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Victoria BC, 1890, First Edition. Full-Leather, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Clear Brodart Covering, Soft black leather cover; raised bands on spine; stamped gold lettering; red label with title; corners and spine ends bumped; some rubbing and scratches; small nick on back edge of spine; bottom corners creased. Marbled page edges; decorative tan pastedowns and endpapers; slightly darkened. Clean, sound copy; pages and text in fine condition; final few pages have small dogears; no foxing. 160 printed pages plus a further 161 pages with very detailed Index and series of Appendices; blank pages intersperse text. "Order in Council: The Supreme Court Rules 1890 and numbered 1 to 1071 .. (said Rules being printed by the Queen's Printer, at Victoria), shall, on and after the 1st day of January, AD 1893, be in force and regulate the practice and proceedings in the Supreme Court of British Columbia with respect to the matters referred to in the said Rules." [Shipping at cost]. Very Good/No Jacket (as published). Bookseller reference : 000340 |
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London, Longman Green and Co. 1902. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Clear Brodart Covering, Reprinted October 1902. Red cloth; gilt stamped lettering; slight discoloration of spine; edgewear, spine ends and corners bumped; surface rubbing and smudges; black pastedowns and endpapers; page edges toned; pencilled signatures and date on half title page; neat initials on title page; neat pencil note in margin of page 6; no foxing. Very clean, clear text. 264 pages plus 40 pages - publisher's Classified Catalogue of Works in General Literature. A personal account, in an engaging, somewhat irreverent style, of the experiences of Australian troops in the South African Boer War. Good/No Jacket. Bookseller reference : 001820 |
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A History of the Huxley Area: A Centennial Project in Honour of Our Pioneers None Stated. First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Lila Meding (art); Lois McArthur and W Vanover (maps). Clear Brodart-protected jacket, No date. Illustrated white boards, black lettering; slight toning of page edges and boards. Pale blue dust jacket with matching illustration and lettering; slight fading to spine; small nick; edgewear and rubbing. Very clean, sound copy. 203 pages; fold-out map of settlement locations; map of Huxley original townsite and glossary. Numerous black and white reproductions of personal photographs. A history of the Huxley area, Alberta, located about 100 miles northeast of Calgary on the CNR line to Edmonton, bounded by parkland, prairie and rolling hills. Ghost Pine Creek (originally Devil's Creek) and Three Hills Creek, wind through the district. The compilers of the history note: "In this book we have tried to preserve the stories of our pioneers, their joys, their sorrows and their contributions to the bountiful life we know today". Very uncommon. Very Good/Good. Bookseller reference : 002088 |
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Toronto Ontario, McClelland & Stewart. 1976. (ISBN: 0 7710 0723 X) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprinted 1979. Cover rubbed, edgewear, creases. Clean, sound copy with clear text. 456 pages including: Index; very detailed Bibliography; 13 Appendices (historical data); lengthy Chapter Notes. Illustrated with black and white reproductions of historic photographs; map of British Columbia showing internal relocation camps. A history of the Japanese in Canada and in particular, immigration to the west coast: "the stresses generated by an immigrant group entering an unstable, volatile society which was then emerging from its pioneer stage" - and the record of the evacuation and detention of over twenty thousand Japanese, three-quarters of whom were Canadian citizens, on the grounds of "national security" in World War II. A carefully documented account: "What happened to the Japanese Canadians is an enduring monument to the fragility of democratic ideals in times of crisis in which, given the right circumstances, people so easily lose their perspectives on civil liberties" (Preface). Good/No Jacket. Bookseller reference : 002378 ISBN : 077100723X |
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The Enemy That Never Was: A History of the Japanese Canadians Toronto Ontario, McClelland & Stewart. 1976. (ISBN: 0 7710 0723 X) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprinted 1977. Grey-green "tweed-look" boards; gilt stamped lettering; bumping to spine ends and top edges; previous owner's neat stamp on front endpaper and page edges. Very clean, sound copy. 456 pages including: Index; very detailed Bibliography; 13 Appendices (historical data); lengthy Chapter Notes. Illustrated with black and white reproductions of historic photographs; map of British Columbia showing internal relocation camps. A history of the Japanese in Canada and in particular, immigration to the west coast: "the stresses generated by an immigrant group entering an unstable, volatile society which was then emerging from its pioneer stage" - and the record of the evacuation and detention of over twenty thousand Japanese, three-quarters of whom were Canadian citizens, on the grounds of "national security" in World War II. A carefully documented account: "What happened to the Japanese Canadians is an enduring monument to the fragility of democratic ideals in times of crisis in which, given the right circumstances, people so easily lose their perspectives on civil liberties" (Preface). Very Good/No Jacket. Bookseller reference : 002126 ISBN : 077100723X |
