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A charge delivered to the Grand Jury of Assiniboia 20th February 1845

1848087004London: Printed by E. Couchman 1848. First edition. Paperback. pp. 44. 8vo. Original printed wrappers. Trace of pencil marks to corner of cover and one tiny chip otherwise crisp and unmarked. Peel 228: "The charge was to the jury at the beginning of the trial of a Native for murder and deals with whether the charter rights of HBC extended to judicial authority over Natives." Scarce. Printed by E. Couchman paperback

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Canada McGiffin William J.ABAA

The Last Minutes of the Holding Company. The McGiffin Crust Cover title

1937321935Fort Madison Iowa: W. J. McGiffin Newspaper Company Democrat Job Printing 1937. Illustrated by Dobby Blank. 18 unnumbered leaves printed rectos only on stiff wood-grained paper. 1 vols. 12mo 7 x 6-1/4 inches. Self wrappers gathered with cord. Tan cloth folding box with morocco spine label. Fine. Illustrated by Dobby Blank. 18 unnumbered leaves printed rectos only on stiff wood-grained paper. 1 vols. 12mo 7 x 6-1/4 inches. Whimsical illustrated account of a fishing trip in the North Woods of Ontario. Bill McGiffin proprietor of the Fort Madison Iowa Evening Democrat and colleagues from the newspaper travelled to Crow Lake Lodge north of Nestor Falls. Each member of the party comes under the satirical eye of cartoonist Dobby Blank whose pen captures fishing mishaps outdoor fun and some carousing. The final page is a cartoon of a fish snapping the leader marked with the journalist's concluding "30".<br/>McGiffin 1893-1955 bought the Evening Democrat in 1919 and later built up substantial newspaper holdings. This work is unrecorded. Not in Bruns Biscotti Heller. Not in OCLC W. J. McGiffin Newspaper Company, Democrat Job Printing unknown books

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Maclure, Robert Le Mesurier (Admiral, Sir)Biblio.com

Discovery Of The North-West Passage By H. M.S. "Investigator" Capt. R. M'Clure 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854

18560006091London: Longman Brown Green Longmans & Roberts 1856. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Commander S. Gurney Cresswell R. N. with four lithographs and a folding map . Octavo xix 405 ii 24pp. in blue embossed publisher's cloth leaf 13/14 has a repaired horizontal tear lacks preliminaries; rebacked in new quarler leather new endpapers and paper label. <br/><br/>On this voyage in the "Investigator" the found the westward entrance to the desired Northwest Passage in the Prince of Wales Strait traveling in a route which is detailed in color on the folding map here. Due to unthawed pack ice -through several summers - they had to abandon the "Investigator" to her fate in the ice. M'Clure's name appears on at least eight geographical sites around Alaska and the Northwest Territory. Note: co-author Osborn also became an Admiral. Illustrated by Commander S. Gurney Cresswell R. N. with four lithographs and a folding map. Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts hardcover

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Multiple ContributorsBiblio.com

British Columbia Telephone Company B.C. Tel./Telus Telephone Talk: Bound Issues January 1912 Through December 1912 INCLUDES JUNE SOUVENIR ISSUE - FEATURES VICTORIA

