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112 pages including index. "...Describes the life and history of a mid-twentieth century copper mine and its contribution to Merritt, the Nicola Valley and British Columbia.... A story of the formation of the orebody beneath the earth's surface, and the eventual discovery of its mining potential - concluding with an explanation of how the land is returned and restored to cattle range." - from back cover. Black and white illustrations. Tight and square. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
240 p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
346 pages. Bibliography. Author index. Report of the Estuary Working Group, Department of Fisheries and the Environment, Regional Board Pacific Region. Contains 9 pages of memorial dedicated to Roderick Haig-Brown who passed away in 1976. Includes a full-page photo of Mr. Haig-Brown, a bibliography of his writings, copies of two letters written by RHB to Dr. M. Waldichuk, Director of the Special Estuary Series, and more. Contents include: Geology and Soils, Climatology, Hydrology, Oceanography, Fish, Invertebrates, Flora, Wildlife, Land and Water Use, Pollution and Water Quality, Effects of Development, and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Quality copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with a folding map as frontispiece, 13 plates, a folding map, and 4 maps in the text; original Society binding of blue cloth, upper board with multiple frame border in blind enclosing a sailing vessel blocked in gilt, gilt back, uncut, a very good, bright clean copy. Hakluyt Society, Second Series, No. CXX 120. Includes documents from English, Portuguese and Spanish archives, and from printed sources, relating to the Atlantic voyages out of Bristol between 1480 and 1508-9, including the voyages of John and Bastian Cabot. Bridges & Hair, p.287.
385p. + Plus photographs. Chapter heading drawings. Decorative endpapers. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, very slight tear. Book Club edition. AFRICA/3
264 pages including index. The first full account of a scientific discovery that may change the world, told by a skeptical secular reporter who became part of the story. Clean, bright and unmarked with virtually zero wear. Gift quality. Excellent copy. Book
20 page board book. Average soiling and wear to outer boards. No markings. Five inch crease to top right corner of front board. Contents clean and bright. A picture story book with no words providing discovery, surprise and fun for pre-reading children from 3-6 years. Book
56 pages. Features: What it means to be Canadian; Mr. McIntosh's wonderful apple - in 1811 a settler made a strange discovery; The trial of Ambroise Lepine - murder, politics and the public memory; In the footsteps of the workers - Canadian labour history walking tours; Mr. King and Lady Byng - Hate at first sight; Canada's Black Defenders - former slaves answer the call to arms; The struggle for a secret Canadian ballot. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Lovely copy. Book
282 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Two fold-out maps. "The author has selected Brandon, a typical Assinniboine basin city, to illustrate civic development on the prairies." - from Preface. Prior owner's name and date upon front free endpaper. Binding intact. Average wear. A sound copy of this informative work. Peel (2nd Edn) 3990. Book
200pp. 21 x 23 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
8vo., with 3 large folding maps and very numerous illustrations, diagrams and tables in the text; blind-blocked cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 500 COPIES. This work, prepared for Scott's British Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904, contains a valuable and wide-ranging storehouse of scientific and practical Antarctic data by acknowledged authorities. It includes a particularly extensive bibliography of Antarctic exploration and research compiled by Hugh Robert Mill (formerly librarian to the RGS). Spence, 829 (recording the scarce original edition of 1901).
364 p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
Book is in excellent condition, as new except for tiny bit of wear on corners, and previous owner's name or sticker in front section of the book. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Case is in excellent condition also, showing no wear or use.
570 pages including index and numerous archival black and white photographic plates. Author's signature and inscription inside front cover. An extraordinary blend of narrative history, personal recollections, and oral testimony. Presents a panoramic history of Asian Americans. "...Effortlessly weaves the stories of thousands of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Indian, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian Americans into a single tale of discovery, endurance, and courage." - San Francisco Chronicle. Average wear. Contents unmarked. Light yellowing at edges. Price sticker remnants upon back cover. Book
pp. iv, 714 + Plus portrait frontis. Numerous full page wood engravings. Foxed. Some signatures loose. Penciled ownership of Percy Schock. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, embossed in gold and black. Binding somewhat worn and spotted. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AFRICA/5
xvi, [2], 122 pages. Footnotes, bibliography. index. Illustrated in black and white. "A landmark book in American Indian ethnology, this book presents traditional creation stories of Indian tribes and is the first to bring an American Indian point of view to the theory of the origin of human life. Draws directly on oral tradition collected by the author from Indian elders and spiritual leaders during more than two decades of travel throughout North America." - dust jacket. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Average wear and soiling to dust jacket which bears some soiling to front panel and is now preserved in mylar. A sound copy of this valuable contribution to American Indian studies, anthropology, comparative religion, and other fields. Book
Book shows only very slight use/very light shelfwear only. Interior/text is clean and unmarked in any way. 251 pages. Graphs, charts, tables, maps.
Signed and inscribed by both authors upon title page. vi, 176 pages. Black and white illustrations. "A literary conjuring of the spirit of place; a collection of writings as rich and varried as the islands which has provided their inspiration. From Hardwicke in the north to Savary in the south, the islands jam the passage of the Northern Georgia Strait, creating a dynamic environment of turbulent waters and beckoning shores. In this anthology, brimming with humour, drama and tragedy, over 30 writers and artists bring us memoirs and tales of the Disccovery Islands." - back cover. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
20 page board book. Copyright date 1974. Average soiling and wear to outer boards. No markings. Contents clean and bright. A picture story book with no words providing discovery, surprise and fun for pre-reading children from 3-6 years. Book
384pp. Paperback Very good condition
723 pages including bibliography. Records the achievements of forty years of medical research, giving direct and easy access to over sixty of Dr. Best's original important research papers in the fields particularly of insulin, heparin, and choline. Opens with the early papers describing the discovery of insulin, and continues with those dealing with its preparation, extraction, physiologic effects and first clinical applications. Dr. Best has also looked back over the record as given in these papers and provided informative and informal bridges between them which place them in historical perspective. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Negligible wear to book. Contains several colour plates and black and white illustrations. Price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in glossy new Brodart cover and shows light wear. A quality copy. Book
Features: Salad from the sea - cultivating kombu in Hokkaido; The influence of the sea upon our language; Caught in conflict - managers trapped in fisheries dilemma; The Pacific Walrus; RRS Discovery and the Discover investigations; beautiful broccoli of the sea; a portfolio of winners - 1988 international marine photo contest; Save the beaches. Nice copy. Book
Features: When the Mediterranean went dry; Clowns of the Galapagos; Discovery of the Admiral's flagship; The Stars at Night; Full Circle for Vema; The Living Nautilus; 'Fingerprinting' Offending Tankers; One more Whale to Count; the road to Hokkaido; From Father Neptune's Stable. Sound copy. Book
S.l., [Toulon], s.d. (vers 1895-98 ?]. Grand in-4 (36 x28 cm), relié en pleine toile bordeaux à la Bradel, auteur, titre doré en long. (relieurPaul Blocteur Toulon). 43 planches humoristiques et caricaturales légendées en français, lithographies au crayon. Bon exemplaire, 3 pages habilement restaurées dans les marges.
176 pages. Features: the service sector of the US economy; the ground substance of the living cell; the eruptions of Mount St. Helens; The Milky Way galaxy; Submarine pollination; anorthoscopic perception; the biochemistry of resistance to malaria; Newton's discovery of gravity; and more. Nostalgic colour photo ads. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book