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The Annals of America (Complete 20 Volume Set) - Plus - Introduction Chicago, Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue "leather-look" binding; title blindstamped on front covers, silver stamped lettering, bands and decorative design on spines; slight bumping to some edges. Very clean, sound set - probably unread. Published in 1976. Numerous black and white illustrations: reproductions of historic photographs, drawings, portraits. Complete set comprises: Volume 1 - 1493-1754: Discovering a New World; 2 - 1755-1783: Resistance and Revolution; 3 - 1784-1796: Organizing the New Nation; 4 - 1797-1820: Domestic Expansion and Foreign Entaglements; 5 - 1821-1832: Steps toward Equalitarianism; 6 - 1833-1840: The Challenge of a Continent; 7 - 1841-1849: Manifest Destiny; 8 - 1850-1857: A House Dividing; 9 - 1858-1865: The Crisis of the Union; 10 - 1866-1883: Reconstruction and Industrialization; 11 - 1884-1894: Agrarianism and Urbanization; 12 - 1895-1904: Populism, Imperialism and Reform; 13 - 1905-1915: The Progressive Era; 14 - 1916-1928: World War and Prosperity; 15 - 1929-1939: The Great Depression; 16 - 1940-1949: The Second World War and After; 17 - 1950-1960: Cold War in the Nuclear Age; 18 - 1961-1968: The Burdens of World Power; 19 - 1969-1973: Detente and Domestic Crisis; 20 - 1974-1976: The Challenge of Interdependence - plus - Introduction: paperback (near fine) 158 pages - a guide to the contents and contributors. This is a documentary (not a narrative) history: the important feature is that "the more than one thousand authors in these pages were living men and women who wrote or spoke about matters of deep and immediate concern to them at the time. They were not looking back: they were writing about what was happening at the moment. We see history unfold as they saw it." A handsome set. [Shipping at cost]. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Bookseller reference : 002907 |
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Formac Publishing Company Limited. 1992, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 88780 084 X) Pictorial Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Horizontal. Minimal rubbing to cover. Very clean, sound copy. 124 pages; numerous illustrations, many in full colour: historic and contemporary photographs; location map. Contents include: Nova Scotia's black settlers; relocation and urban renewal; the Africville experience - history and lessons for the future. Located on the shores of Bedford Basin, Africville - home to black settlers - was part of the City of Halifax, Nova Scotia for over 150 years. In the 1960s the city government decided to acquire the land and demolish the houses, destroying the community; despite this, the spirit of the community lives on in the Africville Genealogy Society. Near Fine/No Jacket (as published). Bookseller reference : 002357 ISBN : 088780084X |
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Our Grandmothers' Lives As Told in Their Own Words Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada, Fifth House Publishers. 1992, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 920079 81 4) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Text in Cree (roman orthography and syllabics) and in English translation. Very clean, sound copy - probably unread. 408 pages including: References; Chapter Notes. "A collection of reminiscences and personal stories that tell us about the daily lives of Cree women over the past century: household chores, snaring rabbits and picking berries, going to school, marriage, bearing and raising children. Seven Cree women share memories about their lives and the history of their people, and provide insights into the traditional teachings of a society where practical and spiritual matters are never far apart." (back cover) Uncommon. [Shipping at cost]. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Bookseller reference : 003269 ISBN : 0920079814 |
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The Orangeman: The Life and Times of Ogle Gowan Toronto Ontario, James Lorimer & Company. 1986, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 88862 963 X) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Jack McMaster (cover illustration). Clear Brodart Covering, Black boards, gilt stamped lettering. Pictorial dust jacket; slight toning; small water stain on bottom edge. Very clean, sound copy. 330 pages including Note on Sources by chapter. "Ogle Cowan - the Irish upstart who turned Ontario Orange - was a self-seeking, treacherous scoundrel who brought his tattered reputation to the raw frontier of Upper Canada and built the powerful Protestestant machine that shaped Canadian history for more than one hundred years .. an extraordinary portrait of a political parvenu whose behaviour was a scandal in his own time but who left an indelible mark upon [Canada's] history." (Jacket) [Shipping at cost]. Near Fine/Very Good. Bookseller reference : 003398 ISBN : 088862963X |