191273aa1986British Columbia: British Columbia Telephone Company 1912. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant traffic commercial operating accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company industry and technological news traffic levels expansion plans personnel announcements publicity and social events deaths weddings lists of exchanges and more. As such these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Photo of new office in Victoria; Advances in rates; Increased Rates in Manitoba; Telephoning across the Atlantic; Exchanges ranked in order of per cent good toll calls November 1911; Statement of development - number of phones operating in each exchange as of 1 December 1911; Cover photo of Grand Forks Switchboard; Photo montage of underground work at Victoria; Birth of the Telephone - 3 page article; Mr. F.J. MacGougan; Photo of types of protected terminals; Vancouver Switchboard photos from 1908 and 1898; Great 2-page photo of the huge 'A' switchboard at Seymour; Load Curve Graph of Seymour Office; Cut-over of Victoria Plant - new epoch in phone history of B.C.'s capital; Vancouver Island Toll Rates; Special Victoria Issue - photo montage of city and district officials; Photo of New B.C. Office; Table showing # of phones in Victoria since 1880; Photos of underground work in Victoria; May 1880 list of Victoria subscribers; 1890 list of subscribers; cable-laying scenes from last September; Nanaimo and Sidny facilities; New Gulf Cable Ordered by William Farrell in England; Miss Mina Kerr; Record work at Highland; New Plant Department Building; How a Directory is Produced; Jolly moonlight excursion to Nanaimo aboard the steamer Princess Patricia; Great photo of 5 new auto wagons of the construction department in front of the Seymour Office horses having been recently displaced; Some Victoria cable troubles; Photo montage of the Royal visitors the Duke of Connaught the Duchess of Connaught and Princess Patricia; Training school for operators; interior and exterior views of the Royal trolley coach; 3-page Kamloops feature with photos; Functionalization of Plant - reorganization of the department; laying North Vancouver Cable; Photos of large buildings under construction in the Fairmont exchange - the Lee Building the hospital buildintgs Steel plant in G.N.R. yards; Fairmont feature - 4 pages with photos; Instructions for Operators; North Vancouver Cable Ready; Importance of Transmission; and more. Half-leather binding. Hinges tender but intact. Backstrip very rough. Ink stamp of company executive E.P. LaBelle upon top edge. Mr. LaBelle's signature upon front free endpaper and his initials are penned to top edge. He is mentioned on page 8 of the July issue as being the new Plant Engineer. Binding intact. Please note: small article clipped from page 18 of the December issue. British Columbia Telephone Company Hardcover

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MARCHAND (Étienne). FLEURIEU (Ch. Claret de, éditeur)Livre Rare Book

Voyage autour du monde, pendant les années 1790, 1791, et 1792, précédé d’une introduction historique ; auquel on a joint des recherches sur les terres australes de Drake, et un examen critique du voyage de Roggeween…..

1798PHO-2046Paris, De l’Imprimerie de la République, An VI-An VII [1798-1799]. 5 volumes in-8 (22,5x14cm), 1f.-CCI-1f.-294pp.-1f., VII-529pp. (3 tableaux dépliants), VIII-474pp.1f. (8 tableaux dépliants), VIII-494pp., XII-559pp.-2ff., avec 13 cartes en copies, relié toile moderne, pièce d’auteur, titre et tomaison, non rogné, mouillures.

Librairie Voyage et Exploration · Cerny, France700,00 €

Lescarbot, Marc; W L Grant (trans)Biblio.com

The History of New France Volumes I II and III

1914099499Toronto: The Champlain Society 1914. Limited Edition. Hardcover. pp. 330. 8vo. Red cloth bindings with gilt lettering to spines; top edges gilt. All maps present as called-for. Ex-Hudson's Bay Company Library: ink number and sticker to spines HBC bookplate and rubber stamp to front endpapers. Spines sunned a few minor spots general edgewear a few pages cut inexpertly at foredge. Volume II bumped at one corner Vol III shows a bowed front board. Originally published in Paris by Adrian Perier in 1618. Publications of the Champlain Society I VII and XI. Introduction by H. P. Biggar. The Champlain Society hardcover

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[CANADA -- ATLAS]. WALLING, H[enry] F[rancis] (Ed), HUNT, T[homas] Sterry, BELL, Robert, et alBiblio.com

Tackabury’s atlas of the dominion of Canada with general descriptions by. . . .

187551587Montreal Toronto & London: George N. Tackabury Printed by the Burland-Desbarats Lithographic Co. 1875. Folio. 14.25 x 17.75 in. 251 1 pp. Colour lithograph illustrated title page showing the Parliament Building in Ottawa Canada from photograph by W. Notman 53 colour lithograph maps many double-page many tables. Publisher’s plum-coloured embossed cloth gilt decorative lettering on front cover marbled endpapers nicely rebacked in simulated black calf corners renewed some wear & rubbing to corners 1 leaf w/ repairs to creases minor tidemark to upper right corner not affecting maps still G copy. First edition of this fine atlas of Victorian-era Canada including maps of climatology possessions provinces prior to Alberta Saskatchewan & Newfoundland becoming provinces plat maps of counties Railways as well as maps of the United States and Europe. Of particular interest are the city maps of Quebec Ottawa London Hamilton Kingston Toronto and Montreal. This excellent reference work also provides a comprehensive list of railways in Canada steamships in use lists post offices railway stations cities and populations as well as business cards located by city and town. George N. Tackabury, [Printed by the Burland-Desbarats Lithographic Co.], hardcover

