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20 pages. Undated. Possibly circa 1970s. A transcript from research conducted for the CBC radio series entitled "People in Landscape." "Isaac Nelson, Arthur Swenson, Engman Iverson discuss fishing in the Fraser River delta prior to World War I, the contribution of a number of ethnic groups to the fishing industry, the operation of the canneries in the region." - from title page. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Black and white illustrations. Nice copy. Book
256 pages. Index. Oblong 11.4" x 8.9". Illustrated in colour and black and white. "A beautiful and thorough book which examines the value and impact of Hamilton's Red Hill Creek Valley." - The Spectator. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper, otherwise book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Newspaper review laid-in. A quality copy. Book
413 pages. References. Index. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. "Records the events of the past, treating each area of the park separately." - from dust jacket. Each Clean and bright with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Quality copy of this handsome work. Book
44 pages. Footnotes. Black and white reproductions of photos. "This publication participates not only in local history but in a national and international conversation about the heritage of the Modern. We hope this publication will stimulate public appreciation of what remains in Victoria and on southern Vancouver Island from the postwar period - here considered the span 1945-75. It is also intended to double as a primer on modernism in architecture and design." - Foreword. Usual library markings. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Book
Paris, Balland, 1969. In-4, cartonnage pleine toile orange, (25 x 31,5 cm), bien complet de sa jaquette illustrée, 172 pp plus pages d'index et de table des matières. Importante iconographie dans et hors-texte.
112 pages. Index. Chapters include: Joseph Worcester - Religious Philosophy becomes Architecture; Willis Pllk and Ernest Coxhead - Transition in the Bay Region; Bernard Maybeck and Charles Keeler - Development of the Simple Home; The Hillside Club - Early Environmentalists in Berkeley; Imagery and Arts and Crafts Ideals - Complications for the Simple Home. Gift greetings inside front board else unmarked. Light wear. Chocolate brown cloth boards sunned moderately at edges. Book
Signed and inscribed by author atop title page. viii, 502pp. Two colour photos. "I have a concern. Was the death of 18,000 Canadian aircrew (in WWII) in vain? Who will carry the torch when we who were there are gone? My position on 'who cares now' may touch a tender spot in some, but my airforce friends did not die in vain. We must be reminded of the horrors of a major war; there is a better way." - from back cover. Light wear. A quality copy. Book
Signed and generically inscribed by Chris Harris upon title page. x, 262 pages. Gloriously illustrated with colour photography. In 1984 Harris "moved to the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast region of British Columbia where, for over three decades, people had been campaigning to protect this, the largest, most biodiverse contiguous wilderness complex in the termperate world, now called the Chilcotin Ark. This book is a portrait of the men and women who fought for it, and of a planetary refuge in a time of global change. In stories and pictures, Chris Harris brings us home to this intact region of the planet, reprieved from the human rush to dominate it." - dust jacket. This is a hardcover copy with dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A lovely copy. Gift quality. Book
298 pages. "The forest soil has been the object of scientific study for a relatively short time. In the Pacific Northwest, one of the principal forest growing areas of the world, the evaluation of the soil as a factor in the production of forest resources has an even shorter history, but a great deal of progress has been made. This volume represents an attempt to synthesize the results of these studies and thereby add direction to future work as well as provide current guidelines for management. Chapters include: Geology of the Douglas-Fir Region; The Klamath Mountains and Coast Ranges of Northern California; The Oregon and Washington Coast Ranges; The Willamette Valley; The Cascade Range in Oregon and Southern Oregon; The Olympic Mountains Province; Northern Cascade Mountains; Surficial Geology of the Puget Sound Lowlands; The San Juan Islands; Bedrock Geology of Vancouver; Suricial Geology of Vancouver Island; Geologic Look at Soils of the Douglas-Fir Region; Geology Glossary; Climate; Vegetation; Physical Properties and Physical Behavior of Forest Soils; Minerals, Chemical Properties and Fertility of Forest Soils; Organic Matter of Forest Soils; Forest Soils Biology; Soil Formation, Classification and Morphology; Forest Soil Survey; The Cycling of Elements Within Forests; Forest Soil Productivity Relationships; Soil, Vegetation and Watershed Management; Forest Chemicals in Watershed Management; Some Engineering Aspects of Forest Soils; Soil Management in Douglas-fir Nurseries; Forest Fertilization Practices. Contents clean and unmarked. Binding intact. Prior owner's name printed upon fore-edge else unmarked. Average wear and above-average rubbing to card covers. Small openings at base of spine. Good working copy. Book
234 pages. For many millenia before their first known contact with the white man in 1905, the Nez Perce or Sahaptin peoples roamed over an extensive region of the inland Pacific Northwest. Their approximate territory included a vast portion of Northern Idaho, and portions of Eastern Oregon and Washington. Represents an overview of some of the essential dimensions of their tribal culture and history. Black and white illustrations. Extensively referenced. Clean and unmarked. Light wear. Bright gilt lettering and decoration upon dark maroon boards and spine. Very nice copy. Book
