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500p. illus. Hardcover Very good condition
282p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition chipped d.j. fair
In-8 (cm. 22.40), cartonato telato, titoli impressi al piatto ed al dorso, pp. XVIII, 297, (5), con illustrazioni in bianco e nero fuori testo. Prima edizione. Text in English. Foreword by J. Arthur Thomson. Piccola etichetta coeva di famosa Libreria parigina al risguardo posteriore (Brentano’s). Ex libris e segnatura al risguardo anteriore. Firma d’appartenenza. Lievi fioriture e macchie, peraltro volume in buono stato di conservazione (slightly foxed, otherwise good condition).
8vo [24.5 x 16 cm]; xvi, [half tp], 335 pp, frontis, 31 plates, map endpapers (33 illustrations in total). original blue cloth, gilt lettering, spine number covered over with blue paint, cover rubbed at edges, bottom of spine bit frayed, scattered foxing, good sound copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Spence 456. Hill p. 101, describing the first edition of 1833, which had just 5 plates: Captain Fanning of Stonington, Connecticut, sailed for the South Seas in 1792, on a voyage for sealskins, and during the next 25 years made voyages to the Pacific and around the world, visiting Australia, the desolate lands of South Georgia, and the islanders of Fiji, Tonga and the Marquesas. He discovered several islands, including one that still bears his name, lying 1200 miles south of Honolulu. Included is an account of the first American naval exploring expedition to the southern hemisphere, 1829-30, sponsored by the U. S. government and commanded by Benjamin Pendleton." Fanning island figured prominently in a famous murder trial, written up by lawyer Vincent Bugliosi, 'And the Sea Will Tell'. See Howes F28 for first edition. 'One of the most interesting of all the early voyages made by Americans that have been published and that it deserves a wide acquaintance among those who would learn of the adventurours courage that led the Yankee sailor to set his course in every sea' (prospectus).
ISBN : 2951930410. OUEN TORO.. 2003. In-4 Carré. Broché. Très bon état. Couv. fraîche. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 58 pages. Nombreuses photos en couleurs dans le texte et hors texte.
144 pages. Abundant text supplemented by colour photography throughout. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Solid copy. Book
182 pages. Index. "Author interviewed 17 old-time tugboat captains, engineers and deckhands to assemble this intimate and often hair-raising account of life aboard BC tugs. Generously illustrated with archival photos and images of the skippers who appear within... An engaging portrait of the coastal characters and vessels that shaped this region's maritime history." - from dust jacket. Glossary. Usual library markings. Average wear. A sound reference copy. Book
27 pages. Oblong 11" x 8.5". Profusely illustrated with black and white photos supported by considerable text. Map of Golden to Banff - parts of the Mountain, Windermere and Laggan Subdivision. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
27 pages. Oblong 11" x 8.5". Profusely illustrated with black and white photos supported by considerable text. Map of Notch Hill to Revelstoke and Armstrong to Sicamous - parts of the Shuswap and Okanagan Subdivisions. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
27 pages. Oblong 11" x 8.5". Profusely illustrated with black and white photos supported by considerable text. Map of the Spiral Tunnels. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
27 pages. Oblong 11" x 8.5". Profusely illustrated with black and white photos supported by considerable text. Map of Banff to Calgary - Part of the Laggan Subdivision. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
27 pages. Oblong 11" x 8.5". Profusely illustrated with black and white photos supported by considerable text. Map of Revelstoke to Golden - Part of the Mountain Subdivision. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
27 pages. Oblong 11" x 8.5". Profusely illustrated with black and white photos supported by considerable text. Map of Major CP Rail Routes in Alberta and British Columbia, including elevation profile of the main line between Vancouver and Swift Current. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
128 pages. Examines the way of life, artifacts and beliefs of this little known and fascinating people. Werner Forman's colour photographs, taken specially for this volume, show the threatening beauty of the long coastal strip which the tribes inhabited, and the exquisitely executed details of the objects they made. In this harmonious approach, the American Indian world comes alive - the world of Tsonoqa (the wild woman of the woods), of the Crooked-Beak-of-Heaven, and countless other spirits - but above all the world dominated by the physical representation of their world-view, the totem. Light wear. Unmmarked. Nice copy. Book
204 pages. "This is an inspiring story of how God interwove their lives as intricately as the coastline. He put them into, to be for Him A Candle on the Coast." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding open at copyright page. Worthy reference copy. Book
40 pages. Signed and dated upon half-title page by Roy Henry Vickers. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
93 pages. History of Port Edward, located near Prince Rupert, B.C. Illustrated in black and white with dozens of archival photos. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Book
192 pages including notes, bibliography and index. Focuses on the political and administrative history of a highly visible, controversial provincial institution. Deals with two main themes: the fair's evolution from a small urban exhibit to one of the largest of its type in North America, and the often stormy relationship between the fair directors, residents of the Lower Mainland, city councillors, and members of the provincial government. Black and white photographic plates. Lightest wear to clean and unmarked book and dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book
212 pages. "This magazine first made public the tremendous energy possible by a new wave of writers whose response to life in language is not provincial or limited by borders. This wave has not fallen back into the Pacific but moves across the land now. Hear 28 responses (writers)." - from the introduction. Includes works by: Belford, Brown, Carlson, Coupey, Frith, Jungic, Lawrence, McKinnon, Robinson, Schroeder, Siebum, Tan Trey, Martina and Mayne, to name a few. Unmarked but for handwritten correction to publisher's address. Moderate wear. Glossy illustrated covers. Book
208 pages. Colour photos. Shows how organisms act and react to each other and to their environment in shifting, cyclical balances. Colour photos. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
461 pages including index and suggested reading. Green highlighting in Dawson City section. Moderate wear overall. For those convinced that the last frontier is too far, too costly, too beyond, this book puts the spell of the North within everyone's reach. An excellent reference. Book
368 pages including index, bibliography and references. Extensively illustrated in black and white. Intended as a concise and generally useful publication for both scientific and non-scientific readers interested in the marine fishes of the Pacific coast of Canada. Unmarked. Binding solid. Light soiling. Moderate wear to forest green boards. Gilt lettering upon spine partially worn but remains legible. Excellent reference. Very nice copy. Book
163 pages. Can profits, people and place co-exist in harmony? Does conservation of nature necessarily mean a loss of jobs? Deals head-on with the massive ongoing threats to the world's ecosystems. Examines a number of case studies from different sectors of the Pacific Northwest and comes up with some surprising answers. Explodes the spotted owl myth by showing that employment and economic activity actually increased. Shows that future job opportunities exist when local residents steward their resource base, not when non-locals have the power to plunder it. "Grant Copeland is one of my eco-heroes..." - David Suzuki. Glossy illustrated covers. Average quantity of pencil markings to text. Light wear. Excellent copy. Book
66 pages. Features: Hetty Green's Railroad; Gerald M. Best; You Couldn't Beat a Climax; Whistle on the Levee (fiction); Along the Iron Pike (pictorial); Northern Pacific Locomotive Roster; Water Towers that are Still Standing; Setouts and Pickups; Steam-Powered Reader Railroad; Not Listed in the Official Guide; and more. Covers in rough shape. Coverfold almost entirely open. A worthy reference copy. Magazine
333 pages. Index. Reference notes. "Here is social history at its finest, using many new unpublished sources and conveying the human side of railway and nation-building." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Worthy reference copy. Book