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Hind, Henry YouleBiblio.com

Narrative of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857 and of the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition of 1858

186022667London: Longman Greene Longman and Roberts 1860. First Edition. Two volumes pp. xx 494 publisher's ads; xvi 472 with seven maps two folding and one folding profile -- all with hand coloring; 20 chromoxylographic plates; and many additional illustrations in the text. Later full leather with red spine labels marbled endpapers. Scuffing to extremities old restorations to half-title and title pages one map with some foxing and splits at folds some penciled annotations in the margins. Bindings sound plates clean and bright. Hind's exploration of the country between Lake Superior and the Rocky Mountains was prompted by the need for a land access to the gold fields of British Columbia as well as the possible establishment of a railway route to the Pacific Coast. His narrative provides a wealth of information about customs beliefs and condition of the native peoples. Sabin 31934 notes that he "lived almost constantly among the Crees and Chippeways whose habits and peculiarities he was most eager to study and prompt to record." Graff 1892; Streeter Sale 3730; TPL 3820; Wagner-Camp 360. Longman, Greene, Longman and Roberts unknown

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Native Americans. CanadaABAA

Thirteen Real Photo Postcards Depicting First Peoples in British Columbia and Two from Alaska

19221349Various places in British Columbia & Alaska 1922. Very good. Fifteen real photo postcards. Light wear and soiling. Several with manuscript notations and/or postmarks on verso. A collection of real photo postcards depicting First Peoples and indigenous life in British Columbia with two images depicting similar scenes in Alaska. Taken by various photographers over the course of several years these images show native people in towns across the province. Identified locations include Radium Kitwanga Vernon Prince Rupert Victoria and Alert Bay. Identified photographers include W.W. Wrathall active in Prince Rupert in 1916; Henry Twidle Granite Bay 1922-1924; Trio Victoria 1914-1925; Vernon Photo Co. Vernon 1910-1920; Gowan-Sutton Co. Vancouver 1920-1925; and Elliott & Baglow North Vancouver 1907-1908. The Alaska photographs are attributed to Otto Schallerer who was active in Seward and later Ketchikan in the 1920s. An unidentified photograph shows a group of ten Inuit -- two men five women and three children -- smiling into the camera. The man wear traditional clothing made from skins while the women have on cotton dresses with gloves and fur hoods likely worn over their warmer clothes. An image attributed to Elliott & Baglow of North Vancouver depicts a large group titled "Indian Chiefs B.C." It shows nearly three dozen men arrayed for the camera outdoors all dressed in traditional headdresses and robes. Another striking image taken at Radium shows a family of Kootenay Indians posed in their buggy possibly outside their home. Several of the postcards show totem poles. Though a bit eclectic a nice grouping of images from British Columbia. unknown books

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UPPER CANADA PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE STATE OF THE PROVINCEBiblio.com

ReportOn The State Of The Province

1838elala1149Toronto: R.Stanton 1838. 1838. 8vo. pp. 91 60. old half chagrin spine & extremities worn retaining original printed wrs. wrs. soiled. imprint date found on fr. wr. The report dated Feb. 13 1838 is largely concerned with the Rebellion: "It cannot but be felt that this traitorous insurrection of a portion of the inhabitants of Upper Canada is an event much to be regrettedIt has entailed upon the public a very formidable expensethe sufferings occasioned by an enterprise of so criminal and desperate a nature to the guilty actorscan hardly fail to excite compassion." p. 9 Appended are numerous related documents including proclamations and handbills from William Lyon Mackenzie and from R.J.Sutherland of the Patriot Army the Militia General Order of Dec. 4 1837 official acts resolutions despatches and petitions communications from the American government regarding the capture of the steam-boat Caroline &c. Fleming 1271. TPL 2231. Casey I 1656. Gagnon I 2994. Lande 869. [Toronto]: R.Stanton, 1838. unknown

