SMITH W. L.Livre Rare Book
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1923PHO-2313Toronto, George N. Morang,1923. In-8 (22,5x15cm), XIX-343pp., percale, dos lisse avec auteur, titre et éditeur en pied. Illustré de dessins par M. McGillivray
1974715c5984British Columbia Canada: Citizens Committee of Mackenzie 1974. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 62 pages including appendices. "A study in the history and development of a forest industry and town at Mackenzie British Columbia" - from inside cover. Usual library markings with sound binding. Citizens Committee of Mackenzie Paperback
1992856c7752Canada: D.E. 1992. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 195 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of magnificent archival black and white photos. "Depicts in illustration and text the saga of the people who came in droves to settle Peace River Country between 1910 and 1914 when over 2500 applications for homestead were filed and numerous communities begun." - from dust jacket. Only moderate wear and modest library markings. A sound copy of this excellent genealogical and historical reference. D.E. Hardcover
1978711H3073Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited 1978. Book. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 319 pages. Footnotes glossary refernces and index. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of marvelous archival photos. "The story of the men who cut and hauled timber from the birth of the industry until the internal combustion engine changed lumbering techniques in the 1950s." - dust jacket. Moderate wear to unmarked book. Tight and square. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited Hardcover
1998CAN1082Toronto: Fitzhenry & Whiteside. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 531 pp. Photos. Spine bumped. Jacket has light edgewear. A fascinating look at the life and times of Montgomery with over 400 photos and 100 articles that reveal the many sides of this beloved author. Heavy book. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall . Fitzhenry & Whiteside hardcover
198441601751Toronto: MacMillan/Gage 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 218 pages including bibliography and index. 200 years after the migration award-winning author Christopher Moore tells the very human story of the loyalists - the societies that shaped them the various attitudes that motivated them and the circumstances that determined their future and influenced the future of Canada. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Very light wear to book. Gift greetings upon half title page else contents bright and unmarked. Minor bit of prior owner's address label remains upon decorated front endpaper. Crack along back hinge which remains closed. Light wear to attractive dust jacket which bears several small tears to top edge. Lovely copy. MacMillan/Gage Hardcover
19851125559939Wolfville Nova Scotia: Self published by author 1985. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. Fifth Impression. 8 Vo. pp. 365 index a clean bright copy with a little wear at the edges. Contains extensive lists of Loyalits names of interest to genealogists. Self published by author Paperback
196675203216Toronto: Burns & MacEachern Limited 1966. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 149 pages. "A summer of adventure and discovery begins for Barbara Loren nearly fifteen when the steamer Camosun docks at Lalooma British Columbia. Barbara soon forgets her homesickness for Toronto as she is swept into a new world of sun and sea of towering forests and great mountains and best of all of fascinating friendly people." - from dust jacket. Map endpapers. Black and white photographic frontis. Dust jacket rough but now protected by archival-grade brodart cover. Book shows only light wear and is unmarked. Binding sound. Burns & MacEachern Limited Hardcover
1993755j0521Victoria B.C.: The Times-Colonist. Very Good. 1993. First Edition. Spiral Binding. 0969789904 . "A collection of the first year of the spectacularly successful Victoria Times-Colonist recipe column by April Johnson." - front cover. 181 pages. Index. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. ; Sm 4to . The Times-Colonist unknown
1994755j0520Victoria B.C.: The Times-Colonist. Good. 1994. First Edition. Spiral Binding. 0969789912 . "Volume 2 of April Johnson's popular Lost & Found Cookbook a new collection of 52 of her recipe columns which appear Wednesdays in the Times-Colonist. A treasure chest of mouth-watering recipes for cooks of every age." - back cover. 171 pages. Index. Unmarked with light wear. A quality copy.; Sm 4to . The Times-Colonist unknown
1989713h6162Sooke B.C.: R.E. Wells. Fair. 1989. First Edition. Unknown Binding. 0969307349 . "The loss of the British barque JANET COWAN and the seven men who perished in the aftermath was one of the principal shipwreck incidents on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island along that part of the shore known today as the West Coast Trail. It resulted in the recommendations for the construction of the shipwrecked mariner's trail that eventually became a reality. This is the story of that tragic event of 1896 followed by an account of a recent interesting and nostalgic visit to the site by a son of one of the crew of the ill-fated ship. Many items from this the largest sailing ship to meet disaster along the West Coast Trail can be seen today among the rocks and crevaces. This account shows the reader were to observe these artifacts." - back cover. 68 page stapled booklet. Map. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos. Former library copy with usual markings. A sound reference copy of this fascinating history.; 12mo . R.E. Wells unknown
19390103207Toronto: The Champlain Society 1939. Hardcover. pp. xlvii 406. Royal 8vo. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Top edge gilt. Black and white maps and illustrations complete as called for. Sunning to spine light wear and soiling to boards ex-library: ink numbering to spine bookplate to front pastedown stamp and library pocket to ffep occasional pencilling; very good-. The Champlain Society XXV. #228 of 550. The Champlain Society hardcover