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The Irish in Ontario: A Study in Rural History Kingston and Montreal, McGill - Queen's University Press. 1985, First Paperback Edition (stated). (ISBN: 0 7735 0591 1) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Slight creasing to spine. Neat (unobtrusive) pencil marks or notes in margin. Sound copy with clean, clear text. 206 pages including: Index; Appendices: A and B - Aggregate Census Data; C - Agricultural Census of 1842. Black and white illustrations: historic photographs; documents, figures, local and area maps, tables. For most of the nineteenth century the Irish formed the largest, non-French ethnic group in central Canada. [The author] provides a detailed analysis of the process of their settlement and adaptation in an eastern Ontario township. He dispels some of the myths about the Irish as urban dwellers and offers new assessments of the differences between Irish Protestants and Irish Catholics as they appeared outside the turbulent homeland. This fresh approach to conventional assumptions brings new insights to the history of the Irish, not only in Ontario, but throughout North America." (back cover) Uncommon. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Bookseller reference : 003264 ISBN : 0773505911 |
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1001 British Columbia Place Names Vancouver, Discovery Press. 1973. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Clear Brodart-protected jacket, Third edition March 1973. Brown "leather-look" boards, silver lettering; slight bumping to spine ends; faint toning of page edges; 2-page map of province of British Columbia (with grid for quick reference) across pastedowns and endpapers . Pictorial dust jacket; slight rubbing and edgewear; some discolouration of inside surface. Very clean, sound copy. 195 pages including grid references. Contents include Prefaces to first, second and third edition; section linking place names with various stages of province's history (navigators, fur companies, crown colony days, advent of railroads, effects of two world wars). The main part of the book consists of an alphabetical list of 1001 place names and their origins. Carefully researched and documented, the book is filled with remarkable historical facts, interesting anecdotes and brief biographical accounts of the characters for which the Province's towns, cities, rivers, lakes, mountains and islands have become namesakes. Very Good/Good. Bookseller reference : 002056 |
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1001 British Columbia Place Names Vancouver, Discovery Press. 1973, Third Edition (revised). (ISBN: 0 919624 01 4) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Clear Brodart-protected jacket, Second printing May 1975. Dark green boards, silver lettering; mild bumping to spine ends; faint toning of page edges; 2-page map of province of British Columbia (with grid for quick reference) across pastedowns and endpapers; neat note on reverse of endpaper; bookplate on half title page. Pictorial dust jacket; some rubbing and edgewear. Very clean, sound copy. 195 pages including grid references. Contents include Prefaces; section linking place names with various stages of province's history; list of Abbreviations. The main part of the book consists of an alphabetical list of 1001 place names and their origins. Carefully researched and documented, the book is filled with remarkable historical facts, interesting anecdotes and brief biographical accounts of the characters for which the Province's towns, cities, rivers, lakes, mountains and islands have become namesakes. Very Good/Very Good. Bookseller reference : 002670 ISBN : 0919624014 |
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1001 British Columbia Place Names Vancouver, Discovery Press. 1969, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Clear Brodart-protected jacket, Dark green boards, silver lettering; slight bumping to spine ends and front corners; faint toning of page edges; 2-page map of province of British Columbia (with grid for quick reference) across pastedowns and endpapers; neat name on reverse of endpaper. Pictorial dust jacket; some rubbing and edgewear. Very clean, sound copy. 195 pages including grid references. Contents include Prefaces; section linking place names with various stages of province's history. The main part of the book consists of an alphabetical list of 1001 place names and their origins. Carefully researched and documented, the book is filled with remarkable historical facts, interesting anecdotes and brief biographical accounts of the characters for which the Province's towns, cities, rivers, lakes, mountains and islands have become namesakes. Very Good/Good. Bookseller reference : 002533 |
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Victoria BC Canada, Sono Nis Press. 1988. (ISBN: 0 919203 96 5) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This book, with over 2300 extensive entries, the culmination of years of careful research and investigation, completely replaces the authors' earlier publication ("1001 British Columbia Place Names"). Third printing May 1992. Vertical crease to back cover. Very clean, sound copy. 346 pages including map references; fold-out map of British Columbia with grid. Contents include: annotated map showing Indians of British Columbia - Linguistic Subdivisions; section on Indian place names, the derivation of names - linking place names with various stages of province's history; list of Abbreviations. The main part of the book consists of an alphabetical list of place names and their origins. Carefully researched and documented, the book is filled with remarkable historical facts, interesting anecdotes and brief biographical accounts of the characters for which the Province's towns, cities, rivers, lakes, mountains and islands have become namesakes. Very Good/No Jacket (as published). Bookseller reference : 002671 ISBN : 0919203965 |
