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A guide to the lumber industry with from the trees to the sawmill to the treatment of wood, seasoning, grading, shipping amd marketing. A. Beaulieu was the Chief Inspector of the Briitish Columbia Lumber & Shingle Manufacturers Association. 219p. illus charts diagrams statistics tables. Nice decorative coth cover. Book
J.-B. Baillière et Fils. 1952. In-8 Carré. Broché. Etat d'usage. Couv. légèrement passée. Dos abîmé. Intérieur bon état. 372 pages. Illustré de nombreuses gravures et photos en noir et blanc dans et hors texte. Dos très abîmé, avec petits manques. Plats se détachant. 'Biblithèque d'horticulture pratique', sous la dir. d'André Leroy.
Broché. 224 pages. Cachets.
Cartonnage de l'?diteur. 64 pages. 11x15 cm.
110 pages. "Brings together information about issues that foresters involved with aspen management in British Columbia are likely to face." - from Introduction. Average wear. Prior owner's name whited out atop front cover. Some high-lighting to contents. Book
Num?ro complet. 46 pages.
112 pages. Bibliography, index, references and footnotes, appendices. Signed by author upon title page. "A unique contribution to the industrial history of Canada and the United States... Gives an account of the major manufacturers and presents material to assist the historian and collector in the identification of artifacts... An informative record and above all, a pleasant reading experience." - from page 3. Moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
51 pages. "Examines important physical and mechanical wood properties of rapidly grown second-growth western hemlock from selected locations in British Columbia." - from page 1. Clean, bright and unmarked. 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
250 pages. Author recounts his dealings with testy bears, inept supervisors, and overzealous hunters. Reveals the spirit of the true backwoods survivors, those who make do with very little and, when necessary, bend the rules to make things work. Told with humour and compassion. Clean and unmarked. Negligible wear. Excellent copy. Book
viii, 296 pages. Index. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Combines the hitherto scattered story of a colorful, ancient community in one volume. Emphasizes the local native people's and the early history of the area. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Hairline crack along front hinge. Front endpaper neatly removed. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A worthy copy of this informative local history. Edwards & Lort 2024, Hale & Barman 503, Cuddy & Scott p.51. Book
Institut coopératif de l'école moderne pédagogie freinée. 1960. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Intérieur frais. 24 pages richement illustrées de photos et dessins en noir et blanc
159 pages. Index. Glossary. Bibliography. Many black and white archival illustrations. Chapters include: Migration West; The West Coast; Skid Road; Axe and Haywire; Deep Timber Camp; Man Bites Bear; The Spar; Million Dollar Trestle; Log Rustlers; Booze, Brawls, Bawds; Shanghia; The I.W.W.; The Aberdeen Wobblies; The Everett Massacre; Criminal Syndicalism; Centralia Incident; Seattle General Strike; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Pages have yellowed with age. A quality copy. Book
pp. 417-438, 31 photos on 4 pls., 1 fig., refs. Plain wrs.
8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette, photographs and tables in the text; green cloth, gilt back, green endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With personal bookplate on front free endpaper. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
VG/VG (bright dj is a little worn at edges and has one small hole which doesn't detract from the overall presentation, book unmarked) Substantial octavo. 384pp Profusely illustrated. The national forests and the United States Forest Service in consumate detail.
51 pages. References. "A comprehensive overview of the commercial harvest of more than 200 botanical forest products in British Columbia." - from Executive Summary. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. 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
62 pages. Features: B.C.'s Natural History; Waterfowl Sanctuary on the Fraser Delta - The George C. Reifal Waterfowl Refuge; Outdoorsman's Observations; Around B.C.-Yukon with Rod and Gun; Pollution in Canada Conference; Naturalist's Notebook - Steve Cannings; B.C.'s Log Fences; Coastal Crusing - Will Dawson; Adventure in Rocks - Ron Purvis; Pioneers of British Columbia - Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie; Canadian Forestry Association News; Upper Fraser Sternwheel Days - Part 4; and more. Advertisements: B.C. Tel; Nice full-page photo ad for CJOR 600 featuring Phil Gaglardi; Bowell McLean Motor Ltd.; Lucky Lager Beer (on back cover; and many more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
176 pages. Endpapers decorated with colour maps. Designed to tell the story of what British Columbia was and is. Tells stories of romance and adventure; of exploration and settlement; of the search for riches in furs, in gold, in fisheries, farming and forestry. Tells the story of development; of the building of a character and a homogeneous province; of a God-fearing pioneering people dedicated to progress, strengthened by their contest with a great land at first reluctant to yield its full resources. Contents: agriculture; historical background; committees; education; energy and power; fisheries; forestry and logging; government; mining; programme; recreation. Illustrated with a multitude of interesting old black and white photographs as well as some modern colour photos. Attractive colour-illustrated boards. Book
8vo., with a coloured frontispiece, 23 coloured plates, 32 monochrome plates and numerous illustrations in the text, some occasional light spotting, pencilled signature on front free endpaper, pictorial cloth gilt, gilt back, bevelled edges, back faded, hinges weak but sound else a good, clean copy.
8vo., First Edition, with 150 full-page illustrations (depicting many hundreds of figures) in the text; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy. Hadfield is notable for the comprehensive nature and detail of his illustrations.
4to [26 x 20 cm]; xii, 312 pp, 130 plates from photos including frontis, 10 other full-page illustrations from drwgs, tables, index. original cloth, gilt lettering, uncut, rear corner bumped, short tear at spine, a very good uncut copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A thorough work, this being the first major study of galls effecting trees and plants.
8vo., Third Edition, with coloured frontispiece, numerous plates in monochrome and illustrations in the text, free endpapers faintly browned; green cloth, gilt back, fore-edge lightly spotted else a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Detailed account by an acknowledged master, covering every species planted commercially in Britain. This is the considerably expanded version of the original edition published in 1944. With wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by Brian Cook.