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312 pages. Index. Bibliography. Illustrated with black and white sketches and reproductions of photos. "Describes the technical factors involved in the design of these ships, their construction and operation... Explains how this potential merchant fleet was dispersed at the end of WWII, so that Canada's merchant marine all but vanished after 1950... Discusses the rationale involved in this disposal and provides an insightful look at the complex subjects of marine underwriting and chartering... Recalls wrecks, war losses, globe-girdling voyages and a variety of personal experiences by individuals who served aboard. Includes a complete Fleet List with concise details of builders, name changes, ownership changes and their fates... Large folded plan inside back board is taken from the original plan of the North Sands ship brought from England in 1940, from which the entire Canadian program for these 10,000 ton ships originated." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. An excellent copy of this impressive reference. Book
1528174968.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1994762j2301Victoria: Research Program Ministry of Forests Province of British Columbia. Very Good. 1994. Second Edition. Spiral Bound. 0772620598 . Addresses these topics: Slope movement processes and characteristics; An office/field technique for recognizing landslide-prone terrain; Measure to manage unstable terrain during forestry activities; Road deactivation and revegegation of unstable terrain. 220 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent example.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; A Guide for Management of Landslide-Prone Terrain in the Pacific Northwest Land Management Handbook Coast North America Hazard Analysis Soil Conservation Stabilization Logging Environmental Aspects . Research Program, Ministry of Forests, Province of British Columbia unknown
19680043712National Council Boy Scouts of Canada 1968. Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. this set of 6 books are all staple bound and are all tight and square with clean unmarked pages.some light yellowing and soiling to the covers edge wear as well.a nice set of 6 books National Council Boy Scouts of Canada paperback
1981721H4090Canada: The University of Manitoba Press / The Manitoba Historical Society 1981. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 182 pages. "Specific advice is given on compiling a community archive or database and on publishing a local history. An extensive bibliography and a guide to local archives complete the book." - back board. Average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A sound and helpful reference copy. The University of Manitoba Press / The Manitoba Historical Society Hardcover
1960758c5871Port McNeill BC: Port McNeill & District Chamber of Commerce 1960. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 36 pages. A collection of distinctly local recipes. Includes vintage local advertisements plus two-panel fold-out map of northern Vancouver Island with lakes coloured blue. Undated. Appears to be circa 1950s or 1960s. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality copy of this delightful vintage cookbook. Port McNeill & District Chamber of Commerce Paperback
0484416952.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
133131643X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1986321a8361British Coliumbia: The College of New Caledonia 1986. Book. Good. Spiral-Bound. First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Part I: Equipment and Methods for Collecting - 8 pages. Part II: Equipment and Methods for Preserving and Mounting - 16. Part III: The Order of Lepidoptera - 17 pages. "Provides a brief and ready reference to get the student started. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. The College of New Caledonia Paperback
218 pages including index and black and white illustrations. A short history of myth-collecting and a survey of published texts. Front cover and part of title page removed else in very good condition. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding intact. Worthy reference copy. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 250 pages. Many b&w photos.
