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1994155a7638British Columbia: Harbour Publishing 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 408 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. Stories and history of the British Columbia Coast from Raincoast Chronicles Issues 11-15. Few very small chips from top edge of back panel of dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart cover which otherwise bears light wear. Lovely copy. Harbour Publishing Hardcover
1996318c8499Canada: Harbour Publishing 1996. Book. Illus. by Thirkell Keith. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 127 pages. Index. Beautifully colour-illustrated throughout including endpapers. "With paintings by local artists poems by local poets tall tales by local characters miracles by Sechelt medicine men tips on how to predict weather risque' gossip about historical figures bold opinions plenty of hard facts and over 150 breathtaking colour photographs this is a book to be treasured by anyone with an eye for fascinating places." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with lightest wear. A lovely copy. Gift quality. Harbour Publishing Hardcover
1958613h2072British Columbia: British Columbia Women's Institutes. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. "An adventure in cooking awaits you in the following pages for here are gathered the favourite recipes of good cooks from all parts of our Province. Some of them have come from the 'Old Lands' the British Isles and other parts of Europe some from the United States and other countries around the world some are treasures from the collections of our grandmothers and great-grandmothers and others from generation to generation before there were any written cookbooks memories of the gallant women of yesteryears. These recipes have not been lab tested. Instead their merit rests on the reputation of our British Columbia women as good cooks and able hostesses members of our Women's Institutes and used in their own homes across our province who year after year take so many prizes in our Fairs and Exhibitions. Early settlers gave freely of hospitality and food. Doors were always open to travellers and so we are happy to have the opportunity to compile this Cook Book to mark our part in the Centennial Celebration of our Province." - Foreword. 298 pages. Index. Occasional nice black and white photos of scenes of the various areas in the province from which recipes were contributed. Colour map endpapers. Binding intact. Handwritten recipes on last two pages. Contents moderately toned with age. A sound first edition copy of this special vintage B.C. cookbook.; 8vo . British Columbia Women's Institutes hardcover
1968323h2067Victoria B.C.: The B.C. Railway Hist. Ass'n. Good. 1968. Revised Edition. Paperback. "Of the myriad mining railroads built around the turn of the century few could match the Lenora Mt. Sicker in either the gleaming beauty of its diminutive narrow-gauge Shay locomotives or its harrowing use of thirteen percent grades seventy-five degree curves and triple switchbacks." - page 5. 40 pages. Bibliography. Numerous black and white reproductions of interesting archival photos. Roster of locomotives. Prior owner's details atop title page. Average wear. A sound vintage copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Shays on the Switchbacks: A History of the Narrow Gauge Lenora Mt. Sicker Railway - Revised Edition Vancouver Island Logging . The B.C. Railway Hist. Ass'n paperback
198173108856Signed as Kwulasulwut and generically inscribed in English and Coast Salish by author upon title page. 6-64 pages. Frequent full-page black and white illustrations. "In this blend of original and traditional Salish stories the magical characters pass through many magical experiences and adventures. In each story the young reader travels on a journey through both nature and the supernatural and at the end discovers one of life's lessons just as they were once revealed to Salish children by their traditional Storyteller. Author lives in Nanaimo B.C. where she teaches Native Studies and the Coast Salish language. The five tales which make up this book have been adapted from stories which author uses to teach her students at Nanaimo area elementary schools about Native traditions and culture. Illustrator is a Nootkan artist from Nuchatlitz on Nootka Island." - back board. Above-average soiling and wear. Doodling upon back board. Front endpaper neatly removed. "Author spent decades as a lecturer and storyteller at U.B.C. and V.I.U. then known as Malaspina College and is a recipient of the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia." - Wikipedia. Theytus Books, Limited hardcover
2007MASTER304935ICalgary Alberta: University Of Calgary Press. Vg In French Wraps. Oversize. Pages Clean Binding Tight. Pages: 312. 2007. Trade Paperback. University Of Calgary Press paperback
1994643H1841Toronto: University of Toronto Press 1994. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed without inscription upon title page by Gary Marcuse. xxi xvii 511 pages. Footnotes list of primary sources and index. Many pages of black and white reproductions of archival photos. "Digs past the official moderation and uncovers a systematic state-sponsored repression of communists and the Left directed at civil servants scientists trade unionists and political activists. Unlike the United States Canada's purges were shrouded in secrecy imposed by the government and avidly supported by the RCMP security service." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart is sunned along spine. A high quality copy. University of Toronto Press Hardcover
2000118c9512Canada: Stoddart 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 470 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Author interviewed 150 men who fought alongside him on the Dutch polders. Their revelations are frank and disturbing. This important true story of nineteen- and twenty-year-old soldiers many of whom died misereably on the sodden polders of Zeeland deserves to be read again and again." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Gift quality. Stoddart Hardcover
1984317c8994Canada: Stoddart 1984. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 461 pages. Footnotes. Index. Map endpapers. "Meticulously researched in Europe Great Britain and Canada and presenting unpublished papers some of which have come to light for the first time this work does not tread lightly on accepted notions of military historians. For the youths of nineteen and twenty who died miserably on the sodden polders of Zeeland this is their story and that of the larger events surrounding them." - from dust jacket. Engineer's stamp upon verso of front free endpaper and inside front board. Spine leaning. Above-average wear to dust jacket. Average wear to book. A worthy copy of this informative work. Stoddart Hardcover
