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1987828G3710Powell River British Columbia: Innes Rod; McCahon Graeme; Van't Schip Nick; et al 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 40 pages. Proudly celebrates the first 75 years of the Powell River British Columbia paper mill. This large oblong book measures 18" x 11". Embossed maroon vinyl-covered boards. Numerous beautiful large colour photos plus large reproductions of archival black and white photos. Cassette tape and commemorative illustrated clear plastic piece stored inside back board. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this proudly and lavishly-produced Powell River memento. Innes, Rod; McCahon, Graeme; Van't Schip, Nick; et al Hardcover
1979628a0185Standard Alberta: Standard Historical Book Society. Very Good. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 0889251053 . 381 pages. Index. Illustrated endpapers. Many archival black and white illustrations. Chapters include: Standard Village History; Family Histories 1909-1911; Agriculture; Pictures; Churches and Schools; Family Histories 1912-1920; Sports and Organizations; Family Histories 1920-1979; and more. Prior owner's name whited out atop front free endpaper. Gift greetings upon title page. Light wear to blue decorated boards. Binding tight. Nice copy. Strathern 3256 Krotki 2e 1006. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Madsen C.V.; et al: Editors Standard Historical Book Society From Danaview to Standard Alberta Local History Standard Village History; Family Histories 1909-1911; Agriculture; Pictures; Churches and Schools; Family Histories 1912-1920; Sports and Organ . Standard Historical Book Society hardcover
1940144G1284Toronto: The Maclean Publishing Company Limited 1940. Book. Illus. by Malcolm Scott: Cover Photo; Coleman Ralph Pallen; Tracy Don; Clymer John F.; Aldwinckle Eric. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 56 pages. Features: Great colour ad for International Trucks inside front cover; Nice two-colour full-page Chevrolet ad; Super Sub-Hunters fiction; Nice one-page Canada Dry ad; Canadians are donating the blood to be used for Britain's armies; Churchill and Chamberlain - a column from London; Pottsy fiction; What Canada Means to Me; Tondar fiction; Wakeville Awake! part 4 of 4; South of the Border - photos and article on the thriving city of Windsor Ontario; Great full-page ad for Sisman's Scampers shoes; Kindergarten of the Air - Frank Lucas and his Toronto Model Airplane Factory -article with photos; Nice full-page two-colour ad for Moffat Electric Ranges; Nice two-colour full-page ad for Caterpillar diesel engines and electric sets; Full-page Dodge Truck ad; Great colour ad for Hewetson Shoes inside back cover; Nice colour ad for Nash automobiles on back cover. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding tight. A nice copy. The Maclean Publishing Company, Limited Paperback
1940144G1289Toronto: The Maclean Publishing Company 1940. Magazine. Illus. by Taylor H. Weston cover art; Coleman Ralph Pallen; Michael; Aldwinckle Eric; McCrea Harold; Beaven Frank; Roth Ben. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 60 pages. Features: Beautiful colour ad for International Harvester's Diesel TracTractors inside front cover; The Dionne Quints are featured in an ad for Remington noiseless portable typewriters; Bush Job fiction; The Wartime Prices Board - photo and article; Beverley Baxter comments on Finland's resistance against Bolshevism and the Imperial Russian forces; "Miz Perkins" fiction; Canada's Fighting Forces - Part 4 - Soldiers of French Canada - article with photos; Blizzard Honeymoon fiction; Solver of Air Riddles - The story of Wallace Rupert Turnbull a Canadian who invented the controllable pitch propeller - article with photos; Wings of Hazard fiction part 4 of 5; Dodge car ad; An argument to scrap the Alaska Highway project; Ford V-8 colour ad; Dodge Truck ad; Plymouth ad; Fargo Truck ad; Nice colour photo ad for Oldsmobile; Hockey player Gordie Drillon is featured in an Alka-Seltzer ad along with Syl Apps Red Horner and Billy Taylor; Humorous Lifebuoy soap ad used the B.O. body odour scare to promote sales; Hinds hand cream ad featuring "Honey" the beauty advisor; Nice photo ad for Heinz spaghetti follows the product from farm to plate; Colour photo ad for the 1940 Studebaker Champion inside back cover; Nice Coke ad on back cover shows man in suit checking his pocket watch while eating lunch. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. The Maclean Publishing Company Paperback
1987628a0647Alberta Canada: McLean History Book Society 1987. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 371 pages. Numerous black and white archival illustrations. Presents the history of McLean School and District #2900 just east of Lethbridge Alberta. Topics include: Original land grant; Irrigation; Farming and Industry; Subdivisions; Jail; Electric Car; Experimental Station; Smith Farm; C.P.R. Home Farm; Communications; Mail Order Houses; Daniel Airplane; Streetcar; Fires; Japanese Settlers; School; Family Histories; Maps. Prior owner's name on back of first leaf else clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy of this impressive and extensive compilation. McLean History Book Society Paperback
