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1886866a4764Victoria BC: Queen's Printer 1886. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Contains public acts relating to: Breeding Stock Constitution Courts of Assize County Courts Recovery of Small Debts Dentistry Debt Judgements Crown Lands Loan Licenses Medicine and Surgery Minerals Municipalities Victoria and Saanich Railway Settled Estates Smelting Works Consolidation Statutes Surveyors Supply Timber Road Tolls Water Viewers. Private Acts relating to: Electric Light Findlay Creek Mining Gas Insurance Victoria and Saanich Railway New Westminster and Port Moody Telephone Tramways Vancouver Coquitlam Water Works Nanaimo Water Works Vancouver Water Works. Covers heavily worn. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Queen's Printer Paperback
1879866a4771Victoria BC: Queen's Printer 1879. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Contains Acts relating to: Cost of Arbitrations; Auditor and Accountants; Bills of Sale; Toll Bridges; Cattle Ranges; Cemetery Ordinance; Cemetery Companies; Cemeteries; Fire Companies Nanaimo; Constitution; Coroners; Costs of Arbitration; Costs of Levying Distresses for Rents and Penalties; Appointing Judical District Courts; Constables; Crown Lands; Civil Service; Distresses for Rents and Penalties; Judicial Districts; Dyking Sumas; Cancellation of Debentures; Fees; Fencing of Land; Fences and Water Courses; Gaols; Graving Dock; Justices of the Peace; Judicial Districts; Journals; Crown Lands; Land Registry; Licences; Marriage Licences; Liens; Public Loans; Law Stamps; Magistrates; Marriage Licences; Municipalities; Mining Licences; Prisons; Revenue; School Tax; Public Schools; Statutes and Sessional Papers; Sheriffs; Sumass Dyking; Winter Stock Ranges; Supreme Court; Supply; Property Taxes; Toll Bridges. Front hinge open. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Queen's Printer Hardcover
1874866a4776Victoria BC: Queen's Printer 1874. Ex-Library. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Contains Acts relating to: Articles 2 and 12 of the Terms of Union; Crown Lands; Gold Mining; Coroner's Jury Act; Road Tax Extension; Oaths of Office; Public Boarding Schools; Administration of Justice; Agricultural Societies; Courts Merger Ordinance; Qualification and Registration of Voters; Breeding Stock; Ferries; Municipality Act; Victoria Water Works Debentures; Legal Professions; Vancouver Island Real Estate Taxes; Licences Ordinance; Fireworks - careless use of; Remedies of creditors against the Lands of their debtors; Real Estate Conveyance; Granting of Leases. Front hinge going. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Queen's Printer Hardcover
1939845G0935Montreal Canada: Aeronautical Publications Limited 1939. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 48 pages. Features: Cover photo of a T.C.A. Lockheed approaching Canada's National War Memorial in Ottawa; Full-page Lockheed ad on page one features Two T.C.A. photos and one illustration - full T.C.A. theme - excellent!; Just Twenty Years Ago - Captain Stuart Graham's memoirs of Canada's first post-war flying; Full-page Lycoming ad; Awesome full-page illustrated ad for the Pioneer Instrument Company shows a 74-passenger transatlantic Boeing Clipper skipping across the water; Airport and Airway Lighting - article with illustrations; Nice full-page Beechcraft ad promotes their Model 18; 1917 Combatants - 1939 Correspondents - Ernst W. Steinitz and Capt. A.C. Burt; Igor I. Sikorsky speaks to Toronto gathering about engineering developments in aviation; Hudson's Bay Company selects Beechcraft 18D for air operation - brief article with great photo; Nice Rotax ad; Fantastic full-page colour photo ad for Player's cigarettes looking back from the deck of H.M.S. "Royal Oak" tothe H.M.S. Revenge; Centrefold ad for the Cygnet; Kenyon Field at Lethbridge is officially opened - article with photo and map; Great full-page illustrated ad for Blackburn Aircraft shows fighters diving; Taylorcraft Aviation Corp full-page ad features three photos of Miss Mary Spearing and her plane; McKee Trophy awarded to Operating Personnel of T.C.A.; New Variable Pitch Propeller for Light Aircraft; Grand Old Lady Retires; R.C.A.F. assigned important duties during Royal visit; The candid camera goes to Birmingham Alabama; News from the West Coast; Wing Tips from Edmonton; Old Country Gossip; Know Your Pilots - J.H. Lymburner of Canadian Airways Montreal; Nice full-page photo ad for McLaughlin-Buick; News from Flying Clubs; M.A.L.C. News; Cub Aircraft ad for their Trainer; Nice full-page ad for Rec Cap Ale with illustration of Hops being harvested and a photo of company employees with a caption listing their generous company benefits; Fantastic full-page Junkers photo ad inside back boasts of their new international speed record - the Junkers-Bomber with JUMO 211 engines achieved 517 mph; Intava ad on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Aeronautical Publications Limited Paperback
