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187235541Hartford: Columbian Book Company 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. xvi 17-327 pages. One page publishers advertisement. Frontispiece illustration. Illustrated. Green cloth hardcover with gilt illustration stamped on front cover. Gilt stamped title on spine. Light brown spots on the rear end sheets. Light edge wear to cloth extremities. Binding cords sometimes visible in the text. Text block is secure and uniform. <br /> <br /> Author's travel narrative locations include Raleigh Charleston Savannah Macon Columbus Montgomery Selma Meridian Vicksburg Shreveport Athens Marshall Waxahatchie Franklin El Paso Tucson Los Angeles. Last page has a small illustration of the Golden Gate. <br /> <br /> Howes P 537; Sabin 64804; Graff 3339. Columbian Book Company hardcover
1890202841890. Photographers unknown. African American cowboy photographs late 19th century. These images document Black participation in ranching and frontier life in the decades following emancipation when a significant proportion of working cowboys in the American West were African American. The photographs record both labor and self-presentation through an outdoor riding scene and a formal studio portrait providing evidence of how Black men and youth engaged with western occupations mobility and dress during a period when new economic opportunities emerged alongside persistent racial constraints. The material supports research into African American labor history western expansion and the social formation of Black life in the post-Civil War United States.<br /> <br /> Two photographs comprising one albumen print and one tintype each approximately 2.5 x 3.5 inches. The albumen image depicts a young African American boy mounted on a bucking horse holding a cowboy hat and riding crop dressed in a buttoned shirt trousers and lace-up boots; a tipi structure is visible in the background situating the scene within a western or plains environment. The tintype presents a studio portrait of a young African American man wearing a striped three-piece suit and a wide-brimmed hat associated with late nineteenth-century western fashion indicating the circulation of frontier dress within formal portrait settings. Together the images contrast lived outdoor activity with constructed studio identity documenting both labor and presentation.<br /> <br /> These photographs align with broader patterns of African American migration and employment in the American West after the American Civil War when formerly enslaved individuals sought work in ranching cattle driving and related trades. Historians have noted that a substantial number of cowboys in the late nineteenth century were Black though their presence has often been underrepresented in popular narratives of the West. Visual documentation of African American riders and western dress provides primary evidence for the study of labor identity and mobility in this period particularly in relation to how individuals navigated new economic roles following emancipation. Minor corrosion affecting a portion of one image primarily in a blank area; remaining details clear and legible. Overall very good condition. unknown
1540224554.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1958644H0374Canada: Province of British Columbia 1958. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1958 offprint of article which first appeared in the British Columbia Historical Quarterly January-April 1955. 56 page booklet. "Will enable the reader to form a clearer idea not only of the way in which the various voyages gradually introduce some measure of clarity into the prevailing views on the geography of these regions but also of how the explorations of the nationals of various countries interlocked with one another and brought the several governments into conflict for possession of these regions." - from page 7. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this informative work. Province of British Columbia Paperback
2002Q-0295981741Univ of Washington Pr 2002-03-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Univ of Washington Pr paperback
1996518G2882British Columbia: Arts Alliance Centre for Contemporary Art 1996. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 48 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. A nice copy. Arts Alliance Centre for Contemporary Art Paperback
2000815j0175Summerland B.C.: Valley Publishing. Good. 2000. First Edition. Paperback. 1896967671 . Signed and briefly inscribed by author upon title page. In England during WWII the author met and married a Canadian soldier whom she traveled with when he was wounded and sent back to British Columbia. Provides unique insight into the trials and triumphs of a young woman whose life was directed by the advent of WWII. Average wear. A sound signed copy of this interesting life story. ; Sm8vo; Signed by Author . Valley Publishing paperback
1981318c6631Canada: Douglas & McIntyre Educational Ltd. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 088894327x . Signed by author upon title page. 258 pages. Index. Archival black and white illustrations. Endpapers decorated with detailed schematic diagram of a large B.C. Tug. "Towboats the workhourses of international shipping have special significance along North Amnerica's northwest coast. The rich though often inaccessible resources there have given rise to one of the most innovative and important towboat industries in the world. This book is a history of that industry and of its growth from the first steam tugs of the late 19th century to the sturdy and efficient diesel tugs of today." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A high-quality copy of this engaging work.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Ken Drushka Tugboats Bc British Columbia Coast History Vessels Shipping Tugs Steam Diesel; Signed by Authors . Douglas & McIntyre (Educational) Ltd. hardcover
