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1984745j0227Ottawa: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Very Good. 1984. First Edition. Paperback. 0662145216 . iv 43 glossy pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos and maps. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy.; 8vo . The Royal Canadian Mounted Police paperback
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
1940327c5329Victoria BC Canada: British Columbia Department of Mines 1940. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 30 pages. Black and white photos illustrations. "Fieldwork within that part of Fraser River Valley between Chimney Creek south of Williams Lake and Cottonwood Canyon north of Quesnel." - from page 1. Table of Contents include summary of the findings topography glacial geology bedrock geology Fraser River formation and mining operations Canyon Mine Tertiary Mine concerned with the Fraser River Tertiary Drainage-system. Usual library markings. Binding sound. A worthy working copy. British Columbia Department of Mines Paperback
1931451a4720London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge 1931. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 45 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Many interesting black and white photos. Sunning near spine. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this informative and fascinating work. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Paperback
1967105H2929Hamilton Ontario: The Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society 1967. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 88 pages. Black and white illustrations. Features: The Life and History of Richard Beasley Esq.; An 18th Century Jewel in a 19th Century Wilderness; The Registers of Christ's Church Hamilton; The Davis Family of Mount Albion; The Stinson Family of Hamilton; The Victorian Buildings of Hamilton; Hamilton Canada West "The Civil War Years"; Sidelights of the Hamilton Police Force; The History of Law Enforcement in Hamilton From 1833 to 1967; He Died With Custer; Crown Patentees of Binbrook Township. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. The Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society Paperback
1991753j0635British Columbia: Self-Published. Fair. 1991. First Edition. Spiral Bound. 0969565607 . "As well as most of the recipes being quick and easy to prepare on a daily basis they will also be welcome additions at your 'special' dinners." - Introduction. 187 pages. Index. Full-page colour photos. Unmarked with average wear. Beige soiling to back cover and lower fore-edge of last half of book all text readily legible. A sound working copy. Please note: Contrary to what may appear elsewhere in this listing this copy is not signed by the author.; 8vo . Self-Published unknown
1997663G3495Canada: Talonbooks 1997. Book. Illus. by Landauer Leonard Frank. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 208 pages. Footnotes. "An illustrated biography and a photo album of one of the most remarkable men ever to take up the meticulous vocation of photography. Landauer became the last great black and white photographer in western Canada documenting the industrial development of the region and the transformation of Vancouver's architecture from the last vestiges of art deco in the 1940s through the entire epoch of modernism ending in 1980." - from dust jacket. Oblong 12.5" x 9.5". Light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Minimal library markings. A quality copy of this fascinating work. Talonbooks Hardcover
198772309007Winnipeg Manitoba Canada: Peguis Publishers Limited 1987. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 278 pages including bibliography and index. Illustrated in black and white. Author's signature and inscription upon title page. The first written history of the exchange. Details its 100 year saga from the beginnings of growing grain on the newly broken prairies to the complexities of the modern multi-billion dollar industry. "In this remarkable book Arthur Levine has captured the sustaining myth of Western Canadian capitalism. It is highly compelling and often exciting reading about an essential institution that has found its ideal biographer." - Peter C. Newman. Closed one inch tear to base of spine. Minor bumping to two corners else unmarked with very light wear. Peguis Publishers, Limited Hardcover
1992342h1733Canada: Patricia Lines. Good. 1992. First Edition. Paperback. 0969690606 . Signed without inscription by author upon title page. "I have written this book for the Lines family so that they will have memories of their 'Uncle Tommy' and the beauty of Genoa Bay Farm." - Dedication Page. Genoa Bay Farm is located on Vancouver Island east of Duncan. 66 pages. Black and white reproductions of photos. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy.; 8vo . Patricia Lines paperback
1984114a9316Canada: McClelland & Stewart Ltd 1984. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 176 pages. Select Bibliography. Oblong 12" x 9". "Both a stunning visual record of a region of boundless physical treasures and a fascinating history of the 'gateway to a continent'". - from dust jacket. Gift greetings upon black front free endpaper scarcely visible else unmarked. Moderate wear overall. Quality copy of this enchanting work. McClelland & Stewart Ltd Hardcover
1971154G1309Vancouver B.C.: Canucks Publishing 1971. Magazine. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 72 pages. Great memento from the Canucks' second NHL season! Features: Cover photo of the Canucks and Canadiens in action with Jacques Laperriere prominent; Canucks Youth on Defense; Mike Corrigan article; Flashback to Newsy Lalonde Hall of Famer; Number 1 Pick - Jocelyn Guevremont; Habs Looking for Muscle - Will Miss John Ferguson; Ken Dryden's Wide Scope - article with photo; Barry Wilkins - Royal Bank player of the week; A Flashback to Famous Montreal Names of the Past; Full Canuck Schedule for 1971-72; Canucks have the system to bring along youngsters; Hockey Talk - Philly has a new coach - Freddy Shero - and a new style aka the Broad Street Bullies!; Photos of Canucks staff; Photos of the players for both teams; Photo and bried piece on Guy Lafleur; Nice back page feature of Maurice Richard; plus many great vintage ads. Unmarked. Average wear. Was folded down middle otherwise a sound vintage copy. Canucks Publishing Paperback
1973126c6835Canada: McGill-Queen's University Press 1973. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 271 pages. Glossary. Index. Wonderful black and white archival illustrations. "Examines the transatlantic trade and the significance of British metropolitan demand. Not a mere dryasdust account of tariffs and the course of trade for its second part is concerned with the men and their ways - the merchants importers exporters loggers lumbermen lumberjacks timbermakers raftsmen sailors and their ships." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average but not excessive wear. A sound working copy. McGill-Queen's University Press Hardcover