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Gouzenko, IgorBiblio.com

This Was My Choice - Igor Gouzenko's Story

1949643j1147London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. Good in Good dust jacket. 1949. First British Edition. Hardcover. Third printing of the 1948 first edition. The dramatic autobiography of the man whose work led to the exposure of the atom bomb plot in Canada. "Igor Gouzenko 1919-1982 was a cypher clerk in the Soviet Union's Canadian embassy and a lieutenant of the GRU. He defected in 1945 with 109 documents describing the USSR's espionage activities in the West. He exposed Soviet intelligence's efforts to steal nuclear secrets as well as the technique of planting sleeper agents. The 'Gouzenko Affair' is often credited as a triggering event of the Cold War." - Wikipedia. "Of all those who have emerged from behind the Iron Curtain with frightening messages for the Western World Igor Gouzenko is the most impressive witness. Readers of this book will be in a position now to comprehend the reasons for the stiffening attitude of the Western Powers towards tthe Soviet Union. It is almost a duty of citizenship to read it." - The Church Times. x 324 pages. Prior owner's name inside front board otherwise contents clean and unmarked with average wear. Some foxing to edges. Binding intact. Moderate wear to the uncommon dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality example of this historic account. Amtmann 825 Constantinides p.215 Rocca & Dziak 91 Smith Vol I 2211. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . Eyre & Spottiswoode hardcover

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Haig-Brown, RoderickBiblio.com

The Salmon

1974166j1282Ottawa: Environment Canada Fisheries and Marine Service. Very Good. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. "Dedicated to the salmons of the Pacific and the Atlantic and to all their friends in Canada and other countries who wish to protect them and restore or enhance their abundance." - copyright page. Uncommon hardcover edition in brownish-gray cloth. 79 pages profusely illustrated with colour photos. Clean tight and unmarked with light wear. A high-quality example of this lavishly-produced Haig-Brown memento. Please note that this offering consists of the book only i.e. no box slipcase etc. are included. Cave 185 a. ; 4to . Environment Canada, Fisheries and Marine Service hardcover

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Harker, Douglas E; [Smith, Bob]Biblio.com

The Story of the British Columbia Regiment 1939-1945

1950432c9910British Columbia: The British Columbia Regiment D.C.O. Very Good. 1950. First Edition. Paperback. Presents "certain episodes in the tale of our Regiment which occurred during the Second World War and which are now recounted for the entertainment of the lay reader rather than the critical analysis of the military historian." - Introduction. 86 pages. Includes many full-page black and white reproductions of photos and 28 Canadian Armoured Regiment BCR Casualty List. Minor blemish on back cover otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Tight and square. A quality copy of this important history. Edwards & Lort 1658 Dornbusch 15 Hale 1362. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Story of the British Columbia Regiment 1939-1945 WWII . The British Columbia Regiment (D.C.O.) paperback

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King, Herbert Baxter; [Mussallem, Solomon]Biblio.com

Solomon Mussallem - A Biography Signed by Subject

1955215j2681Mission City B.C.: Fraser Valley Record Ltd. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by Solomon Mussallem upon front free endpaper. Printed for private distribution. Solomon Mussallem 1881-1963 was born in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley and moved to Canada in 1897 not speaking a word of English. After a variety of stops including a successful fur-trading expedition in Northern Ontario he and his growing family settled in Maple Ridge British Columbia. He started the Haney Garage in 1919 became a Ford dealer in 1924 and in 1930 became a GM dealer for the twenty-five years. He served on Maple Ridge council for 23 years 21 of those as Mayor. His son George went on to serve as the local MLA for four terms. credits: Maple Ridge Museum Find a Grave This book was written by a friend and admirer so that future generations would understand the adventurous making of a Canadian in the first half of the 20th century. xiv 143 p. Black and white photographic plates. Map. Book clean tight and unmarked with moderate wear to original blue cloth decorated in gilt. Above-average wear to dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A rare and signed example of this important and engaging British Columbia life story. ; 8vo; Signed by Subject . Fraser Valley Record Ltd. hardcover

