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1989167j2355Erin Ontario: The Boston Mills Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550460226 . "Stratford Ontario was a divisional headquarters and home to a giant motive power repair facility for the better part of a century. Its sons followed their fathers and often their grandfathers into the motive power repair shops or the roundhouse or the running trades or any of the many divisional departments. In the days when steam propelled the nation's trains the payrolls of the GTR and the CNR pumped up the Stratford economy. This all ended in 1964. This book is about some of those days." - dust jacket. Fabulous photo-illustrated endpapers show a couple of dozen men of the GTR shops at the turn of the century in work attire. 176 glossy pages. Index. List of sources. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of marvelous archival photos. Prior owner's colour rail postcards affixed to verso of front free endpaper and half-title. Gift greetings and small address label upon front free endpaper otherwise tight and unmarked with moderate wear. Dust jacket now in glossy new archival protection. A sound example of this wonderful and perhaps surprising look back upon this town which is now so well-known for its Shakespeare Festival. ; 8vo . The Boston Mills Press hardcover
1956732h5328British Columbia: Northern Sentinal Press 1956. Book. Illus. by Haddelsey Vincent. Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed without inscription by author upon title page. pp. viii 46. "A selection of legends folk stories and customs of the Haisla people a branch of the Kwakiutl Indian language-group who live on the West Coast of British Columbia." - subtitle. Lovely line drawing illustrations. Sound and unmarked with light wear. A special first edition copy. Northern Sentinal Press Paperback
199259313University of Toronto Press. Fine. 1992. Softcover. 0802068928 . Softcover. Stiff unmarked book in barely rubbed covers. ; 9.2 X 6.1 X 1.1 inches; 372 pages . University of Toronto Press paperback
1992837c5887Canada: University of Toronto Press 1992. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 372 pages. Index. Extensive footnotes. "Between the two world wars a range of extreme right-wing groups sprang up across Canada. Explores the roots and development of these groups in the 1920s and 1930s. Begins with the Ku Klux Klan carries on to Adrien Arcand's National Social Christian Party then considers Fascist influence and organization in Canada's Italian and German communities during the depression decade. Concludes with how the latter declinded and were suppressed following Canada's entry into the Second World War." - from half-title page. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding somewhat shaken but intact. A worthy working copy of this fascinating glimpse into a little-known facet of Canadian history. University of Toronto Press Hardcover
19071125558182Shediac N.-B. : Imprimerie du Moniteur Acadien 1907. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. printed paper wraps xxix 3 281 pages Conference papers and proceedings spine is darkened and chipped small piece of wrap missing at lower left corner no loss of type also small piece missing fromtop edge of rear wrap rear wrap shows some old sign of moisture. . Imprimerie du Moniteur Acadien Paperback
190673ac5357Victoria: Province of British Columbia 1906. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 275 pages. Index. Many high-quality black and white photographic plates including an incredible shot of a long native-built bridge across the Bulkley River at Ahwillgate. Numerous diagrams. Above-average external wear and soiling. Sunning to spine. Hinges intact. Binding weak at page 275. Usual library markings. A worthy reference copy. Province of British Columbia Hardcover
190873ac5358Victoria: Province of British Columbia 1908. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 235 pages. Index. Many wonderful high-quality black and white photographic plates including an incredible shot inside the home of native Chief Kodenaha at Klukwan Chilkat River. Also included is an excellent full-page photo of the Tyee Copper Company smelter on Ladysmith harbour. Numerous diagrams. Above-average external wear and soiling. Sunning to spine. Hinges intact. Usual library markings. A worthy reference copy. Province of British Columbia Hardcover
191673ac5359Victoria: Province of British Columbia 1916. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 473 pages. Index. List of illustrations. Many fascinating black and white photographic plates. Diagrams and fold-outs. Above-average external wear. Sunning to spine. Hinges intact. Usual library markings. Contains a wealth of historical B.C. documentation. A worthy reference copy. Province of British Columbia Hardcover