1963664G2939British Columbia: Self-Published 1963. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 270 pages. References. Numerous reproductions of archival black and white photos. Title of the thirty-one chapters include: The David Thompson Party; Fort Kootenay; Gold on Wild Horse; Old Times on Perry Creek; Two Isadores of East Kootenay; International Railway Rivalry; Steamboat Days on Upper Columbia. The North Star Mine; Sullivan Mine Early History; Pierre - Kootenay Indian; Building of the Crowsnest Railway; Early Cranbrook; THe Frank Slide; Fernie; The coming of the Automobile; The Blue Bell Mine; Early Days in Kaslo; Beginnings of Nelson; Rossland Camp; The Salmon-Beaver Valley; The Doukhobors; and many more. Contents moderately toned with age. Heavy external wear and soiling. Usual library markings. Back free endpaper removed. Binding intact. Not pretty but a worthy reading copy. Hale & Barman #359. Self-Published Hardcover
1937845G0913Ottawa Canada: Aeronautical Publications Limited 1937. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 52 pages. Features: Cover photo onboard a new Douglas Sleeper shows mother son and stewardess; Pratt & Whitney ad inside front cover; Reproduction of an amazing 1883 circust poster drawn by Emil Roe which shows Prof. Harriman's Steam Air Ship; The Turn of the Tide - a review of tremendous aviation progress in 1936; News and Views of the Month; Fantastic full-page photo ad for Gold Flake cigarettes features Antoinette Cellier and Richard Arlen who star in the film "The Great Barrier"; The Trans-Canada Airway - Progress Report - major article with photos and interesting graphic; Full-page ad for Richards-Wilcox with photo of their doors installed on the seaplane hangar at R.C.A.F. station Trenton; List of notable flights made during 1936; Monospar ad with photo; Early Aeronautical Research in Canada - Part III - the work of W.R. Turnbull - article with photos - airscrew research; Review of Air Mail Services; Fantastic photo Douglas ad shows comfortable passengers in flight; Great photo full-page ad for the Fairchild "Sekani"; Technical Achievements in Review; Great photo full-page ad for the Tiger Moth universal trainer; A.M. "Matt" Berry awarded McKee trophy for 1936 - brief article with photo; Vintage photo Learadio ad by Lear Developments Inc. of New York; Stats on light aeroplane clubs from 1928 through 1936; Sensational Noorduyn Aircraft Limited four-page centrefold ad features photos of R.B.C. Noorduyn D.M. Martin Leigh Capreol and "Pete" Vachon as well as photos of the "Norseman" as a skiplane seaplane and landplane; Great half-page ad with map from Edmonton north to Cameron Bay for Mackenzie Air Service of Edmonton; Old Country Gossip; Photo of the Bristol Blenheim Bomber; Nice full-page photo ad for the Siddeley Cheetah; Commercial Air Services in Review; Canadian Vickers ad features photo of a Northrop Delta Mark I built for the R.C.A.F.; M.A.L.C. News; Photos and details of new Beechcraft Model 18; Photo of Amelia Earhart with W.C. Tinus of Bell Labs as he installs remote control for a plane's Western Electric radio equipment at Newark Airport shortly before her takeoff; Nice ad for Northern Electric Aircraft Radio; The Students' Forum; Condensed news from clubs; Nice Cub Aircraft ad; Nice Canadian Airways ad inside back cover; Imperial Oil Stanavo ad on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Aeronautical Publications Limited Paperback
1934201G4838Winnipeg: National Home Monthly / Stovel 1934. Book. Illus. by Howitt John Newton; Booth Hanson; Holmgren John; Smith Ralph C.; Matteson B.V.V.;. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 56 pages. Features: Lovely cover illustration of blonde on boat; Great vintage colour Imperial Oil ad inside front cover features old-style gas pump; Editorial topics include Prison Rule Support the Schools The Cause of Crime Who Lost the Election Success or Failure A Faulty System World Trade and Interest Rates; Nice one-page photo-illustrated ad for magazine "The Nor'-West Farmer"; A Policeman's Point of View short story; Yellow on White short story; Newfoundland - Canada's Economic Partner - great photo-illustrated article; Serg'int Luck short story; Modern Eve - article illustrated with amazine photos of reptile skins used in fashion our favourite being a model clad in 25' of python skin!; Hot Cargo short story; Ceylone - Tea Garden of the World - nice photo-illustrated article; Pond's one-page ad includes photo of Mrs. Anthony J. Drexel III; Woodbury's one-page soap ad features photo of Baroness Ida Legan; Two-page General Motors GM of Canada ad highlights their design innovations; Movie news includes photos of Ruby Keeler Dorothy Dell Mary Carlisle Muriel Evans Ruth Channing Gloria Stuart Paul Kelly and more; Business News discusses inflation and advertising trends; Young Man and his Problem; Legal Info.; Nice 1/4-page illustrated ad for Aylmer tomato catsup; Fashion illustrations; Heinz one-page ad includes illustrations of several of their products; Cooking article; World Sayings; Colour Lifebuoy and Rinso ads inside back cover; Nostalgic colour-photo ad for P and G naptha soap on back cover; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. National Home Monthly / Stovel Paperback
