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22-page booklet published on the occasion of the sixty-seventh anniversary of Vancouver's incorporation as a city, and celebrated with a dinner at the Stanley Park Pavilion, Monday, April 20th, 1953. This copy includes the hand-written name of Mrs. W.H. McLeod on page 3 where she is formally invited to the dinner. Contents include a (written) survey of Vancouver, 1885, statements by the hosts of the evening, photo of sculptor Sydney March (who created the panel as shown on the cover of this booklet), list of 195 names and addresses of surviving pioneers from the time of the city's incorporation (103 attended), and more. Printed upon glossy stock with reproductions of archival black and white photos. Average wear. A sound copy of this engaging piece of Vancouver history. Book
22 pages. This issue of the Buzzer commemorates the conversion of Vancouver's urban rail transportation to rubber/bus transit. Reproductions of many interesting archival photos in text recount the history of the rail phase of the company's operation. Moderate wear. Usual library markings. Mounted in protective card covers. An interesting piece of Vancouver history... which may one day return. Book
1st edition. Original illustrated wrappers. 8vo. 64 pages, 28 cm. In English. Before becoming the modern L subway line, the the Canarsie Line operated as a steam dummy line. It was first owned by the Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach Railroad, chartered December 24, 1863 and opened October 21, 1865, from the Long Island Rail Road in East New York to a pier at Canarsie Landing, very close to the current junction of Rockaway Parkway and the Belt Parkway, where ferries continued on to Rockaway. The line was single-tracked until 1894. The Canarsie Railroad was chartered on May 8, 1906 as a BRT subsidiary (leased to the Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad) and acquired the line on May 31, 1906 (Wikipedia, 2018). SUBJECTS: Railroads - New York. OCLC lists 10 copies worldwide (OCLC:3584277). Very good condition. (AMR-54-64)
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and illustrations in the text, and endpaper maps; red cloth, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly sunned at backstrip. SCARCE.
50 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Features: Enter the European - II - Into Brazil - Half of South America; Photo study of an air flight between Fort McMurray and Fort Good Hope; North Shore Naturalist - Comte Henri de Puyjalon; The Tsimshian; The Radford and Street Murders - famous crime at York Factory over forty years ago; Little P.G.E. (Railway) Goes Somewhere - travel article by Florence and Francis Jaques; The Fur Trade Party - conflict between 'wintering partners' eighty years ago; Northern Wildflowers; The Bells of the Turrets Twain - the bells of St. Boniface were heard across Canada on the occasion of the present Queen's coronation; Calling the 'Columbia' - article on the floating hospital-chapel-theatre serving the people of B.C.'s rugged coast; Nice colour ad for Hudson's Bay Point Blankets on back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
56 paages. Features: The father of the Hardy Boys - Leslie McFarlane; Medals for the volunteers - after the rebellion there was glory for all; Protecting Toronto's working girls; Joseph Banks - a naturalist in Newfoundland; A Quebec doctor and his bishop clash over evolution; Helping hands in the west - successful farms were good for the railway business. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Lovely copy. Book
56 pages. Features: Christmas Past - Maritime traditions with a touch of Dickens; Making fun of the hero of the Plains of Abraham; The fate of Tecumseh - learning from 'war crimes' and the lesson of 5 October 1813; Fifth Column crisis - war jitters on the home front, 1940; Canada's forgotten railway tycoon - Charles Melville Hays; Feasting with the North Westers at Old Fort William. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Lovely copy. Book
Paperback book and introductory flyer from the publisher in a black cloth hardback case. San Jose Historical Museum Association reprint of 1884 edition. Book is 70 pages. Black and white illustrations. Slight damage to back of paperback (see photo).