1966845G0790Canada: Maclean Hunter 1966. Book. Illus. by Ehricht Horst; Tata Sam; Brooks Bob. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 68 pages. Features: Nice ad for the 1967 Oldsmobiles inside front cover; Gordie Howe Goes Home - How Saskatoon proudly hailed a hometown hero; I was a hospital strikebreaker - people pitched in to keep Montreal General Hospital clean during the dispute; 49 things to do and see at Expo 67; The New Morality; The New Moralists; The Mouth That Roars - behind Montreal radio talk show host Pat Burns' hot-line toughness is a man critics don't know - he really cares; The land where fear lays siege - South Africa's apartheid 'solution' traps both the black and the white; 101 Ways to escape Montreal's St. Vincent de Paul Prison; Will success spoil PEI; Photographing wildlife; The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club's program for junior sailors - article with colour photos; Fantastic colour ad for the International Harvester Travelall pickup and Scout; Cabbage Willows camp at James Bay; Gorgeous two-page colour photo ad for the 1967 Pontiacs; Awesome two-page colour photo ad for Chevrolet's new Camaro; nice ad for Electrohome "the only color tv engineered in Canada'; Nice Coke ad on back cover features soup and sandwich; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Coffee drop at top of front cover. A sound vintage copy. Maclean Hunter Paperback
200041502274Toronto: University of Toronto Press 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 408 pages including notes index and black and white photographic plates. "An attempt to throw some light on the qualities of the leaders with whom I worked on the fascinating north that has changed so much so fast and on our problem of national unity that has changed so little - all as seen from a place near the top of government in Canada." - from preface. Author occupied the two positions of Commisioner of the Northwest Territories and Deputy Minister of Northern Affairs. Under him the division of the Northwest Territories was recommended leading to the establishment of Nunavut in 1999. Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Very nice copy. University of Toronto Press Hardcover
1992644H1859Canada: Mission Hospital 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by all three authors without inscription upon front free endpaper. xii 218 pages. Footnotes list of references cited and index. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Presents the history of Mission Memorial Hospital in Mission B.C. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A superb copy. Mission Hospital Hardcover
1968839j1257New York: Carlton Press Inc. Good with no dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed without inscription by author upon title page. "Harry Roberts after whom Roberts Creek on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia is named built the 37 ft. sailboat named Chack Chack in the early 1920's. He homesteaded on Nelson Island and his grandmother is credited with coining the phrase 'Sunshine Belt' that evolved into the term 'Sunshine Coast'. - ABC BookWorld. Roberts relates many of his adventures although this book does not include his Chack Chack cruising stories as they were intended for a second book per Preface. Roberts built the first mill the first store and many community homes in the Roberts Creek area. 12 207 pp. Map front endpaper. Several grainy black and white reproductions of photos in text. Tight and unmarked with moderate wear to original blue cloth. No dust jacket. A sound signed copy of this rare work.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Carlton Press, Inc. hardcover
1983839c8858Canada: MacMillan. Fair in Fair dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771595824 . 279 pages. Index. Signed by both authors upon half-title page. Oblong 10" x 12". Wonderfully illustrated in colour and black and white. Printed on glossy stock. "The authors have done full justice to the romance of the canoe and its exciting role in the opening of our continent. Comprehensive and richly illustrated this extraordinary volume - literally the work of a lifetime - will be hailed as the definitive book on the canoe." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Not pretty but a worthy reading copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Canoe: A History of the Craft from Panama to the Arctic Canoes and Canoeing - North America - History - Indians of North America - Boats; Signed by Authors . MacMillan hardcover
1909168G4549Toronto: Morang Educational Company Limited 1909. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Revised. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 492 pages. Index. Several black and white maps and illustrations. Revision of the 1897 first edition. Front hinge open. Prior owner's details upon front free endpaper. Somewhat above-average wear. Lean to spine. Tanning to periphery of pages near back. A worthy vintage copy of this early Canadian history textbook. Morang Educational Company Limited Hardcover
1978325a2410British Columbia: The Roberts Creek Historical Committee/Harbour Publishing. Good. 1978. First Edition. Paperback. 092008026x . 190 pages. Includes three maps and many black and white archival illustrations. "We have tried to record mostly the events of interest during the period from 1889 - when the first settlers came - to 1955. Particularly we have endeavoured to include notes on as many as possible of the early settlers and their families." - from Foreward. Covers topics such as: Early Settlers Camps Later Arrivals Churches and Schools and much more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. Pages gently yellowing at edges. A quality copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Roberts Creek Historical Committee Remembering Roberts Creek British Columbia 1889-1955 Camps Sunshine Coast Georgia Strait . The Roberts Creek Historical Committee/Harbour Publishing paperback
19911125558778McLean Va: American Society for Genealogy and Family History 1991. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. acco binding printed paper cover viii 156 leaves ; 28 cm. American Society for Genealogy and Family History, Paperback