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Victoria BC Canada, Sono Nis Press. 1988. (ISBN: 0 919203 96 5) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This book, with over 2300 extensive entries, the culmination of years of careful research and investigation, completely replaces the authors' earlier publication ("1001 British Columbia Place Names"). Third printing May 1992. Vertical crease to back cover. Very clean, sound copy. 346 pages including map references; fold-out map of British Columbia with grid. Contents include: annotated map showing Indians of British Columbia - Linguistic Subdivisions; section on Indian place names, the derivation of names - linking place names with various stages of province's history; list of Abbreviations. The main part of the book consists of an alphabetical list of place names and their origins. Carefully researched and documented, the book is filled with remarkable historical facts, interesting anecdotes and brief biographical accounts of the characters for which the Province's towns, cities, rivers, lakes, mountains and islands have become namesakes. Very Good/No Jacket (as published). Bookseller reference : 003108 ISBN : 0919203965 |
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Victoria BC Canada, Sono Nis Press. 1986, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 919203 96 5) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Faint creasing to front cover. Very clean, sound copy. 346 pages including map references; fold-out map of British Columbia with grid. Contents include: annotated map showing Indians of British Columbia - Linguistic Subdivisions; section on Indian place names, the derivation of names - linking place names with various stages of province's history; list of Abbreviations. The main part of the book consists of an alphabetical list of place names and their origins. Carefully researched and documented, the book is filled with remarkable historical facts, interesting anecdotes and brief biographical accounts of the characters for which the Province's towns, cities, rivers, lakes, mountains and islands have become namesakes. Very Good/No Jacket (as published). Bookseller reference : 003338 ISBN : 0919203965 |
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Toronto Ontario Canada, McClelland & Stewart. 2008, First Edition. (ISBN: 9780771006692) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Clear Brodart Covering, Cream boards, bronze stamped lettering. Pictorial dust jacket; not price clipped. 480 pages. "This is a novel of fortunes lost and found, of politics and vain ambition, of love and memory and the impossibility of finding home. Deeply moving, gorgeously written, infused with an impeccable dry wit, [it] reveals our innermost longings and confirms [the author] as one of the most compelling and accomplished writers writing today." (dust jacket flap) By the author of the award-winning "Childhood". Uncommon. [Shipping at cost]. Near Fine/Near Fine. Bookseller reference : 003292 ISBN : 9780771006 |
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Offerings at the Wall: Artifacts from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Collection Atlanta, Turner Publishing Inc. 1995, First Edition (stated). (ISBN: 1 57036 174 6) Pictorial Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Mild rubbing to surface of cover; spine not creased; faint crease to back corner. Very clean, sound copy. 288 pages including a list of the names of Americans who died in the Vietnam War - the 58,196 names on the Memorial when the book was published arranged much as they are on the 140 panels. A compendium of full colour photographs of objects left at the Memorial such as mementoes, photographs, documents, artefacts, toys, items of equipment, clothing, footwear, jewellery, letters, postcards - "tangible bonds between those who fell in Vietnam and those who remembered, a mystic communion with the dead" - preserved as a museum collection. A moving tribute. [Shipping at cost]. Near Fine/No Jacket (as published). Bookseller reference : 002272 ISBN : 1570361746 |
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Country Post: Rural Postal Service in Canada 1880 to 1945 Canada, Canadian Museum of Civilization. 2003, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 660 18998 4) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Also issued in French under title "Le courrier est arrive! La post rurale au Canada de 1880 a 1945". Very clean, sound copy (probably unread). 210 pages including: detailed Index; Selected Bibliography; detailed Endnotes. Many illustrations, both black and white, sepia and full colour: reproductions of historic photographs, posters; items of equipment; buildings; annotated maps; tables; charts. "The rural post office in Canada was once a vibrant institution of sociability and communication in Canada. Its impact was both tangible and inescapable .. The mail brought books, magazines and newspapers that helped to shape the politics and culture of the country. It brought letters, sometimes money, from friends and family away at work or at war. It brought parcels and care-packages containing good things to eat. The local mailbox provided access to the growing national economy, via the convenience of the postal money order, the postal savings bank, and the mail-order.catalogue." A window on the past and Canadian rural society. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Bookseller reference : 003303 ISBN : 0660189984 |
