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Watson, D.E.; Stephens, E.G.; Isenor, D.E.
Edge of Discovery - a History of the Campbell River District
471 pages. Lets the diaries, letters and newspapers of the pioneers tell the story of the region's growth. Told in chronological sequence with chapters added to provide more detailed information on the industries and organizations developed by the people of the region. From first printing of 3,000 copies. Light wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. A beautiful copy. HALE & BARMAN 439. Book
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Whiteley, Mary
The Lost Mine of Bella Coola
149 pages. "A summer of adventure and discovery begins for Barbara Loren, nearly fifteen, when the steamer Camosun docks at Lalooma, British Columbia. Barbara soon forgets her homesickness for Toronto, as she is swept into a new world of sun and sea, of towering forests and great mountains, and, best of all, of fascinating, friendly people." - from dust jacket. Map endpapers. Black and white photographic frontis. Dust jacket rough but now protected by archival-grade brodart cover. Book shows only light wear and is unmarked. Binding sound. Book
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Shewchuk, Murphy
The Craigmont Story
112 pages including index. "...Describes the life and history of a mid-twentieth century copper mine and its contribution to Merritt, the Nicola Valley and British Columbia.... A story of the formation of the orebody beneath the earth's surface, and the eventual discovery of its mining potential - concluding with an explanation of how the land is returned and restored to cattle range." - from back cover. Black and white illustrations. Tight and square. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
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Alex, Ben
David Livingstone : The Missionary Who Discovered Africa (Heroes of Faith and Courage Ser.)
43 pages. Nicely illustrated juvenile literature. "An adventure that will inspire young and old alike: Livingstone's determination to reach his goal, his humility and love for the African people and his storng faith in God." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
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Haig-Brown, Roderick
Captain of the Discovery: The Story of Captain George Vancouver
181 pages. Internal school markings. Intended for younger readers but informative for all. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. Decent working copy. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - September 3, 1960
Features: Italian Olympics; Frances Gary Powers; King Solomon's Mines - a new discovery; English Electric House; Austin Seven De Luxe; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News: November 14, 1959
Features: The Launching of the Oriana; The President's Tour; Theories of Cosmology - Part III of How Scientists Understand the Universe; Epsom College; The Greatest Discovery of Roman Gold Pieces since the Great Find at Arras, Including Unique Medallions of the Emperor Maxentius; Armaments Research Exhibition; Scotland Yard at Work; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Beaver - Canada's History Magazine - April/May 1997
56 pages. Features: What it means to be Canadian; Mr. McIntosh's wonderful apple - in 1811 a settler made a strange discovery; The trial of Ambroise Lepine - murder, politics and the public memory; In the footsteps of the workers - Canadian labour history walking tours; Mr. King and Lady Byng - Hate at first sight; Canada's Black Defenders - former slaves answer the call to arms; The struggle for a secret Canadian ballot. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Lovely copy. Book
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Hood, Robert Allison
Ballads of the Pacific Northwest - Its Discovery and Settlement
170 pages. Colour frontis. Black and white plates. "This is a fascinating book, a beautiful book, a magnificent memorial to the pioneer period with which it deals." - From dust jacket. Prior owner's details atop front free endpaper else unmarked. Average wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound working copy. Wallace p.119. Book
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Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin
Boys and Girls of Discovery Days
222 pages. Wonderful adventure tales for young readers. Front hinge partially open. Writing upon front free endpaper. Above-average but not excessive wear. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - August 29, 1964
Features/Photos: The Necropolis at Salamis; On guard against terrorism in Cyprus; Underground discovery of water brings prosperity to an arid region of Egypt; Beatles capture America; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
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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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Richardson, Joy (Signed)
Joy for Living
268 pages. Author's signature atop first leaf. "Joy's beginning, as daughter of a prominent, horse loving farmer in England, a fine education, service in the WRNS, 2 husbands, a long standing affair, penniless immigration to Canada, culminated in her discovery of the American Quarter Horse, and attaining outstanding success in spite of overwhelming odds." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked. Crease to upper corner of front cover and first few pages else as new. Excellent copy. Book
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Newcombe, C.F.