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Lockwood, Captain A[gar] M[orrison]; Gillespie, Major WH; Ferguson, Major WG W H W GBiblio.com

History of the 7th Canadian Medium Regiment R.C.A. From 1st September 1939 to 8th June 1945 - World War 2

1946811j0809London: H.J. Jones and Son. Good. 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Contents divided into three parts: Mobilization and Training in Canada; Mobilization and Training in England; Active Service; plus sixteen Appendices. 111 1 18 Nominal Roll pp. Glossary. Six fold-out maps at back. Black and white photographic plates and illustrations. Clean and unmarked with average wear to gilt-adorned original blue cloth. Binding sound. Dornbusch 474 Cooke 3rd Edn p.255.; Sm 4to . H.J. Jones and Son hardcover

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MacDonald, George F; Foreward By Bill Reid; Commentary By Richard J HuydaBiblio.com

Haida Monumental Art - Villages of the Queen Charlotte Islands

1983618c7612Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press in co-operation with the Provincial Archives of British Columbia 1983. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 218 pages. From limited edition of 1600 copies. "Concerned entirely with the Haidas of the Queen Charlotte Islands of the last century the intricacies of the kinship patterns of the great families and how they saw themselves as part of a fantastic but in its own terms logical cosmos and most of all how this was all expressed in their remarkable architecture with its perfectly integrated massive carved and painted embellishments the great totem poles of the Haidas." - from Foreward. "The documentary photographs that survive are among the few remaining records which illustrate the richness and variety of Haida monumental art. Of the more than five hundred carved poles which appear in the plates only about fifty were removed to museums for safekeeping. The remainder have perished entirely or survive at the village sites as decayed fragments overgrown with the lush vegetation of the islands." - from Preface. Light external wear and soiling to cream-coloured cloth-covered boards. No external markings. Discreet bookplate and bit of writing inside front board. Blindstamp to lower corner of title page. Bit of writing in upper left corner of title page. Remnant of card pocket inside back board. Binding tight. A quality copy of this magnificent work. University of British Columbia Press, in co-operation with the Provincial Archives of British Columbia Hardcover

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Multiple ContributorsBiblio.com

Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine December 1 1928 A.J. Casson Cover Art

1928144c7692Toronto: The Maclean Publishing Company Limited 1928. Book. Illus. by Casson A.J. Cover Art. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 92 pages. Lovely A.J. Casson painting of a bustling winter street on front cover Features: Great vintage photo ad for the New International "Special Delivery" Truck; Cream of Wheat ad claims it keeps pupils more alert; When Men Kill for Whisky - Millionaire Carling Breweries Executive Sam Low of Walkerville Ontario was kidnapped by Gangsters for a $35k ransom - great photo-illustrated article about rum-running between Windsor Ontario and Detroit; Brummagen Love by Thelma Rudge; What I Learned from Europe by Ontario Premier G. Howard Ferguson; Ottawa-Vancouver in 32 Hours - The Stirring Story of Canada's First Transcontinental Air Mail Flight - with photos; The Mystery of Number Nine by Leslie McFarlane - Part 1; Louis Letourneau Leo Dandurand and Joe Cattarinich - a colorful description of the adventures and achievements of The Three Musketeers of Modern Sport; Canada's Pictorial War Records - Adequate Housing Required by W.W. Murray; Lights in the Windows by Lillian Beynon Thomas; Full-colour colour reproduction of painting "Canada's Answer" by Norman Wilkinson R.I.; The Work Cure - Vetcraft has brought health happiness and economic being to hundreds of veterans; By Especial Corespondent by Geoffrey Hewelcke; The Devil Guards His Own by Victor Lauriston; Amazing photo of Malahat Drive on Vancouver Island - not much more than a couple of ruts through the forest; Nice ad for the De Soto Six by Chrysler; "New York Now Huge Negro City - Black Invasion of Harlem"; Art Deco-style ad for the New Frigidaire refrigerator; Science Teaching Weather Control - Man has made enormous progress in combat with nature; Fantastic colour full-page ad for Packard cars; Great colour full-page ad for Wahl-Eversharp Pens Pencils Desk Sets; Wonderful full-page ad for Erector Set toys; Color ad for Chipso Laundry Soap; Magnificent Colour Centerfold ad for Parker Duofold Pens Pencils and Duettes; Great full-page colour ad for Westclox Clocks; Ad for Mueller Faucets of Sarnia Ontario; "Let the Laundry Do It" - a two-colour ad encouraging readers to let laundries clean their clothes; Nice Hupmobile Ad for their Century Six and Eight; Colour photo ad for Kodak cameras; Lovely colour full-page ad for Moirs Chocolates; Article about collector Walter McRaye; Buses Hurt British Railways - with photo of their first auto Pullman which allows passengers to sleep on the bus; The Road to Perth - short history article by Donald McNicol; Ad for the T-N Toilet which promises to 'banish embarrassment' because it is quiet; Colour ad for Swift's Premium Hams and Bacon; Two-Colour full-page Christmas-themed ad for Eveready flashlights and batteries; Home-Made Christmas Gifts; Short write-up and photo of Elizabeth Styring Nutt; Rug Magic by Mary Agnes Pease; Stewart Warner radio ad; Business Article - "Adventuring in Speculation is Highly Specialized Business"; Colour ad fo Sun-Maid Puffed seeded Muscat Raisins inside back cover. Average wear to textblock. Crossword completed on page 83 otherwise unmarked. Chips and openings along cover fold. Covers loose as one but present. Back cover in rough shape. Particularly wonderful content to go with the excellent front cover artwork. The Maclean Publishing Company, Limited Paperback

