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1999761H1941Canada: Arrow Alliance Press 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 270 pages. Bibliography. Index. Oblong 23.5 cm x 30.5cm. Profusely illustrated on glossy stock in colour and black and white with reproductions of archival documents and photos. Clean and unmarked with light wear. If you are fascinated with this history of the Arrow this extremely informative work is essential for your collection. Arrow Alliance Press Hardcover
1994X45803xKtav Pub & Distributors Inc 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. Signed by Authors. 384 Pages With The Index. Hardcover Binding. In A Very Good Dust Jacket Signed Inscription By The Author At The Rear End Paper Up Side Down.- Specializing in academic collectible and historically significant providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us. Ktav Pub & Distributors Inc hardcover
1997633h1682Duncan B.C.: IWA Canada Local 1-80. Very Good. 1997. First Edition. Paperback. "This special anniversary book is to acknowledge and pay tribute to all those pictured on the following pages for their contributions dedication and determination in building our local union." - Inside front cover. 88 pages. Wonderful sepia-tone reproductions of archival photos on nearly every page complete with informative descriptions of the hard work performed by this local and its members over the decades. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Gift quality. Truly a feast for the eyes and mind of anyone interested in the history of Vancouver Island logging. ; 4to . IWA Canada Local 1-80 paperback
1974811H1389Canada: R.C.A.F. Women's Division W.D. Association 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 210 pages including 28 pages of reproductions of black and white archival photos. Bright gilt lettering and adornment upon blue front board. Light wear. Faint museum stamp and trifle of writing atop front free endpaper. Binding tight. An attractive copy. R.C.A.F. Women's Division (W.D.) Association Hardcover
1998527c5881Canada: G.L.E. 1998. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 224 pages. Many wonderful archival photographs in colour and black and white. Two fold-outs present deck plans of the Boat Upper and Shelter decks. Appendices include Chronology Passenger Manifest and Inventory of Purser's safe. Bibliography. Index. "In a moment-by-moment reconstruction David Zeni tells how blinded by fog the captain of the Dominion Coal Company collier Storstad rammed the CPR ship Empress of Ireland directly between the boiler rooms on May 29 1914." - from dust jacket. "Magnificently written and illustrated." - Toronto Sun. Library stamp upon front endpaper and title page. Bit of writing atop title page. No other markings. Price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this remarkable work. G.L.E. Hardcover
1973218H2098Canada: Zella Women's Institute. Good. 1973. First Edition. Paperback. vi 299 5 pages. Index. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Undated. Circa 1973. Illustrated brown plastic covers. "A compilation of family biographies. Church histories follow. Also sections on local government the telephone roads and cattle brands. Covers the history from the foundation of the Women's Institute in 1949 to 1969." - Krotki. Locale: Vicinity of Harmattan Alberta between Olds and Sundre. Three post binding. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Bibliographic References: Strathern 3308 Krotiki 2nd Edn 1144.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Zella Alberta Remembers: From Oil Lamps to Oil Wells Settlers Pioneers History Harmattan . Zella Women's Institute paperback
1987731H2101Winnipeg: Pemmican Publications Inc. Fair. 1987. First Edition. Paperback. 0919143458 . 205 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. "Under the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act Ste. Madeleine was designated to become pastureland. Thus the community lost its town. Through interviews with five Metis leaders who had lived there the authors discovered there was more to the story than the loss of a community. The social fabric of more than a hundred years had flourished under the communal commitment of the people who although poor and uneducated were happy and hardworking." - from back cover. Front blank leaf neatly removed. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Hackett 2 971.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Ste. Madeleine - Community Without a Town: Metis Elders in Interview Metis Manitoba St. Madeleine Social Conditions Interviews Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act Joe Venne Agnes Boucher Louis Pelletier Lena Fleury Lazare Fouillard Thomas Berger . Pemmican Publications Inc. paperback
