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1955811j0777Canada: Canadian Army Journal. Good. 1955. First Edition Thus. Paperback. As published in the April and July issues of the Canadian Army Journal 1955. 48 pages. Black and white reproductions of photos. Prior owner's address label inside front cover. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Bonus: Laid-in is a 10 page booklet entitled "The Royal Canadian Artillery" published by the Canadian government in 1953. ; Sm 8vo . Canadian Army Journal paperback
1970558c9880Vancouver B.C.: Kitsilano Secondary School 1970. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 128 pages. Excellent black and white photos throughout. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Kitsilano Secondary School Hardcover
1998128a8525Canada: Haeckel Hill 1998. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 22 Minute VHS tape in case. "A roughly hewn portrait of self-taught Vancouver Island sculptor and working man George Sawchuk - Canadian backwoods visionary of outsider art. A trickster in the spirit of Marcel Duchamp Sawchuk has been combining found objects with British Columbia timber for over 30 years. Avante-garde anti-art folk art or degenerate art George doesn't care what his work is called. He makes it speak for itself." - from case. Unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Haeckel Hill Hardcover
1995168a4922Canada: MMP 1995. Ex-Library. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VHS video tape with case. Circa 1990s. Relives how desparation turns to organization. Explores the introduction of the assembly line and the rise of industrial unionism. Follows the changes in unions brought about by the second world war. Usual library markings. A sound copy. MMP Hardcover
1977731c5577Canada: Hancock House. Good. 1977. First Edition. Paperback. 091965472X . 16 pages of wonderful black and white photos depicting the life of these most hardy people prior to the coming of the Europeans. Subjects include: winter homes summer homes winter migrations summer migrations food gathering the people. Illustrated covers. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this fascinating compilation.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; ESKIMOS SOCIAL SCIENCE NATIVE AMERICAN Life with the Eskimo: 50 Historic Photographs from the Early 1900's in the Canadian Arctic and Siberia . Hancock House paperback
1955644H0784British Columbia: Bowen Island Agencies. Very Good. 1955. First Edition. Paperback. Undated. Perhaps circa 1950s. This 3-panel promotional brochure extolls the many benefits and amenities of living on Bowen Island "only 12 short miles from downtown Vancouver." The brochure was published by D.A. Moon of Bowen Island Agencies a realtor located on the island. Includes map and photos. A nice Bowen Island collectible.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Live on Bowen Island - Vintage Promotional Brochure David Moon Agencies Real Estate Realtor . Bowen Island Agencies paperback
2001135a2505Canada: National Museum of Science and Technology 2001. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Features: Viking Pop Culture on Display - the Case of the Horned Helmets; Baseball Landscapes Civically Considered; Decouvir etudier et mettre en valeur la culture materielle - dialectique entre cultures populaire et savante l'exemple quebecois au 20e siecle; Hooked Mat Mania and Cross Border Shopping in the early Twentieth Century; Images Objects and Ideas in the Popular Culture of Seafaring; Minivans Gender and Family Values; Recuperer pour creer - les enjeux de la recuperation des textiles dans le design de mode quebecois depuis 1980; Popular Culture in the Museum context - Hitchcock Hip Hop and the Hockey Hall of Fame; Six book reviews. Average wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy. National Museum of Science and Technology Paperback
1983715a4976Nanaimo BC Canada: Nanaimo & District Museum Society. Good. 1983. First Edition. Paperback. 68 pages. A collection of uncommon historical pictures and their descriptions. Chapters include: First Peoples; Mining; Other Industries; Transportation; People; Buildings and Services; Recreation; Local Government; Military; Development. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Illustrated brown card covers. An excellent overview of the history of this dynamic city.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Nanaimo - The Story of a City History British Columbia 68 pages. A collection of uncommon historical pictures and their descriptions. Chapters include: First Peoples; Mining; Other Industries; Transportation; People; Buildings and Services; Recreation; . Nanaimo & District Museum Society paperback
