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Bissley, Paul L.
The Union Club of British Columbia - 100 Years: 1879-1979
160 pages including illustrations in colour and black and white. Hand-numbered copy 1045 of a limited edition. "This limited edition is presented for the enjoyment of all our members and we trust it will serve as a suitable commemorative on the occasion of the celebration of the Union Club of British Columbia's Centennial. We are deeply indebted to Paul L. Bissley, who authored this history. No living member is more qualified to reveal to us the story of our Club during its first hundred years. We hope this memento will provide many happy moments for us all and serve to remind us of the tremendous endeavours of our early members in the establishing of the Union Club of British Columbia." - R.J. Taylor, President. Gilt lettering and decorations upon spine and front board. Moderate wear and soiling to navy blue boards. Contents unmarked. Slight lean to spine. Book
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Gill, Paul G., Jr.
The Water Lover's Guide to Marine Medicine : How to Identify and Treat Aquatic Ailments and Injuries
255 pages including index. The essential shipboard medicine chest. Covers: Hypothermia and cold-war immersion; Seasickness; Jellyfish, sea urchins, and other venomous fish; Sunburn and other skin disorders; Near drowning - shock and CPR. Light wear. Unmarked. Very nice copy. Book
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Sobol, Richard; Sobol, Jonah
Seal Journey
Unpaginated. Author/Photographer and his eight-year-old son journey to the ice floes of eastern Canada to observe the thousands of harp seal pups born there. Gift greetings upon front endpaper else unmarked. Beautiful full-colour photography throughout. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
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Wilkinson, Burke
By Sea & By Stealth: Stirring Accounts of Surprise Attack By Sea During World War II
224 pages. Tells of some of the most striking and brilliant surprise attacks by sea made during the war. Several of these celebrated attacks are described in full and accurate detail for the first time. Includes black and white plates. Well-worn copy with usual library markings. Front endpaper removed. Book
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Johns, Ethel; Fines, Beatrice
The Winnipeg General Hospital and Health Sciences Centre School of Nursing 1887-1987: Centennial Edition 1988
188 pages. Contains the text of original documents bearing on the establishment of the school and shows how the nursing needs of Winnipeg were met as the demand arose. Illustrated in black and white. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Gilt lettering and emblems upon navy boards. Chips from and small tears to dust jacket. Book
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Wilson, James E. "Ted"; Heal, S.C.
Full Line, Full Away : A Towboat Master's Story
168 pages. The story of James E. "Ted" Wilson, written in co-operation with marine author S.C. Heal. Captain Wilson went to his first seagoing job as deckboy out of Victoria, at the early age of 14, in 1933. His colourful career saw him working his way through the ranks in British Columbia coast towboats from deckhand to mate and eventually as a licensed master. Includes black and white illustrations. Unmarked. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
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Kearns, D.O.R.: Editor
The Patrician, 1961-62 - Vol. XIV - Regimental Journal of The Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Allied with The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)
155 pages. Features include: Regimental Notes; 1961 Rifle Team; Marine Magic; Interim Report from Ghana; First Battalion Report; Home Station Report - Regimental Depot, Second Battalion, Mess Activities; PPCLI Cadet Corps; The Loyal Edmonton Regiment; The Rifle Brigade; PPCLI Association; Exercise Tombstone Association; Regimental Number "1"; Crossing the Savio River - Italy; The History of the PPCLI Band; West Coast Trek; Memorial Plaque - Dedication Ceremonies; U.S. Army Ranger Course; and more. Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Mild yellowing to contents. Brilliant gilt lettering and emblem upon forest green cloth flexible boards. Excellent copy. Book
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Hopper, Garnet H.
