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10 pages. Reprint of the 1877 edition. Unmarked with moderate wear. Faint label removal patch on front cover. A quality copy of this fascinating document. Book
243 pages. Index. Black and white reproductions of photos. Maps. Author arrived at Fort Vermilion, Alberta in 1898 and lived there for nearly nine years. This account of her life there describes interactions between the settlers, missionaries, and traders with the resident Metis, Cree, and Beaver peoples. Moderate quantity of markings to contents. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
30 pages. Black and white photos, illustrations. "Fieldwork within that part of Fraser River Valley between Chimney Creek (south of Williams Lake) and Cottonwood Canyon (north of Quesnel)." - from page 1. Table of Contents include summary of the findings, topography, glacial geology, bedrock geology, Fraser River formation, and mining operations (Canyon Mine, Tertiary Mine) concerned with the Fraser River Tertiary Drainage-system. Usual library markings. Binding sound. A worthy working copy. Book
64 pages. Exhibition presented by the Assembly of BC Arts Councils at the BC Festival of the Arts, Campbell River, BC. Printed upon glossy stock. Illustrated in black and white. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
[12], 100 pages. References. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. "In January 2011, graduate students from Cairo University, The American University in Cairo, and University of California, Berkley worked together in interdisciplinary teams to develop long-term plans and designs for the Nile waterfront in Cairo." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
22 pages. List of references. "Between 1883 and 1980 various facilities and methods were used to cross the river at Medicine Hat. This work is a compilation of relevant excerpts from books, newspapers, research of historians and personal memoirs." - from title page. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
22 pages. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Faint label removal patch on first page. A sound copy. Book
32 pages. Some pencil underlining and minimal ink markings to contents. Moderate wear. A sound copy of this important document. Book
32 pages. Black and white illustrations. Features: From the Old Land to the New (Part I); 'North West' and "Minnow," - two Saskatchewan River Steamers; Joe Macdonald, Tripper, 1835-1916; Western Penetration of the Historic Buffalo in the Upper Bow River Valley; Historic St. Albert, 1890-1954; The Alberta Gleaner, January 1881; Notes and Comments. Average wear. Prior owner's small ink stamp atop title page else unmarked. A sound copy. Book
114 pages. Articles include: City-Building in the Canadian West - A Case Study of Economic Growth in Early Vancouver, 1886-1893; The Decline of Geese and Swans on the Lower Fraser River; 'Self-Respect and Hopefulness" - THe Webbs in the Canadian West; Changes of Mind - Dunne-za Resistance to Empire; The Seaforths and the Strikers - Nanaimo, August 1913; Mormonism on Vancouver Island - a comment. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
288 pages. Features: Review of American Gangster; Francis Ford Coppola argues that doing business in Hollywood is bad for the soul; Bengal Chad Johnson's touchdown celebrations; Loel Lovell on money; Michael Hsu on making your pad more attractive - affordably; Fernando Botero tackles Abu Ghraib; Glenn O'Brien analyzes the sartorial choices of world leaders from W. to Kim Jong Il to Joseph Kabila; John McCain once seemed a shoo-in for the Republican nomination; Landmark trends of the past 50 years; Dressing up Dave Grohl in outfits under $200; Best Watches under $500; Chiwetel Ejiofor models designer suits; Uruguay's Punta del Este - The New Rio; Ten ways to wear a tweed sports jacket; Ryan Gosling - The Loner; Elizabeth Banks - funniest tramp in the room; A guide to London - the coolest city on the planet; Jerry Seinfeld interview; Kevin Durant - newest NBA superstar; Iraqis flee to Syria. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
106 pages. Features: Refired Supreme Court judge John Major in Conversation re. bungled Air India bombing investigation; Link between residential schools and native suicide; Husky roams wild in Cobalt, Ontario; Canada Day Survey; The Jordan River is Polluted; Pakistan - land of the generals; Is Frank Stronach Canada's greediest man?; Portrait of the Queen's marriage to Prince Philip; Brothers in Arms - William and Harry; New Hoover Dam Bridge; Floyd Nicholson 1938-2010; and more. Average wear. Address label clipped from front cover. Book
70 pages. Features: 'Kingsbridge' EM layout; A Lima dmu into a 116 unit; Building a HR 'River'; Survey of Motors and Mechanisms; An SR 2-BIL unit; Plans, News and Reviews. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: Chemical and biological weapons; the surface of mars; the calefaction of a river; sulfur; intercellular communication; 'second sound' in solid helium; how we remember what we see; early views on forces between atoms. Average wear. Sound copy. Magazine