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North Vancouver BC Canada, Gray's Publishing / Whitecap Books Publication. 1985. (ISBN: 0 88826 084 9) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Peggy Ward (maps). Second printing. Minimal curl to corners. Very clean, sound copy. 234 pages including: detailed Index of names; list of Sources; Notes. Illustrated with black and white reproductions of historic photographs; 3 annotated area maps. "A lively history of a beautiful and remote part of the coast of British Columbia .. settled by pioneer farmers, fishermen and loggers from the 1880's on. Their colourful past includes everything from Indian wars and celebrated murder cases to Utopian communities and fashionable afternoon teas." (back cover). Very Good/No Jacket (as published). Bookseller reference : 002910 ISBN : 0888260849 |
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Vancouver's Chinatown: Racial Discourse in Canada 1875-1980 Montreal & Kingston, McGill - Queen's University Press. 1995, First Paperback Edition. (ISBN: 0 7735 1329 9) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very clean sound copy - probably unread. 323 pages including: detailed Index; lengthy Bibliography; ample Page Notes. Black and white illustrations: reproductions of historic photographs; cartoons; distribution maps; tables. "In this insightful study of race and racism, [the author] examines Vancouver's Chinatown as a creation of the white community over a hundred-year period. She shows that the very existence of the district - from the negative stereotyping of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to its current status as an 'ethnic neighbourhood' - is the result of cultural domination that continues to exist today." (back cover). Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Bookseller reference : 003304 ISBN : 0773513299 |
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Canada, Alfred A Knopf Canada. 2002, First Edition (stated). (ISBN: 0 676 97549 6) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Clear Brodart-protected jacket, White boards, silver stamped lettering; tiny faint smudge on back bottom corner. Illustrated dust jacket; not price clipped. Very clean, sound copy. 321 pages. "In a world where everything depends on the harvest, Job Sunstrum is a late bloomer [set apart by] a phenomenon called synaesthesia - and extraordinary ability to see and feel sound in dazzling colours or shapes .. [The author] transports us into a world filled with richness and magic, where divine intervention drops from the sky and silos are billboards for God - with a cast of unforgettable characters and a landscape drawn with perfect and loving detail." (dustjacket). Author's matching signed homemade bookmark laid in. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Author on Title Page. Bookseller reference : 002861 ISBN : 0676975496 |
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Canada, Alfred A Knopf Canada. 2002, First Edition (stated). (ISBN: 0 676 97549 6) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Clear Brodart-protected jacket, White boards, silver stamped lettering. Illustrated dust jacket; not price clipped. Very clean, sound copy. Author's "doodle" alongside her signature. 321 pages. "In a world where everything depends on the harvest, Job Sunstrum is a late bloomer [set apart by] a phenomenon called synaesthesia - and extraordinary ability to see and feel sound in dazzling colours or shapes .. [The author] transports us into a world filled with richness and magic, where divine intervention drops from the sky and silos are billboards for God - with a cast of unforgettable characters and a landscape drawn with perfect and loving detail." (dustjacket). Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Author on Title Page. Bookseller reference : 002862 ISBN : 0676975496 |
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Canada, Alfred A Knopf Canada. 2002, First Edition (stated). (ISBN: 0 676 97549 6) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Clear Brodart-protected jacket, White boards, silver stamped lettering. Illustrated dust jacket; not price clipped. Very clean, sound copy. 321 pages. "In a world where everything depends on the harvest, Job Sunstrum is a late bloomer [set apart by] a phenomenon called synaesthesia - and extraordinary ability to see and feel sound in dazzling colours or shapes .. [The author] transports us into a world filled with richness and magic, where divine intervention drops from the sky and silos are billboards for God - with a cast of unforgettable characters and a landscape drawn with perfect and loving detail." (dustjacket). Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Author on Title Page. Bookseller reference : 003277 ISBN : 0676975496 |
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Robert Bateman - Peintre Naturaliste Toronto ON Canada, Editions du Trecarre / Madison Press. 1990. (ISBN: 2 98249 310 2) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Horizontal. Ill.: Robert Bateman. Clear Brodart-protected jacket, Traduction francaise de l'edition anglaise - "An Artist in Nature". Red cloth with gilt lettering; artist's name blind stamped on front cover; blue pastedowns and endpaper. Pictorial dust jacket; mild rubbing. Very clean, sound copy. 175 + 11 pages. Appendices: Liste des Planches et Esquisses; Expositions; Ouvrages; Films; Publications; Commandes; Distinctions Honorifiques; La Vie de Robert Bateman. Many reproductions of photographs, paintings, drawings and sketches in black and white. Lavishly illustrated with many full colour reproductions of the artist's work. Ce livre traite surtout de Bateman en tant que peintre et environnementaliste, Sa preoccupation pour notre environnement manace se reflete aussi dans plus de 120 nouveaux tableaux reproduits ici en couleurs avec une etonnant fidelite. Tres rare edition. [Shipping at cost]. Near Fine/Near Fine. Bookseller reference : 002680 ISBN : 2982493102 |
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