner of Vancouver Island. Their ample homes their public displays their private hopes and disappointments - the food they ate the clothes they wore the games they played: these are the ingredients from which Ms. Green concocts a social history of solid research amusing detail and elegant style." - from back cover. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excllent copy. Sono Nis Press Paperback
1979713H0911Burnaby BC: Edna G. Ladner. Fair. 1979. First Edition. Paperback. 181 pages. Index. Maps. Reproductions of archival black and white photos. "Firsthand accounts of pioneering in the area which in 1879 became the Municipality of Delta British Columbia." - subtitle. Unmarked. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Above the Sand Heads: A Vivid Account of Life on the Delta of the Fraser River 1868-1900 Pioneers Settlers History Lower Mainland Municipality . Edna G. Ladner paperback
0428893236.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ria9780271087849_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Explores the late medieval concepts of absence and void with a special focus on the materiality of emptiness in later medieval manuscripts. hardcover
2014317h6090Canada: Caitlin Press Inc. Fair. 2014. First Edition. Paperback. 1927575524 . "Lasqueti Island has a rowdy and divided reputation. Through the 1970s and early '80s the island attracted a flood of counterculture seekers - communards hippies utopians revolutionaries and other exotic characters looking for an alternative lifestyle. This book explores both its eccentric days and its political accomplishments." - back cover. 253 pages. Many nice sepia-tone reproductions of photos. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A sound copy of this wonderful look back.; 8vo . Caitlin Press Inc. paperback
0260050539.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
033117975X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
9290616636.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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0260077194.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0526171626.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1164558978.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1436760097.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
188541697Chicago: Rand McNally & Co. Printers and Engravers 1885. 1885. DAKOTA TERRITORY. RAILROAD. First edition. 7 5/8" x 5 3/8" original stapled printed wrappers 16 pp. map of the Chicago & North-Western Railway system on the back cover. Primarily a series of signed testimonials solicited by the Railway to describe “the Dakota boom.” Farmers relate their experiences settling and cultivating the land detail their crop yields and profits from cattle ranching and encourage further settlement as land is still inexpensive and readily available. Several describe the settlers as “a most excellent class of people” who are educated industrious and and morally upright. And if that’s not incentive enough there’s the unsurpassed healthfulness of the air which is “free from malaria and full of inspiring oxygen and invigorating ozone.” 3 copies found in OCLC. Top corner of rear cover has been torn away but with minor influence on the railway system map else very good. Rand, McNally & Co., Printers and Engravers, [1885]. unknown
188542263Chicago: Chas. N. Trivess Printer 1885. 1885. DAKOTA TERRITORY. RAILROAD. First edition. 7 5/8" x 5 1/8" original stapled printed wrappers 16 pp. map of the Chicago & North-Western Railway system on the back cover. Primarily a series of signed testimonials solicited by the Railway to describe "the Dakota boom." Farmers relate their experiences settling and cultivating the land detail their crop yields and profits from cattle ranching and encourage further settlement as land is still inexpensive and readily available. Several describe the settlers as "a most excellent class of people" who are educated industrious and and morally upright. And if that’s not incentive enough there’s the unsurpassed healthfulness of the air which is "free from malaria and full of inspiring oxygen and invigorating ozone." 3 copies found in OCLC. Top corner of rear cover has been torn away but with minor influence on the railway system map else very good. Chas. N. Trivess, Printer, [1885]. unknown
182229London: Printed for James Ridgway Piccadilly; and Budd & Calkin Pall-Mall 1822. Very good. 8º 21cm.; 47pp.; 20th C. rebind with blue paper covered boards. Printed for James Ridgway, Piccadilly; and Budd & Calkin, Pall-Mall unknown
2012AME_9780521874298Cambridge University Press 2012. 1. Hardcover. New/New. Cambridge University Press hardcover
2006Q-1933371137Jossey-Bass 2006-10-15. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Jossey-Bass hardcover
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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
1965321a1351Vancouver: Grant-Mann Lithographers Ltd. 1965. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Undated. Possibly circa 1960s. Moderate wear. Unused. Clearly illustrates Nanaimo's downtown waterfront in the days before the Cameron Island Development the Departure Bay Ferry Terminal the Coast Bastion Hotel and much more. 5.5" wide by 3.5" high. Grant-Mann Lithographers Ltd. Paperback
