‎Discovery‎

‎Begg, Alexander‎

‎History of British Columbia from Its Earliest Discovery to the Present Time - The Ryerson Archive Series‎

‎568 pages. Black and white illustrations. Facsimile reprint of the 1894 first edition as published by William Briggs. "The most comprehensive early history of the province." - from dust jacket. Heavily worn former library copy with usual markings. A worthy reading copy. Book‎

‎Multiple Contributors‎

‎The Windsor Magazine - An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women: Volume XVIII June to November 1903 (July, August, September, October) *The Money Kings of the Modern World - Several Illustrated Articles*‎

‎714 pages. Contents include: How Mrs. S.E. Waller's Pictures Have Been Painted; The Money Kings of the New World, by W.T. Stead; Dr. Niels Finsen and his remarkable discovery of healing rays - with wonderful photos; The Making of a Flume - with great photos; The Tame Fish of Logan; The New Khartoum - with many photos; The Floor of the Pacific, by The Hon. W.E. Meehan, Fish Commissioner of the State of Pennsylvania - with photos; The Money Kings of the Modern World II - The Rothschilds, by W.T. Stead - with several photos and illustrations; The Momentous Motor - great vintage technology article with photos; "Skin O' My Tooth" - Edited and Compiled by Baroness Orczy; Bird Babies; Strong Mac; The Making of a Mandolin - with photos; The Money Kings of the Modern World - Part III - Mr. J. P. (Pierpont) Morgan; Municipal Ambulance Work - with fantastic photos of horse-drawn ambulances; Baron Shibusawa of Japan - with great photos; The Game of Sticke - its evolution and progress; The Fiscal Policy of The Empire, by John Holt Schooling; Coalport Porcelain - the story of an ancient and famous industry; The Most Wonderful Map in the World - France, in Jasper, Set with Jems; Hints on Sea-Swimming - Mr. Montagu A. Holbein give advice, and suits the action to the world for photographic illustration; The Nelson Room at Trafalgar House; The Money Kings of the Modern World - Some European Potentates - M. Witte, Baron Hirsch, Alfred Nobel, Alfred Beit, Herr Krupp, M. Jean de Bloch; The Fiscal Policy of the Empire - Part II; A Painter of the Sea-Coast - Mr. Elmer Keene and his Art; Sir James Brooke - Rajah of Sarawak; Pictures in Postage Stamps - using old postage stamps to create art; Capturing A Sperm Whale - with awesome photos; plus many fictional stories. Backstrip all but detached. Front free endpaper and first several pages loose but present. Several other pages loose. Hinges open. Above-average wear. Reading copy only, but remains a very informative and enjoyable reference. Book‎

‎Buckland, F.M.‎

‎Ogopogo's Vigil: A History of Kelowna and the Okanagan‎

‎124 pages. Archival black and white photos. Contents include: discovery, fur trade, mission, settlement, ranch development, Okanagan School, mail and transportation, boats and railroads, town development, commercial and social. Average wear. A sound copy of this informative work. Book‎

‎Multiple Contributors‎

‎Bottles and Extras Magazine, No. 44, November 1993‎

‎64 pages. Great black and white photos and illustrations. Nice vintage ads on covers. Features: Jarad Spencer Comes to Town - Record Prices Broken in bidding for the Paul Richards Collection - early American flasks, by Scott Grandstaff; Getting the Glug Out - Henry Stiles Patent Recherche Ware of Cleveland, Ohio - by Jack Sullivan; Chicago's 1893 Columbian Exposition - may great vintage illustrations, by Dave Cheadle; Extra Special Deliveries; Bottle Network News; Auction Directory; British Bottle Bits - Awesome and Strange, by Rob Goodacre; The Label Space - Eskay's Alumenized Foods, Cereal Milk - Wells & Richardson Co. of Vermont, Skilton, Foote & Co's Bunker Hill Pickle jars, by Tom Caniff; Up-Dates; Bryan's Top Shelf - Questions Answered about mystery bottle, by Bryan Grapentine. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book‎

