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Bowman, A. S.
The Beginner's Orchestra Journal - Book One: Trombone
18 pages. Twenty-five popular pieces for young players. Above average wear. Some markings. Book
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Bowman, A. S.
The Beginner's Orchestra Journal - Flute
18 pages. Twenty-five popular pieces for young players. Above average wear. Some markings. Various other defects. Book
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Bowman, A. S.
The Beginner's Orchestra Journal - Book One: Piano
18 pages. Twenty-five popular pieces for young players. Above average wear. Some peeling to central portion of front cover. Book
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Bowman, A. S.
The Beginner's Orchestra Journal - Second Violin
18 pages. Twenty-five popular pieces for young players. Above average wear. Some markings. Book
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Bowman, A. S.
The Beginner's Orchestra Journal - First Violin
16 pages. Twenty-five popular pieces for young players. Above average wear. Some markings. Missing back cover. Masking tape down spine. Book
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Hughes, Dan
Hughes Views
136 pages. Author has lived on Vancouver Island since 1969. "In the twelve years since he began a weekly newspaper column on the care and nurturing of our pets, Dan Hughes has earned his way into the hearts of all those who love animals...Hughes, effervescent in his approach, has brought both joy and sadness to his readers.... The collection of stories contained in this book, I am sure, will be a treasure to pet owners." - Brian Mitchell, Cowichan News-Leader. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
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Cotton, Peter Neive
Vice Regal Mansions of British Columbia
118 pages including index and black and white illustrations. A remarkable volume of archive photographs, early maps, business documents and correspondence from British Columbia's past. Letter and diary excerpts give extraordinary insights into the personalities and problems facing these key figures. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to illustrated dust jacket. Nice copy. Book
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Filewod, Alan (editor)
The CTR Anthology: Fifteen Plays from Canadian Theatre Review
683 pages. Brings together fifteen of the most significant plays published in Canadian Theatre Review between 1974 and 1991. Most have been out of print since their appearance in the journal. Includes lost classics such as Ten Lost Years and This is For You, Anna. Moderate wear. Average quantity of markings to contents. Rubber stamp upon half-title page. Solid copy in bright red covers. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Wide World Magazine - August 1949 Vol.103, No.616
Features include: The Donkey - A humble donkey co-operates to bring about the discomfiture of sundry Arab thieves; It Pays to Advertise - The Amazing result of the nefarious activities of a rascally 'wild-cat' company promoter and an unscrupulous newspaper reporter in Canada; Mr. Zaru - story from a ship; Into the Unknown - exploratino work in Tanganyika; Farm Life in South Africa - intended for aspiring British immigrants to South Africa; Through the Iron Curtain - an ambitious motor-cycle voyage through Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Turkey; Beyond the Barrier - Extraordinary incidents related by a famous stage magician, Jasper Maskelyne; A Matter of Boundaries - an amusing tale of a tribal land-dispute in Nigeria; The Little Gold Disc - A veteran seafarer's account of a remarkable experience on the China Coast; The Tiger That Thought; The Red Lacquer Pagoda; The Ship That Became a House; Guarding New Zealand's Forests - Illustrated in black and white. Chips from and tears to base of spine else average wear. Two inch opening at top of back cover. Magazine
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Smith, Maurice: Editor
Flight and Aircraft Engineer Magazine: Bound Issues from April 1, 1955 - June 17, 1955