316 pages. Bibliography. Black and white plates, maps and line drawings. Heavily worn with usual library markings. Binding intact. Title page removed. Book
Features: Daniel Denison Streeter, FN 1913; Amos Burg, FN 1931; U.S. Caving Team Attains Record Depth; Searching for Aloe plants in Africa; Kansas City Museum - Osage culture exhibits; The Dog that helped win the West - Scannon, the Newfoundland dog who accompanied Lewis and Clark; Bimini Marine-Archeology Expedition - underwater formations considered artificial; Rowing across the Atlantic - Curtis and Kathleen Saville in their Excalibur; Exploration under the Arctic Ice - submarine surveyors of the polar region; First U.S. Atlantic Route Flight - William M. Masland was the navigator on the Pan American Sikorsky S-42 that made the first route survey across the Atlantic Ocean in 1937. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features: Through Clouded Eyes - Gas Masks and the Canadian Corps in the First World War; The Making of Public History - a comparative study of Skansen Open Air Museum, Sweden, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, and the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; La question de l'interculturalite en archeologie - l'exemple d'une region du Subarctique oriental; Making a House a Home - company housing in Cape Breton Island; Newfoundland outport furniture - identifying the Irish Regional Links. Exhibit Reviews: Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Painted Furniture of French Canada, 1700-1840; Clothing in Two Acts; Musee des Arts decoratifs de Montreal, Le plaisir de l'objet - nouveau regard sur les arts decoratifs du XXe siecle. Media Reviews: CBC and BBC - Dawn of the Eye; Our Secret Century - Archival Films from the Darker Side of the American Dream. Fifteen book reviews. Average wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy. Book
395 pages. Index. Reference notes. Many excellent archival black and white photograhic plates. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. "The history of the Alberni Inlet, the beautiful waterway that reaches from Barkley Sound on the west coast to the center of Vancouver Island." - from back cover. Unmarked with very light wear. A highly-informative work. Book
234 pages. Footnotes. Maps. "The history behind today's headlines about confrontations between governments, companies, woodlot owners, workers and conservationists in the forest industry - a penetrating look at the exploitation and management of Maritime forest resources over the last century." - from back cover. Prior owner's name stamped on bottom and fore-edges, and half-title page, otherwise unmarked with light wear. A sound copy. Book
Forces terrestres du Nord Viet Nam, 1954. In-4 broché, couverture semi-rigide, pas de pagination, environ 100 pages. Illustrations du service cartographique en noir et blanc. Courte mouillure en bas de l'ouvrage sur une trentaine de pages, exemplaire non manipulé.
Paris, Eric Losfeld, Le Terrain Vague, 17 juin 1960. Grand in-8 (17 cm x 24), couverture rempliée et imprimée en deux tons sur fond quadrillé (comme une feuille de cahier), 114 pp. Lettres humoristiques sur différents tons : Lettre Pressée, vague, déférente, accommodante, misérabiliste, agacée, mélomane, érotique, agonisante, crapuleuse, hautaine, numérique, optimiste, tatillonne, descriptive, objective, paresseuse, dolente, maniaque, sententieuce, néologique, interrogative, galactique, médicale, etc, etc avec dessin drôle pour illustrer la lettre... Bel exemplaire, édition originale.
Very Good Very Good English Original bdg. with original dust wrapper. Oblong 4to. (29 x 32 cm). In Turkish. 219, [14] p. Color and b/w ills. Gümüshane.
New Turkish Original bdg. HC. 4to. (30 x 21 cm). In Turkish and Ottoman documents. [xiv], 408 p., ills., tables, maps, facsimile documents. Includes bibliographical references p. 367-382 and index p. 361-366. Osmanli döneminde Inegöl: 19. yüzyilda sosyo-kültürel ve ekonomik hayat. Inegöl district of Bursa city in the Ottoman documents. Socio-cultural and economic life in the 19th century in Inegöl.
BRIVE, Imp. Chastrusse - 1936 - Edition Originale - In-8 - broché - 4 ème Plat illustré - 1 planche dépliantede l'ancienne vicomté de Turenne & Illustrations Nb PP HT -167 pages + Erratum - bel exemplaire - Envoi rapide et soigné
Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original color map. Folded. Tears in margins. Slightly stained. Otherwise a good copy. Oblong atlas folio. (50 x 60 cm). In Ottoman script. [MAP of EAST BLACK SEA] Artvin, Rize, Oltu. Shows Artvin and Georgian borders, Rize (Rizeon - Rizunda - Rizini) and Oltu cities and regions. Scale: 1/200.000. Hegira: 1330 = Gregorian: 1914. This is one the serie of the Bonn projection maps which are the first map series in modern techniques in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire. In order to produce these maps covering Turkish territory, Reconnaissance Branch was incorporated into The Mapping Commission. The maps were produced in the datum based on the latitude and longitude of Ayasofya Mosque in equal area Bonn Projection. The field works for the 123 sheets covering the country were conducted by 76 staff. The production was completed in 18 years starting from east west. Field works continued without stopping except in years 1914 and 1920. This map series called also reconnaissance maps contributed a lot to producing 1:25.000 scale maps. Not description on map-maker. Extremely rare.