Short Course in Modern Heating
109 pages including index. An excellent and now uncommon reference for such topics as hot water heating, radiant heating and steam heating. Very detailed and technical. Readers will find the clear explanations and descriptive diagrams easy to understand and extremely valuable - they are the result of extensive practical knowledge acquired in the field by the author, a well-known professional engineer who spent his lifetime in the heating business. Graduating from the University of Toronto in 1919 with a Bachelor of Science degree, Hopper was a heating expert who probably taught this subject to more young men than anyone else in the field. Printed on high-quality coated paper. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Moderate wear to navy boards. Unmarked but for erasure to front endpaper. Book
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Sanderson, Eric: Editor
Nature's Fury - The Inside Story of the Disastrous British Columbia Floods May-June, 1948
64 pages. Copiously illustrated with incredible black and white photographs. The inside story of the disastrous British Columbia floods of 1948 which inundated thousands of acres of fertile farmland, left hundreds of persons homeless, and wrought ruin and devastation throughout the province. Compiled from the works of newspapermen who spent almost three weeks in the Fraser, Columbia, Kootenay and Okanagan Valleys to bring first-hand accounts of the disaster to the public. "Most of the pictures, the climax to a hundred dangers traversed by each photographer, are self-explanatory. They show NATURE'S FURY from every angle." - from Foreward. Sections are devoted to the following locales: Barnston Island; Agassiz; Nicomen Island; Chilliwack; Hatzic; The Haztic Break; Matsqui; The Lower Mainland; Queensborough; Pitt Meadows; Kootenays; The Mission Gauge; Mission; Fort Langley and Glen Valley; Trail; Sumas; and Hope. Above average wear. Bit of ink writing upon page 50 else unmarked. A rare and scarcely believable account. Book
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Bishop, Arthur
Courage at Sea : Canada's Military Heritage - Volume III
191 pages including index. The concluding volume of Canada's Military Heritage trilogy compiled by Arthur Bishop. This work brings to life Canada's war heroes at sea through two World Wars as well as the Royal Canadian Navy's role in Korea. Includes black and white illustrations. Minimal wear. Clean and unmarked but for small faint pencil erasure upon front endpaper. Excellent copy. Book
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Walbran, Captain John T.
British Columbia Coast Names 1592-1906: To Which Are Added A Few Names in Adjacent United States Territory - Their Origin and History - With Map and Illustrations
546 pages. Black and white frontis of George Vancouver plus twenty black and white photographic reproductions. Author was well-equiped for this work. By disposition a student, he became greatly engrossed in his researches, and secured copies of all the old records of voyages to the coast of British Columbia and knew their contents intimately. His duties in command of the Quadra took him to every portion of the British Columbia coast, including a great many waters that were practically unsurveyed, and so he acquired a thorough knowledge not only of the charts in existence, but also of the unwritten lore of Indians and traders experienced in the intricacies of that most magnificent coast. Major damage and closed tears to pages 527-530 with two chunks missing from page 529. Fortunately all text remains and is legible. Once inch tear to interior of page 546. Map at page 547 removed. Back hinge open. Front hinge going. Prior owner's small initial rubber stamp upon front endpaper and bottom edge else unmarked. Average soiling. Moderate yellowing. Gilt lettering upon spine remains clearly legible. Above average wear to dark green cloth spine and boards. A good first edition reading copy of this comprehensive reference. Book
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Lawrence, Hal
A Bloody War - One Man's Memories of The Canadian Navy 1939-45
183 pages. From a tug in Halifax Harbour to a destroyer in Norwegian fiords, from the balmy Caribbean to the frozen reaches of Murmansk, Hal Lawrence spins an engaging personal account of a young man growing up at sea. Author commemorates with genuine affection the dedicated men with whom he served and the fighting navy which shaped them. Includes numerous interesting black and white photographic plates. Endpapers decorated with maps. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket. Very nice copy. Book
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Clemens, W.A.; Wilby, G.V.
Fishes of The Pacific Coast of Canada - Bulletin No. LXVIII (Revised)
368 pages including index, bibliography and references. Extensively illustrated in black and white. Intended as a concise and generally useful publication for both scientific and non-scientific readers interested in the marine fishes of the Pacific coast of Canada. Unmarked. Binding solid. Light soiling. Moderate wear to forest green boards. Gilt lettering upon spine partially worn but remains legible. Excellent reference. Very nice copy. Book
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Richards, S.T.
