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393 p. 15 pl. Illustrated with engravings. Rebound in modern boards Hardcover Very good condition
8vo [22 x 15 cm]; [ii], 277, [iii, ads] pp, 8 copper engraved plates including 3 hand colored, 2 folding. early half dark green morocco, marbled boards and endpapers, gilt spine title lettering, top edge gilted, edges rubbed, spine ends scuffed, frontis and title a little spotted but text and other plates clean, very good solid copy. A picture of this book is An important work in the development of timber and forest management. Harvard Catalogue of Arnold Arboretum 564.
cv, 307 pages. Index. Bibliography. Black and white plates. Fold-out map. Map endpapers. Hand-numbered copy #29 of limited printing of 825 copies. Some pages uncut. Binding intact. Somewhat above-average wear to red boards. Relatively few library markings. A sound reference copy. [Bishop p.1049] Book
381 pages. Contents divided into the following sections: The Resource; Physiology and Genetics; Site Classification; Factors Influencing Productivities; Regeneration; Management; Harvest and Utilization; The Future of the Industry; Field Tours; Poster Session Abstracts. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Excellent copy. Book
Pages 225-309 plus twenty-seven pages of marvelous vintage ads. Features: The People of Canada; Canada's Forests - dozens of wonderful photos of forests and early logging scenes/practices; Canada's Debt to the Indians; Across Canada by Air - article with many fantastic photos of Canada's early days of passenger aviation; Big Ben and the Clock Tower, Westminster; Itinerary of His Majesty King George VI and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth; and more. Some of the best ads include: McLaughlin-Buick; National Steel Car Corporation of Malton, Ontario; Columbia Icefield (Canadian National); Fleet Aircraft of Fort Erie; Northern Electric; Canadian Colonial Airlines. Average wear and soiling. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
v, [1], 1039 pages. Index. References. "Offers many case studies, conclusions, and recommendations regarding progress towards sustainable forest management." - from Acknowledgements. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. A superb copy. Book
Approximately 290 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Robert B. Kennedy - Pine Logger; Prince George - white spruce capital of the world; Forest Road Traffic; Founding of the Pacific Logging Congress; Don't Underestimate Powder (explosives); Efficient Engine Air Cleaners are a Must; The Loggers Role in Forest Insect Control; Providing Redwoods for Parks and Recreation; Day Rate Falling and Bucking; Freak Douglas Fir - article and photo of natural graft in 1930 south of Gunter in Douglas County, Oregon; What's New in Logging Equipment; and much more. Includes many interesting equipment ads, some in color. Front free endpaper removed. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book
255 pages. Primarily "a photographic record of many of the major camps, sawmills, pulp mills and other logging camp concerns that developed, flourished, faded, discontinued, were dismantled, taken over or amalgamated on this island since its pioneer days... Also includes unique stories, reminiscences, trials and tribulations concerning life in the forest industry, plus contributions from loggers' wives, families and later generations... will be of interest to photographers, loggers and laymen alike." - from dust jacket. Black and white photos abound. Map endpapers. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival Brodart cover. A quality copy of this superb compilation of Vancouver Island logging history. Book
xvi, 407 pages. Index. Bibliography. "A history of the forests and their components, beginning with the recession of the last ice age and continuing to 1982. Briefly describes the history of people in their relationship with forests, and of the forest industries, transportation, forest legislation, and forestry organizations." - from Preface. Very clean, bright and unmarked with slight wear. An excellent copy. Book
64 pages. Features: A Glimpse into the Colorful Past of the Ontario-Minnesota Border Lakes - by Ernest C. Oberholtzer - article with wonderful photos; The Search for 11-year-old Jimmy Blake in Arizona's Blue Range - article with photos; The Huge Tulip Trees of North Carolina - photo-illustrated article by Orpheus Moyer Schantz; The Murmer of the Forest - by John L. Coontz; The Chippewa National Forest - photo-illustrated article by H.H. Chapman; The Farmer and Game Conservation - photo-illustrated article by James F. Hoge; The First Year of the Association's Southern Forestry Educational Project; "Old Yolla Bolly" the Bear - photo-illustrated article by Allen H. Hodgson; Two-pages of photos of bizarre trees; George P. Brett (President of Macmillan Publishing) and his foremost private Pinetum in the country - photos and article by Erle Kauffman; Water-Cress - article by Rachel M. Hutchinson; The Hall of Fame for Trees - photos and captions; The Care of Young Forests - photo-illustrated article by G.H. Collingwood; Full-page ad for 4 Square Lumber; White-Pine Blister-Rust Quarantine, by R.A. Sheals; Nice ad for Pacific Pumpers on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