90 pages. Features/Articles: Forty Years Ago - the Society and World War II; Outport Resettlement 20 Years Later - between 1966 and 1969, 814 families were uprooted in the Placentia Bay region of Newfoundland; Tree planting in the Cascade Mountains east of Hope, B.C.; World's Largest caribou herd mired in Quebec-Labrador boundary dispute - includes terrible photos of dozens of dead caribou - killed by high flood waters; Divvying Up the Fish - World Court decision on Georges Bank still leaves tangled aftermath in Canada-US relations; Ukrainian Festival at Dauphin, Manitoba; Cleland Island - a special place specially protected; Ecological Reserves - B.C. leads the way with 113 'outdoor laboratories'; Black Holes, Quasars, Blastwaves - Canadian astronomers probing outer space for clues to the origin of the universe; Helping Eels over the Dam - ladder speeds them on their fascinating odyssey from the Sargasso Sea to Lake Ontario; Morley Thomas awarded 1985 Massey Medal; Spanish names along our west coast; Waterspouts over Lake Winnipeg. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Contents: Nice Jetta ad on page 3; Photo of Gretzky and Pocklington; Saudi Arabia to open its first Saudi-designed amusement park - "Islamized" amusements; Burnout agony in Uranium City, Saskatchewan; Fred Bruning on the new business of "Dialling for Titillation" (a.k.a. phone sex); Feature article - The Royal Superstars - lovely photos; Mulroney begins reuniting the Conservative Party; Pope John Paul II's Polish Odyssey - article with great photos; Power plays in the Kremlin - Andropov ailing; Push for Israeli pullback from Lebanon; Paul Volcker reappointed as chairman of the Federal Reserve; Craxi's quest for victory in Italy; Leslie Nielsen marries Shelley Coxford; Jan Kerouac - daughter of Jack; China's new economic revolution; Second wave debt crisis in Mexico; Investigation concludes into Conrad Black and Norcen's takeover of Hanna Mining; Peter C. Newman on Japan - Their carmakers will soon be off-shoring; Sally Ride breaks the sex barrier - Space shuttle astronaut; Vancouver's new B.C. Place - Canada's first covered stadium; Opening of Queen's Quay Terminal in Toronto; Morgantaler's crusade moves east; The Race for the America's Cup begins - Canada 1 and helmsman Terry McLaughlin; Epidemic striking Rocky Mountain Bighorn in B.C.'s East Kootenay region; Canada's C Channel goes under - death of an underdog; Fotheringham provides 29 things you never knew about Brian Mulroney. Unmarked. Average wear but covers taped on. Book
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original color map. Folded. Oblong atlas folio. (50 x 60 cm). In Ottoman script. [MAP of EAST ANATOLIA] Malatya - Divrigi, Mancinik, Adiyaman, Harput. Shows Malatya, Adiyaman and Kharpout region; Firat River (Euphrates), Yazi Düzü, Erguvan etc. Scale: 1/200.000. This is one the serie of the Bonn projection maps which are the first map series in modern techniques in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire. In order to produce these maps covering Turkish territory, Reconnaissance Branch was incorporated into The Mapping Commission. The maps were produced in the datum based on the latitude and longitude of Ayasofya Mosque in equal area Bonn Projection. The field works for the 123 sheets covering the country were conducted by 76 staff. The production was completed in 18 years starting from east west. Field works continued without stopping except in years 1914 and 1920. This map series called also reconnaissance maps contributed a lot to producing 1:25.000 scale maps. Hegira: 1332 = Gregorian: 1916. Not description on map-maker. According to Türkezer & Çobanoglu: History of Mapping in Turkey-1:200.000 Scale Maps, cartographer of this map is Kambay, Cemal.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original color map. Oblong atlas folio. (51 x 61 cm). In Ottoman script. Folded. Topography and toponyms of East Anatolia: Shows Erzurum region, Hasankale (Pasinler), Oltu, Hinis, Karakilise and surroundings. Scale: 1: 200.000. This is one the serie of the Bonn projection maps which are the first map series in modern techniques in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire. In order to produce these maps covering Turkish territory, Reconnaissance Branch was incorporated into The Mapping Commission. The maps were produced in the datum based on the latitude and longitude of Ayasofya Mosque in equal area Bonn Projection. The field works for the 123 sheets covering the country were conducted by 76 staff. The production was completed in 18 years starting from east west. Field works continued without stopping except in years 1914 and 1920. This map series called also reconnaissance maps contributed a lot to producing 1:25.000 scale maps. Rare.