Operation Sick Bay - The Story of the Sick Berth and Medical Assistant Branch of the Royal Canadian Navy 1910-1965
267 pages including references and black and white illustrations. Chapters include: The Heritage; The Royal Navy and its Medical Services in Canada; R.C.N. Beginnings; World War I (1914-1918); Hiatus - Between Wars; A Growing Naval Medical Service; Teh Working Milieu Ashore; War at Sea; Experiences, Commendations and Deaths; As Told By Eyewitnesses; After War Horizons; The Post War - A Time of Change. Liquid paper has been applied to front endpaper else contents unmarked. Adhesives have been mostly removed from spine and front board. Library stamp is upon top edge of text. Light wear to blue boards with gilt lettering. Contents tight and square. Remains a nice copy. Book
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Bannister, D.: Editor
Perspectives in Personal Construct Theory
273 pages including index. An experiment to test the hypothesis that personal construct theory is fertile. A test of the cohering properties of personal construct theory. Designed to illustrate both the rewards and tribulations of attempting to confront personal construct theory. Minor quantity of neat markings to contents. Prior owner's name inkstamped upon top edge of text. Light wear. Blue boards carefully protected by clear mylar adhesive covering. Not an ex-library book. A solid working copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Die Deutsche Wehrmacht Im 2.Weltkrieg - Marine 5 Tatsachenberichte - Nr. Q 104
Mit vielen illustrationen und fotos. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Die Deutsche Wehrmacht Im 2.Weltkrieg - Marine 5 Tatsachenberichte - Nr. Q 105
Mit vielen illustrationen und fotos. Book
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Douglas, W. A. B.: Editor
The RCN in Transition, 1910-1985
411 pages including extensive notes, index and black and white photographic plates. Describes the life of a navy, going back to its roots in the nineteenth century and looking ahead to its prospects in the twenty-first. The Royal Canadian Navy is portrayed as a resilient institution, often starved for resources, capable of basic change, and on the brink of important new developments. Gift greetings upon front endpaper. Very light wear overall. Dust jacket in clear protective cover. Excellent copy. Book
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Armstrong, Joe C.W.
From Sea Unto Sea: Art & Discovery Maps of Canada
Approximately 75 pages. "Brings together for the first time thirty-eight stunning, original Canadian maps - many of them national treasures - and the fascinating stories of the explorers and cartographers who made them. From Gastaldi's woodcut map of 1556 in which monsters roam the sea, through Champlain's 1612 collage map of Canada's bounty, to Sanson's foundation map of 1656 - the first to show all five Great Lakes - this superb 'atlas' takes the modern navigator on a voyage of rediscovery to Canada's beginnings, beginnings not only in strength and adventure but also in humanity and art. Charts a compelling route to the nation's past." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with light wear to navy cloth boards. Price clipped dust jacket bears two closed tears and average wear. Overall a nice copy of this spectacular work. Book
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Various
The Wide World Magazine - October 1955
68 pages plus advertisements. Black and white illustrations. Features: 'Twixt Sea and Sand - Drama is the daily diet of those who man the lightships that keep the world's shipping off the dreaded Goodwins; Build or Die! - Describes Canadian Arctic Igloo Building Schools for airmen; Diamonds are Dangerous - Following upon secret investigations by Sir Percy Sillitoe, former head of M.I.5, the De Beers Corporation is said to be establishing a special staff to deal with the menace of the international traffic in stolen stones. Relates remarkable stories concerning diamond smugglers and the 'big men' behind them; Danger, Loco Adrift - A 65-ton locomotive slips its lashings upon the stormbound Norwegian s.s. Belpareil, causing terror aboard; Destination Unknown - Second Instalment of the remarkable post-war Asian adventures of Military Medal recipient Peter Pinney; The Rain Stoppers - In some parts of the world, natives are employed to stop the rain descending; Search for Living Gold - Author ventures to the Andes to acquire chinchilla; Ghost of the White Chief - South African farmer John Roberts and his marble life-sized statue to be opened upon his death; The Very Mysterious Eel- What strange impulse sends the eel thousands of miles out into the ocean to spawn - and die?; A Thousand Miles to Railhead - Motor Transport in North Australia, including photo of a 'road train' carrying 70 head of cattle; Horses on Snowshoes - How snowshoes have been adapted for use by horses, thereby easing the difficult transportation problems of the British Columbia wilderness; Jungle Hideout - Running from the Japanese, eating dog for dinner, teaching guerillas to sing - these are but a few of the adventures of Nona Baker who spent nearly four years in jungle hideouts in Asia; Paddy's Lapse - A Merchant Navy officer's account of a terrifying experience when his ten-thousand ton ship was heading straight for Lundy Island at ten knots; Between Ourselves - notes by the editor, including a prediction of helicopter logging in the future. Top third of back cover missing. Chips missing from spine. Somewhat above average wear. Fascinating tales. Magazine
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McCaleb, Walter F.