‎Frolick, Vernon‎

‎Fire Into Ice - Charles Fipke and the Great Diamond Hunt‎

‎354 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "The true-life story of the man behind the great Canadian diamond discovery." - subtitle. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. An excellent copy. Book‎

‎Gallup, Georges; Hursch, Erhard; Louis, Roger; Broizat, Jean; Deffarge, Claude; Troeller, Gorgian; Hunebelle, Danielle; Reed, Muriel; Butor, Michel; Erhmann, Gilles; Marchant, Pierre; Lenz, Jean-Pierre‎

‎Realites: Femina - Mars 1964, Numero 218‎

‎98 pages. Text in French. Features: Le miracle est devant nous; Chine - un document exceptionnel; Ma decouverte de l'oreopitheque; Ou en est le niveau de vie des Francais; Le combat desespere des Kurdes; L'existence d'une famille roumaine en 1964; Les enfants martyrs du divorce; L'objet-cathedrale par le nouveau Roman; Que se passe-t-il au chateau d'Oublaisse?; L'homme qui reconcilie l'Art et la Science; Les 10 meilleurs restaurants exotiques; Les secrets de Roger Vailland. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book‎

‎Fisher, Robin‎

‎Vancouver's Voyage ; Charting the Northwest Coast, 1791-1795‎

‎131 pages. Index. Recommended Reading List. Footnotes. Thirty colour photos. "Reveals much of Captain Vancouver's personality, life abourd his ships, the techniques of mapping, and his views of the native peoples he encountered. Historical engravings and maps richly illustrate the land and events." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear. Binding intact. Usual library markings. A sound working copy of this fascinating and informative work. Book‎

‎Kavanagh, Martin‎

‎The Assiniboine Basin - A Social Study of Discovery, Exploration and Settlement: With Many Illustrations and Maps‎

‎282 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Two fold-out maps. "The author has selected Brandon, a typical Assinniboine basin city, to illustrate civic development on the prairies." - from Preface. Prior owner's name and date upon front free endpaper. Binding intact. Average wear. A sound copy of this informative work. Peel (2nd Edn) 3990. Book‎

‎Benson, Alllan L.; Beckman, James W.; McConnell, Burt M.; Clark Marian Bruce; Adams, Randolph G.; Kelsey, Easton T.; Whiting, May B.; Masson, Thomas L.; Roof, Katherine Metcalf‎

‎The Dearborn Independent - Chronicler of the Neglected Truth, September (Sept.) 4, 1926 - The Poor Indian Has Few Rights‎

‎32 pages. Features: The Senator Nobody Knows - William E. Borah will not play politics; Our Soldiers and Reform of Court-Martial System - Ex-Noncommissioned Officer says that in the World War American Soldiers were tried by Court-Martial System of George III; Heroes of the Air Mail - they carry on every day of the year, through rain or fog, over mountains and treacherous valleys; Lo! The Poor Indian, A Citizen Who Has Few Rights; Did High Freight Rates Occasion the Discovery of America?; Henry Ford's Page - America is a challenge to other nations to put their social foundations at the bottom instead of the top; Editorials - anti-American forces arrayed against Hon. Albert Johnson, Farmer Butte discovers dinotherium in Ohio, gunplay in Pittsburgh; Exploring Where Paul Preached - notable architectural and art treasures unearthed on the site of ancient Antioch - photo-illustrated article; The Lobster is Supreme in the village of Cape Porpoise; Can Courage be Cultivated?; Chats with Office Callers; The Strange Transient Woman - A One-Act Play; I Read In the Papers; Can You Tell Me? Soiling to front cover near spine. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book‎

