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193 pages. "A collection of stories which recall the history of the Piercy Clan from the late 1800's to the present, and recounts episodes of his life in early logging in British Columbia, from 'gypo logger' to his successful ventures as a contractor and independent logger. This is a special piece of history of our country, focussing on a small part of Vancouver Island." - from back cover. With the exception of some ink markings to page 57, book is clean and unmarked with light wear. Tight and square. Nice copy of this important compilation of Vancouver Island history. Book
217 pages including extensive list of sources and index. Black and white illustrations. Author's signature upon title page. "Drawing upon a rich mix of letters, memoirs, interviews and her own consummate storytelling skills, author Lynne Bowen has crafted a fascinating tale of the colourful characters who settled in one of the world's most naturally abundant regions." - from dust jacket. One square inch discolouration upon back free endpaper else clean, bright and unmarked with very light evidence of handling. Excellent copy. Gift quality. Book
218 pages. "This publication contains a number of tables. Each of the three principal tables is designed to provide a basis for one particular aspect of intensive management of even-aged conifer and hardwood plantations in Great Britain." - from Introduction. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Three inch openings at bottom of each hinge, otherwise a nice sound copy. Book
136 pages. This copy was donated to the Department of Forestry at the University of British Columbia by C.D. Howe, Dean Emeritus, School of Forestry, University of Toronto. Dr. Howe's signature appears inside front board. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding sound. A worthy vintage association copy. Book
163 pages. Signed and numbered by author upon title page. An excellent adventure through the glory days of coastal logging in British Columbia. Features numerous candid reflections supported by a wealth of wonderful old black and white photographs. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
315 pages. Many black and white photographic plates. Color frontis photo of author and her family. "Here is an account of a very special breed of mean - and of the women who work beside them - in the gigantic lumbering industry in the Pacific Northwest." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to color-illustrated and price-clipped dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A high quality copy of this wonderful work. Book
250 pages. Alan Fry's signature upon title page. In this irreverent look at backwoods life and politics Wilf Taylor recounts his dealings with zesty bears, inept supervisors, and overzealous hunters. Reveals the human side of a rugged and unforgiving land. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket protected by clear glossy protective cover. Excellent copy. Book
56 pages. Black and white illustrations. Bibliography. A book of alternative forestry practices, demonstrating that logging is possible without the destruction of the forest. Signed and inscribed by Merv Wilkinson upon title page. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A lovely copy. Book
238 pages. Papers presented at a conference held April 2 & 3, 1979 at the Sheraton-Plaza 500, Vancouver, B.C. Clean, bright and unmarked (but for title written along spine) with very light wear. Sunning to spine. Excellent copy. Book
Features: Piece by Paul H. Robinson, US Ambassador to Canada; The Hard Politics of Bill Bennett's hard sell in B.C.; Resurrection of Robert Bourassa; Eric Akland dies in Aylmer, Quebec; Niagrary River pollution protesters; Cover Story - Lebanon - Flames and the future after Israelli invasion; Q&A with David Kimche, of the Israelli Foreign Ministry; Jews murdered in Paris - reaction to Lebanon invasion; British pound in decline - black mark for monetarism; Alexander Haig's calculated climb; South Africa - death in dark places; Canada's regional airlines fight for the skys - Nordair and Quebecair; End of economic miracle - AEG-Telefunken AG; BC's BCRIC; Steel and forestry industries hit very hard by economy; Jack Donohue and his unknown Canadian basketball team; Labor - unemployment and new despereation; Deely Bobbers; Drive-in theatres; United Church dares to tread; The Guardian Angels - citizen's call to arms; New Wave music toughs it out - photo of David Byrne/Talking Heads; Entertainment reviews. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
68 pages. Features: Canadian budget battle over defense expenses; Robert Fulford and his 'Saturday Night' magazine; Photo of Janis Joplin performing; The Canadian Canvas - A Broad Sweep (of Canadian art); President Ford's risky plan against slumpflation; CIA director William Colby defends himself; Clouds over Playboy's Bunnyland - suicide of Bobbie Arnstein - article with photo of pall-bearer Hugh Hefner; In Defense of Politicians - Do We Ask Too Much?; Eight-page colour-photo illustrated centerfold ad feature by Macmillan Bloedel explains how forests grow; Barefoot Rudolf Nureyev; Moscow's repudiation of trade agreements a serious blow to detente; Saga of the (Henry) Jackson Amendment; Triumph for the moderates in China; Bloody peace in Indochina; The P.L.O. Strategy - Fight and Talk; Truce fails in Northern Ireland; Fragile independence in Angola; Trouble in Cyprus; Ujamaa's bitter harvest in Tanzania; Passing of Baron Jean-Louis de Portal, Gustavo Rohas Pinilla, Li Fu-chun and Alberta oil baron Eric Lafferty Harvie; Goalie Rogatien (Rogie) Vachon and the success of the NHL's Los Angeles Kings - photo-illustrated article; Basketball star Jimmy Wilkins; Jailed Baptist Georgi Vins; Troubled Trident submarine program - article with photo of construction at Bremerton, WA; Scandal in Education - Barbara and Harry Lowther; Artist Robert Rauschenberg; The General Dynamics YF-16 fighter wins a dogfight; Color photo ad for Panasonic TV features gent with monocle; Retailer W.T. Grant Co. cuts back; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
265 pages. Index. Illustrated in color and black and white from photographs. Reprint of the 1914 first edition. Oblong 3.25" x 5.5". Unmarked with somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this informative vintage pocket-sized guide. Book
46 pages. Features: Merv Wilkinson - One Man's Alternative to Clear-cut Logging - photo illustrated article by Iain Cuthbert; The New Economy - Is Nanaimo Poised to Keep Pace with the Future? - article mentions Inuktun, Digital Resource Systems and presents a most-ambitious sketch of what the Northbrook Center Mall might look like in 15-20 years; Dozens of ads for local small businesses; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
32 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Whistle Punk was a quarterly which provided informative and entertaining articles on the history of the British Columbia forest industry. Features include: Guardians in the Sky - the role of aircraft in forestry work in the 1920s lost its appeal for want of newer and more reliable machines; The One-Armed Whistle Punk - Dave Kydd; A Gyppo Logger's Wife - Val Galbraith started her married life by moving to a gyppo float camp; Olof 'Tie" Hanson - Timber King of Northwestern B.C.; Industrial Timber Mills - they survived the Depression, prospered, then became part of a giant; Leonard Frank - Photographer. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
First edition, 8vo, "Advertisement." [4], 98 pp., divisional title-page "Some Instructions for Foresters", disbound.