11" x 8.5" x 0.75". "Contains articles prepared exclusively for the Loggers Handbook together with the official proceedings of the 63rd session of the Pacific Logging Congress and the condensed reports of its six regional conferences prepared by their respective secretaries." - from title page. Articles include: Archie W. Rafter; Moving Logs in British Columbia Waters; Renewing Productivity on Forest Brush Lands; Natural and Man-Caused Slash in Headwater Streams; Precision Logging - Management of the Future Forest; A History of Railroad Logging; Effects of Logging on Small Streams in the Thorne Bay Area of Southeast Alaska; The Tango; Forestry in Austria; Logging Engineering; Intensive Management of Coastal Douglas Fir; and more. Also includes many great contemporary logging equipment advertisements. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. Nice copy with illustrated boards and endpapers. Book
72 pages. Fantastic vintage logging/forestry magazine studded with great ads. Features: Nice photo-illustrated Yellow Strand ad inside front cover features a trailer loading scene of Ketchikan Pulp Company's operations at Hollis, Alaska; Nicholson chain saw file ad; Great photo ad for the Northwest Engineering Company shows a trailer of the Hillcrest Lumber Co. of Mesachie Lake, BC being loaded; Full-page photo ad for the Euclid C-6 bulldozer; Fantastic two-page photo ad for International Trucks shows five logging scenes with their D-400 series; American Hoist Company photo ad shows a 700 series in operation; Rare one-page photo ad for Autocar trucks features their lightweight diesels; *Awesome* 4-page colour photo ad for the all-new Caterpillar D7E; Great two-page photo-illustrated ad for International Construction equipment shows TD25s in action with big logs; Nice two-page ad for Chevrolet Jobmaster 1962 trucks features the E8203, D6503 and U8203; One-page Pioneer chainsaw ad; Nice two-page Ford Pickup ad shows a 4x4 on the job; Photo-illustrated Pettibone Cary-Lift ad features the Super 70 carrying a massive log; Nice one-page photo ad for Manitowoc shows a Model 2300 in action near Rose Lodge, Oregon; Nice two-page photo ad for Allis-Chalmers HD-6 crawlers used by Cox Contractors of British Columbia, with photo of Morgan R. Cox and Eric Cox; Prototype of "The Utilizer" - a portable Barker-chipper which taps New Wood Supply in Pacific Northwest - article with photos of this project of Crown Zellerbach and Nicholson Manufacturing; Pine Plantations Thrive in Remote South Africa - article with photos; Railroads, Runways and Dirt Roads Employed to Harvest - swampland timber in South Carolina; Fantastic one-page photo ad for Lima equipment features a truck-mounted log loader lifting a massive log for Simpson Logging; Truck with Two Rear Ends HAusl Big Loads in B.C. - Custom-built log truck built for Vancouver Island logging company H.B. Oldfield - with photos of this amazing beast; Nice 2/3 page photo ad for Young Iron Works features a 2-point grapple and heel boom in action; Nostalgic two-color one-page Case ad features their W-10 and W-12 loaders; 1/3-page photo ad for the Garrett Tree Farmer made by Garrett Enumclaw Co.; 1/4-page photo ad for the Nelson Log Bronc; International-Drott two-color ad inside back cover features the Drott T-340 Four-in-One; Back cover ad is a great two-color photo ad for Harnischfeger P&H featuring their log loaders in action. Above-average wear to spine with chips missing at ends. A worthy copy. Book
Multiple paginations. Over 1" thick. A handbook specific to British Columbia. Contents include: Forestry Basics, Forest Inventory, Management Planning, Forest Access, Harvesting the Trees, Forest Products, Reforesting the Land; Tending the Stand; Forest Protection; Business Basics; Getting Help; Stumpage and Taxes; Multiple reference tables, etc. Appears to be unmarked with average wear and sound binding. A quality copy of this very helpful guide. Book
888 pages in total. Index. A comprehensive survey. Fold-out map stored in pocket inside back cover of volume 2. Prior owner's name atop front cover of each volume else unmarked. Average wear. Spines sunned. Bindings sound. Excellent historical reference to B.C.'s forestry resources and industry. Book
308 pages. References. Glossary. List of species. "...Intensive clearcut logging of Alberta's aspen-dominated boreal mixedwood forests at 60-70 year rotations may alter the age class structure of the forest landscape and result in a change in forest structure and biota... The information in this study will serve as a reference against which structure and biota in harvested forests can be compared." - from Executive Summary. Prior owner's name atop title page, otherwise tight, clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