How Much is a $ (Dollar) - The Story of Money and Banks
128 pages. Will be of great appeal to those who have read "The Creature From Jekyll Island", and similar works. Chapters include: Money - its origins; Banks - the beginnings; The new world; The First Bank of the United States; "Wild-Cat" Banking; The Second Bank of the United States; A Period of Confusion; The National Bank Act; The Federal Reserve Act; Experience Under the Reserve Act; Labor Banking; The Bank Act of 1933; Credit Unions; Savings and Loan Associations; The Gold Standard. Moderate wear to navy blue boards. Contents very clean, bright and unmarked . The exception is 3 tiny faint markings in text which appear to be inkstamps of the initials "D.W." Excellent copy. Book
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Keeble, Sir Frederick
Life of Plants
256 pages including index. Over 50 black and white illustrations. Author's intent was to suggest that Science is more than a body of doctrine - an illumination of life. Chapter titles include: Introductory; The Vegetable Kingdom and the Members Thereof; The Manufacture of Food-Materials by the Green Plant; The Absorption of Radiant Energy by the Green Leaf; The Mobilization of Food-Materials; The Use of the Food-Materials for Construction and Power Production; The Environment of the Land Plant; Variation and Heredity; The Plant Commonwealth and its Government. Prior owner's name and date upon front endpaper else unmarked. Partial lean to spine. Average wear to navy cloth boards adorned with bright gilt lettering. Faintly visible staining to front board. Nice copy. Book
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Hoyt, Edwin Palmer
To the Marianas: War in the Central Pacific, 1944
292 pages including index. and black and white photographic plates. Reconstructs a fascinating account of America's first great amphibious operation of World War II - its drive northward through the Pacific to capture the Marshall and Mariana Islands from the Japanese. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Spine leaning. Usual library markings. Book
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Rahn, David: Editor
Fisherman Life - November 2001 Volume 1 Issue 10
48 pages. Features include: Marine Conservatikon Areas Act Circumvents the Fisheries Minister's Authority; New Vessel Launch - a crab boat from Thompson Bros.; BC Live Marine Fish Research Society - new group represents non-salmonid grow-out operators and researchers; Skeena roundup; Leggatt inquiry underway - 'Headline' start in Tofino; Fish Expo and Workboat Northwest; Salmon Marketing Council Head Jumps to Top Seafood Alliance Post; Three Hope Restaurants serve 'poached' salmon; Atlantics in the Atlantic; Cruise ships targeted as outsized pollution sources; oil companies considering Alaska License buy-out. Average wear. Usual library markings. Book
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Schnepf, Edwin: Editor
Battleships at War! - A Dramatic Review of the Super-Dreadnoughts & Battle-Cruisers of World War Two: Volume 1 1989
130 pages. Sea Classics Special: 100 Years of the Battleship. Magazine format. Archival black and white photography throughout. Features include: The Bull of Scapa Flow - the Sinking of the Royal Oak; Battleship Losses of World War Two; Japan's Mighty Kongos; The American Dreadnought - 1890-1916; The Death of Force 'Z'; Battleship Shoot-out at Guadalcanal; The Fleet that Rose From the Ashes; Operation 'Cerberus' - the escape of Hitler's navy; Still Steaming 'in harms way' - the Iowas of Today's Navy; U.S. Navy Battleship Directory; For all the World to see - the new Mexico Class BBs; HMS Warspite - England's Grand Old Lady; U.S.S. Utah - The Forgotten Memorial; The Best Kept Secret of WWII - The 'Alaska' Class; The Battleship 'Texas' at Normandy. Average wear. No tears. Binding sound. Nice solid copy. Book
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Macbeth, Jack
Ready, Aye, Ready - An Illustrated History of the Royal Canadian Navy
176 pages including index. "This splendidly illustrated book brings together archival and contemporary photographs; superb reproductions of rarely-seen paintings belonging to the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa; and an astute text by veteran naval officer, Jack Macbeth. Together they vividly convey the proud story of what was once the fourth most powerful navy in the world." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked. Minimal wear. Excellent copy. Book