The First Circumnavigation of Vancouver Island: Memoir No. 1 - Archives of British Columbia: Signed and Inscribed By E.O.S. Scholefield, Provincial Archivist
69 pages. Complete with 8 protected map plates. Signed and inscribed by E.O.S. Scholefield, Archivist of British Columbia atop front cover. Pages 3-4 constitute a letter of submittal by Mr. Scholefield to the Honourable Henry Esson Young, Provincial Secretary. This work "represents the first bulletin of the British Columbia Provincial Archives Department." - page 3. "Vindicates the contention of Captain Vancouver that his ships were the first to complete the navigation of the inner channels which separate Vancouver Island from the British Columbia mainland." - M. Menzies. Errata neatly affixed to verso of Map List. Map plate V loose but present. Rough cut edges. Contents clean, unmarked and lightly toned. Short openings to bottom edges of beige card covers. Strathern 399. Book
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Jackson, Judy: Director
Baby Business - A Journey of Discovery in International Adoption: VHS Video Tape in Case
VHS video tape in case. "A plea - particularly to prospective parents and adoption agencies in developed countries - to fully understand the complicated process of international adoption." - from case. Running Time: 1 hour. Above-average wear. Usual library markings Book
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Bell, Leonard M.; Thompson, James M.
The Campbell River Estuary Status of Environmental Knowledge to 1977 - Special Estuary Series No. 7 - With Memorial Dedication to Roderick Haig-Brown
346 pages. Bibliography. Author index. Report of the Estuary Working Group, Department of Fisheries and the Environment, Regional Board Pacific Region. Contains 9 pages of memorial dedicated to Roderick Haig-Brown who passed away in 1976. Includes a full-page photo of Mr. Haig-Brown, a bibliography of his writings, copies of two letters written by RHB to Dr. M. Waldichuk, Director of the Special Estuary Series, and more. Contents include: Geology and Soils, Climatology, Hydrology, Oceanography, Fish, Invertebrates, Flora, Wildlife, Land and Water Use, Pollution and Water Quality, Effects of Development, and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Quality copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Gun Report Magazine - June 1961
Features: Infernal Yankees from Maine; A Gold Colt in Rome; Waters Gunmaking Family - Part III (The Second Asa); A rare discovery. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Solid copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Canadian Collector Magazine - May/June 1981, Vol. 16 No. 3
Features: The Cormier House, Montreal - Its Design and Furnishings in Art Deco; Signposts for Collectors Part III - Early Brass Candlesticks and Their Construction; Beneath the Richelieu - 18th century artifacts; Theft at Sweeney House; An Exciting Discovery - a hitherto unrecorded view of Montreal on ceramics; Glimpses of High Victorian life in Canada; Communion tokens of the Presbyterian Church in Nova Scotia; Early Cash Registers Cast Metal and Wood Cased. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
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Canadian Antiques Collector Magazine, November/December 1974, Vol. 9 No. 6
Features: High Victorian Design; The John A. Macdonald Album; The Jacques and Hay Style? - Canadian Cabinet makers and Victorian Style; A Rare Canadiana Discovery - St. Johns Porcelain Bust; Victoria Hall - Preservation in Cobourgh; Hair Receivers - Those little jars with a hole in the top; The International Silver Company - Silverplate in Canada; Bringing Home Britain - for the collector abroad; Canada's Victorian Christmas Cards; Beadwork Whimsies; Papier Mache. Nice clean copy. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
Rock and Gem Magazine, November 1975, Volume 5, Number 11
Features: How to Forge a Ring; New Mexico's Catron Country; Casting with Water-Soluble Wax; Mexican Wulfenite Discovery; Beads and Bear Claws; Ben Mayo - Space Age Silversmith; Make a Bead Punch; Seashell Roses; The Precious Plumes of Graveyard Point; Rack'em Up; Pt. Mugu Coquina; Working with Opals. Above-average wear. Date stamp and company stamp to front cover. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
Sea Frontiers - Vol.28. No. 2 - March/April 1982
Features: When the Mediterranean went dry; Clowns of the Galapagos; Discovery of the Admiral's flagship; The Stars at Night; Full Circle for Vema; The Living Nautilus; 'Fingerprinting' Offending Tankers; One more Whale to Count; the road to Hokkaido; From Father Neptune's Stable. Sound copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Sea Frontiers - Vol.34. No. 3 - May/June 1988
Features: Salad from the sea - cultivating kombu in Hokkaido; The influence of the sea upon our language; Caught in conflict - managers trapped in fisheries dilemma; The Pacific Walrus; RRS Discovery and the Discover investigations; beautiful broccoli of the sea; a portfolio of winners - 1988 international marine photo contest; Save the beaches. Nice copy. Book
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Richardson, Sir John
Arctic Searching Expedition: A Journal of a Boat-Voyage Through Rupert's Land and the Arctic Sea in Search of the Discovery Ships Under the Command of Sir John Franklin - Complete in Two Volumes
Volume I - 413 pages plus fold-out map. Volume II - 426 pages. Includes appendix on the physical geography of North America. Both volumes clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Possibly unread. Excellent copy. Book
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Lang, A.H.
