‎Canada‎

‎McLaren, T.A.‎

‎Ships of Steel: A British Columbia Shipbuilder's Story‎

‎Book is as-new and in excellent condition in every respect with a straight spine, square, solid binding, text/interior is clean, neat and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear only, no tears. Inscribed by Vickie Jensen "Smooth sailing!" and signed by Malcolm McLaren on half title page. Contents include: INTRODUCTION Steel Shipbuilding in British Columbia CHAPTER I Those Shipbuilding McLarens 26 CHAPTER 2 The Challenge of Wartime Shipbuilding 45 CHAPTER 3 Post-War Downsizing and Adjustment (1946-1948) 69 CHAPTER 4 No Assets, No Overhead: Starting a New Shipyard 83 CHAPTER 5 Building for Remote Areas: The Northern Rivers CHAPTER 6 Landlocked Vessels (t950s-1970s) CHAPTER 7 Building a Saltwater Ferry Fleet CHAPTER 8 Boom Times: Government Subsidies and a New Shipyard Site CHAPTER 9 Tugs and Barges: Workhorses of the Coast CHAPTER 10 The Business of Fish and Fishing Vessels CHAPTER II Ships for Offshore Oil and the Arctic 189 CHAPTER 12 Slow Times. Blueprint endpapers, maps, a great many color and b&w photos, schmatic drawings, a stats section for the boats built at back. Gift quality.‎

‎McLaughlin, Dennis and Leslie‎

‎Fighting for Canada: Chinese and Japanese Canadians in Military Service - Bilingual English/French‎

‎112 pages per language. Black and white illustrations. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality copy. Book‎

‎McLead, Pat‎

‎Gros Morne a Living Landscape‎

‎119 pages. "An appealing and informative description of one of Canada's most beautiful national parks." - from dust jacket. Colour plates. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper else clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book‎

‎McLean History Book Committee‎

‎Tracks Through Time; A History of McLean and Area‎

‎McLean: McLean History Book Committee circa 2005. 4to 352pp. Near fine no dust jacket. Blue leatherette with silver lettering and illustration. Photograph endpapers plans photographs family histories index. Locale: ; McLean--Saskatchewan; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. Western Canada Family Histories--Saskatchewan Local History--Saskatchewan. McLean History Book Committee Hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 140103

‎McLean, AD A D‎

‎Canadian Aviation December 1937 - Canada's National Aviation Magazine: New Winnipeg Runways‎

‎Ottawa Canada: Aeronautical Publications Limited 1937. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 56 pages. Features: Cover photo of a Trans Canada Air Lines Electra at the formal opening of the new runways at Stevenson Airport Winnipeg October 11 1937; Directory of Canadian Airports - write-ups with interesting photos - 1937 was a huge year for airport construction in Canada; Nice Christmas-themed full-page ad for Gold Flake cigarettes; Airport Planning and Construction; Nice full-page illustrated ad for Canadian Wright Limited showing the new Grumman FF1 Fighter; Nice full-page photo ad for the Canadian Marconi Company; Nice full-page photo ad for Colas Roads Limited shows a Transport Lockheed 12A on a Colas runway at St. Hubert Airport; Nice full-page photo ad for the Dibblee Construction Company which has been working on the St. Hubert Airport; Fantastic three-colour centerfold ad for Aeronca K's low-priced side-by-side Aeroplanes; Full-page ad for the De Havilland Dragon Rapide - of which Canadian Airways Ltd. has just added a 3rd unit to their Quebec Airways fleet; Radio Range Beacons to Guide Trans-Canada Fliers - interesting article and photos; Colas for Surfacing runways; Nice full-page ad for the 1938 Pontiac; When is a Door Not a Door - hangar doors at Regina and Toronto; Cub Aircraft ad; International Air Show; The Miami Air Manoeuvres; News and Views of the Month; Old Country Gossip; Nice full-page ad for Dunlop aeroplane tires wheels and brakes; Two-colour ad for Imperial Oil's new Intava products on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Aeronautical Publications Limited Paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 845G0922