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Greer, Rosamond "Fiddy"
The Girls of the King's Navy
160 pages including bibliography. A memoir of the author's service time and an historical account of Canada's Wrens. Reproductions of black and white photos. Moderate wear. Binding tight. Corner of half-title page clipped. A sound copy. Book
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Mason, Theodore C.
Battleship Sailor
265 pages. "A delightful memoir, meticulously recalled." - Darryl Ponicsan, Author of the Last Detaill and Cinderella Liberty. Black and white illustrations. Average wear. Unmarked. Solid working copy. Book
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Reaske, Christopher R.
The Compleat Clammer
152 pages. Index. "Extremely informative - a must for the recreational shellfisherman!" - Ron Ribb, R.A. Ribb Co. "The best book on clamming I've ever read." - David Hirth, U. of Vermont. Usual library markings. Average wear. Solid working copy. Book
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Moray, Jeremy
Timmy and the Whales
46 pages. From the 'Timmy the Tug' series. Prior owner's ink stamp upon title page else unmarked with average wear. Good working copy. Book
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Meyers, Edward C.
Thunder in the Morning Calm : The Royal Canadian Navy in Korea, 1950-1955
248 pages including notes, bibliography and index. Black and white photographic plates. "...Depicts a navy at mid-century determined to assert its distinct Canadian identity. Here is an account of a war viewed from the vantage point of the lower deck; of one whose own experience and those of his shipmates are testimony to the fact that those who served with the RCN in Korea acquitted themselves admirably and in a manner that has long deserved the recognition and respect of all Canadians." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's name atop front free endpaper else clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Attractive dust jacket now in archival-grade Brodart cover. Excellent copy. Gift quality. Book
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"The Buffer" (Ron Elliott) (Signed)
Eight Bells and Green Ones - Memories of a Retired Chief Boatswain Mate
56 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1985. A brief history of service at HMCS Cornwallis from May-Sept 1949. "Gives the reader a look at New Entry Training, Naval Lore, Human Interest Stories and some Naval Characters, of which the Navy had its share." - Joseph Lay. Black and white photographs. Author's signature and lenghty inscription to V.L. Swanton inside front cover. Foreward by CIER Joseph Lay G.M. C.D. taped to page one. A quality copy. Book
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Keller, Keith
Dangerous Waters : Wrecks and Rescues off the B. C. Coast
303 pages. Index. Many black and white illustrations. "Twenty-one hair-raising accounts of marine disasters and near disasters come from those who lived through them: the fishermen, Sunday boaters and cruise ship passengers; and the rescuers, lightkeepers and witnesses who were there." - from dust jacket. Ink stamps to half-title and dedication pages else clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy. Book
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Hulme, Commander L.S.G.: Editor
Broadsheet 1995/6
124 pages plus fold-out. Average wear. Clean and unmarked. Sound copy. Book
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Hulme, Commander L.S.G.: Editor
Broadsheet 1996/7
105 pages plus fold-out. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Sound copy. Book
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Gatenby, Greg
Whale Sound - an Anthology of Poems About Whales and Dolphins
96 pages. A Canadian anthology of poems and (black and white) drawings. Illustrated. Above-average wear. Some markings and stamps. Worthy reading copy. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - November 15, 1958
Features: Remembrance Day; Donald Campbell breaks the world water speed record aboard his jetboat Bluebird; Aftermath of the Revolution in Iraq; The Nuclear Navy of the U.S. - A Pictorial Survey of Ships of Outstanding Ingenuity; Trinity College; Democratic Election Landslide in the U.S.; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