‎Baldwin, Hanson W.; Jones, George E.; Rusk, Col. Howard A.; Et al‎

‎The New York Times Magazine, July 29, 1945 - A Picture of the Japanese Soldier‎

‎40 pages. Features: Dramatic cover photo of a Pacific LCI firing rockets; This is the Army We Have to Defeat - a picture of the Japanese soldier and of the organization of which he is the core; The Aircraft Carrier - lethal sea weapon and powder keg, too; Col. Howard A. Rusk explains the returning soldier's emotional problems and offers a solution; The Mediterranean will become a highway for all nations; Greatest Education Project in History - set up by our Army in Europe, it will have more than a million GI students; Claude R. Wickard explores Rural Electrification (RE); They Do a Sailor's Job - Six photos of female Waves at work in the U.S. Navy; Man of Science and of Penicillin - Sir Alexander Fleming talks of his discovery and its future promise; Nice color one-page ad for Virginia Rounds cigarettes; Good Words for Insects; Four photos of famous art pieces being returned to the Louvre from their provincial hiding places; Two pages of fashion photos of autumn suits for ladies; Nice color-photo back page Macy's ad features three ladies in winged-look raincoats; and more. Moderate external soiling and wear. Unmarked. Moderate age-toning to paper. A sound copy of this vintage WWII issue. Book‎

‎Livingstone,David; Livingstone, Charles‎

‎Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries: And of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa- 1858-1864‎

‎xxii, 638, 6 (ads) pages. Fold-out map. Occasional black and white illustrations. "It has been my object in this work to give as clear an account as I was able of tracts of country previously unexplored, with their river systems, natural productions, and capabilities; and to bring before my countrymen, and all others interested in the cause of humanity, the misery entailed by the slave-trade in its inland phases - a subject on which I and my companions are the first who have had any opportunities of forming a judgement." - from Preface. "There must be something in the appearance of white men frightfully repulsive to the unsophisticated natives of Africa; for, on entering villages previously unvisited by Europeans, if we met a child... he would take to his heels in an agony of terror, such as we might feel if we met a live Egyptian mummy at the door of the British Museum." - from page 199. Fold-out map measures 24" wide by 17" high and is entitled "The River Shire, The Lakes Nyassa & Shirwa, The Lower Courses of the Rivers Zambesi & Rovuma" - based on the Astronomical observations and sketches of Dr. Livingstone, Constructed by John Arrowsmith, 1865. The routes of Dr. Livingstone and the Officers of the expedition are indicated in red. Map bears one inch opening along left side. Book has been recased in red buckram with new beige endpapers. Binding sound. Average wear. Unmarked. Lettering upon spine rubbed but legible. A quality copy. Book‎

‎Teller, William; Everyingham, Harry T.; Peterman, Cy; Vassallo, William; et al‎

‎American Mercury Magazine, "To Bear Witness To The Truth", July 1961, Volume XCIII No. 449 - The Fair Trade Racket / Exit the Aircraft Carrier‎

‎128 pages. Features: Is the U.S. Losing Out in the Caribbean?; The Fourth of July - 1908; "Fair Play for America" Committee; The Fair Trae Racket; The Lost Colony of the Confederacy - A bizarre tale of a Colony of defeated Confederates who tried to start over again in South America; A Barber Speaks His Mind - things a customer should know in view of the rising price of haircuts; What Are You Reading These Days? - A critique that throws light on brainwashing techniques of the book and magazine publishers in America; Debatability of Fluoridation; Smith Street, U.S.A. - reprint of a 1939 article on the battle for democracy in the U.S.; Straight Talk; Nostalgia; Stage Fright - a common fear is explained; The Challenge of Underdevelloped Countries; Red Spies Plague America - an army of 300,000 spies steal military and atomic secrets; Underground "Noah's Ark" - man-made salt caverns in Kansas offer protection in the event of enemy attack; A "New" Task for the Church - the American home has become a real mission field; Old Warhorse Still in Harness - how Charlie Younts dealt with retirement; Exit the Aircraft Carrier; How to Prevent a Cold; Vi Murphy Keeps Her Word - courageous reporter goes to jail rather than betray news source; A Discovery That Changed the World - Paper; The Dalton Trumbo Trumpet - he was jailed in 1950 for contempt of Congress, has since written scripts for Exodus and Spartacus, and now receives adulation. Minimal markings. Moderate wear. A sound vintage copy bearing the address label of noted Madison, WI architect William Kaeser. Book‎

