Ward, W. PeterMareMagnum
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205 pages. Notes. Index. Black and white illustrations. "The first comprehensive study of the anti-Oriental attitudes and policies that prevailed in British Columbia between the mid-nineteenth and twentieth centuries." - from opening leaf. Yellow high-lighting. Modest wear. Binding intact. Sound working copy. Book
Previous owner's name inked out on upper R. front end paper, back cover bumped at lower corner, two pages marked lightly; else fine. Dust jacket shows very light shelfwear. 219 pages, b&w illustrations.
215 page report listing 398 areas, each of which has: Wetland classification (water [marsh, stream estuary] & vegitation type) Municipality, Land status Survey date and Air photo reference with Notes, sometimes extensive, listing the history of the area, type of waterfoul there now, other animals, etc. With methodology section, results and discussion section, five appendices, maps, floppy disk data file in plastic envelope, and large fold-out map in pocket at back of book. All in excellent condition, book shows little use and 1/4" tear at bottom of front cover is only blemish. Plastic comb binding.
Slight wear and scuffing to white cover. Very slight curl to text block. Catalog for the exhibitions at the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, September 10 - October 24, 1993, and the Rodman Hall Arts Centre, November 12 - December 12, 1993. 46 pages. Includes a conversation with the artist by Gary Ross and a list of the 49 paintings in the exhibition.
(Codice LS/1812) In 8° 624 pp. Prima edizione italiana. Tutta tela editoriale, titolo oro (un po' scolorito). Buon volume. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
157 pages. Author's signature and inscription upon title page. "Dispels many of the myths regarding the Canadian parliamentary system of government and its socialist philosophies inherited from Britain. It describes the inherent flaws in the way this country has been run over the last two centuries, and shows how former BC Premier Dave Barrett's greatest achievement was to prove that Marxist-Socialism does not work." - from back cover. Book
234 pages. Black and white reproductions of photos. "The tale of how this farm boy ferry pilot has battled bad weather, mechanical failures, red tape, and exhaustion to survive where others have failed. Fly with Charlie as he delivers a Cessna Skyymaster to Botswana, a Twin Otter across the Pacific, and a Hawker Siddeley 748 through Russia. If you love adventure, you won't be disappointed." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy. Book
Approx. 235 pages,. published by local historians to the town. 20 chapters from "the Beginning" to publication date. Many many b&w photos of all aspects of town's life: portraits, maps, interiors, buildings, advertizements, parades, clubs, teams, bridges, etc. In embossed white vinyl "Goderich Jubilee 3, 1827 - 1977" on cover.
594 pages. Prior owner's name inside front cover and some markings to contents. Moderate wear. Sound working copy. Book
36 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Features: The Ship That Turned Over In Her Grave - the 'Gulf Stream', owned by Gulf Lines, Ltd., served the Vancouver to Powell River run; Jack Fannin - this pioneer extraordinaire was the first curator and virtually creator of the British Columbia Provincial Museum; Forgotten Towns of the West Kootenay - many have been lost to flood and fire; 1689 - Year of the Massacre - Missionaries killed by the Iroquois; Klondike Journey - Part 2 of 3 on Klondike of the 1890s and the travels of Robert beresford Allison; The Gold-Plated Nickels - counterfeiting method used by a deaf-mute in the U.S. in 1880; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
269 pages. Privatization is the buzzword of the times. Every day we hear more about the plans of government to sell off assets and privatize services ranging from garbage collection to uranium processing. This topical and timely book contains speeches and discussion which took place during a two-day symposium and is a valuable resource tool for anyone interested and concerned about privatization. Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Glossy illustrated covers. Excellent copy. Book
286 pages. Index. Bibliography. "A compilation and sythesis of biographical data. Consists of almost 700 articles on about that many pipers, plus a few miscellaneous subjects. Some of the articles are rather full biographical outlines, and others are brief mentions of early pipers found in early newspapers and other sources." - from Introduction. Black and white illustrations throughout. Unmarked but for publication date hand-written upon title page. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
Book is in excellent condition but has notes on the half-title page and marginalia in the "notes" section at the back of the book and in the bibliography; otherwise the text is clean and free of marking. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, Dust jacket shows edge and corner wear with a repair in clear tape to the front cover. Previous owner's name at front endpaper. 219 pages with a section of b&w illustrations and maps at back as well as an appendix: A Vocabulary of the Language at Nootka Sound" by Barry Carlson, John Thomas & Francis Charlie. Contents include: Nootka Sound, Breakers Point, Clumma, Friendly Harbour, Chief Mokquilla, Kerrighum, Furs of the sea otter, Woody Point, Captain Cooke, culture of the Nootka, Manners, Sale of human hands, embroidery, Tattooing, division of labour, Scotts Islands, snug-Corner Cove, tuels, arms, vocabulary, Birds of Prince Williams sound, John MacKoy, Spaniards, La count de Perouse , Monsr. de L'angle.