1981128a6086Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre 1981. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 144 pages. "The first volume to show the range of individual and regional styles and subject matter of these contemporary articles. Provides an introduction to the peoples of the Northwest Coast and their art and explores the relationship of traditional art to that being produced by contemporary artists." - from dust jacket. Abundantly illustrated approximately one third in colour. Book clean bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Dust jacket bears moderate wear and is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Lovely copy. Douglas & McIntyre Hardcover
1978846H1197Canada: Self-Published 1978. Book. Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and dated by author upon first leaf. 2 104 14 blank pages. Maps. Addendum stapled to page 34 presumably by author provides information about the vessel "Wenonah". Graph of historical membership numbers for the local Methodist church. Two obituaries stapled to first blank leaf at back. Over two pages of wonderful hand-written notes on blank pages at back present the lineage and family history of this copy's prior owner who then proudly proclaims that he comes from 'Real Pioneer Stock.' Underlining on pages 57-58. Writing on first leaf. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this precious Northern Ontario local history. Self-Published Paperback
1994257G0164British Columbia Canada: Interior Lumber Manufacturers Association ILMA 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 147 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos. "This recounting of forest industry history spans the period from pioneer days to the present. Forestry is much changed from early times. It seems safe to anticipate that change will continue." - from Author's note on page iii. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A superior copy of this important work. Interior Lumber Manufacturers Association (ILMA) Hardcover
197541601739aCanada: Railfare. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919130259 . 88 pages. Extensively illustrated. The story of electric street railway transportation in the city of Calgary Alberta. By 1909 Calgary boasted a population of 30000 people. In July of that year the Calgary Electric Railway began operations with two cars sixteen employees and three miles of track. The system became known as the Calgary Municipal Railyway the following year and provided forty years of service. Tickets and transfers from various periods are portrayed plus a variety of photos to interest everyone with an interest in the development of Calgary as a city; the construction of "The Bay"; early scenes in Bowness Park; and some views of streetcars serving seemingly unpopulated fields that today are thriving subdivisions. Pocket inside back board contains route map route indicators and errata. Unmarked. Book is bright and clean with very light wear to orange boards decorated with sparkling gilt lettering. Bookplate upon front endpaper. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy archival-grade Brodart cover bears average wear and a number of tears under one inch in length but remains attractive. Lovely copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Hatcher Colin K. Stampede City Streetcars - The Story of the Calgary Municipal Railway Railfare 88 pages. Extensively illustrated. The story of electric street railway transportation in the city of Calgary Alberta. By 1909 Calgary boasted a popula . Railfare hardcover
1925105a0825Toronto: The Ryerson Press. Fair with no dust jacket. 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by author upon front free endpaper. Upon title page is hand-written "Dominion Senator" as the author was in fact a Canadian Senator for eight years beginning in 1924. Mr. Haydon 1867-1932 was also an influential Federal Liberal and one of Mackenzie King's most trusted advisors. 291 pages. Reference notes. Over thirty pages of black and white plates. No further volumes were published. Prior owner's details upon front free endpaper and half-title page. Hairline openings in binding at title page and inside back free endpaper. Few marginal markings in pencil. Average wear. Gilt lettering upon backstrip. Wallace p.72. Bishop p.1098.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Pioneer Sketches in the District of Bathurst - Volume I SIGNED BY AUTHOR Dalhousie District of Bathurst Perth-On-the-tay Richmond and the Duke Lanark-On-the-clyde the Ballyghiblins Old Library Andrew Dickson Sheriff Pakenham Thomas MacQueen Journalist P; Signed by Authors . The Ryerson Press hardcover