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Lloyd, Christopher
The Navy and the Slave Trade - The Suppression of the African Slave Trade in the Nineteenth Century
314 pages. Appendices, references, bibliography and index. Black and white plates. "A study of the way in which slaves were exported from Africa after the British Trade had been abolished, and of the attempts to check that traffic." - from Introduction. Prior owner's details stroked out inside front board else unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. Sunning to spine. Binding intact. A worthy working copy. Book
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Padden, Ian
U.S. Navy Seals - The Fighting Elite: From Boot Camp to the Battle Zones
134 pages. Black and white illustrations. "Tells the whole heroic story of the U.S. Navy SEALS, from their birth out of the naval Underwater Demolition Unit in WWII to their formal commissioning in 1962 by President Kennedy." - from back cover. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. Book
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Kaufman, Yogi
City at Sea
163 pages. "This stunning photographic tribute realistically captures the life of a carrier under way, from captain to seaman, tower to berth." Above-average but not excessive wear. Usual library markings. Worthy reference copy. Book
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Gery, Dr. Jacques
Characoids of the World
672 pages. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Numerous colour photographic plates. "One of the most ambitious ichthyological works ever undertaken: the first modern survey of the suborder Characoidei, the group that includes harmless popular aquarium favorites like the cardinal and neon tetras as well as the much-romanticized (and much-maligned) piranhas and their relatives and such oddities as the blind cave fish. Tetras, pirahnaas, hatchet-fishes, headstanders and all of the other fishes that until comparatively recently were all lumped together in the family Characidae are here given their proper taxonomic placement and shown in correct perspective to each other." - from back board. Unmarked with average wear. Binding sound. Quality working copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Diver Magazine: 8 Issues from 1993
Includes the following 8 issues from 1993: February, March, April, May, June, August, November, December. Includes the following features: Hakai Passage; Giant Nudibranch; Roatan and Utila; Bay Islands 'Aggressor'; Wreck of the Bohemian; Cayman Brac; Joy of Snorkelling; St. Lawrence Belugas; Tahiti - the rangiroa Atoll; Hawaiian Humpbacks; Tobermory in the Summer; Grand Cayman Island; Nakwakto Rapids; Norway Wrecks; Deep Divers; Pacific Octopus; Barkley Sound's Ten Best; Artificial Reefs in Ontario; Belize Holiday; Cuba; Saba; Isleworth; Black Sea Visit; Sidney, B.C.; San Juan Islands; Photobiology; Battle of the 'Atlantic'; Costa Rica; Macrophotography - getting up close; Neah Bay, Washington; Discovery Passage, B.C.; Bonaire; Aruba and Curacao; 'Touch the Sea'; Cozumel; Pirate's Treasure in Cayman; Inflatables; Nudibranchs; New York Cops; Queen Charlotte Islands; Similan Islands, Thailand; Philippines - Balicasag; Hypothermia; Marine Parks; Halifax Harbour; Ceolacanth cycles; Jurassic Seas; Talking Underwater; Palau, Vanuatu, Best of the Great Barrier; Sambro Island, Nova Scotia; Palm Beach, Florida; Mystery Wreck in Georgian Bay; Sumbarines Ahoy!; Clayoquot Sound, Hotsprings Cove; 'Shoal Searcher'; Bahamas. Clean with moderate wear. Quality copies. Book
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Fujita, Rod
Heal the Ocean: Solutions for Saving Our Seas
226 pages. "Offers a lively look at ocean habitats and creatures, with a harrowing description of the dangers posed by such things as pollution and overfishing." - from back cover. Appears to be a new unread copy which was partially damaged during shipping. Binding sound. Clean and unmarked. Quality working copy. Book
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Cowling, Bill
1413 Days: In the Wake of a Canadian DEMS Gunner