1975664G2940Canada: Frontier Publishing Ltd. 1975. Book. Good. Paperback. Second Revised Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 192 pages. Reproductions of many wonderful black and white archival photos. This revised edition published ten years after the first. "The district has progrressed more in those ten years I think than in the sixty years before." - from Introduction. Average wear. Binding intact. Top corner of title page clipped. 2"x2" area of minor discolouration to colour-illustrated front cover. A sound copy. Hale & Barman #605. Frontier Publishing Ltd. Paperback
1937322G3399Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada Limited 1937. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 152 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Subject was a prime mover in the early development of Ontario. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Fading/sunning to light green cloth-covered boards. A sound copy. The Macmillan Company of Canada, Limited Hardcover
1932568a4031Victoria BC: Victoria College 1932. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 72 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Black and white illustrations. Gift greetings atop title page else unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. Front cover partially loose. Victoria College Paperback
1963319G0576Toronto: Maclean-Hunter Limited 1963. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Features: Fantastic two-page colour ad for the Pontiac Parisienne Custom Sport Coupe in Desert Beige; What Goes On Behind The Mask of Modern Marriage - the first public account of the marriage studies now being readied for publication by Dr. John Cuber; Champion athlete Dave Steen lashes out at 'The Badgers who ar Handcuffing our Amateur Athletes'; The Craziest kill of the U-boat war - Harold Lawrence wryly recounts the briefly famous exploit that won him a DSC from King George and inspired an RCN recruiting poster; What really happened to Walter Gordon by Peter C. Newman; What was behind the James Coyne Fiasco by Peter C. Newman Coyne was governor of the Bank of Canada; The incredible talents of animal actors - with photos - Sheila Burnford's account of seven days at the Disney set outside Hollywood Burnford wrote "The Incredible Journey"; The Tragic Strength of Apartheid by Blair Fraser; The brigantine Pathfinder races the Renown III and St. Lawrence II on Lake Ontario - the first such race since the nineteenth century - nice photos; Nice colour centerfold for the 1964 Oldsmobile models; Colour Coke photo ad on back cover. Average wear. Binding intact. Bit of peripheral sunning to front cover. A sound copy. Maclean-Hunter Limited Paperback
1965144c5663Toronto: Maclean-Hunter Limited 1965. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Features: Colour photo ad for the Ford Galaxie 500 XL Hardtop inside front cover; Feature on British Columbia - Anybody can have a boom but B.C.'s got three!; Northern Dancer - a second chance at greatness - George F.T. Ryall Audax Minor takes a knowing and affectionate look at the past present and future of Canada's favourite equine invalid Northern Dancer - nice colour photos; Avant Garde Sculpture - with photos - will it win customers in Japan; The boy who was born a grandfather by Maurice DeCunha; Robert Thomas Allen's Italian journey. Average wear. A sound copy. Maclean-Hunter Limited Paperback
1965144c5669Toronto: Maclean-Hunter Limited. Good. 1965. First Edition. Paperback. Features: The haunting of Bayview Hill - a developer walks away from a half-built apartment hulk in East York; The car and you - interviews with auto executives photos of future concept models and more; "My Job is to Kill the Guy" - feature story on George Chuvalo with photos; New ways to prevent suicide; Bitter last days of Happy Valley - the Mactaquac and power development in New Brunswick; How Maxine Samuels built her own Seaway - the largest Canadian-produced TV film series ever; Gerald Stevens on Canadiana; Back page story on medical transplants - how hospitals are building up banks of human parts; and more. Average wear. A sound copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Maclean's Magazine October 2 1965 SPECIAL REPORT ON CANADA'S AUTO INDUSTRY The haunting of Bayview Hill - a developer walks away from a half-built apartment hulk in East York; The car and you - interviews with auto executives photos of future concep . Maclean-Hunter Limited paperback