‎Young, Scott; Maxwell, Victor; Luckman, Charles; Brown, E.K.; Callwood, June; Baxter, Beverley; gray, James H.; reeve, Ted; Clare, John; Braithwaite, Max; Buchanan, Harold; Zacks, Robert; Fontaine, Robert‎

‎Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, June 15, 1947 - The Divorce Racket / Oil Boom-Town Leduc, Alberta‎

‎76 pages. Features: Lovely Franklin Arbuckle cover illustration of couple admiring winter view of Peyto Lake at Banff National Park; Nostalgic Canadian Pacific colour ad inside front cover features young lady looking forward to seeing Canada by train; One-page DeSoto ad features a maroon Custom; Pay-Off in Oil - Leduc, Alberta has been stampeded by roughnecks after the recent discovery of oil; Labor War is Civil War - article by Charles Luckman of Lever Brothers Company in the U.S.; Marigold Spring (fiction); E.K. Brown explains his Ontario - rich but repressed, powerful but timid, and disliked but loved by her own; Bell's Sweet Singers - Dr. Leslie Bell conducts the 60 lovely girls of the Ontario College of Education choir - article with nice photos; Divorce - a Racket and a Scandal; Excellent colour-photo Campbell's soup ad features attractive housweife in front of a wall of soup cans; Nice colour Waterman's Taperite pen ad; When the Crowd Roars - Ted Reeve conjours up the biggest thrills of 40 years in sport; Guardian of the Clock (fiction); Flying Railwayman - New head of CPR is W.M. Neal, who rose from office boy to President; Article on mosquitoes by Max Braithwaite; The Faraway Music Company (fiction); Wonderful one-page colour White Rose gas station ad shows vehicles lined up for service; Colour photo Caterpillar ad shows highway excavation in progress, with tarp protecting crawler operator from the cold; Nice back cover Coke ad features young lady with 'come hither' look gazing down from porch. Complete and unmarked with moderate wear. A well-preserved copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book‎

‎Mackay, Donald‎

‎Anticosti - The Untamed Island‎

‎160 pages including footnotes, bibliography and index. Numerous black and white reproductions of fascinating archival photos. "Tells the story of Anticosti and its people from the discovery by Jacques Cartier to the present day." - dust jacket. Book unmarked with average wear. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book‎

‎Korman, Maureen; Pethick, Derek; Hepher, Ian L.; Basque, Garnet‎

‎Canadian West Magazine - The Pioneer Years: Winter 1993, Vol. 9, No. 4 (Collector's #34)‎

‎36 pages. Abundantly illustrated with colour and black and white archival photos. Features: Paul Kane's Western Art; Fort Victoria 1843-1858 (Part I); Mapping the Border; Bulldog Kelly's Buried Loot; The Lost Rocker Mine. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book‎

‎Blatherwick, Jim; et al - 60th Anniversary History Committee‎

‎HMCS Discovery - 60 Years on Deadmans Island 1943 to 2003‎

‎Approx. 140 pages. Black and white illustrations and reproductions of archival photos. "This 60th Anniversary book is not just about HMCS Discovery. As we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the unit, established on Deadman's Island in Stanley Park, our focus is on the people who have worked and served on this island. Besides the members of the HMCS Discovery, there have been many others who have called Deadman's Island their home. This book includes the extended naval family and others who have used this Island in Vancouver." - Foreword. Faint cup ring on front cover. Prior owner's name atop title page otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book‎

‎Dawson, Samuel Edward‎

‎The Saint Lawrence Basin and Its Border-Lands [Borderlands] - Being the Story of Their Discovery, Exploration and Occupation‎

‎xl, 451, 4 [ads] pages. Two large colour fold-out maps of North American drainage basins by J.G. Bartholomew; Black and white photographic plates and diagrams. "In the following pages an attempt has been made to set forth in order the chief facts relating to the discovery and exploration of the northeastern part of the continent of North America." - Preface. Professionally rebacked using original cloth. Unmarked with average wear. Small tape repair to first fold-out map. Second fold-out map loose but present with minor loss to one corner. A sound copy. MORLEY [Ontario] p.7, MORLEY [Atlantic] p.3. Book‎