1909144611Toronto: Champlain Society 1909. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dj. Larger 8vo. pp. xxvi 2 335 TEG limited edition this is copy #202/520 4 folding maps in rear pocket Champlain Society hardcover
1909098272Toronto: The Champlain Society 1909. Hardcover. pp. xxvi 335. Large 8vo. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Top edge gilt. Four folded charts/maps inside rear pocket. Complete as called-for. Ex Hudson's Bay Company Library: ink number and sticker to spine HBC bookplate to front pastedown and stamp to ffep. Corners bumped boards slightly bowed sunning to spine and some dust soiling to extremities; very good-. Limited edition. Number 56 of 520. Champlain Society IV. The Champlain Society hardcover
1909077338Toronto: The Champlain Society 1909. Limited edition. Hardcover. pp. xxvi 335. 8vo. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Maps in rear pocket. Moderate shelfwear significant sunning to spine. Published in a limited edition of 520 copies of which this is numbered 269. The Champlain Society hardcover
1992325j1129Port Alberni British Columbia Canada: MCB Communications Ltd. Good. 1992. First Edition. Paperback. 0969589603 . An excellent adventure through the glory days of coastal logging in British Columbia. Features numerous candid reflections supported by a wealth of wonderful archival black and white photos. 163 glossy pages. Author came from a prominent B.C. logging family. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; LUMBERING NATURE FORESTS FORESTRY The Logger's Digest Vol. 1: Horse logging Helicopter Logging British Columbia Logging History Coastal black and white Photographs . MCB Communications Ltd. paperback
1979164H4620Nanoose B.C.: Friends of Nanoose Library Centre Society 1979. Book. Illus. by Warren Irene. Good. Spiral Bound. First Edition. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Unpaginated. Almost one inch thick. Oblong 9" x 5.5" in illustrated yellow card covers. Prior owner's details inside front cover dated 1979 which suggests the year of publication. Prepared as a fundraiser for maintenance of the Nanoose Library Centre. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. of this charming compilation of tried and trusted local recipes. Friends of Nanoose Library Centre Society Paperback
196133611Toronto : Macmillan 1961 . Limited Edition . NF/NF . 4TO . One of 1250 copies signed and numbered of which this is copy 414. A survey of British Columbia in 1961 produced by the British Columbia Natural Resources Conference. Full colour and very attractive map of BC in rear pocket. A handsome volume with slipcase and acetate jacket. Book is in Near Fine condition the acetate slipcover is missing a large section along the top edge extending into the spine. The slipcase is very lightly worn with several small scrapes to the fron and rear pastedowns. . Cave A158. Macmillan unknown
1998738G0942British Columbia: U.C.C. Very Good. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 0968335705 . 96 pages. References. "Describes 101 plants and animals used by or known to the Kwakwaka'wakw. Explains their importance in the daily lives of the people who relied on many of them for survival." - from page 6. Colour photos. Moderate wear. Prior owner's details inside front board otherwise unmarked. A quality copy of this informative work.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Northwest Coast Natives British Columbia Natural History Textbooks Alert Bay Vancouver Island Plants Animals Fish Survival . U.C.C. hardcover
198922016Whitecap Books, 1989. 106 S. Pappeinband ,mit Schutzumschlag , (in engl.Sprache)
1993CAN0365Toronto Ontario Canada: The Toronto Sun Publishing Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hard Cover. 0919233392 . 408 pp. Photos. Spine bumped. Inscribed on the inside front cover by Paul Godfrey President and CEO of the Sun to Helen Staffer of the Calgary Sun. Chronicles the growth of the Toronto Sun newspaper with behind the scenes looks at the characters who populated her. Laid in is a letter addressed to Staffer from Godfrey conveying this complimentary copy and four additional pages relating the philosphy and vision of the newspaper. The letter appears to be a form letter that went with all complimentary copies but the inscription on the book is unique.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Associated . The Toronto Sun Publishing Company hardcover
1985T112913Amsterdam, 1985 [8] + viii + 293pp. + 2pp. theses, 27cm., text in English, Doctoral Dissertation (Universiteit van Amsterdam), softcover, stamp at verso of title page, text is clean and bright, T112913
1915254542Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1915. First edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Dj. Larger 8vo. pp.542 5332 volumes bound in red/gilt cloth b/w illustrations UEG gilt vignette on front boards Houghton Mifflin hardcover
1978106a1081Canada: NC Press 1978. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Revised Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 256 pages. Abundantly illustrated with black and white archival photos upon glossy stock. "I found the text itself admirable - Dr. Charlebois writes with a restraint which is much more effective than any less careful style would have been and yet of course through the words emerges a sense of rage and grief." - Margaret Lawrence. Heavily worn former library copy with usual markings. Binding sound. Still a useful reference copy. NC Press Hardcover
1920815a1603New York: The Century Co. Good. 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. 388 pages. Index. Tissue-protected frontis of subject. Illustrated with photos. Describes the life of the railroad executive best-known for overseeing the construction of the first Canadian transcontinental railway. Blue buckram hardcover library binding remains sound. Usual library markings. Average wear. A solid copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Life and Work of Sir William Van Horne Canadian Pacific Railroad Transcontinental Railroad Railway Canada Cornelius . The Century Co. hardcover