‎McLean, Donald George‎

‎Fifty Historical Vignettes‎

‎Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Book shows a little wear, corners are curled. Chapters include: Hudson's Bay Company and the North West company: a war of the corporations, Cuthbert grant first leader of the metis, Isabel Gunn of the Orkneys, Battle of Seven Oaks, Merger of 1821, Sayer trial, Battle of teh Grand Coteau, Free trade: the Red River Cart and the Satint Paul Route, Riel family of Red River, Louis Riel, Riel -Smith debate, Wolseley expedition, Manitoba act, Founding of St. Laurent, 1875 incident, etc.‎

‎McLean, John (Edited by WS Wallace) W S‎

‎John Mclean's Notes of a Twenty-Five Year's Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Publisher series: Champlain Society.‎

‎New York: Greenwood Press 1968 reprint edition. Hardcover Fine no dust jacket. 402pp. Vocabulary of the principal Indian dialects index folding map. Edited by W.S. Wallace. Publisher series: Champlain Society 19. Locale: Western Canada. Western Canada Fur Trade Hudson's Bay Company Indians of North America. Greenwood Press Hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 134007

‎McLearn, FH F H‎

‎Ammanoid Faunas of the Upper Triassic Pardonet Formation Peace River Foothills British Columbia - Memoir 311‎

‎Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada 1960. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 118 pages. Numerous black and white photographic plates. Minor moisture exposure. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Good working copy. Geological Survey of Canada Paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 125a6147

‎McLenaghen, Jessie L‎

‎Foods Nutrition and Home Management Manual Home Economics Circular No. Number 1 One Revised‎

‎Victoria: British Columbia Department of Education. Poor with no dust jacket. 1943. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 177 pages. Index. "Intended for the use of the students of Home Economics in elementary and junior high school classes." - foreword. Please note: Very heavy wear and soiling to original red cloth consistent with a heavily-used cookbook/textbook of this vintage. Many markings. Binding shaken but holding. A worthy reference copy of this vintage British Columbia text. Driver B59.10; Textbook; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Home Economics Textbooks - British Columbia British Columbia - textbooks Home Management Manuals Home Economics Recipes - British Columbia . British Columbia Department of Education hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 757h5786

‎McLennan, McFeely & Prior Limited‎

‎McLennan McFeely & Prior Limited Cutlery and Silver Plated Ware Catalogue - November 1947‎

‎British Columbia: McLennan McFeely & Prior Limited 1947. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pages 924-985. Index. Includes prices for many items. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Features: Dozens of pocket knives plus most any other kitchen knife you can imagine; Sharpeners; Scissors and Shears; Tweezers; Hair Clippers; Shaving Brushes; Razor Strops; Flat Ware; Nut Crackers; Cutlery Sets; Child's Cutler Sets; Wostenholm Carvers/Carving Sets; Electric Clocks; Mantle Clocks with Chimes; Clocks by Ingraham Seth Thomas and Westclox; Wristwatches; Pocket Watches; Silver Plated Ware; Tea Sets; Trophies; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy of this great mid-century compilation of British Columbia consumer goods. McLennan, McFeely & Prior Limited Paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 843G3624

‎McLennan, McFeely & Prior, Limited‎

‎McLennan McFeely & Prior Limited August 1951 Catalogue - Fishing Tackle Section: A Broad Range of Gear Used in British Columbia Waters‎

‎Vancouver B.C.: McLennan McFeely & Prior Limited 1951. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pages 1131-1173 43 pages in total. Includes index and prices. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Intended to be read by shop owners. "In the following pages. you will find illustrated and described the world's finest offerings of up-to-date tackle - tackle that is particularly suited for use in the waters of British Columbia." - from Foreward. Above-average but not excessive wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this superb vintage reference. McLennan, McFeely & Prior, Limited Paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 341c6559

