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2005546H0645Vancouver BC Canada: Douglas & McIntyre Limited. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. Second Edition. Hardcover. 1553651537 . Signed upon title page by author. 180 pages. Index. References. Biographical overview. List of works. Colour illustrated endpapers. "E.J. Hughes is famous for his unforgettably rich and accomplished landscapes primarily depicting the British Columbia coast. His works now command the highest auction prices ever paid for a living Canadian artist confirmation of his emergence as a major figure on the international art scene. The passionate collector has always been central to the emergence of important artists. In this extraordinarily personal account the world of a collector comes alive. Here are 76 Hughes sketches paintings and prints in colour and black and white - only a handful previously published in book form - accompanied by a text rich with anecdotes about the joys frustrations and satisfactions of the chase. This is a very human story of art as master - one which sheds important new light on Hughes and his work." - from dust jacket. "Hughes is the chronicler of a landscape almost too beautiful and too alive with spirit to be believed." - Globe and Mail. Clean bright and unmarked with negliglble wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Gift quality.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; CANADA BIOGRAPHY PAINTING COLLECTORS AND COLLECTING British Columbia Art Artists Coast Ferries Landscapes Sketches Paintings Prints Colour British Columbia; Signed by Authors . Douglas & McIntyre, Limited hardcover
2005547c8609Vancouver BC Canada: Douglas & McIntyre Limited 2005. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 180 pages. Index. References. Biographical overview. List of works. Colour illustrated endpapers. "E.J. Hughes is famous for his unforgettably rich and accomplished landscapes primarily depicting the British Columbia coast. His works now command the highest auction prices ever paid for a living Canadian artist confirmation of his emergence as a major figure on the international art scene. The passionate collector has always been central to the emergence of important artists. In this extraordinarily personal account the world of a collector comes alive. Here are 76 Hughes sketches paintings and prints in colour and black and white - only a handful previously published in book form - accompanied by a text rich with anecdotes about the joys frustrations and satisfactions of the chase. This is a very human story of art as master - one which sheds important new light on Hughes and his work." - from dust jacket. "Hughes is the chronicler of a landscape almost too beautiful and too alive with spirit to be believed." - Globe and Mail. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Appears unread. Faintly visible tape repair to back panel of dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. An excellent copy. Douglas & McIntyre, Limited Hardcover
2003013394Norfolk VA U.S.A.: Crippen & Landru Publishers 2003. 1st ed. Fine unread copy in dust jacket. LIMITED EDITION one of 225 copies sewn in cloth and SIGNED and numbered by the author this being #138. Accompanying each copy of the Limited Edition is a separately printed pamphlet "Lodgings for the Night" by Eric Wright. Cover illustration by Native American artist Barbara Mitchell. COLD KILLINGS!!! Eric Wright the creator of Superintendent Charlie Salter of the Metropolitan Toronto Police is one of Canada's most honored mystery writers. The Crime Writers of Canada have recognized his work with four Arthur Ellis Awards two for Best Novel and two for Best Short Story. A Killing Climate contains all of Eric Wright's short stories in the mystery field including a locked-room mystery "An Irish Jig" espionage in the Far North "Caves of Ice" a comic caper story "Two in the Bush" and other exercises in ingenuity character and atmosphere. Many of the stories are set near Canada's Hudson Bay area but a few especially "Hephaestus" with its Caribbean vactioners are in more temperate regions. The book concludes with the first short tale about Charlie Salter a novella "The Lady of Shalott" written especially for this volume. Includes a checklist of Eric Wright's works. 211 pages. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Mitchell Barbara. Book. Crippen & Landru, Publishers Hardcover
2022312996Vancouver: UBC Press 2022. First edition. hardcover. very good/no dustjkacket. 8vo. pp.287 UBC Press hardcover
2003326H4421Canada: Self-Published 2003. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed without inscription by Doreen Hunter upon title page. ix 56 pages. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of photos. Andrews was a teacher forester surveyor engineer author artist and Surveyor-General of British Columbia 1951-1968. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this interesting and important B.C. life story. Self-Published Paperback