124 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. "Author reconstructs his father's experiences in the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War... Traces his ships, where they went, and what they did." - from Introduction. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Only defect is two inch scratch to front cover. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The (Victoria, British Columbia) Daily Colonist Newspaper: Thursday, December 1, 1904 Issue
12 pages. A wonderful snap shot of life as it was on Vancouver Island 100 years ago. News of the day includes: Port Arthur's Days Numbered (lead story); Governor for Yukon; Guessing Schemes barred from mails; Germans warned against trusts - US evidence held up as fearful example; Fruit Growing at Kamloops; Northwest Mounted Police prepare for the most extensive system of patrols for the Yukon Territory the coming winter that have ever been maintained in the north; Many towns for men only; Road opens from Dawson to Tanana; Wooden piping now being used in Vancouver, Spokane and other cities; Marine News; Yorkshire Post writer compares Victoria and Vancouver - Victoria Polite and easy going while her mainland rival full of business; and much more. Dozens of advertisements including: an attractive piece from Weiler Bros. which features Brass Kerbs and Coal Scoops. Significant chipping along fold. Some yellowing. Few edge tears. Fatigue cracks to central portion of all pages. Book
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Popp, Carol
The Gumboot Navy
159 pages including black and white photographic plates. Memories of the men who served in the Fishermen's Reserve - a special naval unit formed to patrol the coast of British Columbia during World War II. Very light wear to clean, bright and unmarked book. Light wear to dust jacket. Very nice copy. Book
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Correspondents of The Times
The Times History of the War - Part 2
40 pages. Part 2 of a series "...Framed with the object of producing an account of the great contest now in progress, which shall be at once popular and authoritative... An account written by men of great experience in political, military, and naval matters... Will contain a great deal of first-hand material which will be really valuable to historians of the future." - from Preface. Contains Chapters 3 and 4 - The British Navy and Its Work, and The German, French, Russian and Austrian Navies. Dozens of excellent black and white photographs. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Magazine
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Correspondents of The Times
The Times History of the War - Part 47, Vol. 4, July 13, 1915 - Feeding the Army and Navy
Numerous black and white photographs. "...Framed with the object of producing an account of the great contest now in progress, which shall be at once popular and authoritative... An account written by men of great experience in political, military, and naval matters... Will contain a great deal of first-hand material which will be really valuable to historians of the future." - From Preface. Contents: Chapter LXXII - The Feeding of the Army and Navy. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. Magazine
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Correspondents of The Times
The Times History and Encyclopaedia of the War - Part 90, Vol. 7, May 9, 1916 - The Work of the Mercantile Marine. Fishermen and the War
Numerous black and white photographs. "...Framed with the object of producing an account of the great contest now in progress, which shall be at once popular and authoritative... An account written by men of great experience in political, military, and naval matters... Will contain a great deal of first-hand material which will be really valuable to historians of the future." - From Preface. Contents: Chapter CXX - The Work of the Mercantile Marine; Chapter CXXI - Fishermen and the War. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Sound copy. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
The Gun Report Magazine - March 1961
Features: .41 Smith & Wesson; Civil War Centennial; Waters Gunmaking Family - Part II (Elijah Waters and the Second Asa); More on the Iron-Strapped '51 Navy. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Solid copy. Book
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