1962144c5608Toronto: Maclean-Hunter Limited 1962. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Features: Your Health and the almighty Pill - overmedication part 1; Will the Killers Come Here - a report on the pieds noirs of Algeria who may soon look to French-speaking Canada for refuge; Canada's role in attempting to discover how David took Jerusalem and where Christ rose again; Paul Anka - a new look at our besn-known export - a 21-year-old singer composer and tycoon - with photos; Your passport is suspect - any red spy international crook or alien smuggler can get one by mail; Indian - a new TV play to read and see - CBC's half-hour George Ryga play; Ton Smits cartoons; Fantastic colour centerfold ad for International Trucks. Average wear. A sound copy. Maclean-Hunter Limited Paperback
1962144c5620Toronto: Maclean-Hunter Limited 1962. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Features: Some of Johnny's Best Teachers are Machines - startling changes in our classrooms by Sidney Katz; How the 1500 man OAS is warring on France - l'Organisation de l'Armee Secrete/The Secret Army Organization of Algeria; Grand Prix - colour photos of auto racing on Canada's first major-league track at Mosport; We're still wrong about the Russians by Michael Barkway; The War Against Werner Von Braun - Douglas Kendall now tells how his aerial photographic unit fought history's first battle against missile attack - with great photos; Around the world on a package tour by Marika Robert; The Last Tyrant of Taste - S. Morgan-Powell of Montreal; Great colour full-page ad for the Seattle World's Fair; Nice colour photographic full-page Pepsi ad; Great full-page colour photo ad for a white 1962 Buick convertible; Colour photographic Molson's Canadian ad featuring a shot of the newly launched "City of Victoria" ferry which will soon service Vancouver Island and the mainland; Paris February 8 1962 - a murderous march; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Maclean-Hunter Limited Paperback
1962144c5622Toronto: Maclean-Hunter Limited 1962. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Features: Nice colour ad for the Impala 6-passenger station wagon blue; The Redeemed Children - the story of one of the great humanitarian acts of the twentieth century - Jewish orphans from WWII are brought to Canada - with photos; The Welcome Enemies - the happy accident by which 972 interned aliens became in 1940 some of the liveliest immigrants Canada ever had; The public crime that seems to pay - Hit-and-run; Stop whitewashing black african demagogues by John Phillipson; 15 days with the bushmen of the Kalahari Desert by John Phillipson - great colour photos; How Spencer Caldwell got a TV network CTV by the tail; In High Places by Arthur Hailey last of 3 parts; Molson's Canadian ad features photo of the newly launched 'City of Victoria' ferry; Tommy Douglas' first 6 months by Peter C. Newman; Piano prodigy Hilda Irek; Nice Valentine-theme colour photo Coke ad on back cover. Average wear. A sound copy. Maclean-Hunter Limited Paperback
1929558c9906Nanaimo BC Canada: Nanaimo High School 1929. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 56 pages. Many black and white photos and even more autographs including that of principal J.F. De Macedo beneath his photo portrait and other staff members. Many nostalgic local ads - with three-digit phone numbers! The second yearbook issued by this school which was demolished many years ago. Silver bastion decoration on front cover. Above-average but not excessive external wear. Contents clean. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this very scarce item. Nanaimo High School Paperback
1918152G0161Victoria B.C.: Department of Agriculture Province of British Columbia 1918. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 268 308 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos in text. Presents a most informative cross-section of the state of agriculture across the province of British Columbia early last century. Includes Subject Index for volumes I II and III. Begins with Volume 2 Number 1 March 1917 and ends with the February 1919 issue which is Volume 3 Number 12. We cannot verify that a complete run is included but this would appear to be the case. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Usual library markings. A very informative nostalgic and uncommon set of issues. Department of Agriculture, Province of British Columbia Hardcover
1940568a9573Victoria BC: Victoria High School Centennial Celebrations Committee 1940. Book. Fair. Spiral-Bound. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 92 pages. Charlie Ball's copy with his name neatly printed atop front cover. Includes numerous student autographs beside their pictures including that of celebrated British Columbia sports columnist Jim Kearney. Dozens of additional autographs upon back pages. Dozens of great black and white photos plus contemporary advertisements. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding sound. It would be interesting and probably sobering to know how many of these students went on to lose their lives in World War II which greeted them upon their graduation. Quality copy of this wonderful momento. Victoria High School Centennial Celebrations Committee Paperback