1995517H3611Canada: Robert J. Williamson 1995. Book. Illus. by Robert J Williamson. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 170 pages. Several black and white illustrations. "It is timely that in the fiftieth year of the founding of the UNTD University Naval Training Divisions Commander Williamson has written this historical and anecdote-filled account of that successful endeavour." - Foreword. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Robert J. Williamson Paperback
1990617H1397Canada: Sono Nis Press. 1990. First Printing. Hardcover. Good in Fair dust jacket. xxii 326 pages. Index. Bibliography. Footnotes. Profusely illustrated with black and white and colour reproductions of archival photos. Black and white maps and diagrams. "A carefully documented history and a sensitive portrait of railroad logging in British Columbia." - from dust jacket. Average wear to unmarked book with moderate lean to spine. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound signed copy of this wonderful reference.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Logging by Rail: The British Columbia Story Railroads History; Signed by Authors . 155039181X . Sono Nis Press hardcover
1991249689Kelowna: Robert A Lee Philatelist Ltd 1991. First edition. Paperback. Very good/no dustjacket. 4to. pp.233 Robert A Lee Philatelist Ltd paperback
1987613j0393Fort St. James B.C.: RNABC Stuart Lake Chapter. Good. 1987. First Edition. Plastic Comb Binding. "Stuart Lake Hospital is a 25 bed acute care hospital located within the Village of Fort St. James overlooking beautiful Stuart Lake. The nurses that work in the hospital belong to the 'Registered Nurses Association of British Columbia'. Our local chapter is the Stuart Lake Chapter. As a fund raising project we decided to make a third effort at a cookbook." - first page. 12130 pages. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy.; Cover Art; 8vo . RNABC, Stuart Lake Chapter unknown
19953328Manitoba Canada: R. M. Of Miniota Centennial Committee 1995. Solid with light wear on the covers and the interior is unmarked. This book is the third volume in the Minolta history set. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. R. M. Of Miniota Centennial Committee hardcover
1983045526St. Lazare MB Canada: R.M. of Ellice Centennial Book Committee 1983. First Canadian Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. vi 548pp. Illust w historical bw photos. Mapped endpapers. Red cloth w black lettering black border to cover black lettering to spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Quarto: 287 x 220mm. <br/> <br/> R.M. of Ellice Centennial Book Committee hardcover
1994124a9138Canada: Image Improvement 1994. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 27 Minute VHS videotape in case. "Although Dr. Bill Ricker is in his late eighties now he still goes into the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo to continue his scientific research. This video follows his remarkable scientific journey from his boyhood in North Bay Ontario to the present. In eveyr field of science Ricker entered whether in lake studies fish population dymanics salmon biology or entomology he excelled gaining worldwide recognition. His story is fascination to anyone not familiar with fisheries science as well as an inspiration to anyone who is." - from cover. Light wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Image Improvement Hardcover
1967537j1162Canada: University of Toronto Press. Fine in Good dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. "Intended for the enjoyment of everyone who is interested in knowing something of the building industry of this country and tracing its development. Supplemented by an extensive reference list it is a valuable source book for builders and architects and offers to historians an unusual and fruitful approach to the general history of Canada's first century." - dust jacket. x 406 glossy pages. List of sources. Picture credits. Index. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos. Prior owner's details faintly visible atop dark grey front free endpaper otherwise tight clean and unmarked with quite light wear to original orange cloth. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A well-preserved example of this wonderful reference.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall . University of Toronto Press hardcover
1938845G0927Ottawa: Aeronautical Publications Limited 1938. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 32 pages. Features: Cover photo of a Fleet Freighter on floats at dock; The DeHavilland 95; Sleeve Valve Engine Era Arrives - article with photos; Full-page photo ad for the 1938 Stinson Reliant; Roosevelt Aviation School - article with photos; War-time Pilot W.W. Mel Alexander Now T.F.C. President; Very attractive full-page photo ad for McLaughlin-Buick "The Most Advanced Car in the World"; Nice ad for the Barkley-Grow T8P-1 Transport; Nice one-page ad for Cub Aircraft includes photo of a Cub on floats; G.R. Beck Appointed to Represent Aviation Insurance Underwriters; Ronald Keith Appointed Western Representative; Candid Camera Corner; News from the West Coast; Old Country Gossip; The Aeroplane Clinic and the Specialist; Great one-page photo ad for Gold Flake cigarettes featuers a border scene at the Khyber Pass; One-page ad for Lockheed; Intava products two-colour ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Aeronautical Publications Limited Paperback