1982156a5027Toronto ON Canada: McClelland & Stewart 1982. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 344 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "An informative volume of essays written by Canadian-Ukrainian scholars who chronicle the history and economic political and cultural development of this stalwart Canadian ethnic minority." - from back cover. Gift greetings upon title page else unmarked with average wear. Binding sound. Good working copy. McClelland & Stewart Paperback
1931421c5897Canada: Musson Book Company 1931. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Revised and Enlarged Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 352 pages. Prior owner's details blacked out atop front free endpaper else unmarked. Somewhat above-average external wear with modest sunning to backstrip. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Musson Book Company Hardcover
1974115a7844Canada: Western Producer. Good in Good dust jacket. 1974. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0919306322 . "Here is an important contribution to Western Canadiana for surely the struggles to establish new farms and obtain power for those farms deserve to be remembered just as the stories about the fur trade the rush of immigration transportation and the search for oil and gas should be remembered." - dust jacket. 115 pages. Index. Black and white archival photographs throughout. Prior owner's ink stamp upon illustrated front free endpaper else unmarked. Average wear overall. Sound working copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Power for Prairie Plows Prairie Farming Plowing Tractors Traction Horses Steam Gas Threshing Grain Wheat . Western Producer hardcover
1972647a8827Canada: Coles 1972. Book. Good. Paperback. Facsimile Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 574 pages. Index. Fold-out maps. Facsimile reprint of 1865 edition. "This volume is the first that has been published in this country containing full and classified information on the various topics relating to the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia." - from Preface. Moderate wear. Binding sound. Quality copy. Coles Paperback
1963125a5598Canada: McClelland & Stewart 1963. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 262 pages. Index. "Mr. McDougall left his Ontario home in 1873 to seek his fortune in the West first as a trader on the Fort Carlton Trail and then for some fifty years as a merchant in Edmonton population 40 when he arrived in 1879." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Beautiful copy. McClelland & Stewart Hardcover
192572409213Vancouver: Sun Publishing Co. Ltd. 1925. Book. Illus. by Smith J. Howard; Innes John. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 206 pages. Undated. circa 1920s Very well-travelled copy of this charming collection of British Columbia stories. Gift greeting upon illustrated front cover which is missing a few chips. A well-read rodent has removed part of the lower corner of the first 30 pages. Text is unaffected. Prior owner's name atop copyright page else unmarked. Sun Publishing Co. Ltd. Paperback
1983166j1846Canada: Douglas & McIntyre. Good. 1983. First Paperback Printing. Paperback. 0888944020 . "The exhaustive history of one man and the corporation he made into an empire. also one of the premier histories of logging economics politics and in in many ways the sociology of British Columbia. This book will be a major reference work for years to come." - Times Colonist. 361 p. Index reference list and 122 black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean tight and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound example. ; 8vo . Douglas & McIntyre paperback
2000546H0815Canada: The British Columbia Society of Tapestry Arts 2000. Book. Illus. by Anne Clark Marion Cragg Gabriela Diaconu Laura Ford Barbara Heller Ruth Jones Alison Keenan Lois Kennedy Margaret Klajnert Mieko Konaka Karen Leitch Jane Mackenzie Anthea Mallinson Yolanda Olivotto Kaija Rautianinen. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 60 pages. Bibliography. Partly based upon the exhibition 'Weaving Between the Lines' held in Kelowna and four other cities 1997-1999. Includes work by: Anne Clark Marion Cragg Gabriela Diaconu Laura Ford Barbara Heller Ruth Jones Alison Keenan Lois Kennedy Margaret Klajnert Mieko Konaka Karen Leitch Jane Mackenzie Anthea Mallinson Yolanda Olivotto and Kaija Rautianinen. Printed upon glossy stock. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. ISBN 0968745505 printed in book may be incorrect. The British Columbia Society of Tapestry Arts Paperback
1983724c6855British Columbia: NHS. Very Good. 1983. First Edition. Paperback. 0969309317 . 86 pages. Index. Topics include: The Founding of Fort Langley; Fort Rupert Its Coal and its Spar Trade; Miners and Managers - The Organization of Coal Production on Vancouver Island by the Hudson's Bay Company 1848-1862; James Douglas - The Gold Governor in the Context of His Times. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Hudson's Bay Company History Fort Langley B.C. Fort Rupert Coal Trade Lumber Trade Coal Mines and Mining Vancouver Island Governor James Douglas Fort Langley Fort Rupert Spar Trade . NHS paperback
1979711c8318Victoria BC: Aural History Program Province of British Columbia 1979. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 186 pages. Discusses the most basic of North American experiences: immigration and assimilation. All our families with the exception of the native peoples in one generation or another have been strangers in a new land. East Vancouver presents an opportunity to examine the process of North Americanization in the twentieth century. Through the stories in this volume we can learn more about our own. Composed of interviews with immigrants from Japan China and Europe. Contains dozens of black and white photographs. Bookplate upon Preface page otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Aural History Program, Province of British Columbia Paperback
1952231H0424Canada: Diggon's 1952. Book. Illus. by Wood Bertram A. cover photo. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Signed and dated by author inside front cover. 16 Pages. Twelve poems germane to life on southern Vancouver Island. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy. Diggon's Paperback
1960757j2352Canada: Kraft Foods of Canada. Good. 1960. First Edition Thus. Paperback. 16 glossy stapled pages illustrated in black and white. Undated but appears to be circa 1960. "Presented with the compliments of Overwaitea Foods" - back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage example of this charming diminutive cookbook. ; 12mo . Kraft Foods of Canada paperback
1994762a8635Canada: Canada/British Columbia 1994. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 206 pages. "Documents the strategic importance of the hardwood resource in British Columbia within a framework that will be useful for management research and development plans." - from Introduction. Clean bright and unmarked. Excellent copy. Canada/British Columbia Paperback