1975122h5368Ottawa: The Macmillan Company of Canada Limited 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. "Sets out the Survey's many accomplishments since its inception in 1842 and at the same time offers an insight into a unique group of Canadian pioneers. Throughout its long existence it has been an important and unusual arm of the national government. The Survey has had far-reaching effects on all Canada and on all Canadians and Dr. Zaslow's book brings it a long-overdue recognition." - dust jacket. 8 599 1 pp. 280 x 220 mm. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of photos maps and illustrations. Includes footnotes essay on sources and index. Book clean bright and unmarked with light wear to publisher's maroon cloth. Moderate wear to dust jacket which bears lengthy taped repair to back panel and is now preserved in mylar. A quality copy of this highly informative and interesting history. Whiteman Stewart and Funnell 2368. The Macmillan Company of Canada Limited Hardcover
1988115a0158Canada: McClelland and Stewart 1988. Ex-Library. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 423 pages. Index. Notes. "Details with encyclopedic scope the accelerating change typical of the second half of the era since Confederation in the Canadian north." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear. Usual library markings. Sound copy. McClelland and Stewart Hardcover
1972867c5595Montreal Canada: Sir George Williams University Bookstore 1972. Book. Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. "The aim of this Atlas is to bring the reader's attention to essential geographical facts visible on large-scale Canadian maps. The author has tried to give some explanations for the various forms of relief and patterns of human settlements roads and boundaries. A selected bibliography which includes research papers has been placed at the end of each chapter. The atlas is intended as a tool in the teaching of Canadian geography in universities and colleges and to some extent - general geography on examples selected from the eastern part of Canada." - from page 128. Includes 610 cartographical illustrations. Bilingual English/French. Sir George Williams University Department of Geography - Publication No. 1. Oblong 11" x 17". Signed and inscribed upon title page by author to a fellow-Professor in 1974. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Sir George Williams University Bookstore Paperback
1986664G3774Spain: Ediciones El Viso 1986. Book. Illus. by Blassi Jaume; Sota Santiago De La. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 240 pages. Bibliography. Index of names. Index of geographical references. Handsome reproductions of historic maps and illustrations. Printed upon glossy stock. Chapters include: Galleons Pirates Pearls and Fantastic Straits - California XVIIth Century; Russian French British and American Incursions into "The Spanish Lake"; The Spanish Presence on the Northwest Coast - Sea-going Expeditions 1774-1793; Spanish Cartographic Surveys of the Northwest Coast in the XVIIIth Century - The Corps of Naval Steersmen; The Culture of the Indians of the Northwest Coast; Faces in the Forest - Mozino's Noticias de Nutka; A Personal View of the Northwest Coast - The journal of Tomas de Suria 1791; Nootka - the Crisis of 1789. Fore-edge of front free endpaper rumpled othwerwise book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this handsome and very informative work. Ediciones El Viso Hardcover
196771105227Canada: Grenfell Historical Committee 1967. Book. Illus. by Grimes F. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Please note: This is a paperback copy printed in 1967. 150 pages. Owner's signature in ink at top of front cover and front free endpaper. 3/4" x 1/2" chip missing from front cover. Card covers soiled. Faint ink pen writing on spine. Top 1" of spine has separated from contents. Occasional ink and pencil marks or marginal jottings. Black and white photos throughout. Chapters include 'First Footers' Trail of '82 Homesteaders The Hamlet English Gentlemen Transportation and Communication The Village Settlement of the West Churches Organizations Schools Sports The Town. Author spent a year collecting and compiling the story of this community. In so doing she has given the pioneers "a measure" of the recognition they deserve. Grenfell Historical Committee Paperback
1998Q-0684837544Touchstone 1998-08-20. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Touchstone paperback
1914644H3358Victoria B.C.: Province of British Columbia Water Rights Branch 1914. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 194 pages. Index. Many black and white photographic plates plus graphs charts fold-outs and maps. Provides detailed provincial river flow benchmarks which constitute an invaluable historical reference in light of modern climate change and water supply concerns. Above-average wear. Spine taped. Binding intact. Name atop front cover. A sound reference copy. Province of British Columbia, Water Rights Branch Paperback