Multi-paginated Profusely illustrated with black and white photography, diagrams and advertisements. No. 2410 Vol. 67 contains: Maritime Britannia - first particulars of Canadair's CL-28; Re-Rising Sun - the Japanese aircraft industry 10 years after VJ-Day; Southern Air Traffic Control at London Airport; H.M. Carriers 1955 - survey's the role of the aircraft carrier in a thermo-nuclear age and previews the carrier strength of British and Commonwealth navies; Carrier Developments - recent inventions to increase efficiency on the flight deck; Scotland's Air Ambulances - two B.E.A. Herons go into operation. No. 2411 Vol. 67 8 April 1955 contains: The Speed of the Fox - a fairey occasion with historic associations; Jodel D.112 and Druine Turbi - Two French Ultra-light Two-seaters Compared; London Airport Central - photos of the new passenger handling block; Ferry 604 - The diary of a Viscount delivery flight to Montreal; Radically New Cockpit Design - U.S. Navy's television instrumentation; No. 47 Squadron - history of a famous transport command unit; Air Gunnery at Sylt; The Edo Amphibious Float; Two photos of the Handley Page Victor; The Deuce - English Electric's Digital Computer; T.C.A. and the Viscount - Background to the North American debut of a British turboprop airliner. No. 2413 Vol. 67 22 April 1955: Photo of the Hiller "Flying Platform"; Mixed Power - Engines of Different Species in Combination, Mr. M.J. Brennan's R.Ae.S. Lecture; Actuallites Francaises - the mighty Armagnac *page 519-520 missing from this article*; At the controls of the B-45 - Second-pilot time on a four-jet bomber; Britannia's Johannesburg Trials - Phase one of the tropical tests; Idlewild's New Terminal Area. No.2414 Vol.67 29 April 1955: Guide to First 1955 National Air Races; The Supercharged Turboprop - Dr. Hooker's S.A.E. Lecture on the Bristol B.E. 25, successor to the Proteus; Automatic Interception - all-weather single-seaters defending the U.K.; Meeting of the Airways; Actualites Francaises - the Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris; Silencing Jet Helicopters - a notable paper by Professor E.J. Richards; Sopwith Camel - Historic Military Aircraft No. 10; Tower of London - radar, radio and lighting controls in the new central building. No. 2415 Vol. 67 6 May 1955: A Coming-of-age with Gannets; Actualites Francaises - part 3 - non-stop variety in light aircraft; Jet Provost - Hunting Percival's New Av Initio Trainer (includes 2-page detailed drawing); The First Round - Swansea sees the start of the 1955 national air races; Off the Ice - an R.C.A.F. helicopter rescues a Cessna which was partially submerged beneath ice; Igor Sikorsky in Great Britain - Pioneer Helicopter Designer's Lecture to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers; Fabrications to Float and Fly - rubber dinghies, balloons, and much else - the work of the R.F. D company; "Hot" Parts by the Hundred - Briggs Motor Bodies, Ltd. No. 2416 Vol. 67 13 May 1955: More Thoughts on Jet Lift; Routine Atlantic Crossing - Passenger's impressions of a typical Transatlantic flight by B.O.A.C. Stratocruiser; The World's Air Forces - Their compostion, duties and aircraft *2 pages of this article are loose but present*; 1955 Military Aircraft Data; National Aircraft Insignia; The World's Air Forces Cont'd. No. 2417 Vol. 67 May 20, 1955: A Truimphant British Motion Picture - The Dam Busters; Luftwaffe Redivivus - Germany's New Air Force for A.A.F.C.E. - Its strenghts and constitution; The Party Line on Airlines - Tories, Labour and Liberals express their view for "flight"; Supersonic Fighter - a critical examination of the F-100A Super Sabre (with detailed drawing); Introduction to Air Freight - Part 1 American Domestic Scene; The S.N.C.A.S.E. S.E. 210 Caravalle - France's First Jet Airliner (with detailed drawing); Regularity in the making - the technical organization behind B.O.A.C.; Flight Control - an historical review - Abstracts from Dr. Draper's Wilbur Wright Lecture; Deutsche Lufthansa in Book
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Mason, Bob
This is My Diary - "Remember"
112 pages. Undated. Circa 1970s? A collection of verses. Author is a natural son of the Saskatchewan prairie, born in 1919. "This is my diary - To me, each verse is part of yesterday!" - from front cover. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
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Airforce - The Magazine of the Air Force Association of Canada: Volume 19 No 3 Fall 1995
60 pages. Features include: The Shoot at the Venlo Bridges; Full Circle - VFA-81 "The Sunliners," - full Mediterranean Cruise; T-Birds Roost at 14 Wing; Hell Hole in Paradise - Bill Lockwood; A Bomber Pilot's Diary - F/L Lyle James; The Making of a Fighter Pilot; Wings on the Internet?; Famine Flight - Ethiopia; Friendship in a Beastly War - Rudolph Hengst, POW; Billy Bishop was an Army Officer in WWI; Light wear. Address label on back cover. Nice copy. Book
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Dallyn, Gordon M.