1980627a4237Muskoka Ontario: Haystack Bay Women's Institute 1980. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Facsimile Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 198 pages. Many black and white illustrations. Originally published in 1951. Prior owner's details stroked out atop first page else clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Haystack Bay Women's Institute Paperback
1939201G4815Winnipeg: Stovel / National Home Monthly 1939. Book. Illus. by Smith Hal cover; Garland C. George; Holmgren John; Smith Ralph C.; Goodwin G.G.; Clymer John F. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 64 pages. Features: Nice ad for the 1939 Oldsmobile Six inside front cover; News digest includes topics such as "Appeasement and its difficulties" "Why British Opinion in Changing" "Germany's Colonial Ambitions" "The Statecraft of Equivalents" and "Italy's Clash with France"; Met Life one-page photo ad entitled "A Day in the Life of sales agent Donald Martin"; Neville Chamberlain World Champion of Peace - nicely photo-illustrated article little did he know how wrong he would soon be proven to be; Reckless Lady short story; With Fire short story; What the Eye Doesn't See short story; Arctic Madness - photo-illustrated article tells the Baffin Island tale of the death of a white fur trader - with photos of RCMP Staff Sergeant A.H. Joy Loodloo Innoyah Petoot Ahteetah Nookudlah and Ooroorengnak; Babiche Walking - wonderful article on snowshoeing snow-shoeing; The Garden Next Door short story; The Mysterious Affair at Styles part 4 of 5 of this Agatha Christie story; One-page Colgate ad features illustrations of the Dionne Quints; Vintage two-page Magic Baking Powder ad features the New York World's Fair; Kellogg's All-Bran ad features Mutt and Jeff comic; Movie news with photos of Virginia Bruce and Florence George; Photo of Miss Brenda Fraser in Woodbery soap ad; Scott's Emulsion ad features Uncle Dan comic; Fashion illustrations; Half-page Italy tourism ad sponsored by Italian Line Limited; Pond's cold cream ad features photo of Marjorie Fairchild; Are You a Man's Girl - with helpful scorecard!; It Isn't What You Say - advice for speaking better; Sport Suppers - recipes; Half-page colour ad for Canadian fish; Curve Control - corsets foundation garments and the female shape; Photos of Barbara Stanwyck in Lux soap ad; Small St. Petersburg Florida photo-ad says '12000 Canadians" choose it; World Quotes; Back cover colour Coke ad shows bottle beside open book and reading glasses with inset illustration of vintage six-pack case; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Stovel / National Home Monthly Paperback
1971731H2217Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Limited 1971. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Winner of the Sainte-Marie prize in History 1971 Historical Sites Branch Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. 16 15-337 43 pages. 228 x 148mm. Cream paper boards. Bibliography. Maps. Figures. "Here in a single study embracing many fields Conrad Heidenreich links the land culture and people of Huronia in a full human geography. More than thirty pages of maps and figures offer a graphic account of Huron settlement and site architecture. Wherever possible the intent of the work is to show areas for further research and experimentation in fields as diverse as medicine archaeology site-surveying and Indian agriculture." - from dust jacket. Unmarked with some external soiling. Binding intact. Above-average wear and soiling to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Spadoni & Donnelly 2269. McClelland and Stewart Limited Hardcover