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Murray, PeterBiblio.com

The Devil and Mr. Duncan - A History of the Two Metlakatlas

1985315h2002British Columbia: Sono Nis Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 091920368X . "The first full-length study of the career of the controversial missionary William Duncan. An unordained Anglican minister he was sent to British Columbia by the Church Missionary Society of England in 1857 to work among the Tsimshian Indians at Fort Simpson. After five years he left to establish Metlakatla but after disputes with various governmental officials moved this community north to Annette Island near Ketchikan. He was an outspoken advocate of Indian rights particularly land ownership when that was not a popular cause among the land-seeking white population." - dust jacket. 341 pages. Bibliography. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Map endpapers. Book clean bright and unmarked with light wear. Light wear to dust jacket now preserved in mylar. A quality copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . Sono Nis Press hardcover

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Myers, TR T RBiblio.com

90 Ninety Years of Public Utility Service on Vancouver Island 1860-1950: A History of the B.C. Electric

1953325a2022British Columbia: Publisher Not Stated 1953. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 359 pages plus xxi page appendix and 8 pages index. List of illustrations. Dozens of archival black and white illustrations on glossy stock. "These notes are mainly a record of the B.C. Electric its subsidiaries and the companies which preceded it on Vancouver Island. However the B.C. Electric perforce had a wide range of interests throughout the years and to preserve the main theme in its proper perspective it has been found necessary to make incursions into the history of other utility companies on Vancouver Island and also to record a certain amount of local contemporary history." - from Preface. Appendix topics include: Now it Can Be Told - Kilowatts Went to War; A Short History of Gas; A Short History of Light and Power Service in Nanaimo; Honor Rolls - 1st and 2nd World Wars; History of Transportation Fares in Greater Victoria; Major undertakings and expenditures 1946-1951. Tight and square with only moderate external wear. Unmarked. A well preserved copy of this significant work. Publisher Not Stated Paperback

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No AuthorBiblio.com

Map of Township of Guelph Ontario

1906349c6811Toronto: Rolph and Clark 1906. Book. Illus. by Lloyd Frank P. Good. Map. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. 25.5" x 16 3/8". Grey colouring. Includes owners' names for most acreages outside the city of Guelph. Map of Village of Hartfield where Fergus Road meets Woolwich Road in upper left corner Date lightly handwritten in pencil twice. 5" opening near left side of bottom edge is barely visible. A wonderful historical and genealogical reference ideally suited to framing and displaying in home or office. Please note that our photo shows only the left half of the map. Rolph and Clark unknown

