SHAW, Jr. Henry I.MareMagnum
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Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a very good, bright, clean copy.
423 pages. Index. "Continues the intent of the original edition of 1974, to present a broad view of the major American fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean. It has been intended as a guide - a guide only to the history of the fisheries, assembly of gear, fishing methods, the handling of the catch at sea and ashore and the processing of fishery products." - from page vii. Moderate wear. Discrete library markings. A sound copy. Book
48 pages. Features include: Demonstration fishery set for San Juan - Seines 'Buy In' to selective fishing strategy and catch sharing pool; BC Seafood Alliance vision maps industry growth - recommends closer ties between industry sector and government; Nanaimo Fisherman's Market - Grand Opening - locals welcome fresh seafood at dockside; Selective Fishing Projects approved for 2001; Development of 'Fraser Box' a collaborative effort - test reveals its better at reviving coho; Institute for dispute resolution final recommendations to DFO - Review aims to improve decision-making in the Pacific Salmon Fishery; Small Craft Harbour Projects; Crop Insurance for Wild Salmon Runs? - Alaskan's give it a try; Sea Lice Outbreak - damaging mainland smolts. Average wear. Usual library markings. Book
48 pages. Features include: Resource Updates; MSC Certification & BC Salmon - some questions and answers prepared by the BC Salmon Marketing Council; Seafood Industry Leaders Meet at first 'Seafood Summit'; Lasqueti Island says good-by to Peter Forbes - He and Partner Tom Millicheap launced Lasqueti Fishing Co.; Preserving Salmon Biodiversity - the number of Pacific Salmon has declined dramatically but the loss of genitic diversity may be a bigger problem; Salmon Management 2001; Forgottin Fisheries - Seining in the 1950s - Arnie Wasden't Big Set in Double Bay; Salmon and Steelhead tags. Average wear. Usual library markings. Book
48 pages. Features include: Joint Canadian-US research finds strong link between climate and sockeye returns; Opening Day; Spawn-on-kelp - a demanding fishery in a demanding marketplace; Royal Society of Canada Probes GM Food Regulation - Advises Immediate Moratorium on GM Fish and Introduction of 'precautionary principle'; WCVI Chinook & Southern Coho; Selective Fishing 2001; Fisheries Management Options - The case for limited entry over ITQs; Sick Salmon - Parasites invade from the Yukon River; Pacific Salmon Commission Appointments; 2001 Pacific Prawn by Trap Fishery; Salmon Summit 2000 Conference Proceedings Review. Average wear. Usual library markings. Book
48 pages. Features include: Outlook for the 2001 Salmon Season; North Coast Advisory Board Commercial Caucus Recommendations for the Northern 2001 Salmon Fishery; Summary of the International Pacific Halibut Commission Meeting; Joan Donley's Memories as a Nurse, Fisherman and Tail Sawyer on the Sunshine Coast; Back to School? - Changes to the Fishing Master Certification Regulations may affect you; DFO's Selective Policy - Fishermen to Buy-in and Pay for New Selectivity Standards; Upper Adams and Nadina River Updates. Average wear. Usual library markings. 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
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
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, and photographs and maps in the text; brown cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, bump to bottom of spine and no bumping to corners. Price clipped dust jacket not marked with small tear to lower front corner, creasing to bottom of spine and minor creasing to edges. 62pp. This book is a magnificantly illustrated official record of 4472's (Flying Scotsman's) extraordinary year-long tour of Australia to celebrate the nation's bicentenary, where it travelled for more than 44,800 km along Australian metals.
Book is in excellent condition with light shelf wear to lower edge only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows has three tears and is heavily chipped. The seventh volume in the Western Imprints North Pacific Study Series, the book is the first full length English translation to be published of Hezeta's diary and Includes an introduction by Beal with annotations, appendices, maps,charts, illustrations, and navigation tables. Inscribed and dated on half-title page.
Signatures of Author and V.C. recipient George Pearkes upon title page. 388 pages including notes, index and black and white photographic plates. George R. Pearkes was decorated with the Victoria Cross in World War I, led Canada's Pacific Command in WWII, and served as Defence Minister in the Diefenbaker administration. He was deeply involved in the highly charged and hotly debated decisions of the cold war era, including Bomarc, the Avro Arrow, NATO, NORAD, and provisions for civil defense, and his views on them will be significant to those interested in Canadian political and military history. Moderate to average wear. Partial lean to spine. Usual library markings. Solid copy. Book
Roy. 8vo., First and Sole Edition, small, relatively unobtrusive damp-mark at lower outer blank margin (nowhere affecting text); strongly bound in modern grey boards, paper label lettered and ruled in black on upper board, original printed wrappers preserved, uncut, a good, sound copy of a scarce work. A SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR'S WIFE WITH HER SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. With publisher's advertisement leaf bound in at end. Scarce. Ferguson 16696.