1936201G4834Winnipeg: National Home Monthly / Stovel 1936. Book. Illus. by Gulbransen S. cover; Holmgren John; Watson Emmett; Thorne Diana; Maltman W.; Clymer John F.; Marchant Hal.; Diamond Samuel; Smith Ralph C.; Phillips John. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 56 pages. Features: Nice cover illustration of diver; Heinz soup ad inside front cover says "Soups Must Be Coaxed"; One-page Sweet Caporal ad features large photo of "Whisky" a 5-year-old wire-haired Fox Terrier owned by Miss Nancy Shorey of Montreal; News digest includes Mr. Woodsworth and the cause of crime Grand Forks B.C. and its bonds what next in Alberta with Mr. Aberhart and his new Social Credit government the ambitions of Italy and Japan Sir Norman Angell criticizes the League of Nations and how musical and dramatic festivals eased the recent misfortunes of Saskatchewan; Bagataway Lacrosse is Back - rare vintage article on the resurgence of lacrosse with photos of the late Billy Fitzgerald Fred Rowntree Norman Harshaw Neil Felker the late Lawson Whitehead and and old-time mid-Victorian era player in uniform; Square Shooter short story; The Man in the Empty Chair short story; Man Proposes short story; The Future of Canadian Trade - article explores the future of Canada's export trade with graphs and photos; The Dark Trail short story; The Pistol short story; A Roll of Bills short story; The Smooth Silence short story; Movie news with many photos including Roland Young Loretta Young Franchot Tone E.E. Clive Jessie Ralph Shirley Temple Henry Armetta Katharine Hepburn Kay Francis Victor Varconi and many more; Economics in the Flesh - Ira Day and Independence; Scarlet Slippers short story; Rifle Talk short story; Summer Accessories Come Clean - beauty article; 1/4-page ad for the 1936 C.N.E.; Palmolive ad includes photo of Mrs. W.K. Davidson of Montreal and her 10-year-old daughter; Lux soap ad includes photo of Merle Oberon; Business News; Recipes for cool dishes; Ad for this magazines includes photo of English actor Paul Cavanaugh; Beauty article; World Sayings; Lovely back cover colour ad for Christie's Biscuits features packages of their many products; and more. Spine rolled. Average wear and soiling. A worthy copy of this nice vintage issue. National Home Monthly / Stovel Paperback
1946662H3215Ottawa Canada: The Canadian Legion Press Ltd. 1946. Book. Illus. by Tingley; Callan Les; Coughlin Bing; Flessel Creig. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 50 pages. Features: Silent Cities - Photo-illustrated article on Canadian military cemeteries abroad; Our Air Heroes - excerpt from play "Target for Peace" which was broadcast on the CBC; Photo of the 48th Highlanders of Canada pipe band playing in Italy; Top Priority on Homes for Heroes is Legion Demand; How the Town of Renfrew Solved its Housing Problem - article with photo; Education for Citizenship - Lieut. - Col. the Hon. Wilfred Bovey flays those who would throw away Canadian democracy for the way of the Russians; Photo and brief write-up of 93-year-old Sgt. Daniel Byrd Hoskins Power of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company of Boston who explains the secret to his long life; Canada's Veterans in the U.S.A.; The Second V.C. of the R.C.A.F. - The Late Pilot Officer Andrew Charles Mynarski; Photo of Bailey Bridge inventor Sir Donald Bailey in Ottawa; Update Colonel Percy J. Philpott Adviser to the Deputy Minister concerning Veterans of both wars; Review of book "Detour" which describes the life of Prisoners-of-war in Germany; Article on Legion Policies and Activities; Monthly notes on the great humanitarian work of the Dominion Service Bureau of the Canadian Legion; The World in Review - Part 12 - September 11 to October 10 1946; The Small Holdings Plan; Photo of Victoria Legion's undefeated lacrosse team; Photo of the Jewish legionaires' basketball team of the Fredric Kisch Branch in Montreal; The Canadian Army at War - The Canadians in Britain 1939-1944 3rd part; Nice one-page cartoon-illustrated ad for Dawes Black Horse Brewery features hunter being chased by bear; Nostalgic colour ad inside back cover for Blue Top Brewing of Kitchener Ontario features illustration and floor-plan diagram of an economical home. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Front cover partially faded with mild undulations. Contents moderately toned with age. A sound vintage copy. The Canadian Legion Press, Ltd. Paperback
1943155G3718British Columbia: B.C. Racing Breeders' Society/Vancouver Thoroughbred Ass'n 1943. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 120 pages. A very detailed and informative treatment of this topic. Includes photos of horses Papworth Imp. Gallator Dolan and Shasta Pebble. Part I provides a register of Thoroughbred Horse-Breeders and Breeding Stock of British Columbia 1941 - 1942 - 1943. Part II reviews the racing seasons 1941 - 1942 - 1943. Printed upon glossy stock. Grey card covers. Unmarked. Binding intact. Page 36 was removed and cut horizontally into two pieces both of which are present. Moderate wear. A sound copy of this encyclopedic history of British Columbia horse racing in the early 1940s. B.C. Racing Breeders' Society/Vancouver Thoroughbred Ass'n Paperback