Canadian Geographic Journal - November, 1937 - Volume XV, No. 5
Features include: The lumber industry in Canada; Life Insurance in Canada; The State of Florida. Nostalgic advertisements. Excellent black and white photography. Musty. Book
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Dallyn, Gordon M.
Canadian Geographic Journal - July, 1933 - Volume XVII, No. 1
Features include: Spectacular Frobisher Bay; Orchids of the Gatineau Valley; Tidal Effects Upon the Ocean Floor; The Annual Eastern Arctic Patrol; Saving the World's Rarest Animals; Lake Shore Gold Mine. Abundant black and white photography. Musty. Average wear. Book
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Dallyn, Gordon M.
Canadian Geographical Journal, July 1939 - Volume XIX No. 1
Features include: The King and Queen Visit Their Kingdom of Canada; Canada's Participation in the World's Fair. Abundant black and white photography. Excellent colour Molson's beer advertisement inside back cover. Musty. Book
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Dallyn, Gordon M.
Canadian Geographical Journal - November 1940, Volume XXI No. 5: The Royal Canadian Navy [RCN]
Features include: The Royal Canadian Navy; A Road to Alaska; Skiing in the Province of Quebec. Many black and white illustrations. Well-worn. Quarter-page advertisement clipped from second-last leaf. Musty. Worthy reference copy. Book
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Dallyn, Gordon M.
Canadian Geographical Journal - May 1950, Volume XXXX No. 5
Features include: United Kingdom Trade with Canada; Papain Production in East Africa; A River in Harness - the St. Maurice; John Clarence Webster. Excellent nostalgic advertisements. Abundant black and white photography. Musty. Average wear. Book
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Dallyn, Gordon M.
Canadian Geographical Journal - July 1950, Volume XXXXI No. 1
Features include: The Forests of Canada; If Youth Wishes to Travel; White Whales in the Arctic; Animal Series - Part II; The Quechua Indians Near Sucre Bolivia. Musty. Average wear. Magazine
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Dallyn, Gordon M.
Canadian Geographical Journal - November 1952, Volume XLV No. 5
Features include: Steel Forges Ahead; Tangier; Pather Masters and Pound Keepers; The Spruce Budworm and Aerial Forest Spraying; Indaba. Average wear. Musty. Book
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First Ed
Fighting Firearms - Journal of Armed Professionals: Fall 1995
82 pages. Features: Exclusive look at mysterious PM-84 SMG; PM-63 - Terrorists' cold war weapon of choice; Astonishing new training ammo; truth about training drills; what happened to the M14?; U.S. Krag - An arms race America lost; Silent CQB Suppressors; Hot Sniper Gear; Stechkin Micro-SMG. Moderate wear. Solid unmarked copy. Book
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Pelot, J. Bernard (editor)
Diary of a National Debate : Mounties in Turbans (The Charter Watch Ser.)