1992737a4651Victoria BC: Province of British Columbia 1992. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 98 pages. Index. A guide to resources at the British Columbia Archives and Records Service and BC Lands. Average wear. Unmarked. Moderate undulating to lower edge due to past moisture exposure. A sound working copy. Province of British Columbia Paperback
1976216j2300Canada: Worldsport Properties Inc. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. "The official history of Canada Cup '76. Relive in word and colour photos the great moments of the tournament the drama and the excitement. Includes game summaries statistics and double-page colour-photo portraits of each of the six teams. The story of the development of international hockey and of hockey in each of the six Canada Cup countries is also told. Includes chapters on the 1972 and 1974 Canada-Soviet series and the 1976 NHL-Soviet exhibitions." - dust jacket. 160 pages. Clean bright tight and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. Hockey fans of the 1976 era will marvel at the many superb colour photos as you relive this memorable series which was decided on a goal by Toronto Maple Leaf star Darryl Sittler who took the advice of Don Cherry to fake a shot and shoot around the aggressive - and fabulous - Czech goaltender Vladimir Dzurilla. An attractive example of this sensational hockey memento. ; Photography; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Canada Cup of Hockey / 76 - The Official History Darryl Sitler Team Canada Usa Russia Czechoslovakia Finland Sweden Usa Bobby Orr . Worldsport Properties Inc. hardcover
1947417H2858Toronto: Maclean-Hunter. Good. 1947. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 76 pages. Features: Lovely Franklin Arbuckle cover illustration of couple admiring winter view of Peyto Lake at Banff National Park; Nostalgic Canadian Pacific colour ad inside front cover features young lady looking forward to seeing Canada by train; One-page DeSoto ad features a maroon Custom; Pay-Off in Oil - Leduc Alberta has been stampeded by roughnecks after the recent discovery of oil; Labor War is Civil War - article by Charles Luckman of Lever Brothers Company in the U.S.; Marigold Spring fiction; E.K. Brown explains his Ontario - rich but repressed powerful but timid and disliked but loved by her own; Bell's Sweet Singers - Dr. Leslie Bell conducts the 60 lovely girls of the Ontario College of Education choir - article with nice photos; Divorce - a Racket and a Scandal; Excellent colour-photo Campbell's soup ad features attractive housweife in front of a wall of soup cans; Nice colour Waterman's Taperite pen ad; When the Crowd Roars - Ted Reeve conjours up the biggest thrills of 40 years in sport; Guardian of the Clock fiction; Flying Railwayman - New head of CPR is W.M. Neal who rose from office boy to President; Article on mosquitoes by Max Braithwaite; The Faraway Music Company fiction; Wonderful one-page colour White Rose gas station ad shows vehicles lined up for service; Colour photo Caterpillar ad shows highway excavation in progress with tarp protecting crawler operator from the cold; Nice back cover Coke ad features young lady with 'come hither' look gazing down from porch. Complete and unmarked with moderate wear. A well-preserved copy of this wonderful vintage issue.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine June 15 1947 - The Divorce Racket Franklin Arbuckle cover illustration of couple admiring winter view of Peyto Lake at Banff National Park; Nostalgic Canadian Pacific colour ad inside front cover features young la . Maclean-Hunter unknown
1991301H3043Ottawa: National Archives of Canada 1991. Book. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 48 pages. Bilingual English/ French. Many black and white photos. Features: The Canadian Human Rights Commission and multicultural identity in Canadian society; Pamphlets and the European immigration campaign; The multicultural mosaic in documentary art; German-language groups in Canada; Hungarian Canadiana at the archives; A century of Ukrainian life in Canada; Arabs in Canada; Keeping Latvian film arts alive; Canada's Irish regiments. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. National Archives of Canada Paperback
198964501296Sarasota FL: Crestline Publishing 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 308 pages including index. Profusely illustrated with archival black and white photographs of early logging equipment. "In terms of plant succession the imprint of the shoes of tracklaying tractors in the woods are truly endless tracks in the woods. This book is written for those who wish to appreciate the woodlands of North America and to more fully participate in the management of such areas by acquiring additional historical perspective on how our current woodland landscapes have evolved." - from Introduction. Chapters include: Steam Tractors; Best and Holt Steam Wheel Tractors; Lombard Log Hauler; Logging with Big Wheels; Holt Tractor Company; C.L. Best Tractor Company; Cletrac; The Remainder of the Cast - Tracklaying manufacturers Besides Best and Holt 1920; War Labor Strife and Productivity; Caterpillar Tractor Company; The Competition - Allis Chalmers and International Harvester; Auxilliary Equipment for the Transportation of logs with Tracklaying Tractors; Stand Damage - The First Crisis in Logging with Tracklaying Tractors; Bulldozers; Scrapers; Motor Trucks for Hauling Logs; Tracked Loaders. Clean bright and unmarked. Very light wear. Some bumping to two corners. Excellent copy of this work which is guaranteed to thrill the souls of early logging buffs. Crestline Publishing Hardcover