1945155G3719British Columbia: B.C. Racing Breeders' Society/Vancouver Thoroughbred Ass'n/B.C. Turf & C.C. Ltd. 1945. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 128 pages. A very detailed and informative treatment of this topic. Includes photos of horses Papworth Imp. Gallator Dolan and Shasta Pebble. Part I provides a register of Thoroughbred Horse-Breeders and Breeding Stock of British Columbia 1944 - 1945. Part II reviews the racing seasons 1944 - 1945. Printed upon glossy stock. Green card covers. Unmarked. Binding intact. Moderate wear. A sound copy of this encyclopedic history of British Columbia horse racing in the mid-1940s. B.C. Racing Breeders' Society/Vancouver Thoroughbred Ass'n/B.C. Turf & C.C. Ltd. Paperback
1946155G3720British Columbia: B.C. Racing Breeders' Society/Vancouver Thoroughbred Ass'n/B.C. Turf & C.C. Ltd. 1946. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 136 pages. A very detailed and informative treatment of this topic. Includes one-page photo of Dr. Lyon H. Appleby President of the B.C. Racing Breeders' Society plus excellent one-page aerial photos of Landsdowne and Brighouse tracks and one-page photos of the Hastings Park track and Victoria's Willows Park - all tracks are jammed with race fans. Includes photos of horses Cum Laude Dalkeith Koraway Mouse Hole Pacific Pearl Spangle Cock Brighton King Fort Garry Saffworth Meadowvale Boy Mabe Monday Pasha Papworth Imp. Dolan and Carm's Victory. Part I provides a register of Thoroughbred Horse-Breeders and Breeding Stock of British Columbia 1945 - 1946. Part II reviews the racing season 1946. Printed upon glossy stock. Blue card covers. Unmarked. Binding intact. Moderate wear. A sound copy of this encyclopedic history of British Columbia horse racing in the mid-1940s. B.C. Racing Breeders' Society/Vancouver Thoroughbred Ass'n/B.C. Turf & C.C. Ltd. Paperback
1894711a2602Welland Ontario: Publisher Not Stated 1894. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 175 pages. Above-average but not excessive wear. Gilt lettering upon forest green front board and spine. Binding intact. Front hinge repaired. Hand-written note on library card states "Taken from U.E.- a tale of Upper Canada - 1846 about United Empire Loyalists. a poet and romancer styled after Goldsmith Tennyson and Scott." Another hand-written note inside front board states "Taken from U.E. a tale of Upper Canada in XII cantos - 1846 Klenck". Usual library markings. An interesting piece of Canadiana. Publisher Not Stated Hardcover
1980218H3203Alberta Canada: Elizabeth Kissel 1980. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and dated without inscription by author upon title page. 252 pages. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. "My aim has been to include everyone who has ever been a part of this community." - Introduction. Chapters include: Names Schools Churches Post Offices Medical Services Family Histories and more. Average wear and soiling to blue cloth-covered boards. Binding intact. A sound copy of this precious local history. Krotki 2nd Edn 572. Elizabeth Kissel Hardcover
1982711H3746Grand Forks BC: Mir Publication Society 1982. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xv 271 pages. Footnotes glossary bibliography chronology biographical list of names. "The first historical text on the Doukhobors to include an extensive selection of carefully annotated archival photos and original historical maps. A valuable new addition to the study of the Doukhobors which will be regarded as the definitive reference for years to come." - dust jacket. Former library copy with above-average wear usual markings and taped hinges. Scattered underlining and marginalia to contents. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Not pretty but a worthy reference copy. Mir Publication Society Hardcover
1983648G3420Chelmsford Ontario: Le Club 50 De Chelmsford 1983. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 455 pages. Text in French. Dozens of reproductions of wonderful archival photos. Presents the history of this Northern Ontario town. Photo-illustrated endpapers. Chocolate brown boards adorned with bright gilt lettering and decoration. Average wear. Binding intact. Moderate age-toning to contents. A sound copy of this precious reference. Le Club 50 De Chelmsford Hardcover
1979627H0865Alberta: Spruce Grove Public Library 1979. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 604 pages. Hundreds of reproductions of wonderful archival black and white photos. Illustrated endpapers. "To have a permanent record of the very beginnings of Spruce Grove and District is the intent and purpose of this book. To identify it as a self-made community nurtured and tended by dedicated citizens who by hard work and tireless effort have earned it the reputation of being a desireable place to live." - from Introduction. Printed upon glossy stock. Average wear. Soiling to edges of textblock. Binding intact. A sound copy of this marvelous local history and genealogical reference. Spruce Grove Public Library Hardcover