Prospecting in Canada - 1970 Printing - Economic Geology Report No. 7
308 pages. Index. Dozens of black and white illustrations, few in colour. Illustrated endpapers. "Provides a textbook for prospectors on conventional surface prospecting and includes enough information on advanced prospecting to provide a sound introduction to these growing topics." - from Preface. Author was a long-time field geologist. Binding firm. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Book
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Marquis, T.G.: Editor
Heroes of Canada: Based Upon 'Stories of New France' By Miss Machar and T.G. Marquis
96 pages. Flexible boards covered by suede leather. Includes eleven shortened stories from "Stories of New France". The other six - "The Discovery of America," "The Story of Breboeuf," "The Story of Michillimackinac," "The Last Siege of Quebec," "The Story of Brock," and "The Story of Tecumseh" - were specially written for these pages. - from Preface. Title in gilt upon front board. Upper two inches of backstrip missing with openings two inches below. Leather detached from front board. Back fixed endpaper detached from back board. Front board loose but present. Frontis secured by tape. Prior owner's details, dated 1909, atop title page. Book
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Hedman, Valeri; Yauch, Loretta; Henderson, Joyce
Flin Flon
385 pages. Many black and white illustrations. Chapter titles include: Mineral Country; Mandy Mine; The Discovery; The Engineers; Construction; Early Businesses; Townsite; Civic Affairs; Social, Ethnic and Service Groups; Churches; Recreation and Arts; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. Excellent copy. Hackett (2) 330. Book
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Lamb, W. Kaye
Canada's Five Centuries: From Discovery to Present Day
327 pages. Index. "In this ambitious and extravagant volume is realized, for the first time, a totally unique presentation of over 500 years of Canadian history.... Presents countless little-known and rarely seen photographs, illustrations, paintings, engravings and maps collected by Dr. Lamb during his tenure as Dominion Archivist and National Librarian of Canada." - from dust jacket. Light wear to clean, unmarked book. Average wear to dust jacket. A quality copy. Book
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Howell, Edward
Enzyme Nutrition - The Food Enzyme Concept
175 pages including index. Unlocking the secrets of eating right for health, vitality and longevity. Presents the most vital nutritional discovery since that of vitamins and minerals - food enzymes. Somewhat above-average wear. First page a little wavy. Unmarked. Sound reference copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
True West Magazine: November 1983
Features: Wild Indians of the 20th Century; Ever been attacked by an angry range mare? Don Bell has; The High Price of Strawberries - His Crimes began with Theft and Ended with Murder - Patrick Coughlin in Utah; True West Party - a gala gathering in the west; Sacred White Buffalo - Used in Secret Indian Ceremonies; Sarah Winnemucca and the War in the West (Northern Paiutes); Buffalo Calf Road - Indian Heroine - She Fought to Save Cheyenne Way of Life - a heart-rending story of an Indian woman who fought Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn; Terror in Central Texas - 15 to 40 Indians overtook the Riggs family, killed John Riggs and his wife and scalped them and carried off their two little girls; Forgotten Frontier Food - Part I; William Cary - Artist/Adventurer; That Crazy Young Man and His Flying Machine - Lyman Gilmore flew nine months before the Wrights - one of the most bizarre episodes to emerge from California's northern mines! Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Equinox - The Magazine of Canadian Discovery: March/April 1982
Features: Orca, The Sociable Whale - Life among British Columbia's Most Intelligent and Awesome Predators; A Cuban Odyssey - Foot-loose in the Shadow of Fidel, An Underground Traveller's Report; Cosmic Crucibles - Scientists Probe the Workings of the huge Nebulas; Christopher Pratt and Mary Pratt - The First Couple of Contemporary Art; Bone Age Man - Canadian Find Sparks One of the Hottest Archeological Debates of the Century. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