‎Coffer, William E. [Koi Hosh]‎

‎Spirits of the Sacred Mountains: Creation Stories of the American Indian‎

‎xvi, [2], 122 pages. Footnotes, bibliography. index. Illustrated in black and white. "A landmark book in American Indian ethnology, this book presents traditional creation stories of Indian tribes and is the first to bring an American Indian point of view to the theory of the origin of human life. Draws directly on oral tradition collected by the author from Indian elders and spiritual leaders during more than two decades of travel throughout North America." - dust jacket. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Average wear and soiling to dust jacket which bears some soiling to front panel and is now preserved in mylar. A sound copy of this valuable contribution to American Indian studies, anthropology, comparative religion, and other fields. Book‎

‎Harding, Rene & Frances Duncan‎

‎Sayward; for Kelsey Bay‎

‎116 pages, signed by both authors on title page, many b&w photos.‎

‎Wilson, Mark‎

‎Mark Wilsons Little Book Of Card Tricks (Miniature Editions)‎

‎Miniature book measuring 2 3/4"w x 3 1/4"h. 124 pages with tiny deck of cards in box attached with ribbon.‎

‎Polo, Marco; Mote, F.W. (intro.) Marsden, William (trans.)‎

‎Travels of Marco Polo, The‎

‎Book is in excellent condition with creaseless covers and spine, green page ends. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 416 pages. Contents include: Genghis Khan, Kublai, Affeo, Nicolo Polo, Tartary, Armenia, Cathay, Manji, Thebet, Region of Darkness, Great Turkey, 13th Century Asia, Middle Kingdom, Crusades, Age of Discovery, A Description of the World, Orient, Renaissance Europe Copyright 2011 Pistil Books‎

‎SEVIM TEKELI.‎

‎The oldest map of Japan drawn by a Turk Mahmud of Kashgar. The map of America by Pirî Reis.‎

‎Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 20 p., 1 map. The oldest map of Japan drawn by a Turk Mahmud of Kashgar. The map of America by Pirî Reis.‎

‎PIERRE MARC - VVLADIMIR NOVAC.‎

‎Amundsen: Güneyde bir denizci. Kutup kasifleri Amundsen ve Scott Güney Kutbu'nda. Translated by Leman Çaliskan.‎

‎Fine English Original bdg. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 118 p., b/w ills. Amundsen: Güneyde bir denizci. Kutup kasifleri Amundsen ve Scott Güney Kutbu'nda. Translated by Leman Çaliskan.‎

‎COLLECTIVE.‎

‎Uluslararasi Piri Reis ve Türk Denizcilik Tarihi Sempozyumu: 26-29 Eylül 2013. / Istanbul Türk denizcilik tarihi. Bildiriler. 6 volumes set. [= International Piri Reis and Turkish Naval History Symposium / Istanbul Naval History Proceedings].‎