1912CAN1433Toronto Ontario Canada: William Briggs. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. 367 pp. 481 pp. Illus. Tissue protected frontis. Green cloth boards gilt lettering. Spine corners bumped and worn. Gift note on front endpaper. Front hinge weak on Vol. 1 front board on Vol. 1 bent creased. Young writes on Canada's Confederation - recollections of Parliament and the press embracing a succinct account of the events which followed Confederation. Heavy set. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . William Briggs hardcover
1980317h6089Fort Nelson B.C.: Self-Published. Good. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 0969036906 . Intended to provide the children of Fort Nelson with a sense of their past but is also informative and interesting for older readers. 200 pages. Many black and white diagrams and reproductions of archival photos. Illustrated endpapers. Unobtrusive bits of clear tape upon front free endpaper. Prior owner's details atop title page otherwise tight and unmarked with light wear and moderate soiling to edges. A sound copy of this precious local history. Hale & Barman 1042.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Fort Nelson British Columbia History Settlers Pioneers . Self-Published hardcover
1981526j2174British Columbia Canada: South Peace Historical Book Committee. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. "Dedicated to the pioneers who settled this vast country and made it the great farming lumbering and oil empire it is today. Our book is the history of these people. You will read with enjoyment of their trials and hardships and how they overcame them in finding their way by trails and rivers to reach their chosen destination - the wilderness of the South Peace. Their ingenuity will thrill you even as a tear comes to your eye for their sorrows and losses both on their treks north-west and in conquering the virgin forest." - Foreword. 1050 pages. Extensive index of last names. Map endpapers. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Includes many hundreds of pages of family histories. Gift greetings atop title page. Somewhat above-average wear to original black cloth lettered in gilt. Binding intact. No dust jacket. A worthy example of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Hale & Barman 1040; 4to . South Peace Historical Book Committee hardcover
1993737a4693Vancouver British Columbia Canada: Talonbooks Ltd 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 300 pages. Index. Bibliography. Illustrated with colour photos black and white photos and images of the petroglyphs discussed. "Describes among many other things the solitary spiritual meditations of young people in the mountains a form of education once essential to all those who wished to succeed in life with their particular talents. Opens a discussion of some of the issues in rock research that relate to 'notating' and 'writing' on the landscape around the world and through the millennia. This landmark publication presents a well-researched hypothesis to explain the evolution of symbolic or iconic writing from sign language trail signs and from the geometric and iconic imagery of the dreams and visions of shamans and neophyte hunters." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A beautiful copy of this interesting work. Talonbooks Ltd Hardcover
2000633j0827British Columbia: Touchwood Editions. Good. 2000. First Edition. Paperback. 0920663737 . Signed without inscription by author upon title page. "The life of one unfortunate Chinese leper Lim Sam is recreated from historical documents to draw the reader into this true story of a shameful period in B.C. history. Follow him on his journey from China to Victoria to Nanaimo. Finally go with him to D'Arcy Island where a little society of outcasts cared for each other planted their gardens and dreamed of going home." - back cover. 176 pages. Maps footnotes bibliography and index. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality signed copy of this little-known B.C. history. ; 12mo; Signed by Author . Touchwood Editions paperback
197648298<p>British Columbia Canada: Privately Printed 1976. Solid with light wear on the covers and the interior is unmarked. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.</p> Privately Printed hardcover