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Equinox - The Magazine of Canadian Discovery: May/June 1982: Hunger Decimates Canada's Seabird Colonies
Features: Malevolent Mountain - The Western Hemisphere's Highest Peak Challenges Canada's Himilaya-Bound Mountaineers; The Quiet Famine - Biologists Protest and Bureaucrats Ponder as Hunger Decimates Canada's Seabird Colonies; Reflections in an Orbiting Eye - Canada from Space, Beauty and Science in the Images of Landsat; Leduc - A Legacy of Eclectic Excellence from a Quebecois Painter Undiscovered in his own time; Caribbean Backwaters - Riding the Ebb Tides of Colonialism in the Turks and Caicos. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
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Poole, Francis
Queen Charlotte Islands: A Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in the North Pacific - The Northwest Library / Volume 2
347 pages. Originally published in 1872. "One of the most readable and colourful early accounts of life on the Northwest Coast." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Unmarked. Dust jacket now preserved in Brodart cover. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book
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Devon Local History Community
For Devon's Sake - A History of the Town of Devon (Alberta)
195 pages. Circa 1982. Chapters include: The First Inhabitants, The Parkland Beckons, Glidehurst District, The Search for Oil, Discovery, Atlantic No. 3, Birth of a Model Town, The Formative Years, Churches - A Part of the Plan, Schools, Recreational Facilities, Early Memories, Clubs and Organizations, Sports - a way of life, Special Celebrations, Devon in the Eighties, By Our Own Account. Many black and white photos. Front board nicely decorated with gilt. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
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Winters, Barbara
H.M.C.S. Discovery - A History of the Naval Reserve in Vancouver
Circa 1990s. Extensively footnoted. Appendices. Many black and white archival illustrations. Fold-out photo inside back cover. "The history of Canada's longest serving Naval Reserve Division from the days of 'yachting gentlemen' to the present day." - from back cover. Prior owner's details atop first page else clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
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Petersen, Eugene (Pelle)
Window in the Rock
412 pages. Index. Many black and white illustrations. "This is the story of Sandon, from boom town to ghost town. It is the story of my life here - of the prospectors, creatures, and characters who have been my friends and companions." - from Introduction. Heavily worn. Binding intact. Please note that this is a paperback copy, despite what may appear elsewhere in this listing. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Maclean's Magazine, July 4, 1964 *Seven Days That Shook Ontario - the Great Polic-State panic*
Features: How the Bill of Rights is getting in the way of justice; The Holy War to destroy Bill 99 - the fantastic law that trampled our freedoms underfoot; Jack Kent Cooke in Lotusland - he's living a rich, comic life in the U.S.A.; A Striking New Discovery in Eskimo Sculpture - first report on a group of artists who carve like angels and live like cavemen, the Caribou Eskimos of Baker Lake; Portrait of the American dollar we all love - how the great US foundations give away money creatively - $50 million in Canada; The world of Can't - a young cerebral palsy victim tells how he's beating the frustrations of charity; The Hottest Hand in Music - Zubin Mehta and the Montreal symphony; Will success spoil Gerald Gladstone?; Let the dropouts drop out, until they're ready to learn. Nice colour Coke ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
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The Saturday Evening Post, July 17, 1965 *SEAN CONNERY COVER PHOTO*