‎McLennan, Bill;Duffek, Karen‎

‎The Transforming Image: Painted Arts of Northwest Coast First Nations‎

‎Canada: UBC PressCanada. Good in Good dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 0774804270 . "Brings together some of the most intriguing images of the Image Recovery Project many revealed for the first time in over a hundred years. The text adds new insights derived from the project's detective work linking painted images to communities histories and the hands of individual painters. Bill McLennan's Image Recovery Project aimed to develop a database of infrared photos of historical Northwest Coast paintings." - dust jacket. xii 291 semi-glossy pages. Notes. References. Index. Oblong 9.25" x 11". Extensively and beautifully illustrated with colour and black and white photography. Moderate wear. Binding sound. Former library copy with few related markings. Dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A sound example. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Transforming Image: Painted Arts of Northwest Coast First Nations North America Image Recovery Project . UBC Press,Canada hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 738j1710 ISBN : 0774804270 9780774804271

‎McLennan, Rob‎

‎It's Still Winter‎

‎Some works previously published in various publications.Unpaginated [NO copy found in WorldCat] Brochure‎

‎McLeod Alexander W; W Cunnabell‎

‎Universalism in its modern and ancient form : brought to the test and without the argument from Aion Aionios &c. shown to be Unscriptual‎

‎Halifax Nova Scotia: William Cunnabell 1837. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. original purple cloth bindingpaper spine label pp. iv 4 163 3 p. "Errata": p. 166. light wear at corners spine is faded some spotting to edges a rare pre-confederation imprint in sound clean condition. William Cunnabell Hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 11256162

‎McLEOD, D (Maj-Gen Patriot army, Upper Canada)‎

‎A Brief Review of the Settlement of Upper Canada by the U. E. Loyalists and Scotch Highlanders in 1783; And of the grievances which Compelled the Canadas to have Recourse to Arms in Defence of their Rights and Liberties In the Years 1837 and 1838; together with a brief sketch of the Campaigns of 1812 '13 '14: With an account of the Military Executions Burnings and Sackings of Towns and Villages by the British in the Upper and Lower Provinces during the Commotion of 1837 and '38.‎

‎<p>printed for the author by F. B. Penniman hinges cracked and weak but still holding title page coming loose black cloth worn remnants of spine label light foxing pages 145-148 missing from pagination no actual missing pages unmarked rare.</p> self-published hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 4444951

‎McLeod, Robert R‎

‎Markland or Nova Scotia: It's History Natural Resources and Native Beauties‎

‎Canada: Markland Publishing Company 1903. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 603 pages. Illustrated with black and white photos and diagrams. A wonderful overview of Nova Scotia over 100 years ago. The forty-one chapters include: History; Geology; County Histories; Mines; Indians; Tourism; Fisheries; Apple Culture; Agriculture; Institutions of Learning; Timber and Lumber Resources; Paper Pulp Resources; Quarries; Game Law; Birds; Manufacturing Concerns; Institutions for the Blind and the Deaf and Dumb; Governance; The Common School System. Prior owner's details neatly written atop front free endpaper otherwise unmarked. Blue cloth attractively adorned with black decoration upon front board and bright gilt lettering upon backstrip. Binding intact with minor spine slant. Moderate wear. A quality copy of this informative work. Markland Publishing Company Hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 122G0673

‎McLeod, Robert; Anne Burnaby;McGeachie, Pixie;Burnaby (B.C.) Burnaby‎

‎Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's Letters from Colonial British Columbia, 1858-1863‎

‎Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Previous owner's inscription on inside cover. 199 pages, never before published letters of Robert Bunaby, a true Victorian English gentlemanwho took a chance to travel to the new colony of British columbia in 1858 to seek fortune and adventure. As the Private Secretary to Colonel Richard Clement Moody, Bunaby led exciting exploration expeditions into the wilds of modern-day Vancouver and Bunaby, the city which was to bear his name.‎

‎McLoughlin, John (Edited by EE Rich) E E‎

‎The Letters of John McLoughlin from Fort Vancouver to the Governor and Committee; Third Series 1844-46 Series: Hudson's Bay Record Society 7.‎