198175203171Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre Educational Ltd. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 088894327x . 258 pages including index. "The blend of anecdote humour and hard information brings to life the history of men and ships along the British Columbia coast. Every turn of the story is accompanied by superb photographs - over 150 from a wide range of private and public sources." - from dust jacket. Remnant of prior owner's address label atop decorated front free endpaper else clean and unmarked. Light wear overall. Binding solid. Very nice copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Against Wind and Weather - The History of Towboating in British Columbia anecdote humour and hard information brings to life the history of men and ships along the British Columbia coast. Every turn of the story is accompanied by superb photographs - . Douglas & McIntyre (Educational) Ltd. hardcover
1940327c5324Victoria BC Canada: British Columbia Department of Mines 1940. Book. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 32 pages. Black and white photos illustrations and maps. "Aiken Lake area is defined as a strip of country about 30 miles long and 10 miles wide trending northwest through and east of Aiken and Uslika Lakes." - from introduction. Includes topography and glacial geology bedrock geology and mineral deposits. Average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy working copy. British Columbia Department of Mines Paperback
1900210191900. Very good condition. Gelatin photograph with exceptional clarity a view of Albany from lower down Mt. Clarence with boulders framing the roof tops and the long jetty into the bay at center. Mounted on stiff board as found in photo albums of the time with title hand written below "Albany". Image 8 x 6". not found on Trove. unknown
198273204496British Columbia: Theytus Books 1982. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 219 pages. Black and white illustrations. "The first book to detail the prehistory and culture history of the Central Westcoast Nootkan people the Tseshaht and Opetchesaht whose traditional homeland includes the Alberni Valley and the Westcoast region of Vancouver Island. Represents the long-awaited completion of a community archaeology project initiated in 1973. Includes a full report on the analysis of the data excavated from one prehistoric native village site a survey of all other recorded archaeological sites in the study area plus detailed ethnographic and historic information on native groups and their seasonal cycle of activities." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked. Binding tight. Light to moderate wear externally. Nice solid copy. Theytus Books Paperback
1991Q-0969571801United Western Communications 1991-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! United Western Communications hardcover
2013364066Amsterdam: Elsevier 2013. hardcover. very good/no dustjacket. 8vo. pp.496. Elsevier hardcover
1924243816Chicago: Illinois Pioneer Historical Publishing 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dj As Published. 4to. Vg in three green/gilt cloth-bound volumes marbled edges.The three volume set heavy item please inquire about postage costs Illinois Pioneer Historical Publishing hardcover
2017214666Edmonton: Au Press 2017. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Larger 8vo. pp.559.heavy book additional postage will apply.""Over the past two decades the oil sands region of northeastern Alberta has been the site of unprecedented levels of development. Alberta's Lower Athabasca Basin tells a fascinating story of how a catastrophic ice age flood left behind a unique landscape in the Lower Athabasca Basin one that made deposits… Au Press hardcover
19054623Pierre S.D. 1905. Very good. 12 leaves illustrated with twenty-nine photographs between 4.5 x 6.5 inches and 7.75 x 9.5 inches with some small format panoramas measuring 3.75 x 9.75 inches. Oblong folio. Contemporary black pebbled cloth gilt titles reading "Photo Views" on front cover. Minor wear to covers. Text block detached minor wear light staining to edges of some leaves otherwise clean internally. An early-20th century collection of mostly large-format photographs featuring scenes in Pierre South Dakota as well as the surrounding plains. Most of the photographs measure around 7 x 9 inches and feature the train depot in Pierre the Hughes County Courthouse a bridge over the Missouri River likely a Chicago and Northwest Railroad bridge and a spectacular image of a pair of Sioux / Crow Indians. Other photographs picture steamboats loaded with passengers ranching farming rock formations one with a lone horseman posed in front fishing a mill some family group images herds of cattle and a few shots of buffalo roaming on the open prairie. One of the latter photographs of a distant herd of buffalo on the plains is titled in the negative "The last one of the kind" and captioned at bottom right "Photo by Christensen." None of the remaining photographs are captioned with identifying information regarding the photographer but they are nonetheless well composed and professionally developed. The photographs are unusually large and more informative than most western photograph albums we have seen. unknown
1920List515Various Places 1920. Oblong folio cloth over cardstock 15 x 11 inches. Photographs and realphoto postcards most measuring around 5 x 3 1/2 inches mounted to pages. The system of national parks was created at first in a somewhat piecemeal fashion with the Department of the Interior holding responsibility for establishing each park individually. Chief White Calf of the Blackfeet famously negotiated the sale of the bulk of the lands that would form Glacier National Park in 1895 with the agreement being that the US Government would allow for Blackfoot hunting Chief White Calf’s son Chief Two Guns White Calf would later travel to Washington in protest of the government’s subsequent actions. The establishment of the National Park Service in 1916 coincided roughly with the dawn of American motor tourism. <br /> <br /> This album dates from that early period of National Park recreation and bears evidence as to the recreation that happened around the early part of the century. The album shows scenery in three national parks by noted photographers including some iconic photographs of Yellowstone by Frank J. Haynes first taken in the and several scarce images of Blackfoot attributed to the noted photographer T.J. Hileman who was the official photographer of Glacier National Park during this period. The album begins with twenty-eight photographs by Haynes who printed copies of his classic Yellowstone photographs first taken in the 1890s from his St. Paul Minnesota studio. The next group shows twenty realphoto postcards of Mt. Rainier National Wilderness Area taken by Frank