192 pages. Several pages of nostalgic colour illustrations. "Being a collection of good recipes carefully tested and approved by expert authority, under the supervision of Jean Brodie to which have been added recipes chosen from the contributions of over fifteen thousand users of Five Roses flour throughout Canada together with many economical and time-saving cookery suggestions of value to the modern housekeeper." - subtitle. Above-average external wear. Writing on back page. A sound and sturdy copy of this vintage Canadian cookbook. Book
203 pages. Index. Blue illustrated covers. All coupons present. Unmarked with above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this charming vintage Canadian cookbook. Book
"...Has been Canada's most popular cookbook for over half a century... Prized as a practical, down to earth recipe book, it is the day to day friend of thousands of Canadian homemakers." - title page. All coupons present. 224 pages. This copy from the twenty-second edition. Undated but Driver (p. 213) indicates a printing date of 1969. Unmarked with average wear. Please note: brown staining to lower free corner of covers and nearly all pages as a result of a kitchen mishap many years ago. All text legible. A sound copy of this beloved vintage Canadian cookbook. Book
34 pages. "Prepared in response to requests from schools and from ship's personnel for information on, and pictures of, the multitude of local marine zooplankton. A simple key and brief descriptions have been prepared to assist in their identification. Directions are included for collecting zooplankton, together with a list of books written for the public about the sea and its creatures." - from page 1. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this informative work. Book
131833Edmonton: Ukrainian Women's Association of Canada 1986. 4to 1034pp. Near fine no dust jacket. Illustrated grey cloth. Photographs notes chronology. The last half of the book has the English translation. Book about Ukrianian Women's Association of Canada. Text in Ukrainian and English. Locale: Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. Ukrainian Canadians Immigrants--Canada Ukrainian Canadians. Ukrainian Women's Association of Canada Hardcover
000819Winnipeg: The Local Executive Committe 1909 1st printing. Hardcover Very good no dust jacket. 301pp. Illustrations photographs fold-out maps 2 color folding maps in pocket. 44 p. Artiicle by Seton with map. Article by Ernest Thompson Seton. Identified on spine as Winnipeg - 1909. Locale: Manitoba; Winnipeg--Manitoba. Manitoba. The Local Executive Committe Hardcover
0259833118.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
0484526006.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1909WRCAM51980Winnipeg 1909. 301pp. plus numerous plates and two large folded maps. Olive publisher's cloth. Maps in portfolio tipped onto rear pastedown. Light shelf wear text moderately tanned. Very good. "Prepared for the 79th annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 1909 with notes on some of the chief points to be visited on the western excursion." With articles on history commerce agriculture mining and other topics. PEEL 3254. hardcover books
221 pages. Illegitimus non Carborundum (don't let the b******ds wear you down.) - Bill White. Average wear. One inch tear to bottom edge of back cover. Peeled area from front cover where sticker removed. Contents square and unmarked. "White's stories of the 'bad old days' of B.C. Labour will fascinate anyone interested in the largely unwritten history of this country. For those concerned with the current state of human and labour rights in B.C., Bill White's call for a return to the kind of gloves-off fighting that marked his heyday will seem appropriate and useful." - from back cover. Book
19290103474Toronto: Ryerson Press 1929. 1st edition. Hardcover. pp. vii 282. Thick 8vo. Bound in original red cloth lettered in black. No dust jacket. Edges scuffed a few small spots to binding spotting to page edges a few smudges to contents dye smear to edge of page 13 binding sound; very good. Garrioch born at Red River in 1848 relates his experiences as a missionary in the Peace River district church-building and translating in the 1880s. Peel 1782. Ryerson Press hardcover
000865Toronto: Ryerson 1929 1st printing. Hardcover 282pp. Near fine no dust jacket. Red cloth. The spine is ightly faded. Locale: Alberta; Dunvegan--Alberta; Peace River; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. Manitoba Manitoba Author Missionaries--Western Canada. Ryerson Hardcover
157742La Crete: La Crete and Area Then and Now Society 0-88925-775-2 1989. 4to 450pp. Very good no dust jacket. Illustrated brown cloth. Photograph endpapers map illustrations photographs family histories index. A previous owner's name and inscription and a small scuff to the top corner of the front endpaper. Locale: Alberta; La Crete--Alberta. Western Canada Family Histories--Alberta Local History--Alberta. La Crete and Area Then and Now Society Hardcover
1968115751Toronto: University of Toronto Press 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/worn and torn. Square 8vo. pp. 344 b/w illustrations and photographs "" The nineteenth century opened in the flicker of tallow candles and closed in the glare of Edison's electric lamp. Between those two events inventors and manufacturers developed a wonderful assortment of progressively more efficient lighting devices burning a variety of fuels. Loris Russell records with scientific attention to… University of Toronto Press hardcover