1970339a4558Toronto: Southstar 1970. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Features: Story with many colour photos in the wake of the FLQ crisis; What it means to Canada; What it means to separatism; The FLQ - what it is who it is how it works and what makes it so hard to stop; Six basic skills of hockey - Ed Giacomin on goaltending Bobby Orr on Balance Gordie Howe on Passing Norm Ullman on stickhandling Bobby Hull on Shooting Keith Magnuson on hitting; The widow of the man they called God - Father Divine the famed Depression preacher died in 1965 but his followers refused to believe it - now Mother Divine keeps five banquet tables waiting for him; Maggie Grant; Doug Wright's Family. Clean and unmarked with average wear. Southstar Paperback
1935568a4030Victoria BC: Victoria College 1935. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 66 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Many black and white photos. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Victoria College Paperback
1937568a4029Victoria BC: Victoria College 1937. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 66 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Many black and white photos. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. Sunning to periphery. A sound copy. Victoria College Paperback
1938568a4028Victoria BC: Victoria College 1938. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 64 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Many black and white photos. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. Sunning to periphery. A sound copy. Victoria College Paperback
1972629a9562Alberta Canada: North Lone Pine Women's Institute 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 432 pages. Black and white archival illustrations. Includes military honour roll and index of family stories. "The district described in this history is the entire Township 31 and te south-half of Township 32 in Range 27 plus a one-mile strip along the east side of this area in Range 26. This area is the Lone Pine District so named because of the Lone Pine Creek which meanders through. We take in four school districts or portions thereof namely Poplar Creek Berlin Jutland Burnside and Stuart." - from page 13. Chapters include: The Lone Pine Story; Towns and Local Government; Schools; Clubs and Organizations; Reminiscing; Family Histories. "Dedicated to the Pioneers who with their bucking poles and other haying equipment put up hay for Burns and to the women who sold or traded butter for groceries in order to provide a living for their families." - from Dedication page. Prior owner underlined some familiar names and added the occasional interesting marginal note. Light to moderate wear. Binding sound. Partially rubbed gilt decoration and lettering upon black front cover. Quality copy. North Lone Pine Women's Institute Hardcover
197772600373Ontario Canada: Norwood Centennial Book Committee 1977. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 186 pages. Circa 1977. An attractive pictorial history of Norwood Ontario. "Norwood will stand tall as it honours its founders and basks in the radiance of its heritage." - from Foreword by David E. Lemon. Chapters include: The Builders; 100 Years at City Hall; The Manufacturers and Traders; The Schools; The Churches; Our Doctors; Profiles; War Memories; Organizations; Sports and Entertainment; Parades and Things. Book is clean lightly worn and unmarked in maroon cloth boards with bright silver lettering. Moderate wear to dust jacket which has two small closed tears. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Endpapers decorated with legal base map entitled "Plan of Norwood in the Township of Asphodel" dated 1853. Nice copy of this lovely and significant work. Norwood Centennial Book Committee Hardcover
2002811G2376Canada: 423 Squadron 60th Anniversary History Project 2002. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 138 pages. Bibliography. Generously illustrated primarily in black and white. 423 Squadron 60th Anniversary Project. "Formed at Oban Scotland in 1942 as the Battle of the Atlantic approached its crisis 423 General Reconnaissance Squadron was the third and last of the flying boad squadrons formed by the Royal Canadian Air Force as part of its Overseas War Establishment." - from Foreword. Attractive gilt lettering and graphic upon blue cloth-covered front board. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding intact. A quality copy. 423 Squadron 60th Anniversary History Project Hardcover
198141302134Victoria BC: Heritage Conservation Branch Ministry of Provincial Secretary and Government Services Province of British Columbia 1981. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 250 pages plus appendices. Offers an overview of prehistoric and historic features of Native Indian and colonial origin. Sites areas structures and trails of heritage value are identified and mapped their significance discussed and preliminary recommendations made for their utilization protection or enhancement. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Very nice copy. Heritage Conservation Branch, Ministry of Provincial Secretary and Government Services, Province of British Columbia Paperback
