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1995328c5831Canada: TNT Publishing 1995. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 194 pages. Index. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding sound. An eccentric examination of forest resource conflicts in British Columbia. "The initial intent over ten years ago was to generate some humour about B.C.'s forest industry. As the data were assembled credibility and incredibility appeared to obscure the humour." - from back cover. TNT Publishing Paperback
ria9781138649767_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; In Tin Pan Alley we see the beginnings of the pop world as we now know it: commercial constantly capturing exploiting or even occasionally creating a public mood. The Alleymen were workers as much as artists. This book first pub hardcover
1972323a0906British Columbia: Pacific Hovercraft Limited 1972. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rare memento of this early high-speed endeavour to connect passengers travelling between Vancouver and Vancouver Island by sea. Claimed to connect downtown Nanaimo with downtown Vancouver in just over 45 minutes; downtown Vancouver to downtown Victoria in under one and a half hours. Light wear. Few pencil notes. Undated. Circa 1972. Pacific Hovercraft Limited Paperback
1984629a8995Ontario: Elzevir & Grimsthorpe Township Council 1984. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 294 pages. Bibliography. Abundant archival black and white illustrations. Author's signature and inscription to relatives atop front free endpaper. ".An attempt to impart to the reader some of Elzevir's vast history mixed with first-hand memories of the past as recalled by the contributors." - from Preface. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Elzevir & Grimsthorpe Township Council Hardcover
1981047629Allan SK Canada: Allan and District History Book Committee 1981. First Canadian Edition . Cloth. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. x 529pp. historical bw photos ports map. Photo illustrated endpapers. Blue cloth w silver lettering and silver-stamp figures to cover silver lettering to spine. Mild bumping to bottom corners and head. Binding square and sound. Quarto. <br/> <br/> Allan and District History Book Committee hardcover
1973757j2430Canada: Nabob Foods. Good. 1973. First Edition. Paperback. Editor travelled across Western Canada inviting homemakers to share their time-honoured recipes. The response was wonderful and the best of those recipes are presented here. 64 glossy stapled pages generously illustrated with colour photography. Unmarked with average wear. A sound example of this popular cookbook.; 8vo . Nabob Foods paperback
1991761G1756Canada: Time Air 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 80 pages. Reproductions of many photos mementos stories and anecdotes collected over the first twenty-five years of operation of this airline founded in Lethbridge in 1966. Includes four-page list of employees. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Bit of peeling from decorated front free endpaper where attachment was removed. A quality copy of this enjoyable and informative review of the history and people behind this successful airline. Time Air Hardcover
1979317c8562British Columbia: BCRHA. Good. 1979. First Edition. Paperback. 63 pages. Many excellent black and white photos. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A sound copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Timber Down the Capilano: A History of The Capilano Timber Company and Railroad Logging on Vancouver's North Shore North Vancouver . BCRHA paperback
Z1-C-089-00654Ottawa 1972. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Ottawa 1972 unknown
0260585815.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0656107537.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1998633j0833Madeira Park B.C.: Harbour Publishing. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550171895 . "The first complete history of logging in B.C's interior - from the Cariboo to the Kootenays and from the Okanagan to Peace River country - documents the characters companies and innovations that have helped make B.C. a world leader in the forest products industry. Includes over 200 historical photos and scores of oral histories from the loggers millworkers policy-makers and entrepreneurs who made the industry what it is." - dust jacket. 240 glossy pages. Clean tight and bright with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A high-quality copy of this sensational work.; 4to . Harbour Publishing hardcover
199213804518Canada: Vanwell Publishing 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 248 pages including notes bibliography and index. Black and white photographic plates. ".Depicts a navy at mid-century determined to assert its distinct Canadian identity. Here is an account of a war viewed from the vantage point of the lower deck; of one whose own experience and those of his shipmates are testimony to the fact that those who served with the RCN in Korea acquitted themselves admirably and in a manner that has long deserved the recognition and respect of all Canadians." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's name atop front free endpaper else clean bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Attractive dust jacket now in archival-grade Brodart cover. Excellent copy. Gift quality. Vanwell Publishing Hardcover
1973156H3084Toronto: The Champlain Society 1973. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. cv 307 pages. Index. Bibliography. Black and white plates. Fold-out map. Map endpapers. Hand-numbered copy #29 of limited printing of 825 copies. Some pages uncut. Binding intact. Somewhat above-average wear to red boards. Relatively few library markings. A sound reference copy. Bishop p.1049. The Champlain Society Hardcover
1986738c9587Yellowknife Canada: Northwest Territories. Good. 1986. First Edition. Paperback. 0770838219 . 110 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Average wear. Clean and unmarked. Binding tight. A quality copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Thule Pioneers - Occasional Papers of the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre No. 2 Inuit . Northwest Territories paperback