No. 1330. VG pbk. 15671. eng
208 pages. Contents: Shuswap and Okanagan Railroad; Commercial Boats; Early Vernon Aviation; Kelowna Ladies Curling Club; Life at Fintry Ranch; Sheepherding in the Shuswap; The First Jewelry Store. Average wear. Usual library markings. Sound working copy. Book
100 pages. Diagrams. Black and white reproductions of photos. "Students of Railway Signalling will find this book a useful study into a particularly significant milestone in the development of interlocking and control equipment. The history, location, operation and application of the style 'L' frame are comprehensively covered by this book. It contains not only information for the general reader but fulfills more specifically the needs of those seeking to learn more about the art of Railway signalling." - from Foreword. Chapters include: General History; List of Frames; Construction and Operation; Locking Tables and Typical Circuits; Setting Up, Testing and Maintenance. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
8 pages. A wonderful snap shot of life as it was on Vancouver Island 100 years ago. News of the day includes: Mr. Borden to Electors; Seattle Electric Cars in Collision; Aeronaut startles World's Fair Visitors; reaction to trawler outrage; Latest from Yukon capital; Sir C.H. Tupper in Saanichton; Cartoon which is critical of the "Railroad Hog"; Captain Wolley at Mount Tolmie; and much more. Dozens of advertisements including "For Sale - 50 acres water frontage on Cordova Bay, $50 per acre." Significant chipping along fold. Some yellowing. Few edge tears. Two clippings from page 5. Book
8 pages. A wonderful snap shot of life as it was on Vancouver Island 100 years ago. News of the day includes: Farewell Banquet to Earl Grey; Russo-Japanese War; American Federation of Labor petitions congress to legislate against Mikado's subjects; The Rock Bay Bridge Question; Alberta Company Makes Big Strike - Fine Flow of Oil near the B.C. line and the Rich Flathead Valley - Pincher Creek; and much more. Dozens of advertisements including "Esquimalt & Nanaimo (E&N) Railway Time Table No. 53 with stops in Victoria, Shawnigan Lake, Duncan, Ladysmith, Nanaimo and Wellington" Significant chipping along fold. Some yellowing. Few edge tears. Clipping from lower corner of page 2. Fatigue crack to central portion of all pages. Book
12 pages. A wonderful snap shot of life as it was on Vancouver Island 100 years ago. News of the day includes: Major coverage of the Russo-Japanese War - General Kuropatkin's World Famed Advance has probably ended in complete disaster; Interior Booze factories to be amalgamated under one management; Cartoon on a railway theme; Scenes from Episcopal Convention in Boston, with photo of J.P. Morgan in top hat ; and much more. Dozens of advertisements including: "Solid Oak Tables - $1.90" Significant chipping along fold. Some yellowing. Few edge tears. Book
Préface de M. Fischer, 1 brochure in-8, Publications de l'Office Central de la Soudure Autogène, Paris, 1925, 32 pp. Etat très satisfaisant (petite fente en dos, bon état par ailleurs) Français
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. Very clean very tight booklets with bright unmarked slightly rubbed boards, signs of storage and no bumping to corners. Total of 103pp. Three volumes of this report on the progress of the restoration of the narrow gauge railway in Wales.
55 pages, illustrated. eng
55 pages, illustrated, light creasing to covers. eng
63 pages, illustrated. eng
55 pages, illustrated, front cover chipped. eng
63 pages, illustrated. eng
No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight booklet with unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 39pp. 100th issue souvenir edition report on the progress of the restoration of the narrow gauge railway in Wales.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to slightly dusty covers. Very clean very tight booklets with unmarked boards, signs of storage and no bumping to corners. Total of 212pp. Four volumes of this report on the progress of the restoration of the narrow gauge railway in Wales.
No marks or inscriptions. Minimal creasing to slightly dusty covers. Very clean very tight booklets with unmarked boards, signs of storage and no bumping to corners. Total of 147pp. Three volumes of this report on the progress of the restoration of the narrow gauge railway in Wales.
No marks or inscriptions. Minimal creasing to covers. Very clean very tight booklets with unmarked boards, signs of storage and no bumping to corners. Total of 188pp. Four volumes of this report on the progress of the restoration of the narrow gauge railway in Wales.