Features: Must we woo Red China? - by Arnold J. Toynbee; A time of trouble (Affairs of the State); Should Women give Men the Vote?; America's new big rich - despite high taxes, a small number of little-known men have made huge postwar fortunes - John D. MacArthur, Dr. Edwin Land, Howard Ahmanson, John Mecom, W. Clement Stone, Henry Crown - with photos; The Great wild-bee safari - bee-tree hunting; Last of the Divorce Rances - Donner Trail Ranch; Adak - "A woman behind Every Tree" - a return to the Aleutian/Alaskan Island manned by 80,000 Americans during World War II; Discovery that helps prevent miscarriages - 'Skin Patch'; The big (James) Bond bonanza - great photos of the 'Thunderball' shoot and more. Colour Chevrolet Truck 'Workpower' centerfold. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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The Youth's Companion, September 23, 1926
Features: A Son of the Navahos - I, by James Willard Schultz; Left or Right?, by Margaret Warde; Capturing Daniel Webster's Statue, by C.A. Stephens; The Berkshire Boy, by MacGregor Jenkins; Bartholomew Crab's Discovery, By William Leavitt Stoddard; Walter Camp - The Father of American Football - With nice photo of the Yale Graduate's Team, by Hartford Powell, Jr.; Through the Dragon's Teeth - II, by Lewis R. Freeman; Game Extinction - Its Causes and Remedies, by Edwin A. Osborne; The Art of Making Antique Boxes; Prudy Pickles' Penny Shop, by Dahris Butterworth Martin; Grape Nuts ad on back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Book
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Reser, Dr. William M.; Billings, Dr. John Shaw; Griffith, Dr. Thomas J.; Amick, George E.; Van Deusen, John G.; Knox, Julia Le Clerc; Kenworthy, Leonard S.; Coleman, Christopher B.
Indiana History Magazine, December 1934
Pages 309 - 403. Features: The Wabash and Erie Canal at Lafayette; High Points in the Life of Dr. John Shaw Billings; Post Roads in Southern Indiana;; Did Republicans "Colonize" Indiana in 1879?; A Survivor of "The Charge of the Light Brigade"; Henry Clay at Richmond in 1842; The Discovery and Identification of an Original Copy of the Constitution of 1816; Some Letters of Jesse D. Bright to William H. English; and more. Two closed openings to top of front cover. Prior owner's ink stamp atop first page otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Hunter, Bea (Signed)
Last Chance Well: Legends and Legacies of Leduc No. 1
256 pages. Glossary. Black and white illustrations. "A vivid mosaic of life in Alberta's Oil Patch as it was 50 years ago. These stories, anecdotes and tall tales are the legends of the Leduc Oilfield" - from page 11. "Compliments of" sticker inside front cover. Light wear. A quality copy. (Please note: possible light cigarette smoke scent) Book
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Hunter, Gorde; MacLean, Norman; Watt, Tom; Dunn, Bob; Loranger, Clancy; Hunter, Gorde; Cannon, Don; Sigurdson, Hal; Douglas, Greg; Lee, Darwin
Vancouver Canucks Hockey Magazine, February 18, 1972, Vol 2 No. 8 - Cover Photo of Orland Kurtenbach Battling Bill Plager
72 pages. Great memento from the Canucks' second NHL season! Features: Nice Yardley ad inside front cover features Bobby Orr colour photo; Return of Al Arbour; Pros and Cons of the Plu-Minus Rating System; Carl Brewer's big change; Frank St. Marseille's discovery (saved by expansion); The Blues wheel and deal in preparation for hte playoffs; Carl Brewer's art of defence; Jim McLeod rescues the Blues; Complete Vancouver schedule for 71-72; Rookies' Problems; Scoring Leaders; Photos of Canuck staff and management; Photos of players on each team; John Schella - Royal Bank player of the week; Nice back page feature on Gary Unger; plus many great vintage ads. Sports quiz completed on page 57. Average wear. Please note: Clipping from page 61; pages 13-16 missing, otherwise a sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Ross, Sir John
Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions During the Years 1829, 30, 31, 32, 33 Incl. the Reports of Commander, Now Captain, James Clark Ross & the Disc. of the North'n Mag. Pole (Vol 1 only)
Volume I only. xxxiv, 740 pages. 25 plates - some in colour, 5 maps including 1 fold-out. Library binding. Nine-inch opening to fold-out map now bound opposite page 1. Minimal library markings. Gift greetings - dated 1866. Faint signature atop title page. Above-average external wear. Contents and binding sound. Arctic Bibliography 14866. Book
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Asimov, Isaac (Introduction); North, Peter
The Wall Chart of Discovery and Invention: The Growth of Human Knowledge from Pre-History to Space Travel