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Roberts, LH [Harry] (Signed) L HBiblio.com

The Trail of Chack Chack

1968839j1257New York: Carlton Press Inc. Good with no dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed without inscription by author upon title page. "Harry Roberts after whom Roberts Creek on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia is named built the 37 ft. sailboat named Chack Chack in the early 1920's. He homesteaded on Nelson Island and his grandmother is credited with coining the phrase 'Sunshine Belt' that evolved into the term 'Sunshine Coast'. - ABC BookWorld. Roberts relates many of his adventures although this book does not include his Chack Chack cruising stories as they were intended for a second book per Preface. Roberts built the first mill the first store and many community homes in the Roberts Creek area. 12 207 pp. Map front endpaper. Several grainy black and white reproductions of photos in text. Tight and unmarked with moderate wear to original blue cloth. No dust jacket. A sound signed copy of this rare work.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Carlton Press, Inc. hardcover

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Rollefson, MO; Jones, JRB; Murdock, JG M O J R B J GBiblio.com

Green Route Up - 4 Canadian Armoured Division Canadian Military History

1945243j2213The Hague Netherlands: Mouton et Cy. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Presents "the story of 4th Canadian Armoured Division Engineers - 6th Field Park Squadron and 8th and 9th Field Squadrons. They were mobilized in Toronto and Western Canada in May and June 1941 reached England in June 1942 and landed in France in July 1944. They built bridges floated rafts and lifted mines across France Belgium Holland and Germany until they reached Wilhelmshaven in May 1945. Only sappers could achieve a book with illustrations of this quality. The maps are excellent the paintings of bridges superb the photographs well selected and the forty-six sketches of named 'characters' outstanding." - Perkins p.132. 16-119 p. Includes lists of Honours and Awards those killed in action and those who were wounded in action. Moderate wear. Short openings to cloth along backstrip. Prior owner's details atop front free endpaper. Binding intact. No dust jacket as issued. A sound example of this proud WWII history. Dornbusch 495 Cooke 3rd Edn p. 265. ; 4to . Mouton et Cy hardcover

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Werner, Max; Young, Scott; Anderson, John; Albert, Harold A; O'Hagan, Howard; Campbell, Gray; Sarbach, LN; Cave, Hugh B; AndersoBiblio.com

Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine 1 January Jan. 1949 - Gil Purcell of Canadian Pacific / The Campbell Family of Squaw Butte Near Cowley Alberta

1949201H2470Toronto: Maclean Hunter / Key Publishers. Good. 1949. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: Wonderful New Year house party cover illustration by Oscar Cahen; Winners of Maclean's Fiction Contest include Ernest Buckler John Jeffrey Symons and Fred Sloman; Russia Won't Attack; Gil Purcell is The CP's Canadian Pacific's Benign Simon Legree; A Housebuilder Talks Back - John Anderson admits prices are a scandal but blames labour and the customers themselves; Lord of Roanonga fiction; Peanut Empire - in the Tanganyika badlands British pioneers aim for three million acres of peanuts; Grizzled Gentleman - experiences with grizzly bears; Happy Landing at Squaw Butte - Gray and Eleanor Campbell and their postwar dream ranch near Cowley Alberta; Curling at Nipawin Saskatchewan; She Walks the Atlantic - Trans-Canada-Airlines Stewardess Helen Mary Gagnon - photo-illustrated article; Father Was a Gambler fiction; Food Can Be a Drug; RCAF recruiting ad with emphasis on radio/radar/electronics; Heinz tomato products colour ad inside back cover features illustration by R. York Wilson of tomato pickers at work in the field; and more. 52 pages. Soiling to lower corner - all text legible otherwise unmarked with average wear. A quality vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine 1 January Jan. 1949 - Gil Purcell of Canadian Pacific / The Campbell Family of Squaw Butte Near Cowley Alberta New Year House Party cover illustration by Oscar Cahen; Winners of Maclean's Fiction Contest includ . Maclean Hunter / Key Publishers unknown

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