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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
297 pages including bibliography and index. "...into the heart of the vast Pacific the tale shall lead us, where men and ships are dwarfed to veriest specks which crawl laboriously a little space and then are lost to view." - from Introduction. Subjects include: the Straits of Anian; How the Russians crossed Siberia; Vitus Bering; James Cook; John Meares; George Vancouver; Quadra; and more. With 12 illustrations and 7 maps. Binding intact. Soiled but not overly so. Moderate lean to spine. Decorated biege boards. Gift greetings upon front endpaper else unmarked. Remains a decent copy. Book
101 pages. Wonderfully illustrated. The first of a two-part series to commemorate the Captain Cook Bicentennial. Includes the following articles: Nootka Sound in James Cook's Pacific World; Spanish Exploration and Settlement of the Northwest Coast in the 18th Century; The Contact Period as Recorded by Indian Oral Tradition; Impressions of Nootka Music; Vanished Companions - the changing relationship of the West Coast People to the Animal World; Plants of the Nootka Sound Indians as recorded by Captain Cook; Linguistic Acculturation on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. A note on Linguistic Orthography. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
101 pages. Generously illustrated. The first of a two-part series to commemorate the Captain Cook Bicentennial. Includes the following articles: Nootka Sound in James Cook's Pacific World; Spanish Exploration and Settlement of the Northwest Coast in the 18th Century; The Contact Period as Recorded by Indian Oral Tradition; Impressions of Nootka Music; Vanished Companions - the changing relationship of the West Coast People to the Animal World; Plants of the Nootka Sound Indians as recorded by Captain Cook; Linguistic Acculturation on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. A note on Linguistic Orthography. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
VHS video tape 28 minutes in length. "An epic ski mountaineering journey to the sleeping volcanic giants of the Pacific Northwest: Mounts Shasta, South Sister, Bachelor, Hood, Adams, St. Helens, and Garabaldi Park, British Columbia." - from cover. Average wear. Usual library markings. Book
64 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. Illustrated in colour. "Encapsulates the wonderful creations of Carol Evans and pays homage to this superb domain many of us are privileged to call home." - from dust jacket. Clean and bright with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
156 pages including bibliography. A love story between the author and her home, Hammerstone tells the story of Hornby Island - from its molten birth in the South Pacific, to the present. In a carefully woven, eloquent narrative, Fletcher writes of a special island in the Gulf of Georgia on the West Coast of Canada. The story starts nearly 3050 million years ago. It has not ended. "...talk about a fascinating overview of how our West Coast came into being. The findings in Fletcher's deeply researched work are nothing short of mind boggling as she weaves us through the gigantic warps of geologic time." - Bob Fortune, CBC. Small 'discard' rubber stamp atop half-title page else clean , bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
316 pages. Traces the company's remarkable growth, unravels the complex corporate structure of the 160 CP-controlled enterprises and examines in detail how CP's major divisions are faring as the company prepares for a change of regime in the boardroom and the executive suite. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Very light wear to dust jacket but spine is sunned. Very nice copy. Book
200 pages including index. Oblong. Numerous black and white illustrations. "As well as being a history of the Anglican Church on the southern mainland of B.C., this is a story of the society the church has worked within for 120 years. A story of brave, daring and eccentric men and women and of the bishops who were leaders of this spiritual Wagon Train." - from back cover. Gift greetings across from title page else clean and unmarked with light wear. Reading crease to spine. Solid copy. Book
279 pages. A superb combination of generous writing style and practical angling advice. Prior owner's details whited out upon half-title page else unmarked. Crease to front cover. Average wear externally. Contents tight and square. Solid copy. Book
194 pages. References. "Identifies and describes the avifauna, and their pertinent habitats, in and around Pacific Rim National Park to provide for the needs of the visitors who are interested in the birds, the Park, and for those of the birds, themselves." - from Introduction. Black and white illustrations. Average wear. Usual library markings. Decent working copy. Book
290 pages. Glossary. Index. Reproductions of black and white photos. Signed and inscribed by editor upon title page. "A collection of Kathy Hogan's columns from the war years... Offers a remarkable social history of the war at home." - from dust jacket. Clean and bright with negliglble wear. An excellent copy. Book
287 pages including index. A straight-forward, comprehensive, reliable how-to and reference guide to the preparation and cooking of every species of fish and shellfish commercially available in Canada. Step-by-step colour photos show how to bone, fillet and skin fish; shuck oysters, clams, mussels and abalone; crack lobster and crab; clean shrimp, prawns and squid. Includes 170 recipes plus attractive water colours and descriptions of most Atlantic, Pacific and freshwater species on the market. Front free endpaper removed. Usual library markings. Only light to moderate wear. Book
292 pages including index. and black and white photographic plates. Reconstructs a fascinating account of America's first great amphibious operation of World War II - its drive northward through the Pacific to capture the Marshall and Mariana Islands from the Japanese. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Spine leaning. Usual library markings. Book
108 pages including index. Tells the story of the salmon'e epic journey far out into the Pacific Ocean and back. Brings together science and mythology in a fascinating story that reveals secrets of the Adam's River sockeye that are only now coming to light. Includes many colour and black and white photographs plus 16 original drawings by Tom Moore. Usual library markings. Average wear. Book
90 pages. Portrays first the sea and the shorelines, and their monuments of Indian coastal civilization. He then moves up the rivers, among the wildlife and into the mountain fastnesses. Finally, through the small villages and upcountry townships, he comes back again to the sea and the cities, suggesting their charm and grandeur against the unrivalled splendour of the Pacific coastal range. Gift greetings upon front endpaper. Gift label stapled to front endpaper. Moderate wear to book and dust jacket. Gorgeous colour photography which will give you pause to marvel and reflect. Book
304 pages including index. Challenges existing assumptions about the war in the Pacific. By focusing on the interplay between culture and international relations, one of the world's most distinguished scholars of United States-Japanese affairs offers a startling reassessment of what the war really meant to the two combatents. "Professor Iriye's approach and conclusions are original and stimulating. This is a book which all students of the Far Eastern war will need to read and ponder." - Christopher Thorne, Bancroft Prize in History, 1979. Binding intact. Front endpaper removed. Usual library markings. Book
143 pages. A saga, in words and images, a richly inspiring book that pays tribute to the fact that this is truly the time of the salmon and its people. Also a deeply personal account, made vivid by more than a decades's worth of pictures from award-winning photographer Natalie Forbes. Winner of the 1995 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Book Award. Price clipped from front flap. Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy in beautiful glossy illustrated covers. Book
659 pages with index and glossary. Prior owner's name on front flyleaf. Soiling to fore-edge. Average wear. Provides the amateur observer and collector with an accurate guide to the invertebrate seashore animals of the West Coast. Describes in detail well over 500 species and subspecies of eleven phyla. 12 colour plates. 700 figures. Circa 1980? Book