90 pages. Glossary. List of sources. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of dozens of outstanding archival black and white photos which present the development of log trucking technology over the years, and some of the personalities who used and developed it, including Glenn Putnam, T.A. "Truie" Schneider, Bert Pickens, Crabtree Lumber Company, Norm Williams, Leonard Lively, Lloyd Christensen, J.T. McDonald; Howard Brown, H. Clay Myers II, Howard Jenkins, White Trucks, Allan Hedin, Lee Woods, Bob Rush, Bob Slagle, and Carson Strong. Documents some very obscure contraptions used in the early days. Reprint of the 1983 first edition. Usual library markings. Original paperback book, complete with covers, now sturdily bound in generic brown hardcover library binding. A sound copy of this wonderfully informative and entertaining reference. Book
Over 300 pages. Index. "Discusses fragmentation in light of the theory of 'island biogeography' which considers batches of habitat as islands, separated from each other by a sea of hostile land" - from back board. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Sllight lean to spine. A quality copy. Book
105 pages. Generously illustrated with reproductions of colour and black and white photos. The fascinating autobiography of Frank Barnard who, after serving in WWII, returned to Canada and went on to a successful business career in the tree seed business. Clean and unmarked with negligible wear. Gift quality. Book
184 pages. Black and white diagrams and photographic plates. Map endpapers. Gilt lettering upon red cloth. Authors kept a log while trekking the wilds of Alaska to study the forests and forest diseases of the state. They experienced "a big country of mountains, timber, game, salmon rivers, and glaciers, The pleasure derived from this simple account was so great that we decided to allow others to share it with us. It is our wish that you may tramp, eat, and camp with our party each day." - Preface. No dust jacket, apparently as issued. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. TOURVILLE 432. Book
xiv, 159, [7] pages. Index. Black and white reproductions of photos. Numerous detailed diagrams. Pocket inside back board contains a booklet of six 12 x 9" engineering drawings of sleigh designs. "Provides a description of conventional ways of pulpwood hauling in Eastern Canada from planning and road construction to placement of wood on landings. Analyses these parameters from the efficiency standpoint. Several hundred recommendations are contained on sound practices to be followed and the faults to be avoided." - Introduction. A deadly serious exposition on how pulpwood could be most efficiently moved by horse and sleigh back in the day. Ink stamp inside front board. Hinges open. Average wear to publisher's pale green cloth-covered boards. 25 x 17 cm. A worthy copy of this fascinating investigation which is sure to make those fortunate enough to benefit from today's heavy-duty logging equipment appreciate how far their technology has advanced over the intervening decades. Book
Inscribed by author upon title page. 309 pages including bibliography and index. Black and white photos. Illustrations of logging practices. "In this fine history of the glory days of logging in an area of Vancouver Island that because of its magnificent stands of timber was sometimes called the loggers' Eden, Richard Mackie tells us not only how the logging was done but who the loggers and their families were, not only how they worked but how they lived, established new communities, and sustained and reshaped older ones." - from back panel. Clean with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
Pages 194-256. Features: The Passing of the Maine Wilderness - article with photos of destruction by John C. Phillips; An Anchor to Forestward - How America Tried to Grow Trees for Sail of the line on Santa Rosa Island; Naming the Sequoia - article by Cristel Hastings; Robins and Ruminations - article by Guy W. von Schriltz; How Dierks Lumber and Coal Company is Placing one of the largest bodies of controlled timber in the world uner forest management; Wilderness Classroom - article with great animal photos by R.W. Hiestand; Bankers Join Forest Converts - realization that florests are 'flood insurance' arouses financial interests; American Forest Week - proclamation by President Calvin Coolidge; The Paradise of the Cedars - The Park of the Cedars in Algeria - great photos; Fireproofing the Georgia Woods, by I.F. Eldridge; Centerfold contains 8 amazing photos of unique trees; Chief Forester Greeley's Retirement; The Chinese Elm - a Valuable Tree; The Raindrop Family - a story for children; Shirley W. Allen Takes Up New Work; Snapshots of European Forests by an American Forester - Part IV - Finnish Forestry Pays, by John D. Guthrie - with photos; Boy Foresters Serve Denver - by David W. Thomas; Nice illustrated ad for the American KampKook gas range for the outdoor chef; A nice assortment of vintage ads; Pacific Pumpers ad on back cover. Centerfold loose but present. Cover holding by one staple. Somewhat above-average wear. Pencil markings to back cover. Magazine