516 pages. Conference was held at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Contents separated into: Government Activities; Education; Housing-Construction; Passive Solar; Scio-Economic Issues; Standards and Testing; Monitorin; Active Solar Systems; Energy Conserving Houses-Technical Aspects; Solar Radiation; Photovoltaics; Multifamily/Commercial; Biomass; Agriculture; Simulation; Wind; Engineering/Hardware. Prior owner's name upon front cover else clean and unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. Solid working copy. Book
288 pages. Features: One War to Go - The Coming Fight with Japan; U.S. Meat in This War - how boneless beaf solved the logistics of meat for the first time; Philips of Eindhoven - The big Dutch electrical company, in the U.S. to stay, shows no signs of changing its cartel tactics; The New Transport Planes - Consolidated Vultee's Clipper - the state of the art, how we got here, and what's in the future; The Bogey of Economic Maturity - Washington spenders claim capitallism is moribund; Commander Eugene F. McDonald of Zenith; The Medal - today's heroes are heirs to the great tradition of Pisanello; The Military Police - bully boys in the last war, this time they have won the G.I.'s respect; Battle for the Philippines - the U.S. settled the battle of the Pacific; and more. Many excellent vintage ads in color and black and white, perhaps being the one-page War Loan ad which features photo of Admiral Hirohito on horse, with inset photo of Admiral Halsey who has expressed his desire to ride the Emperor's horse, Shirayuki. Another great color ad by International Harvester shows U.S. troops storming Pacific beach with title "Till The Japs Say Uncle"; Somewhat above-average external wear. Unmarked. Spine lean. A worthy vintage copy of this sensational WWII-era issue. Book
8vo., Second Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs, many maps and plans in the text, and pictorial endpapers; pictorial boards, upper board and backstrip lettered in black, a fine copy. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Substantially revised and enlarged version of the original edition of 1982 which was never reissued. A LOVELY COPY OF THE BEST EDITION OF THE DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT.
131 pages. "This was not an all-inclusive inquiry into the ecology of this province and the Pacific Ocean as it relates to all species of fish. Rather, this inquiry was about the salmonand about us, who have the responsibility to protect and manage the salmon in such a way that there will always be salmon returning to the rivers and streams of the west coast of North America." - from Preface. Usual library markings. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. Worthy reference copy. Book
Mz tela ed. c/sovr., cm13x19, pp 255 (1); 84 tavole patinate con numerose ill. in nero, sguardie illustrate. L'autore, ufficiale del Colonial Office e fra gli altri incarichi Governatore delle Fiji e Alto Commissario per il Pacifico Occidentale, raccoglie brani dei suoi diari, relativi alle Isole Fiji, la Nuova Caledonia e Nuove Ebridi, le Isole Solomon Britanniche, la Micronesia ecc, incrociando ricordi e osservazioni antropologiche con annotazioni relative alle ripercussioni degli eventi bellici in queste località. In inglese.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and photographs in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE. The author was appointed to HMS INDOMITABLE just prior to the Japanese surrender.
22 pages. Plus a full-page sketch map and photographic plates. Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. This is a complete issue, seldom found in such good and original condition. This is an extensive expedition account of Mr. Terry, an explorer and gold prospector, traveling on a Ford motor car in the little-known portion of Australia, the Northern Territory, from Winston in Western Queensland to Broome on the West Australian coast, containing exceptional details of his adventures. This fascinating account pre-dates the author's book, entitled "Across Unknown Australia," first published in 1926, and is beautifully illustrated with photographs and a sketch route map. Following is Mr. Terry's travel route from Winton to Broom: Winton, Kynuna, McKinlay, Cloncurry, Duchess, Camooweal, Avon Station, Rankin River, Alexandria Station, Alroy Station, Brunette Station, Anthony's Lagoon, Monmoonah Water Hole, Newcastle Waters, Yellow Water Holes, Jump-up, Montijinny Out-station, Pigeon Holes Out-station, Wave Hill Station, Inverway Station, Soakage Creek Station, Flora Valley Station, Hall's Creek, Mulla-Bulla Station, Booty's Selection, Margaret River Station, Cox's Selection, Fitzroy Crossing, Debry, Broome.
184p., illus. Rafting on the Pacific Ocean aboard the Tahiti Nui Hardcover Good condition in good d.j. good
11p. [Table of Contents], np. Several hundred full page photographs with text printed on recto. Gutters damp stained not affecting text or photographs. Inked inscription. Oblong folio. Original full cloth binding; worn, spine damp stained. Hardbound. Shows views Several hundred photographic images of historic landmarks, city streets and sights, rural views, etc. A real treasure from the turn of the previous century. TRAVEL/1
DJ with light shelf wear; A tour of Ecuador to the Galapagos, with an emphasis on the environment and animal habitats. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 154 pages
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
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Edge wear to cover and spine. 132 pages. 8 1/2"w x 11"h. 132 pages. Many b&w photos.