‎New English Paperback. Pbo. 8vo. (22 x 15 cm). Articles bilingual in English and Turkish. 6 volumes set: (317 p.; 232 p.; 325 p.; 225 p.; 225 p.; 267 p.). Contents (selected): The Global Significance of Unesco's Commemoration of the Piri Reis World Map of 1513., Yasemin DOBRA MANCO.; The First Steps of Ottoman Maritime Cartography Isolar II Before Piri Reis., Dimitris LOUPIS.; The Piri Reis Map of 1513 is Important Because., Prof. Dr. Gregory C. MCINTOSH.; Kitab-i Bahriye: A Landmark in Geographical and Nautical Literature., Prof. Dr. Azza Abdelrahman El SAWY.; Ottoman Maritime Activity in the Arabian Gulf in the Sixteenth Century Through the Book Bahriye by Piri Reis., Dr. Hisam Swadi Hashim Al KARKOULEE.; The Northern Coast of Sinai and Geographic and Archaeological Features Between Damietta and Gaza in Light of the Piri Reis Maps 'A Study in Historical Geography and Antiquities'., Sami Saleh Abd AL-MALIK.; Ottoman Naval Preparations During The Period Of Selim's Egyptian Campaign of 1515 To 1518: An Assessment of the Planning, Execution and Aftermath Phases of The Ottoman Conquest of Syria And Egypt., Prof. Dr. Rhoads MURPHEY.; The Battle of Preveza and The Siege of Diu., Dr. Svat SOUCEK., The Turks in the Mediterranean: The Expedition of Khair-Ed-Din Barbarossa (1543-1544)., Mirella Vera MAFRICI.; Murâd Bey, Seydî Alî Reîs and He Warfare Against The Portuguese (1553-1554): New Insights on Original Iberian Accounts., Prof. Dr. Dejanirah COUTO.; Ottoman Ambitions on Tripoli and Lybia in The First Half of The XVI Century., Nicola MELIS.; Lepanto: Fearlessness Was Not Enough., Prof. Marco MORIN.; Ottoman Corsairs in The Atlantic During The 16th Century: Murat Rais, The Albanian and the First Ottoman Expedition to The Canary Islands., Ardian MUHAJ.; Russian and Ottoman Empires Maritime Politics and Russian-Turkish Relations in 1774-1787., Prof . Dr. Galina GREBENSHCHIKOVA.; The Activities of Maltese Corsairs in Ottoman Waters and Territories, 1750-1798., Liam GAUCI.; Reading Between The Lines: Admiral Ushakov's Relations with Kapudane Abdülkadir Beg According to Russian and Ottoman Sources., Dr. Mitia FRUMIN- Assist. Prof. Kahraman SAKUL.; Role and Place of The Balkan Entente in The European Space. Negotiations. Turkish-Romanian Cooperation. Straits Issue., Lecturer, Ionut COJOCARU-Assist. Prof. Ema MILJKOVIC.; Patronage In The Ottoman Navy During The Late 15Th and 16Th Centuries., Instructor Christine Isom-VERHAAREN.; Aspects Of The Venice - Ottoman Peaceful Coexistence: Muslim Merchant Ships Used To Transport Goods From Istanbul To Venice During The Late Sixteenth Century Associate Professor Cristian LUCA.; The Most North Port Ottoman Kemal Ibrahimzade., Irina GUSACH.; Commercial Consuls of The Ottoman Subjects In The Ionian Islands, (16Th-18Th Centuries) Historian - Researcher., Christina E. PAPAKOSTA.; Merchants, Warriors, Nobles: The Turks And India, 16Th - Early 18Th Centuries., Associate Professor Radhika SESHAN.; Trade and Politics Between Naples, Sicily and The Ottoman Empire During The Kingdom Of Charles Of Bourbon (1734-1759)., Senior Lecturer Salvatore BOTTARI.; The Ottoman Fleet And The Greek Revolution in The Correspondence Of The British Consuls in Morea (1821-1827)., Contract Professor Rosa Maria DELLI QUADRI.; The Knowledge of The Seas According to The Ottoman Translations and Adaptations of Arabic Works (15 Th -16Th C.)., Director of Studies Ducène Jean-CHARLES.; Maritime Law and Maritime Space in The Indian Ocean: A Comparison Of Ottoman and Portuguese Concepts in The Sixteenth Century., Emeritus Professor Michael PEARSON.‎

‎PAUL KAHLE.‎

‎Piri Re'îs [sic. Pirî Reis] Bahrîje. Das türkische Segelhandbuch für das Mittellandische Meer vom Jahre 1521. Band II: Übersetzung. 1. Lieferung, Kapitel 1-28.‎

‎Very Good German Paperback. Small 4to. (26 x 18 cm). In German. [xLviii], 88 p., 4 numerous b/w plates (Tafeln). Piri Re'îs [sic. Pirî Reis] Bahrîje. Das türkische Segelhandbuch für das Mittellandische Meer vom Jahre 1521. Band II: Übersetzung. 1. Lieferung, Kapitel 1-28. First Edition.‎