345 résultats
Broch?. 23 pages.
Broch?. 261 pages.
D?pliant 13 x 21 cm.
Num?ro sans publicit? ni couverture
Broch?. 108 pages. 18x21,5cm.
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
Oblong 8.5" x 11". 100 pages of magnificent archival black and white photos presenting the jobs performed by members of the local through its long history. Presents scenes of big timber, big machines, and big men. Average wear. Prior owner's ink stamp atop front cover and first page, otherwise unmarked. A sound copy of this important historical compilation. Book
127 pages. "A handbook of pine insects made possible because of the farsighted vision of some outstanding entomologists who conceived, nurtured and encouraged the development of a survey organization that has acquired over the past 25 years a large body of knowledge and expertise on forest insects." - from Preface. Clear colour photography throughout. Average wear to covers. Contents clean, lighlty worn and unmarked. An excellent reference. Book
304 pages. "Drushka describes the forests of BC, explains how they are administered and traces the development of the forest industry from the first handloggers of the 1860s to the high-tech multinational operations of today." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Book
Plume de Carotte 2010, In-folio relié cartonnage éditeur, 197 pages, illustrations. Très bel état
272 pages plus index. Includes colour plates plus black and white photographs. One Canadian in ten is employed directly or indirectly by our forest industry - yet that industry is now at risk. We are in grave danger of running out of trees. Author travelled from coast to coast to assess the situation. Shows the historical, economic, and ecological causes of the current problems that affect every province. Points the way for us to act, before it is too late. Book clean, square and unmarked with only negligible wear. Dust jacket with some small tears and moderate wear. Small sticker residue upon back of dust jacket. Book
15 pages. Features: The Wonders of the Champlain Trail; New Tourist Wonderland in Alberta, thanks to the completion of the last section of the Bow River-Nordegg Forestry Road; The Glamour of St. Andrews by-the-Sea; Roll back the years with a Roadmap; International Opera House of Rock Island, Quebec. Happy Motoring (on a budget) with the Little Woman. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound 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
416 pages including index. "Macmillan was a prominent and influential man, always forthcoming on matters of principle. But he was also very reserved, private and complicated. Drushka's portrait of him, compiled over years of reading through the public record and working closely with MacMillan's family and business associates, is a respectful but clear-eyed look at the real H.R.: the ardent conservationist who was also a ruthless business tycoon; the shy, retiring gentleman who was also described as an "elemental force of nature:' the strait-laced businessman who had a lifelong friendship with his eccentric cousin Mazo de la Roche; the devoted family man who maintained a decades-long intimate friendship with his secretary." - from strikingly illustrated dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Lovely 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
Broché. 60 pages. 21x29cm.
Broché. 34 pages. 21x30cm.
Very detailed (rivers, villages, wooded areas) lithographed map, scale 1:200,000, in six sheets of 68x92cm each. Some small repairs to blank verso (mostly to margins) not affecting printed area, some dust- or finger-marking, folded vertically one time; over all a good set. The map was intended to be coloured but this is a set in uncoloured state. Rare.
203 pages. Author's signature and inscription upon title page. Documents Hector Richmond's long career as one of Canada's foremost entomologists. Combines entertaining autobiography with a candid examination of the history and evolution of the forestry industry in Canada. An important statement on the preservation and utilization of our natural resources. Includes interesting black and white photographic plates. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
318 pages including index plus black and white plates. Inequalities in the BC education system sparked Ray Williston to jump into politics in 1953: the education system and the forest industry have never been the same since. Williston was one of W.A.C Bennett's foremost cabinet ministers. Above-average wear. 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
152 pages. Prior owner's name upon front endpaper else unmarked. Light to moderate wear. Nice copy. Lots of candid photos here! Book