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Vintage advertisements. Features: Pathological deterioration in wind-thrown Balsam Fir in Newfoundland; Planning for sustained yield operations; a note on the bud count method of forecasting cone crops; a use of site in forest management; group seed tree method and mechanical skidding in the U.S.S.R.; Hail damage in forest stands; some concepts of industrial forestry; wildlife management in the Yukon; The role of forest ranger schools in Canada and the U.S.; The B.C. Forest Service in the field of recreation in Provincial parks and forests; and more. Prior owner's name atop front cover else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
Vintage advertisements. Features: Teamwork in research; climate, soils and forests of Canada; Farm woodland management in the south; a gall disease of western hemlock in B.C.; Historical aspects of applied silviculture in eastern region; action needed for woodlot management promotion; silvicultural results of forest policies and practices in Manitoba and Saskatchewan; and more. Prior owner's name atop front cover else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
Vintage advertisements. Features: An outline for forest fire protection standards; fire control equipment and methods; forest fire protection; forest surveys and working plans in Manitoba; Trends in the supply of raw materials for the pulp and paper industry in B.C.; The measurement of maximum night relative humidity; and more. Prior owner's name atop front cover else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
Vintage advertisements. Features:The forestry situation in Canada - present and future; Performance of Scotch Pine races under prairie conditions; Stereum Pini incorrectly reported as cause of decay in Lodgepole-Pine; Observations of Armillaria Mellea in Immature Douglas Fir; Trends and new developments in the transportation of wood in eastern Canada; The tree decadence classification for mature conifer stands; growth of immature Douglas Fir by tree classes; Forest Research Development in Sweden; and more. Prior owner's name atop front cover else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
122 pages plus index and vintage advertisements. Features: Trends in North American Forestry, North American Forestry - a Summation; Good Logging Practices increase Forest Yield; Effect of Recent Pulp and Paper Developments in B.C.; Interpreting Forestry to the Layman; The Correlation of Silvicultural Systems and Wildlife Management; a Technique for Determining the Year of the Outside Ring of Dead Trees; and more. Prior owner's name atop front cover else clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
Hardback reprint. VG/VG. Inscription on the front endpaper. The story of James Lymburn Shaw, Forester of Killearn, Tintern, and Gwydyr. 6102. eng
81 pages plus large section of black and white plates and index. Contains brief descriptions of the native forest tree species of the province, accompanied by illustrations of their leaves, fruits, winter twigs, and in some cases of the flowers where considered useful. Some damage at each end of spine. Binding a little fragile but remains an excellent reference. Book
Approximately 100 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Complimentary card of the Hon. Wm. Finlayson, Minister of Lands and Forests, Province of Ontario paper-clipped atop front free endpaper. Name written atop table of contents otherwise unmarked with average wear. Binding tight. A sound vintage copy. 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
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.
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.
83 plus 448 pages. Twenty-four maps. Many dozens of tables, charts and graphs. Prepared by request of the Government of Ceylon to survey the development potentialities of the country with special consideration given to: Agriculture (particularly rice cultivation, mixed farming, dairying, colonization and resettlement), Irrigation, Fisheries, Forestry, Minerals, Power, Industrial development, Inland transport and shipping, vocational training, Health (including housing and water schemes), General Economics (including public finance, money and banking, savings and investment, balance of payment). Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. Bindings intact. A sound copy of this comprehensive snapshot of Ceylon's state of economic development in 1952. Book
Signed and inscribed by Editor and all authors upon front free endpaper to Dr. R.E. Balch, of whom Wikipedia states "His five radio lectures for the CBC in the spring of 1965 were essential in introducing the word 'ecology' to the public." 332 pages. References, tables, graphs and black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Contents include: The Analysis of Survival and Reproduction in the Unsprayed Area; The Analysis of Survival and Reproduction in the Sprayed Area; A Discussion of the Major Factors and Processes Affecting the Spruce Budworm. Bit of writing atop title page. Light wear to forest green boards adorned with brilliant gilt lettering. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