132 pages. Claims Canada's political leaders have created a constitutional vacuum within which no one's rights are immune from political vagaries. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Annals of Mathematical Statistics - The Official Journal of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics: Vol. 42, No. 2 - April 1971
Tight and square. Clean and unmarked. Some fading to exterior. Solid copy. Book
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The Annals of Mathematical Statistics - The Official Journal of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics: Vol. 42, No. 3 - June 1971
Tight and square. Clean and unmarked. Some fading to exterior. Solid copy. Book
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The Annals of Mathematical Statistics - The Official Journal of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics: Vol. 42, No. 5 - October 1971
Tight and square. Clean and unmarked. Some fading to exterior. Solid copy. Book
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The Annals of Mathematical Statistics - The Official Journal of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics: Vol. 43, No. 1 - February 1972
Tight and square. Clean and unmarked. Some fading to exterior. Solid copy. Book
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The Annals of Mathematical Statistics - The Official Journal of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics: Vol. 43, No. 2 - April 1972
Tight and square. Clean and unmarked. Some fading to exterior. A sound copy. Book
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The Annals of Mathematical Statistics - The Official Journal of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics: Vol. 43, No. 3 - June 1972
Tight and square. Some fading to exterior. College stamp and bit of writing atop front cover. Solid copy. Book
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The Annals of Mathematical Statistics - The Official Journal of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics: Vol. 43, No. 4 - August 1972
Tight and square. Some fading to exterior. College stamp and bit of writing atop front cover. Solid copy. Book
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The Annals of Statistics - An Official Journal of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics: Vol. 1, No. 1 - January 1973
Tight and square. Some fading to exterior. College stamp and bit of writing atop front cover. Solid copy. Book
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Marshall, James Stirrat; Marshall, Carrie
Pacific Voyages: Selections from Scots Magazine 1771-1808
100 pages. "These records of famous navigators and expeditions include the first newspaper release of the Mutiny on the Bounty story, the first account of the barbaric death of Captain Cook, and the last record of the tragic La Perouse expedition, with the strange disappearance of its 200-man contingent." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Average wear. Worthy reference copy. Book
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Chamberlain, Rae W.
The Bulletin: Journal of the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society Inc. - June 1993, Volume 24, Number 2
96 pages. Ink stamp upon front cover. Address label upon back cover. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
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Rawlings, Alf (Signed)
Diary of Life in a Stalag - A New Zealand Soldier's Wartime Story
69 pages. Author's signature upon title page. "World War II finished in 1945; a book about it in 1991 might seem unnecessary, but friends who have read the diary I kept in Germany, and know that I was taken prisoner four times, have encouraged me to put this book together." - from Foreward. Nine black and white illustrations. Chapters include: Early Days; Egypt and "The Blue"; P.O.W. Number 2 and 3; Bricks and Soap Powder - P.O.W. Number 4; Peace at Last!; Italy Re-visited; Poems written in Captivity. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
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Lawrence, James: Editor
The Harrowsmith Reader II (2)
319 pages. Index. "The second anthology of the best from Canada's award-winning journal of country living: Solar and wind energy, wood heat, folk arts, organic gardening, aquaculture, small-stock husbandry, alternative architecture, wild foods and facets of independent living." - from dust jacket. Light wear to clean, unmarked book. Average wear, closed tears and two moderately-sized chunks missing from top edge of dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart protector. Nice solid copy. Book
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Morningstar, C.K.; Corfield, William E. (editor)
From Dobbin to Diesel - The Story of Public Transportation in London, Canada