2003469c5826B.C.: SR&R 2003. Book. Good. Spiral-Bound. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 168 pages. Extensive list of references. Many colour photos of seeds and plants. Provides directions for growing 31 species of plants indigenous to the northern Interior of British Columbia so their seed may be harvested for use in revegetating disturbed and degraded lands in northern British Columbia and elsewhere. Species discussed include grasses sedges and rushes legumes composites and some other plant families. Unmarked. Moderate wear. A sound copy of this valuable reference. SR&R Paperback
2006CAN1584Ottawa: To Maher Arar. Very Good. 2006. Softcover. 630 pp. Edgewear corners rubbed. Includes unopened CD which has the report and policy documents. Report of the Commission of Inquiry. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . To Maher Arar paperback
2011106H4418Canada: Ardmore Publishing 2011. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. viii 124 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Describes life from 1850 to 1903 in the Crowsnest Pass. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Ardmore Publishing Paperback
200167701Alberton Pei: A. Graham. Fine. 2001. Revised Edition. Softcover. 0968720404 . Tight unmarked book in glossy covers; second printing with corrections ; 250 pages . A. Graham paperback
2002665G3415Canada: National Library of Canada 2002. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 485 pages. List of references cited. "Commemorates the sacrifices of more than 4000 Manitoba casualties of the Second World War and serves to witness the impact of those losses on families friends and our society - both then and now." - from page one. Average wear. Binding intact. Gift greetings and address labels upon first page. A sound copy of this important Manitoba reference. National Library of Canada Paperback
2010633j0345Vancouver: Anvil Press. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. 1897535287 . Signed and dated without inscription by Gabor Gasztonyi atop title page. "A self-revelatory journey into a world of darkness and light a place of blatant lies and transcendent truths and represents the culmination of Gabor Gasztonyi's five-year project of photographing the residents of the Cobalt Balmoral Regent and Sunrise Hotels in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside." - dust jacket. 159 pages with 156 glossy black and white photos. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Slight lean to spine. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Oblong 7.4" x 11.3". A quality copy of this haunting work.; Photographs; 12mo; Signed by Photographer . Anvil Press hardcover
2022291799Calgary: Bighorn Books 2022. First edition. paperback. very good/no dustjacket. 8vo oblong. pp.401 heavy book additional postage will apply Bighorn Books paperback
2001248j0972Canada: Douglas & McIntyre Ltd. / Stó:lo Nation. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 0295980443 . "Presents a comprehensive overview of Sto:lo-Coast Salish history. Full colour original maps artwork and photographs grace the pages of this monumental volume placing a vast wealth of easily accessible information at the fingertips of general readers and academics alike. Contains innovative analyses that will expand the horizons of anyone interested in Native and West Coast history." - dust jacket. xvi 208 pages. Careful ink underlining and/or marginalia on approximatly twenty pages otherwise clean bright tight and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An attractive example of this treasured reference.; Illustrations; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; A Stlo Sto:lo Coast Salish Historical Atlas Native Peoples British Columbia Canada Fraser Valley Region Stalo Indians History Maps Washington State . Douglas & McIntyre Ltd. / Stó:lo Nation hardcover
2001753j0659Canada: Louise Framst Books. Very Good. 2001. 2001 Edition. Hardcover. 0969553854 . "Includes authentic traditional salmon dishes as well as modern adapted ones. We invite you to share in our celebration of salmon. Tahltans have lived along the Stikine River a salmon-bearing river forever." - back board. 112 pages with index. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A high quality copy.; 8vo . Louise Framst Books hardcover
2016146853J. Gordon Shillingford 2016. Trade Paperback. Fine. Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square covers have sharp corners exterior shows no blemishes text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 250 pages b&w photos. Keywords: Toronto Conservatory Music Winnipeg Humane Society Music Paris Madame Mathilde Marchesi Charles Wheeler George Sweet Dawson Ciconcert Opera History Of Jean De Reszke Ty J. Gordon Shillingford paperback