1951652H5184Nanaimo B.C.: West Coast Publishers 1951. Book. Good. Loose Leaf. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A wonderfully rare and quirky issue of this presumably short-lived publication which billed itself as "The Nanaimo Fortnight Newsmagazine". 22 pages. Features: Front cover illustration of the Woodward's store in Port Alberni "The most modern and complete store on Vancouver Island"; Two-page ad for Standard Agencies Ltd. which sold Kaiser cars at the corner of Crace and Haliburton Streets; Article on the first ever woman to serve as a Nanaimo Alderman Elsie Hall; Business card-sized ad for Herbalist Isobel Bradwell located at 204 Commercial St.; Three pages of info on movies of the day and the local theatres where they were playing; List of Best Selling Books of the Day; Article on H.R. MacMillan experimenting to get more pulpwood from forests; Brief article on plans for a $150k rest home for Fords Cove on Hornby Island; Ad for Endrizzi's Grocery and Confectionery at the corner of Selby and Franklin opposite John Shaw High School; Ad for Central Dairy - operated by J. Dunbar & Sons; Two-page centerfold ad for Acme Motors Ltd. a Plymouth dealer located at 5 Commercial St.; Article about rising passenger fares on B.C. coast vessels ferries; Ad for Wilton Motors - an Austin dealer at 175 Fraser St.; Photo of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Batey of 3435 Carter Dr. Victoria in the log home they built themselves; One-page ad for Johnson Bros. a Javelin car dealer at the corner of Comox and Howard; Travel schedules for local ferries trains buses and flights; Large ad for Crescent Motors a Studebaker dealer at 16 Nicol St.; Ad for Weeks Motors a Morris car dealer at 322 Selby St.; Ad for Thompson Lumber Company located at 1 Prideaux St.; Two-page ad for Newcastle Motors Ltd. a Pontiac dealer at 26 Front St.; Back cover ad for Woodward's 'Your Family Shopping Centre" in Port Alberni. 25.5 x 18cm. Printed on newsprint. Unmarked with average wear and soiling. A great local vintage conversation piece!. West Coast Publishers unknown
1995814c5592Canada: NP Ltd. 1995. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Three VHS video tapes complete with slipcase. The complete 5-hour series as seen on television. 294 minutes in total consisting of 6 episodes of 49 minutes each. "More than one million people out of just eleven million volunteered to serve. Their achievements overseas and at home were remarkable. Traces Canada's role in WWII from the pre-war years through 1945. Chronicles the events of the war starting with the dedication of the Vimy Memorial in 1936 and ending with Victory in 1945. Narrated by Arthur Kent and features historian Terry Copp." - from back cover. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. NP Ltd. Hardcover
1965559c6540Canada: Norfolk House School 1965. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 84 pages. Printed upon high quality glossy stock. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this charming and nostalgic yearbook. Norfolk House School Paperback
1975248a1715North Vancouver: Vancouver Tug Boat Co. Ltd. Good. 1975. First Edition. Paperback. The history of Vancouver Tug Boat Co. Ltd. of North Vancouver British Columbia. Undated. Appears to be circa 1970s. Colour illustrations and photography. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Approx. 14 x 12".; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Vancouver Tug Boat Co. Ltd. Harry A. Jones British Columbia James C.F. Stewart Rod A. Lindsay John F. Pearson Allen M. Fowlis Tugging . Vancouver Tug Boat Co. Ltd. paperback
1928713G1026Vancouver B.C.: Canadian Memorial Chapel 1928. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 20 pages in string binding plus original mailing envelope in which this item was stored. Very informative with exhaustive details of multiple dedication ceremonies and their participants. Black and white photographic plates of Canadian Memorial Chapel Lt.-Colonel G.O. Fallis and Canadian Memorial Chapel. Envelope unmarked but soiled worm and yellowed with age. Booklet clean and unmarked with light wear. A high-quality copy of this informative and solemn memento. Canadian Memorial Chapel Paperback
1929228G0176Ottawa: Department of the Interior Government of Canada 1929. Book. Fair. Map. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Approx. 23" x 33" standard topographical map. Coloured. Library markings. Two-inch opening to bottom edge. Shorter openings to top and right edges. Somewhat above-average wear and soiling. Department of the Interior, Government of Canada unknown
1984218H3001Canada: G.R.L. 1984. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. v 203 one-side pages. "Lists names of the inhabitants businessmen and professional men in the cities towns and villages throughout the province of Ontario in 1851. A digitally enlarged reprint of the Ontario portion of The Canada Directory 1851 to which has been added a new index to the cities towns and villages." - title page. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy of this valuable Ontario geneaological reference. G.R.L. Hardcover
013246Toronto: C. Blackett Robinson 1895. Hardcover 162pp. Very good no dust jacket. Tables appendices. Manitoba Course of Agriculture; First Series. Lacks front endpaper. Western Canada Plants Trees Weeds. C. Blackett Robinson Hardcover
1960318c6423Powell River BC: Publisher. Fair. 1960. First Edition. Paperback. Unpaginated - Half an inch thick. Very informative. Includes a plentiful and wonderful assortment of archival black and white illustrations plus a nice assortment of nostalgic advertisements. Covers beginning to separate from textblock. Somewhat above-average wear. Prior owner's details handwritten atop front cover. A worthy copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Powell River's First Fifty 50 Years - Golden Jubilee History British Columbia . Publisher paperback