53 pages. The London Street Railway received its charter in 1873 and commenced service in 1875. This work commemorates a century of planning and service. Author retired as General Manager of the service in 1971 and completed two years of research in preparation for this work. Prepared from the files of the London Street Railway Company and its successor, the London Transportation Commission, from newspaper stories, memories of veteran employees, and many other sources. "Includes a brief outline of London from its beginning as a pioneer settlement in 1826 to 1875 when public transportation commenced, because the story of horse-drawn trams, electric street cars and buses is really part of the story of our community and the people who built it over the years." - from Foreward. Includes numerous black and white illustrations and maps. Tiny prior owner's address label inside front board else clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Beautiful copy. Book
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Vipond, Don: Editor
Ecoforestry Journal - Volume 16, Number 2 Summer 2002
44 pages. Topics include: Ecoforestry at the Landscape Scale; Hill Holt Wood; Wave Hill Farm; Magnifica Comunitaa Di Fiemme (in Italy); Fungus Roots in the Forest; Review of 'In Search of Sustainability'; Reaction Wood; The Earth Charter; The Forest is more than a Collection of Trees. Clean, bright and unmarked. Lovely copy. Book
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Vipond, Don: Editor
Ecoforestry Journal - Volume 15, Number 4 Winter 2000
44 pages. Topics include: Three pillars of operational ecoforestry; The Wildwood Initiative; Cooking the Forestry Books by Ignoring Depletion of Capital; Certification - Seeking the Right Questions; Ecological Characteristics of Inland Rainforests; Banging Heads with the Foresters; Horse Logging at Footstep Hill Farm; What's Wrong with the BC Forest Industry. Clean, bright and unmarked. Lovely copy. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - January 14, 1961
Features: Hooliganism in Belgium; The New Significance of Laos; Lady Lytton's Court Diary; 7th International Boat Show; The New Millbank Skyscraper (2 page pictorial); Peruvian Mountain Climbing; Congo disputes; Baluba refugees; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
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The Forestry Chronicle - December 1952
122 pages plus index and vintage advertisements. Features: Trends in North American Forestry, North American Forestry - a Summation; Good Logging Practices increase Forest Yield; Effect of Recent Pulp and Paper Developments in B.C.; Interpreting Forestry to the Layman; The Correlation of Silvicultural Systems and Wildlife Management; a Technique for Determining the Year of the Outside Ring of Dead Trees; and more. Prior owner's name atop front cover else clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Philatelic Bulletin - All 12 Issues from 1975
Moderate wear. Unmarked. With this listing we include some bonus additional issues from 1976. Book
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Philatelic Bulletin - All 12 Issues from 1974
Moderate wear. Unmarked. With this listing we include some bonus additional issues from 1973. Book
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Drum, D.J.: Editor
Waters - Journal of the Vancouver Aquarium, Second Quarter 1978: Seals - Their Story
28 pages. Black and white illustrations. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Solid copy. Book
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Proctor, Sharon: Editor
Waters - Journal of the Vancouver Aquarium, Volume 7, 1984 - In the Image of Killer Whale
28 pages. Black and white illustrations. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Solid copy. Book
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Proctor, S.J.
Waters - Journal of the Vancouver Aquarium, Fourth Quarter 1977 - Coping with Stardom, The Lives of Starfish
32 pages. Unmarked. Average wear. Solid copy. Book
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The Illustrated London News Magazine - June 13, 1970 No 6828 Volume 256
Features: Newspaper crisis; A summer of tension for Pakistan?; Taxation - the penalty for living, the punishment for death; The Ghurkas - bravest of the brave; After the moon - what next?; Apollo's heatshield helps the housewife; Original sin - and that man on the moon; May God preserve us from good taste!; What price pageantry?; Divine antics in Arcadia; Will man become a mole?; Aiglon - the school in the Alps; Healey and the great defence 'delusion'; Gainsborough at the Queen's Gallery; Tabarka; The Rolls Royce story; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
The (Victoria, British Columbia) Daily Colonist Newspaper: Thursday, August 4, 1904 Issue