122 pages. Proceedings of a Workshop held June 7-8, 1995 in Courtenay, British Columbia. 14 papers were presented to an audience of 100 participants, primarily from the Vancouver Forest Region. Book
119 pages. A fascinating piece of British Columbia logging history. Loaded with many dozens of advertisements of the day, primarily logging-related businesses located on Vancouver Island. These in and of themselves comprise an excellent reference. Contains a number of full-page black and white photographs of different logging sites of the day including: log loading with a heel boom; falling with a two-man chain saw; a 'high-rigger' topping a spar tree; boom men building a 'Davis raft'; a 120 ton steam skidder in operation; felling a massive sitka spruce by hand on the Queen Charlotte Islands; 'cat logging' using caterpillar and arch; using horses to load cedar poles onto rail cars; logging with slack sky-line and steam donkeys; and a Heisler logging locomotive pulling a train-load of logs over a trestle. Includes photos, names and towns of both the Victoria and Duncan IWA local executives. Contains an advertisement by the then B.C. Federation of Trade and Industry extolling the virtues of free enterprise and its private property and personal liberty. One article is entitled 'Excessive Taxation' and decries them. Includes the things you would expect in a yearbook such as safety rules, union procedures, and much more. Completing the package is a detailed directory of local logging concerns which exceeds four pages in length. All in all a splendid reference on the forestry industry in British Columbia, specifically on southern Vancouver Island over fifty years ago. Binding is secured with a brown strip of manila-coloured paper which appears original and is beginning to loosen. Card covers are blue with average wear and moderate soiling. Faint writing at top corner of front cover. Book
Bordeaux, Delbrel, "Collection de l'Institut régional du Sud-Ouest", 1951. In-4 broché, 246 pp. avec de nombreuses illustrations, cartes et planches hors-texte et in-texte. Exemplaire 14/25 sur papier couché du tirage à part.
tall 8vo [24.5 x 16.5 cm]; 2 volumes, xxii, 318; x, [319]-624 pp, 149 plates including 36 color lithographed plates (chromolithographs), most others engraved or lithographed, some folding, some heliotypes, other illus, index. original blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spines lightly faded but lettering clear, erased stamp on title, else a very clean, fine copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A description of all the main types of trees and shrubs then found in Massachusetts, with considerable detail on each and where examples were then found. Greatly expanded from earlier editions and beautifully illustrated. Massachusetts Horticultural Society 88. Bennett 40. BMNH 525. Jackson 346, Sabin 22429. Pritzel 2676.
8vo [23.5 x 14.5 cm]; 277, [iv, ads] pp, 8 copper engraved plates including 3 hand colored, 2 folding, frontis, index. original paper-backed boards, spine title label worn, spine rubbed, interior is clean and near fine, with nice wide margins. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. An important work in the development of timber and forest management. Harvard Catalogue of Arnold Arboretum 564.
143 pages including index. Brings together state-of-the-art information on the principles, procedures, and predictive abilities of such major tests of seedling quality as nutrition, morphology, and root-growth potential and lays the groundwork for future operational testing and research. Prior owner's name atop title page, else unmarked. Some curling to covers. Moderate wear. Solid copy. Book
251 pages. Black and white photos reproduced. "Handlogger Jackson's story in his own words." - from Foreward. "Moving and exciting... a powerful story." - Logger's World. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
First Edition, 4to, vi, [2], 111, [1] pp., original boards, worn, uncut.
Pages 249-293 plus seventeen pages of nice vintage ads. Features: An Introduction to Canadian Architecture - major article with dozens of photos; Britain's Trees and Forests; Lawren Harris; PICAO into ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization; and more. Some of the ads include: 1947 Mercury 114 car; The Monarch 8 car; Canadian Pacific - great one-page color ad for their train travel and Empress Hotel. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
192 pages. Index. Bibliography. Author's signature upon front endpaper. "...Introduces the characters who opened up the north. They raped the forests, endured the ostracism of the 'respectable,' too their lives in their hands to drive huge trucks or fall top spars - and forged a lifestyle that has become the stuff of legends... There is plenty of action and plenty of dirt." - from dust jacket. Abundant black and white photos. Light wear to clean unmarked book. Dust jacket with above-average wear but remains presentable in new archival-grade Brodart cover. Nice clean solid copy. Book