015760Summerside: Pioneer Publishing 1949. stiff paper covers Very good. 230pp. Appendix. Locale: Canada. Canada Confederation--Canada. Pioneer Publishing Paperback
186514752Charlottetown P. E. I.: G. T. Haszard Printer 1865. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Good only with wear and staining to back cover. Spine missing top 2 inches. Hinges weak but still intact.Prev. owner name on ffep. dated in August 1865 in Halifax. G. T. Haszard ( Printer Hardcover
199242103168Canada: Hounslow/Hawke 1992. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 135 pages. Captures in 51 stunning full-colour paintings by 15 brilliant Canadian aviation artists the wonder intricacy and the infinite variety of aeroplanes: the nostalgic charm of vintage aircraft; the incredible fighter planes of the First and Second World Wars; and the sleek gleaming contemporary aeroplanes of today. Tells the history of aviation in Canada. Front free endpaper removed. Moderate wear to book. Average wear to and small chip from dust jacket which is now in an archival-grade brodart cover. Unmarked. Solid copy of this attractive work. Hounslow/Hawke Hardcover
126659Ottawa: Government Printing Bureau 1905. Hardcover set Very good no dust jacket. 459pp. 2 volumes in green cloth with gilt crest on front. Volume 2 is a map portfolio the inside edges of which have been crushed with all 14 of the maps and diagrams present. The first volume includes illustrations tables appendices index. The set has been damp and there is staining on the bottom edges. Locale: British Columbia; Rocky Mountains; Selkirk Mountains. Western Canada Mountains. Government Printing Bureau Hardcover
114585Toronto: Macmillan of Canada 1962 1st edition. Hardcover 367pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Photographs maps folding maps appendices index. Some wear to the fold-out maps the dust jacket has edgewear and a tear along the back flap-fold. Book about John Hornby. Locale: North West Territories; Subarctic. Western Canada Frontier Life. Macmillan of Canada Hardcover
1998724h5749Victoria B.C.: Rockland Books. Fine. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 0968326005 . pp. 315 1 xii. Index. "I trust that this book will prove more helpful than most of my six imposing shelves of Western Canadiana references and as well reflect the energy challenge and simple delight there is in collecting books on this unique part of the world. For bibliophiles collectors librarians historians scholars and booksellers I offer this guide based on somewhat more than 40 inquisitive years spent poking abount used book shops throughout Western Canada." - Introduction. One of our favourite references. Attractively presented with excellent annotations. 1754 entries. Sumptously bound in burgundy cloth brilliantly lettered and decorated in gilt. No dust jacket as issued. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Binding tight. A lovely copy.; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; Northwest Canadian history Northwest Canadian bibliography Western Canadian history Pacific Northwest . Rockland Books hardcover
1851124512Toronto: Thomas Maclear 1851. First Edition. Rebound. Very Good/No Dj. 8vo. Two volumes in one. Volume One: pp. cxxiv 290 80 business directory 24 List of subscribers index Volume 2 pp.xxiv 544 folding maps charts b/w illustrations.Rebound half leather binding.Bookplate on verso of front boards Thomas Maclear unknown
1986085537Weyburn: Weyburn R.M. #67 History Book Committee 1986. Hardcover. pp. 854. 4to. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Light shelfwear corners bumped sticker to ffep; very good. Weyburn R.M. #67 History Book Committee hardcover
2000515G4747Canada: Canadian Circumpolar Institute Press / University of Alberta 2000. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 156 pages. Index. Several reproductions of black and white photos in text. "Deals with that part of Alberta between 55 and 60 degrees north latitude. Will guide researchers to materials on the history of northern Alberta up to 1950. Contains archaeological ethnohistorical and similar references that deal with the experience of Aboriginal people throughout their history. Includes secondary published historical sources about northern Alberta published primary materials such as travel accounts and particular efforts have been made to locate and include so-called 'grey' published literature - university dissertations published papers studies by government and private agencies and local histories." - from back cover. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A sound copy. Canadian Circumpolar Institute Press / University of Alberta Paperback
157793Westaskiwin: Westaskiwin Circlr 8 Historical Society 1981. 4to pp 641-1225. Near fine no dust jacket. Volume 2 only. Burgundy cloth with titles and illustration in gilt. Maps illustrations photographs family histories list of brands index. Locale: Alberta; Wetaskiwin--Alberta. Western Canada Family Histories--Alberta Local History--Alberta. Westaskiwin Circlr 8 Historical Society Hardcover
1984064076Westlock History Book Committee 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A little shelf wear to red cloth hardcover. Otherwise a solid unmarked volume. Illustrated with b/w photos. Index. x 929 pp. Westlock History Book Committee Hardcover
1985744a0458Canada: Western Vancouver Island Industrial Heritage Society. Good. 1985. First Edition. Paperback. 16 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1980s. Many black and white illustrations. Gift greetings inside front cover. Publisher's and author's signature inside front cover. Souvenir booklet. Average wear. Sound copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Resurrection of the '2 spot' Trains Engines Locomotive Vancouver Island Trains History port Alberni . Western Vancouver Island Industrial Heritage Society paperback
0365702692.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
004057Calgary: Coutts Publishing Co 1917. Hardcover 375pp. Very good no dust jacket. Index. There is a previous owner's inscription on the title page and name on the endpaper. Locale: ; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. Law Law. Coutts Publishing Co Hardcover
012935Calgary: Coutts Publishing 1917. Hardcover Good to very good no dust jacket. 375pp. Index. Spine ends frayed. Locale: ; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. Law Law. Coutts Publishing Hardcover
1985762c5293Canada: Western Education Development Group The University of British Columbia 1985. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Revised. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 219 pages. A very practical work which will be informative to a wide audience. Usual library markings. Front free endpaper removed. Title page partly loose. Scribbling to back endpaper. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy working copy. Western Education Development Group, The University of British Columbia Hardcover