8 pages. A wonderful snap shot of life as it was on Vancouver Island 100 years ago. News of the day includes: The Russo-Japanese War ('Little Enemies Made Short Work of the Flower of the Czar's Army'); Crowded Winnipeg cattle shed roof collapses while man wrestles bull; Mrs. Maybrick is Insane; Ill feeling in Dawson over closure of 20 saloons; Mining interests on Lorne Creek; and many more. Dozens of advertisements including: "For Sale - 50 Acres, Victoria District, 4 miles from town, 7 acres under cultivation, $40 per acre." Significant chipping along fold. Some yellowing. Few edge tears. Small local article clipped from page 2. Book
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The (Victoria, British Columbia) Daily Colonist Newspaper: Wednesday, August 3, 1904 Issue
8 pages. A wonderful snap shot of life as it was on Vancouver Island 100 years ago. News of the day includes: The Russo-Japanese War; Trade with the Orient; News from Nanaimo and Ladysmith; B.C. Telephone announcment of new exchange at Ladysmith including list of all 33 numbers; Dr. Telford Case Proceedings; and much more. Dozens of advertisements including "WANTED - Smart girl or an experienced woman for store (city). Significant chipping along fold. Some yellowing. Few edge tears. Book
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The (Victoria, British Columbia) Daily Colonist Newspaper: Tuesday, August 2, 1904 Issue
8 pages. A wonderful snap shot of life as it was on Vancouver Island 100 years ago. News of the day includes: The Russo-Japanese War; The Fraser Sockeye Run; A Fierce Struggle at Steveston Ends in Grievous Injury to Many Whites; American Trusts Blamed for War by M. Menshikoff; Nearly half a million treasure from the Yukon - White Horse Placers; and much more. Dozens of advertisements including "For Sale at $850.00 each - Two Water Front Lots on Kitchener St." Significant chipping along fold. Some yellowing. Few edge tears. Small clipping from bottom of page 5 and from page 7. Book
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The (Victoria, British Columbia) Daily Colonist Newspaper: Sunday, November 27, 1904 Issue
16 pages. A wonderful snap shot of life as it was on Vancouver Island 100 years ago. News of the day includes: The Russo-Japanese War; J.P. Planta, well known Nanaimo Public Man, Passes Away; C.P.R. Harbour Improvements - removal of Sehl's Point; W.W. B. McInnes likely to be next governor of the Yukon; The Mullally Sisters; Britannia Mines, Howe Sound, B.C. - History, Geology, Characteristics of Ore Bodies, Development; Chumbi the Key to Thibet (Tibet); Hardships of Russian Workmen; The Centenary of Shrapnel - Its Inventor and his history; Japan's Military System; London Society's Love of Tattoing; Lord Brampton's Reminiscences; Report on the White Pass and Yukon Railway; and much more. Wonderful illustrations of Victorian Women's attire adorn back page. Dozens of advertisements including "Farm For Sale - Lake District - 72.47 acres - A Bargain at $1,500.00." Significant chipping along fold. Some yellowing. Few edge tears. Fatigue crack through central portion of each page. Book
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The (Victoria, British Columbia) Daily Colonist Newspaper: Wednesday, October 26, 1904 Issue
8 pages. A wonderful snap shot of life as it was on Vancouver Island 100 years ago. News of the day includes: Mr. Borden to Electors; Seattle Electric Cars in Collision; Aeronaut startles World's Fair Visitors; reaction to trawler outrage; Latest from Yukon capital; Sir C.H. Tupper in Saanichton; Cartoon which is critical of the "Railroad Hog"; Captain Wolley at Mount Tolmie; and much more. Dozens of advertisements including "For Sale - 50 acres water frontage on Cordova Bay, $50 per acre." Significant chipping along fold. Some yellowing. Few edge tears. Two clippings from page 5. Book
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The (Victoria, British Columbia) Daily Colonist Newspaper: Tuesday, November 22, 1904 Issue
8 pages. A wonderful snap shot of life as it was on Vancouver Island 100 years ago. News of the day includes: Farewell Banquet to Earl Grey; Russo-Japanese War; American Federation of Labor petitions congress to legislate against Mikado's subjects; The Rock Bay Bridge Question; Alberta Company Makes Big Strike - Fine Flow of Oil near the B.C. line and the Rich Flathead Valley - Pincher Creek; and much more. Dozens of advertisements including "Esquimalt & Nanaimo (E&N) Railway Time Table No. 53 with stops in Victoria, Shawnigan Lake, Duncan, Ladysmith, Nanaimo and Wellington" Significant chipping along fold. Some yellowing. Few edge tears. Clipping from lower corner of page 2. Fatigue crack to central portion of all pages. Book
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