18 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. "This transcript is taken from a slide presentation given by Ralph Schmidt at the annual meeting of the Northern Silviculture Committee in Prince George, July 8, 1992. The meeting marked the occasion of the re-opening of the Aleza Experiment Station, now called the Aleza Lake Research Forest." - from Preface. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
8 pages. A wonderful snap shot of life as it was on Vancouver Island 100 years ago. News of the day includes: Britain demands apology from Russia; Tremendous activity at all British naval stations; Saanichton for Captain Wolley - Big Gathering in the Agricultural Hall Applauds fine speeches by Conservaties; Forestry Work in the Dominion; The Yukon is being Deserted - Hardy Miners driven out by the Scandalous Jobbery of the Officials; Latest Shipping intelligence of the Port, Coast and Ocean; and much more. Dozens of advertisements including: "...Swift's Celebrated... Fresh Pork Sausage - Free from Adulteration." Significant chipping along fold. Some yellowing. Few edge tears. Book
xiii, [1], 129 pages. Footnotes. Glossary. Index. Maps. Many reproductions of archival black and white photos in text. Colour frontispiece illustration depicts logging equipment on shore of Loch Ness. "Covers the experiences of the thirty companies of the CFC from their mobilization across Canada to their operations throughout the Scottish Highlands and ultimate return to Canada." - back cover. Former library copy with usual markings. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative Canadian military history. Cooke [3e] p.278. Book
La Maison Rustique. 1963. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur bon état. 316 pages. Illustré de nombreux dessins en noir et blanc hors texte. 3e édition. revue et mise à jour sous la dir. de Ph. Guinier.
Hardcover petit in-8, XII-563 pages, illustrations et fig., cartonnage vert de l"editeur. Bel exemplaire. [TX-18][DB-1]
Fron, ing?nieur agronome, Inspecteur principal des eaux et forest - Encyclop?die Agricole, publi?e par une r?union d'Ingenieurs agronomes sous la Direction de G. Wery _ Pr?face de las premi?ere ?dition - Introduction, but et plan de l'ouvrage - Premi?re partie: La for?t et ses ?l?ments constitutifs - Deuxi?me partie: Exploitation et r?g?n?ration de la For?t - Troisieme partie: Principaux massifs forrestiers 1 19x12 cm., in brossura, pp. 334 (2),non refilate, 69 illustrazioni nel testo, quarta edizione riveduta e corretta, in lingua francese, buone condizioni
8vo, 24cm. Pp. [viii],432, some figs., tabs., refs. Hardbound. Very good. - "Proceedings of an international symposium on the occasion of 100 years of forestry education and research in the Netherlands, Wageningen, 19-23 September 1983."
192 pages. Index. Color photos. "Intended to provide professional foresters, forest entomologists, subprofessionals, and technical personnel in these disciplines, as well as nonindustrial landowners, with facts relevant to forest and forest pest management operations in budworm territory." - from introduction. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
37 pages. Contents include: Aural history of British Columbia's Forestry Industry; Interview with Jack Whittaker; Working and quitting on the B.C. Coast; and more. Average wear. Usual library markings. Sound library binding. Book
180 pages. Helps in assessing site quality, selecting the most appropriate tree species combination for timber production, and identifying the sensitivity class of a forest site to fire. Three sections include: site diagnosis; tree species selection guidelines; slashburing guidelines. Average wear. Some highlighting. Writing inside back cover. Book
81 pages. Information report NOR-X-301. "Silviculture activities, comprising site preparation, planting, direct seeding, stand tending, and pest control, are summarized for each province and territory and for Canada for 1975-76 to 1985-86. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Sound copy. Book
389 pages. Bibliography. Line diagrams. Colour photos. "Based on the study of 1,878 shaped cedars on Hanson Island - Kwakwaka'wakw Territory - in Johnston Strait that represent 700 years of cultural identification of cedar tree activity, from 1284 AD to 1993 AD." - from title page. "Discover the fascinating world of shaped cedars - trees alive and healthy today, bearing marks of generations of careful bark harvests by traditional foresters working the 'cedar gardens' of Hanson Island. Find out why it is so important to study, document, appreciate and protect these heritage trees and the living museums within which they thrive." - from back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding sound. A worthy reference copy. Book