trad. di Marcella Hannau n. 13 in 16°, tela edit. con sovrac. ill., piccole rotture e mancanze in sovrac.
(Codice VN/0279) In 8º grande quadrotto (26,5x22,5 cm), 184 pp. Con molte bellissime foto in gran parte a colori e una cartina. Bibliografia, indici. Bel volume, mezza tela originale illustrata. Ottimo. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
535 pages. 9.8" x 7.2". Bilingual English/French. "A bibliography of printed works published in Britain (some originally published elsewhere) to 1763 (the Treaty of Paris), which concern in some way any part of the present area of Canada. It should be of interest to Canadians and others for its records of both French and English activities in Canada throughout the period of New France. It is a source book of the earliest published works of Canadiana. With its titles chronologically ordered, the work will also be useful as a perspective of those important events which gave rise to comment in print, from proclamations and treaties to navigators' accounts and explorers' and traders' narratives, and from descriptions of the aborigines to the contemporary works of historians and geographers." - from page xliv. Minimal library markings. Average wear. Binding intact. 0.75" opening to bottom of joint between front board and backstrip. A sound working copy of this highly-informative work. [Location: Reference Shelf] Book
56 pages. An attempt to list all known varieties of Canadian precancels. Precancels were first issued in Canada in 1889, and were applied to the sheet of stamps by means of rubber rollers in various designs of straight, wavy, and uninterrupted lines. Average wear and soiling. Contents unmarked. Book
546 pages. Black and white frontis of George Vancouver plus twenty black and white photographic reproductions. Author was well-equiped for this work. By disposition a student, he became greatly engrossed in his researches, and secured copies of all the old records of voyages to the coast of British Columbia and knew their contents intimately. His duties in command of the Quadra took him to every portion of the British Columbia coast, including a great many waters that were practically unsurveyed, and so he acquired a thorough knowledge not only of the charts in existence, but also of the unwritten lore of Indians and traders experienced in the intricacies of that most magnificent coast. Major damage and closed tears to pages 527-530 with two chunks missing from page 529. Fortunately all text remains and is legible. Once inch tear to interior of page 546. Map at page 547 removed. Back hinge open. Front hinge going. Prior owner's small initial rubber stamp upon front endpaper and bottom edge else unmarked. Average soiling. Moderate yellowing. Gilt lettering upon spine remains clearly legible. Above average wear to dark green cloth spine and boards. A good first edition reading copy of this comprehensive reference. Book
168 pages. "A rare photodocumentary of how the Japanese Canadian community, a diminishing visible minority, has worked toward cultural self-determination... Takes as its central metaphor the Powell Street Festival, an annual event in Vancouver, British Columbia, celebrating Nikkei (Japanese Canadian) history and culture." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear to book and light wear to dust jacket. Lovely copy. Book
Worldcat lists only 9 copies Book
Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 304 pages with many full-page photos, biographies, overhead photos, etc.
159 pages. "Describing how Benjamin Wait was condemned to death, reprieved at the last minute by the daring exertions of his wife, transported in chains to Van Dieman's Land, and how he escaped." - from dust jacket. Pages yellowing at edges. Somewhat above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Book
1 vol. gr. in-4 à l'italienne, cart. édit. sous jaq. ill. couleurs, photos couleurs, Ziethen-Panorama Verlag, 1993, 128 pp. de photos couleurs pleine page. Texte en Allemand, Français et Anglais. Très bel exemplaire (parfait état). Poids de 1,7 Kg Français
238 pages including some black and white photographs. Author's signature upon title page. Author relates his five years of Air Force life. Edges soiled. Some water staining to fore-edge of back half of book. Average wear. Solid unmarked. copy. Book
Pp. 64, 33 (mostly composite) photos and figs., gloss., refs. Orig. stiff wrs.