2000007759Maryborough Township History Book Committee 2000. Hardcover. Very Good/N/a. Previous owner name inside front cover and some small marks lower edge otherwise very good. Very large book - weighs over 2kg. may be some extra shipping. <br/> <br/> Maryborough Township History Book Committee hardcover
1984048505Cabri SK Canada: Cabri History Book Committee 1984. First Canadian Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good . 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. vi 1052pp. bw photos ports. Four-fold foldout photo collage and map intact and without tears. Green cloth w goldstamp figure and gold lettering to cover gold lettering to spine. Lettering to cover is worn near fore edge. Light scuff to bottom corners and tail. Binding square and sound. Quarto. 3.2 kg before packaging. Includes the communities of Antelope Butte Butte Valley Gavrelle Kings County Miry Creek Riverdene Sandford Dene Three Buttes Underwood Waldensian Valley Westmount Village of Shackleton <br/> <br/> Cabri History Book Committee hardcover
196716801347Peterborough ON Canada: A.D. Newson Co. Ltd. 1967. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 342 pages including index and many black and white photographs. "The years between 1822 and 1967 saw Canadian history in the making not only in large cities and populated areas but also in small rural communities such as Douro in Peterborough County. Herein are chronicled facts of historical importance in the area. There are also glimpses into the lives of many who served the township well during the generations. Some of these were very colourful folk indeed. Several of Canada's best known writers were domiciled here. Pioneer days in Upper Canada are recalled from old records diaries and family lore. Those who get to know Douro in these pages will appreciate how proud its natives are of their township and why many visitors return here year after year. Here is law observance and a history of good interfaith and interracial relations which could be a model for all Canada" - from dust jacket. Small gift greetings atop page III else sparkling clean and unmarked. Faintest wear overall. Dust jacket now preserved in Brodart cover. A beautiful copy. A.D. Newson Co. Ltd. Hardcover
156118Toronto: William Briggs 1908 1st printing. Hardcover 494pp. Very good no dust jacket. Bound in 3 / 4 leather with marbled boards and endpapers. Top edge gilt photographs illustrations appendix index colored fold-out map errata slip. A presentation bookplate compliments of Roderick MacFarlane pasted to the front paste-down. The corners are lightly worn and the spine is lightly faded and rubbed. Includes R. MacFarlane Notes on Mammals Collected and Observed in the Northern MacKenzie River District North-West Territories of Canada with Remarks on Explorers and Explorations of the Far North. Locale: Athabasca; Western Canada. Western Canada Fur Trade Hudson's Bay Company Indians of N.A. Treaties. William Briggs Hardcover
190842102725Toronto: Briggs William 1908. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 494 pages. Apparently rebound in black half-leather and blue/gold marbled boards and endpapers. Index. "In 1899 a treaty with the Indians of the great Mackenzie basin followed the report of a Senate select Committee chaired by Sir John Schultz; but owing to the absence of roads and markets and other essentials of civilized life not to speak of the vast unsettled areas of prairie to the south the incoming until now that the railways are projected of any great body of immigrants was very wisely discouraged and this in the interest of the settler himself. The following narrative therefore has lain in the author's diary since the year of the expedition it records." - Preface. Numerous black and white photographic plates including tissue-protected frontis. Attractive colour fold-out map dated 1900 depicts the areas encompassed by Treaty No. 8 and the Indian tribes therein. Top edge gilt. Contents clean and unmarked. Tight and square with moderate external wear. Wallace p.54 Lande 1332 Peel 3 2463. Briggs, William Hardcover
1967MASTER369883INew York: Arno Press. VG-/VG Prev. Owner Lengthy Notation FFEP. Highlighting To A Few Pages. DJ In Mylar Wrap. Reprinted From Copy In The Collections Of The Mercantile Library Association New York. Pages: 295. 1967. Hardcover. Arno Press hardcover
1900115a8811Toronto: W.G. Macfarlane 1900. Book. Illus. by Notman William Wm. And Son. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Unpaginated. Circa 1900. Majestic black and white photographs throughout. William Notman 1826-91 was the most important Canadian photographer of his time. Oblong: Approximately 9" x 12". Above-average wear to grey covers which bear short tears and are missing a 2" chunk from one corner. Contents unmarked with moderate wear. Light beige stain affects upper edge of back cover and last few pages. W.G. Macfarlane Paperback
158494History Book Committee of the North Norfolk-Macgregor Archives 1998. 4to 625-1181pp. Very good no dust jacket. Identified on spine as History of North Norfolk and MacGregor Vol. II. Locale: MacGregor--Manitoba; North Norfolk--Manitoba R.M. of; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. Manitoba Family Histories--Manitoba Local History--Manitoba. History Book Committee of the North Norfolk-Macgregor Archives Hardcover
1940155H3437New York: Carrick & Evans Inc. 1940. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 316 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Diagrams. Map endpapers. Author and her family of three spent many idyllic years aboard their motor cruiser discovering the beauty of the Pacific coast from Puget Sound north along the British Columbia coast to Alaska. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality vintage copy. Edwards & Lort 2825 Tourville p.432 Ricks p.172. Carrick & Evans, Inc. Hardcover
136121Winnipeg: Magnus G. Gudlaugson 1959. Trade paperback 104pp. Good. Frontispiece. The covers are lightly soiled and a dampstain along the margins of the second and third leaves. Edited by Holmfridur Danielson. Locale: Peace River--Alberta; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. Western Canada Icelandic Canadians Memoirs Pioneer Life--Canada. Magnus G. Gudlaugson Paperback