Pages 707-768. Features: The Christmas Fir is Born - by Henry Clepper; Meeting the Red Menace (Forest Fire) - Uncle Sam's Policy of Trying to Save Pennies on Forest Fires is the Weak Link in National Forest Protection - article with great photos by Col. William B. Greeley; Evergreens of the Old Testament - by Adelaide Borah; Taming the Christmas Tree - the growing of evergreens for the Yule-tide season enters the ranks of new American industries - article with photos by Ovid M. Butler; Southern Cypress - article by Lysle Tomerlin with photos; Rusty and Ben (two bears) - story with photos by Stephen Doering; Keeping Christmas Green - the use of Holly and other plants to make wreaths; The Sport of Kings - Falconry - article with photos by Mabel Gillespie; Cutting Today's Forests to use in Coal Mines - article with nice photos by Thomas H. Wittkorn; The Tree That Would Not Die - the bald cypress beside the Monastery walls at St. Benedict's College in Indiana; Making better use of trees - article by C.L. Hamilton with amazing photos at the Wood Conversion Company at Cloquet, Minnesota; Seed Gathering in Minnesota's Pines - Men, Women and Children Comb the Innermost Haunts of America's Last Great Stand of Norway and White Pine for Seed in northern Minnesota - with photo of the Cass Lake Nursery kiln; The Fruit that named a forest - the Manzano apple trees planted at a Spanish mission centuries ago; Nice full-page travel ad for South Africa; Full-page ad by the Southern States Lumber Company features the sale of their 1,400 acre Magnolia Farm in Baldwin County, Alabama; Nice nostalgic ads. Average wear. Centerfold loose but present. Minimal pencil markings to contents. A sound copy. Magazine
64 pages. Features: Spruce for Tomorrow's Paper - Can the Pulp and Paper Industry of the Northeast Survive? - with good photos; The Oldest Cultivated Trees in the World - Cypress Arches of Chapultepec Park, or the Bosque de Chapultepec, on the outskirts of Mexico City - with photos; Redwood Burls - by Emanuel Fritz - article with photos; The Forest and the Great Stone Face, by Allen Hollis; The Barred Door - by W.N. Craigie; Uncle Sam's First Timber Sale - near the quaint village of Nemo, South Dakota - with nice photos; Canada and the Migratory Bird Treaty; Don's Christmas Adventure - a story by Erle Kauffman; Shapshots of European Forests - In a Fir Forest of France - article with photos by John D. Guthrie; A Plea for the Forests - by Hon. John Q. Tilson; Planting Woodland Gardens - by J. Farnworth Anderson; A Man and a Mountain - Lije Coalman and Mount Hood, by Ethel Romig Fuller; Wasting Fortunes fo Make Fortunes - Guy Elliott Mitchell explains how vast quantities of Natural Gas are wasted in the search for oil - great photos including an an amazing shot of a forest of derricks in California; A Tale of a Bunny the Woodchuck - by C.H. McDonald; Nice two-color ad for the Pacific Pumper manufactured by Pacific Marine Supply Company of Seattle; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
64 pages. Features: Timberline Pine - poem by Eunice Skamser; The Plateau of the Thousand Cows - Plateau de Millevache in France - interesting article with photos illustrating the reclamation of 400,000 acres of worn-out grazing land; Redwoods - Ever-living memorials - article by J.D. Grant with fantastic photos; The Fugitive Canoe - by Olaus J. Murie; Southern Forestry Project Expands; Pymatuning - Penn's Wilderness - photo-illustrated article by George Miksch Sutton; The First-born of Alaskan Forests - How the Russian ship "Phoenix" was hewn from the Sylvan monarchs of Resurrection Bay - it was the first ship built on the Northwestern Coast of America - photo-illustrated article by H.J. Lutz; August George Becker - the Cabinet-Maker of Clermont - photo-illustrated article by Charles R. Keyes; Dressing up wayside (roadside) refreshment stands - article by Clare Winger with photos of "The Bee Hive" owned by George A. Parker of Hoosick Falls, New York, and "Green Gable Tavern" owned by James B. Stoughton, of Boswell, PA; Photo-illustrated article on fishing by Harry Botsford; Ariel - by Will Simmons; Bobby - the story of a young Robin - photo illustrated by Hugh and Elin Spencer; The Sovereign Cypress; Their Uninvited Guest - Constance Mainwaring writes of her family's adventure - with photos; The Planting of Trees and Forests; Editorial - Miscontrolling the Mississippi; Are Gray Squirrels Carnivorous? - photo-illustrated article by R.S. Maddox, State Forester of Tennessee; and more - including great photo ads. Pacific Pumpers ad on back cover. Average wear. Binding intact. Faint mark across front cover (see photo). Name written atop Table of Contents. Relatively minor portions of moisture-related damage to top edge of last few pages. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