2001732h5783Canada: Theytus Books Ltd. / Haida Gwaii Museum at Qay'llnagaay. Very Good. 2001. First Edition. Paperback. 1894778014 . Nicely signed without inscription by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas upon title page. "This story is a blend of accounts recorded at the turn of the last century in three of the once numerous dialects of the Haida language. This is a contemporary rendering of a worldview first expressed in different times and probably for different reasons. I am a Haida whose life experiences are probably very similar to that of your own. In many respects that greater distance between the first tellers of ga Sraagaa sdang and ourselves makes us both readers." - 5. 10-85 pp. Engagingly illustrated on every second page in black and white. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A former library copy but the only visible evidence of this is a blank white sticker upon the half-title page. A nice signed copy of this special work.; 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall; Haida Indians - folklore Haida Mythology Tales - British Columbia - Pacific Coast Haida Manga Sk'a.aaws Duu Guusd Queen Charlotte Islands Skedans Haida Gwaii; Signed by Authors . Theytus Books Ltd. / Haida Gwaii Museum at Qay'llnagaay paperback
2012846G3656Canada: Self-Published 2012. Book. Fine. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 210 pages. Signed by author upon first page otherwise clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Self-Published Paperback
20061125557383Summerside PEI: Crescent Isle Publishers 2006. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. buckram binding gilt cover & spine672 pages : illustrations maps a fine copy in a fine d.j.press run 303 copie only Thomas Hooper son of Clement Hooper 1700-1778 and Mary Stillwell was born in 1734 in New Jersey. He married and had seven children. After the Revolutionary War they settled in Bedeque Prince Edward Island Canada. Crescent Isle Publishers Hardcover
20151-3319252879Springer Verlag 2015. Paperback. New. 140 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.25 inches. Springer Verlag paperback
2002218H3255Dryden Ontario: St. Luke's Church. Fair. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. 414 pages. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos and documents. A highly-informative history of this Northern Ontario Church and its members. Chapters include: The Rectors Worship Ecumenical Worship Who is My Neighbour Youth Activities Choirs Women's Activities Younger Women's Groups Through the Years Confirmations Nonagenarians Some Snapshots Remembering Pioneer Parishioners Memories WWI Veterans and more. A helpful local history reference for the Dryden area. Attractive forest green boards adorned with gilt lettering. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; A Voice in the Wilderness - History of St. Luke's Anglican Church Dryden Ontario 1902-2002 Rectors Worship Ecumenical Worship Who is My Neighbour Youth Activities Choirs Women's Activities Younger Women's Groups Through the Years Confirmat; Signed by Authors . St. Luke's Church hardcover
2004558G0249Comox British Columbia: Highland Secondary 2004. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Photo-illustrated in colour and black and white. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Scratching to lower portion of front cover otherwise an excellent copy. Highland Secondary Hardcover
2004049475Yellow Springs OH: Driveline Publishing 2004. First U.S. Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 151pp. Illustrated throughout w archival bw photographs and reproductions of company advertising. Signed by author on author profile page. Colour photo illustrated wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and not creased. Quarto: 27 x 21cm. Written by the grandson of the founder. <br/> <br/> Driveline Publishing paperback
2004292251Calgary: Shaw Communications Inc 2004. First edition. hardcover. very good/very good. 4to. pp.504 heavy book additional postage will apply Shaw Communications Inc hardcover
2005472436CAN. New. 2005. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . CAN paperback
2014317h6090Canada: Caitlin Press Inc. Fair. 2014. First Edition. Paperback. 1927575524 . "Lasqueti Island has a rowdy and divided reputation. Through the 1970s and early '80s the island attracted a flood of counterculture seekers - communards hippies utopians revolutionaries and other exotic characters looking for an alternative lifestyle. This book explores both its eccentric days and its political accomplishments." - back cover. 253 pages. Many nice sepia-tone reproductions of photos. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A sound copy of this wonderful look back.; 8vo . Caitlin Press Inc. paperback