‎London: Hudson's Bay Record Society 1944 a numbered copy from a limited edition. Hardcover Very good plus. 341 xi. Appendices index folding maps. Edited by E.E. Rich. Locale: ; British Columbia; Western Canada. Series: Hudson's Bay Record Society 7. Fur Trade Fur Trade Hudson's Bay Company. Hudson's Bay Record Society Hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 001504

‎McLoughlin, John (Edited by EE Rich) E E‎

‎The Letters of John McLoughlin from Fort Vancouver to the Governor and Committee; First Series 1825-38 Series: Hudson's Bay Record Society 4.‎

‎London: Hudson's Bay Record Society 1941 a numbered copy from a limited edition. Hardcover Very good. Issued without dust jacket. cxxviii 374 xi. Blue cloth with the HBC crest on the spine. Top edge gilt appendices index folding map. Edited by E.E. Rich. Introduction by W. Kaye Lamb. Locale: ; Western Canada. Series: Hudson's Bay Record Society 4. Western Canada Fur Trade Hudson's Bay Company. Hudson's Bay Record Society Hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 001501

‎McMahon, John‎

‎Almost a Lifetime *Signed By Author*‎

‎301 pages. Lengthy inscription by author upon half-title page. "A spectacular success... a remarkable tale of survival and perseverance." - Victoria Times Colonist. The true WWII adventures of a young man. Moderate wear. Some curling to covers. Nice solid copy. Book‎

‎McMicken, Gilbert‎

‎The Abortive Fenian Raid on Manitoba. An Account by One Who Knew its Secret History. A Paper Read Before the Society May 11 1888 Publisher series: Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba Transaction No.‎

‎Winnipeg: Manitoba Free Press 1888. Staplebound Very good. 11pp. Tan printed wrappers. Printed in double-columns. A small tear and chip at the foot of the spine and a previous owner's stamp on the cover. Publisher series: Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba Transaction No. 32 Peel 3 582. Locale: Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. Manitoba Fenian Brotherhood Fenian Raids--Manitoba Manitoba Historical Society. Manitoba Free Press Paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 139747

‎McMillan, Allan D.‎

‎Native Peoples and Cultures of Canada - an Anthropological View‎

‎340 pages including index and list of sources. Minimal yellow highlighting. Contains 150 illustrations. A comprehensive overview of all the native groups of Canada - Indian, Metis and Inuit. Incorporating anthropology, ethnology and history, describes the traditional ways of peoples of the plains, the woodlands, the Arctic, the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast - from phehistoric times to the present. Book‎

‎McMullen, Fred; Evans, Jack‎

‎Out Of The Jaws Of Hunland: The Stories Of Corporal Fred Mcmullen Private Jack Evans Three Times Captured And Finally Escaped From German Prison Camps 1918 Hardcover1918‎

‎New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1918. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Clean In Very Good Condition. 248 Pages Plus The Advertising Pages. Text Is Clean Illustrated With Black And White Photographs And Line Drawn Maps. The Pages Are Yellow From The Age. The Front Gilt Decoration Is Slightly Faded. Blue Boards First Edition Printed In 1918. Not The Reprint. The Original Book. Spine Gilt Lettering Is Faded. Name Inscription At The Front End Paper Dated 1918.- Specializing in academic collectible and historically significant providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us. G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 036447

‎McMurtrie, Douglas C.‎

‎THE WAR CRIPPLE. Columbia War Papers, Series I, Number 17.‎

‎28p. (2)[List of Series I]. 12mo. Original printed wraps. Some loss of rear cover. Nice copy. Quite an unsual book by the great historian of printing and typography. WWI 12x2‎

‎McNair, Sherry (Signed)‎

‎Soldiers All!‎

‎Canada: Turner-Warwick Publications Inc. 1994. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by author upon front free endpaper. 331 pages. Reproductions of archival black and white photos. Author presents WWII stories of Hong Kong Sicily Italy and Northwest Europe related by her father two uncles and cousins. "The resulting manuscript tells a story which began on the plains of the Canadian West and went out to the battlefields of WWII." - from dust jacket. Spine leaning. Average wear. A sound copy. Turner-Warwick Publications Inc. Hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 553H1609 ISBN : 091989948x 9780919899483