Jacobs. Some images show the architecture of the lodges some of which were later designated as national landmarks due to their exemplification of National Park Service rustic-style architecture. Surrounding these images are a series of photographs presumably of the family responsible for the album showing a young family picnicking beside their automobile. This section also includes interestingly a realphoto Christmas Card from Mr. and Mrs. Mark Frederick Jukes. Jukes was a notable photographer based in Elko Nevada during this period. <br /> <br /> The next section which represents the most uncommon images in the album shows a series of images of Glacier National Park. The group includes ten realphoto postcards by or attributed to T.J. Hileman some with his copyright mark who was at that time the park’s staff photographer and famously took photographs of the Blackfoot people living in the eastern portion of the park. Included are two portraits of Two Guns White Calf and a portrait of Chief Three Bears neither of which we find records of in the trade. Following the Hileman images are twenty-one images taken by Fred Kiser of Glacier National Park each measuring 3 x 3 â… inches showing captioned scenes throughout Glacier National Park in Kiser’s distinctive cursive writing. Kiser began photographing western mountain landscapes on his own in 1905 following the death of his brother and his photographs of Glacier and its environs were reproduced during the park’s early days. Eight amateur photographs follow showing camping scenes in an unidentified Western landscape. The remainder of the album - 29 pictures - show the family at home and are most notable for a series of white children dressed up in faux- American Indian costumes. <br /> <br /> Overall a somewhat extensive and iconic representation of early automobile-age Western travel with the grand western scenery and zeitgeist of the time on full display. Images generally in fine condition with a few stray creases album with some light normal wear. <br /> <br /> Offered in partnership with James Arsenault & Company. unknown
1954List516California and Oregon 1954. Oblong 8vo dyed calf album measuring 11 x 7 inches. Contains 218 photographs most measuring 3 x 5 with some smaller. Very Good. A charming album depicting the canine-centric adventures of a couple as they fish hike and camp their way through some of the great Western parks nearly always with a German Shepherd in tow. Several iconic landmarks are on display - El Capitan the Columbia River giant redwoods and more. The photographer had a keen eye for landscapes and the overall quality of the images and the omnipresent dogs present an infectious appreciation of nature and the outdoors.<br /> <br /> The size of the fish on display and the beauty of the surroundings show the bounty of the Western parks in the early days of automobile-era tourism. Mixed in with the shots of the outdoors is a curious series of a German shepherd in various poses at a table and several pictures of the couple at home. Presumably several dogs are shown all German Shepherds as the album spans several decades. Contents are beautifully preserved album torn at seams at the exterior and spine perished good to very good condition overall. unknown
1956713H4435Victoria BC: Hebden Printing Co. Ltd. 1956. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 63 pages. Numerous black and white reprints of photos from the provincial archives. 23 x 15 cm. Chapters include: The Douglas Family; Craigdarroch Castle; The First Mayor; Seymour's Croquet Ground; Bill Lush's Park Hotel; Emily Carr; The Macdonald Bank; Early Day Hotels; A Wedding in 1852. Clean and unmarked with respectful wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Edwards & Lort 2544 Lowther 1973 Hale & Barman 648. Hebden Printing Co. Ltd. Paperback
1992131j2479Canada: Bau-Xi Gallery. 1992. First Edition. Paperback. 0969678002 . "Bell perhaps more than any other B.C. artist is dedicated to the idea of the print - the multiple original created from a matrix designed and executed by the artist. In a time when the whole issue of prints and printmaking is a confusing babble of signed photo-mechanically produced reproductions Bell's woodcuts etchings engravings and drypoints sing out with a clarity and integrity." - Ian Thom. "Alistair Bell played an important role in the development of a distinctly west coast artistic sensibility known today as West Coast Modernism." - Ignite the Arts website. Bilingual English/French text. 48 glossy unnumbered pages. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Tight and unmarked with light wear. A quality example. ; 4to . Bau-Xi Gallery paperback
1955559h5554Port Moody BC Canada: Port Moody High School 1955. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 58 one-sided pages. Bound in red faux leather paper covers. Many black and white photos and ads for local businesses. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Port Moody High School 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
004243No Place: Universal Single sided printed poster approximately 1015mm x 755mm in size 40" x 30". Creased from old folds minor discolouring to white border some light browning to folds small hole to centre of top border and a pin hole to each corner. This is the 1960's re-release of the 1930 original. The film is based on Erich Maria Remarque's 1929 novel 'All Quiet on the Western Front'. It was directed by Lewis Milestone and starred Lew Ayres. Reprint. Unbound. Good. UK Quad. Poster. Universal Paperback
1979352g0446Victoria B.C.: British Columbia Provincial Museum. Fair. 1979. First Edition. Paperback. 077188110x . 249 pages. References. "Brooks was a remarkable Canadian known to few Canadians. Naturalist artist soldier sniper hunter scientist his goals were to excel his achievements therefore were among the best. English to the core he was Canadian more than he knew and home through most of his life was his beloved British Columbia." - from Foreword. Illustrated primarily in black and white with several colour plates. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Usual library markings. A worthy reading copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Allan Brooks Artist-Naturalist - British Columbia Provincial Museum Special Publication No. 3 Birds in Art Painters British Columbia Biography Hunters . British Columbia Provincial Museum paperback