58 pages. Features: Many great photos; Mr. Young's X - the dream that died; All Railroads are living in glass houses; Over high trestles, into ocean mists - the last steam train leaves the Nanaimo River Camp of MacMillan Bloedel Limited on Vancouver Island; Voyaging Coast to Coast on an iron ocean. Small date stamp atop front cover else unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Magazine
Features: 15 pages of mountain railroading!; Naotaka Hirota's Album; Narrow Gauge vs. the Great Blizzard of 1957; News Photos; From Altoona to the Allegheny River; Riding the head end of No. 32; 84 years go by on Fulton Street; The ghosts of Sam Vauclain's compounds and of boyhood vacations hung near the Jersey beaches as a handful of dirty high-wheelers recalled famous exploits and purely personal memories; Average wear. One inch stain to upper right corner of most pages; less than $50 buys an 1800 mile rail swing through the middle west guaranteed to please the most discriminating enthusiast; and more. Faint date stamp upon front cover else unmarked. Sound copy. Book
Feature: Colour news photos; Southern (CNO&TP) Class AS-11 USRA 0-8-0 No. 6030 (Brooks 1918), alias 'Dolly'; Rio Grande empties its Silver chest; The Grandest Railway terminal in America - in Philadelphia - a long and extensively illustrated article; The case of the California K4; Moderate wear. Unmarked. Quality copy. Book
Features: Snow photos - storm of 1977; The AB&C Railroad; A case of railway mania - the railroad system of the United States was greatly overbuilt; 7,000 miles from here... - Narrow Gauge, Wooden Coaches, and a Steam Engine - the Kingston Flyer; Color Centerfold of 'The City of Denver behind a Milwaukee Road FP45/FP7 duo; Queen of the Red River Valley - Passenger Trains 31 and 32 of the Texas & Pacific; Piggyback and the Portager Dream - 2 - In a sea of Clejans, TTX's, NITX's, Flexis, and Railvans... Portager Drowned; Selected Railroad Verse; and more. Average wear. Date stamp to front cover. Sound copy. Magazine
48 pages. Many wonderful black and white photos. Features: NYC West Side Freight Line - a photo story on the only all-rail freight route into Manhattan; Haunted Roundhouse - Hudson River roundhouse is a memory of the past; Recent 4-8-4's - specifications; Water Holes for Iron Horses - from L&N Magazine; The Man in the Tower; D&RGW in Eagle River Canyon - super centerfold photo; Uruapan Express; Two Early Trains - old-time photos; Great Britain's Garratt Locomotives; Women Railroaders. Average wear and soiling. A sound vintage copy. Book
46 pages. Many wonderful black and white photos. Features: NYC replaces Busy Switches - new slip switches at Harmon, N.Y.; The Rio Grande - General Palmer's little narrow gauge road of the Colorado mountains grew into one of America's most important 'bridge' systems; Driving Gear for Turbine Locomotives - Pennsylvania Railroad's experimental unit has uniform torque, fully balanced drive wheels, high efficiency at speed; new locomotive; Built in Roanoke - Norfolk & Western has been building most of its locomotives at its Roanoke Shops; Railroad Ticket Man - What does the passenger look like to the man on the other side of the ticket window?; Tall Stacked Old Timers - Three gems from a leading locomotive photo collection; Chicago Station Gets New Shed - Illinois Central Rebuilds - Illinois Central tears down old high arch and builds slotted roof. Average wear. A sound copy of this excellent vintage issue. Magazine
48 pages. Many wonderful black and white photos. Features: Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railroad; A Railroad Plans for Tomorrow - operating after the war; Do You Know These Railroads?; New York Central 4-8-2; Main Line of the Narrow Gauge - Rio Grande three-foot rails over Cumbres Pass, with super photo centerfold of a Denver & Rio Grande Western train beginning its run from Alamosa to Durango; Beyond Ellicott's Mills - oldest main line sees few passenger trains but its two tracks shorten B&O freight route 15 miles; Yugoslav Railroads - Pathway to the Orient; Great full-page ad for Rock Island Lines; Case History with which Attorney Louis F. Meyer Jr. illustrates an important railroad legal point. Small date stamp atop front cover. Average wear and soiling. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Multi-paginated. Approximately 1/2" thick. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Map pocket inside back cover is empty. Book
36" x 25.5". Indicates 25 foot contours, water bodies, roads, rail lines, structures, etc. Light wear. Book
36" x 25.5". Indicates 25 foot contours, water bodies, roads, rail lines, structures, etc. Light wear. Book
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