2005878c8925Canada: CanWest Books 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 224 pages. ".Takes readers through the rich heritage of the prairie province. Through photographs and a lively narrative this book moves through stories of the First Nations; the pioneer days when settlers flooded the Prairies seeking a new life in a new land; and the grim days of the Depression and the Dust Bowl that hit Saskatchewan harder than anywhere on the continent. It is a touching tale of Saskatchewan's enormous sacrifice and sense of duty during the world wars; the birth of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation; and Tommy Douglas's crusade to institute Medicare." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. A lovely copy. CanWest Books Hardcover
1988647a8856Canada: Sand Dollar 1988. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 20- Minute VHS video tape in case. "A video portrait from the central east coast of Vancouver Island - with music and narration. This 20 minute profile of the Parksville-Qualicum area of Vancouver Island portrays the beautiful scenery history industry events people and wildlife in the area." - from case. Sand Dollar Hardcover
1978336H1084Canada: Fisheries and Environment Canada 1978. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 6 pages. Announces the upcoming dedication of the Roderick Haig-Brown Conservation Area on both sides of the Adams River from its source at Adams Lake to its outlet at Shuswap Lake. Includes map and colour photos. Average wear. Unmarked. Fisheries and Environment Canada Paperback
1910644c9709British Columbia: Publisher 1910. Book. Illus. by Diggon's. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fantastic vintage 6-panel fold-out brochure measuring 24" x 9.5" when open. Undated but appears to be from the early 1900s. Pre-dates the Swartz Bay Ferry terminal. Great photo of the quaint Pierce-Arrow tour vehicle - a stretched car holding upwards of 16 passengers. Several ads for local businesses. Includes large map of the tour route/southern Vancouver Island. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A delightful early Victoria collectible!. Publisher Paperback
1917166j2458Vancouver B.C.: Coast Publishing Company. Very Good. 1917. First Edition. Paperback. 48 glossy stapled pages in illustrated chocolate wraps. Includes forty-seven high-resolution black and white photos of scenes in Vancouver and vicinity. Undated but probably circa 1917 as a subsequent variant was published in 1919. Prior owner's faint blindstamp to front cover otherwise clean tight and unmarked with light wear. A marvelous example of this superb compilation of early Vancouver photography. Oblong 23 x 15.3 cm. Hale 6902. ; Black and White Photos; 16mo . Coast Publishing Company paperback
1889866a4761Victoria BC: Queen's Printer 1889. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Public Acts dealing with: Consolidation of the Statutes Bush Fires Charitable Associations Companies Courts - Official Stenographer Regulation of Elections Protection of Game Jurors Land Grants Licenses Mechanics Liens Lulu Island railway purposes Magistrates Medicine and Surgery Minerals other than Coal Quartz Mines Municipalities Probate and Letters of Administration Canadian Western Central Railway Columbia and Kootenay Railway Public Roads Royal Columbia Hospital Royal Hospital Public Schools Summary Proceedings before Justice of the Peace Supply Taxes on Property Trespass on Enclosed Land. Private Acts relating to: Anglican Synod of B.C.; Brockton Point Athletic Club Victoria Lumber and Manufacturing Company New Westminster Incorporation Canadian Western Central Railway New Westminster Southern Railway New Westminster and Vancouver Short Line Vancouver Street Railway National and Electric Tramway and Lighting Vancouver Incorporation Victoria City Official Map. Binding fragile. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Rubber stamp of one E. Johnson inside boards and scattered through text. Queen's Printer Hardcover
1948615j1836Vancouver British Columbia: Letson & Burpee Ltd. Poor. 1948. Thirty-Second Edition. Paperback. This appears to be the Canadian variant of a cookbook published by The Burpee Can Sealer Co. of Barrington Illinois which manufactured the Burpee Aristocrat pressure cooker a brochure for which is laid in. 78 2 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. Very heavy overall wear. Covers detached but present with prior owner's name atop front cover. A rough but worthy example of this rare vintage cookbook. Driver 137.1 ; 8vo . Letson & Burpee Ltd. paperback
1930166j2426Victoria B.C.: Province of British Columbia. Good. 1930. First Edition. Paperback. Vintage British Columbia tourism booklet. 32 semi-glossy stapled pages. Black and white photos. Fifteen pages of detailed maps of various areas of the province. Prior owner's blindstamp to title page otherwise tight and unmarked with average wear. Fading to periphery of green covers. ; 8vo . Province of British Columbia paperback
