Trigger, Bruce G.MareMagnum
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913 pages. References. Index. "Revises widely accepted interpretations of Indian behavior and challenges cherished myths about the actions of some celebrated Europeans during the 'heroic age' of Canadian history." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Tight and square. Nice copy. Book
255 pages including index and bibliography. Painstakingly documents the early years of the Canadian Hydrographic Service. Reviews Canada's early explorers. Provides a visually stunning record of modern chartmaking. Very light wear to book which is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket bears light wear with small nick near base of front fore-edge. Very nice copy. Book
198 pages including bibliography. Subject came to Canada from England in 1908. From his early days as a junior engineer in England, through his work as one of the founders and then president of the Dominion Construction Company, Charles Bentall was devoted to serving his adopted city of Vancouver through his business endeavours and his church and community activities. When he died in 1974 at the age of 92, he left behind a successful company with an unequalled reputation for reliability, service and workmanship. Published to celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Dominion Construction Company. The story of a rare man who was truly successful in life, by any measure. Business card of Donald Graham of the Bentall Group paper clipped to front free endpaper. Clean, bright and unmarked. Tight and square. Excellent copy in giftable condition. Book
188 pages plus index. "The centennial history of an immigrant family, telling how it settled into the Canada of the 1880s and the way it was able to contribute to the development of British Columbia's Okanagan Valley. An entrancing account, written with humor and insight, about a very full century in Canada's important Okanagan region." - from back cover. Prior owner's details inside front cover. Above-average wear. A worthy reference copy. Book
16 pages. Undated. Circa early 1970s? Includes the 2 page history of the starting of the band. Centerfold contains black and white photos of band members along with brief bios. Most of the balance of the book is advertisements from Ottawa area businesses. Nice colour photo of the band on front cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
297 pages including index. One of Canada's foremost experts on racism examines the everyday life of the approximately 300,000 people of Caribbean origin in southern Ontario. "Worthwhile reading for anyone seriously concerned about racism." - Gordon W.E. Nore, Books in Canada. Very clean and unmarked with very light wear. Wonderful copy. Book
455p. Hardcover Very good condition
Wear & chipping to price clipped DJ. Previous owner's name in front free endpaper; Every aspect of Canadian life in the century following unification is here discussed. Includes 43 plates of works of art; B&W and Color Illustrations; 8vo; 856 pages
856 p., illus. Essays by various writers on the history & achievements of Canada with a fine-art section of monochrome & colour plates. Hardcover Very good condition
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked padded embossed boards and no bumping to corners. 240pp. By the editors of Time-Life Books this book describes the exploration and development of the vast country which became Canada in a wealth of detail and with superb contemporary black & white photos from the time. Also some in colour including detailed illustrations based on artwork. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale.
385 p., illus. Hardcover Good condition; boards soiled
385 p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
Minor quantity of markings. An anthology largely consisting of eyewitness accounts of - and often by - the working men, women, and children of Canada. Lean to spine. Average wear. Good working copy. Book
1200 pages. "The only who's who in Canada in which no one has paid for inclusion." - from front board. A biographical dictionary of notable living men and women. Prior owner's name inside front board else unmarked. Binding open at page 1199 else average wear. A worthy reference copy. Book
120 pages consisting of 89 pages of colour maps of the world, several colour diagramatic graphs, etc., and 25 pages of textual data including distances, historical items, cities and towns. The Canadian Thresherman and Farmer was published in Winnipeg from 1910 to 1919 by E.H. Heath and billed itself as 'Canada's Farm Machinery Magazine'. One can well imagine this atlas was intended to offer a view of the distant world to isolated farmers toiling on the vast expanse of Canadian prairie. Includes a detailed two-page map and profile of the newly completed engineering marvel known as the Panama Canal. Occasional ink writing to contents. Hinges open. Name atop front free endpaper. Somewhat above-average wear to publisher's maroon cloth. A worthy and uncommon surviving copy of this vintage Canadian atlas. Book
164 pages including index, references and colour photography. Presents the current state of soil taxonomy in Canada. The history and rationale of soil classification in Canada are outlined briefly to point out the changes in concepts and the current point of view on soil taxonomy. This is followed by chapters that define soil, soil horizons, and other basic terms, and explain how to key out the classification of a soil. A chapter is devoted to each of the nine soil orders and the great groups and subgroups within each order. Average wear. Unmarked. Excellent reference. Book
208 pages. Index. Glossary. "A very readable insight into the rich history that surrounds Canada's submarine ventures... Tells the many tales in a way that brings out the drama and the humour of the exploits of Canadian submariners while leaving just enought fo the imagination to give the reader some clues that there is still more to be told." - from dust jacket. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Minor undulations to lower corner of last 10 pages from moisture. A nice copy. Book
Ottawa, Edmond Cloutier, King's Printer, 1951. 4to.; 96 pp. Fotografías y plano plegado. Cubiertas originales.
A clean, unmarked copy. 36 b&w plates. 10"w x 13"h.
Opuscolo turistico della compagnia ferroviaria canadese, spillato cm21x23.5, pp 24 incluse copertine. Copertine a colori, numerose fotografie in nero, ampia carta geografica ripiegata a colori. In inglese. Jasper National Park, Mount Robson Park, The Triangle Tour, Happy Vacation Atmosphere on the Prince Boats, Lodges Camps in the Canadian Rockies, Jasper-Prince Rupert Line
359 pages including index. 115 day hikes. Tours and trips. Outdoor adventures. Rainy day diversions. The essential tourist's survival guide to the mountain national parks. Lovely clean, unmarked copy with zero wear. Book
No marks or inscriptions. Very minor creasing to covers, creasing to spine. A clean tight slightly cocked copy with a trace of damp to top right corner of front cover. 252pp. Coloured pull-out map in perfect condition.
228 pages. Your guide to affordable energy alternatives including solar, earth energy, microhydro, wind and biomass. Features 35 case studies that examine how alternative energy technologies are being used in Canada and around the world. Provides insights into zero-energy homes, energy efficiency, heating and cooling of space and water. A comprehensive directory of Canadian renewable energy companies and their available products and services. Book
115 pages. Index. Bibliography. Presents "the failures and minor triumphs of the Canadian penal reformists.... It behooves us... to ask ourselves why the Canadian story of penalogy is as it is - and why in this year A.D. 1946 a John Kidman is required to advocate measures and reforms so transparently necessary." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear. Binding sound. Prior owner's name and date atop front free endpaper else clean and unmarked. Dust jacket nicely preserved in Brodart cover. A quality copy. Book
86 pages including detailed index and excellent list of references. "Illustrates and documents the combined creative endeavours of well-known and unknown artists as well as of businessmen and others involved in shaping our society." - from Preface. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. Clean and unmarked with moderate external wear. Binding intact. A quality copy of this wonderful compilation. Book