Unfolds into a magnificent mural over 3 metres in length. Over 1,300 entries. Over 350 illustrations across ten colourful panels, including cutaway diagrams and maps. Documents developments in thirteen major subject areas and in world history, compared against a timeline in a unique integrated design. Includes glossary and keys to colour-coded bands. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this wonderful teaching tool. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Heritage Canada Magazine, November/December 1996
Features: Conservation Priorities - Preservation in an Age of Need; The Mid-Victorian Gothic Revival Church - Fort Massey Church, A David Stirling Original; Blue Shield Summit in Canada; Protecting heritage interiors in Vancouver; The Bonavista Peninsula Heritage Inventory; 'No Oil in Alberta' - the 50th Anniversary of the Leduc discovery; Montreal's Early Care Providers. Bilingual English/French. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality copy. Book
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Explorer's Journal, September 1979
Features: Fiery Vesuvius; The Peregrine Falcon's Return; Marine Chart Revisions Urged; In the Wake of Typhoon Pamela - survey of the effect on the Guan Reefs; Offshore Migration of Land Birds - Weather Fronts assist long-distance fliights; Meteors; Underwater Archeology - Photogrammetry of artifacts near Bimini; Native Iron in Western Greenland - discovery and interpreation; Semiotics; St. Lucia Expedition - to collect and photograph wildlife. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Explorer's Journal, June 1980
Features: Solar Eclipse of 1980 - scientists race totality; Devils, Quolis, Dunnarts and Thylacines - a survey of Tasmanian mammals; Journey into Northern China - impressions of a scientist; A Geologist in Alaska - John C. reed on 45 years in the boondocks; Nebraska Miocene Giant Turtle - complete skeleton reveals new species; Niger - Tenere Expedition - geographical and archeological observations; Transglobe Expedition Now in Antarctica - British explorers circling globe on polar axis; Exploring Canada's Ellice River - observing Arctic tundra flora and fauna; New support for Archeological Discovery; Malaysia-Singapore Waterway Border - United Nations Law of the Sea problems. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Explorer's Journal, September 1982
Features: Bradford Washburn - 50 years on ice - an outstanding mountaineering career; Searching the Denmark Strait - why do the Whales congregate there?; The Owls of Lavrion - Silver mines of ancient Greece; "Mummy" Dearest - clues to ancient maladies - autopsy of a 2,200 year-old man; Hang-Gliding on K-2 - an emergency descent of 7,600m; The Rara Expedition - collecting fish of a high Himalayan Lake; Hominid Discovery in the Awash Valley - Ethiopian site yields significant fossils; Continental Coytes - most adaptable of modern carnivores; Rabbits of the Paramos - their range in the Venezuelan Andes; Biography Briefs of 50-year members. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Explorer's Journal, December/January/February 1984
Features: Hunting White Butterflies - searching for evolutionary clues from Columbia to Cape Horn; George Borup (1885-1912) - athlete, explorer, writer - the "Tenderfoot" with Peary; In Search of Lanka - looking for Lanka in Central India, not Sri Lanka; Mount Kaijende Cave Expedition - a major discovery climaxed this venture in Papua New Guinea; The Preservation of Borobudur - a 15-year international project in Central Java. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Explorer's Journal, December 1985
Features: Puerto Rico's Natural Treasure; Rowing across the Pacific; The Cordage Revolution; Whale Rescue Expedition to Newfoundland; Adrian "Ace" Williams, 1899-1984; The Lost City of Nueva Cadiz; Western Samaria - Method and Discovery. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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The Explorer's Journal, Summer 1991
Features: 1990 American Everest-Lhotse Expedition; Camel Trekking with Sir Edmund Hillary; The Discovery of a New Maya Cave Painting Site in Guatemala; James Houston, FN '65, Artist/Explorer; Expedition to Thailand and Western Malaysia for Botanical Exploration and Biodiversity Conservation. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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