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1988-1989 Yearbook, Southgate Secondary School, Campbell River, British Columbia
148 pages. Colour and black and white photos. Prior owner's name inside front board else clean and unmarked. Moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
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Adventure Magazine, February 28th, 1925
191 pages. Cover illustration by H.C. Murphy Jr. Contents: The Secret of Timor Laut, by Frederick Moore; Empty Cartridges, by Barry Scobee; A Freudian Analyst, by Michael J. Phillips; Salt as Currency in 1780, by Arthur Woodward; The Push Lopers - Part I, by Hugh Pendexter; Keegan's Law and Order, by E.S. Pladwell; The River of Lost Souls, by F.W. Hodge; The Scarecrow, by Sidney Herschel Small; Mountains of Myster (conclusion), by Arthur O. Friel; On the Cards, by John Webb; In Ghost Canon, by James Sharp Eldredge; Sailor's Song, by Harry Kemp; The Camp-Fire, and more. Several nice vintage ads, including Sears Roebuck and Lionel Strongfort. Peripheral wear to covers. Unmarked. Binding intact. A quality copy. Book
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Alberta Historical Review: Vol. 5, Winter 1957, No. 1
32 pages. Black and white illustrations. Features: From the Old Land to the New (Part I); 'North West' and "Minnow," - two Saskatchewan River Steamers; Joe Macdonald, Tripper, 1835-1916; Western Penetration of the Historic Buffalo in the Upper Bow River Valley; Historic St. Albert, 1890-1954; The Alberta Gleaner, January 1881; Notes and Comments. Average wear. Prior owner's small ink stamp atop title page else unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Architectural Digest Magazine, April 2003 *Oprah Winfrey's Drawing Room*
266 pages. Features: Hotels Around the World - The Roxburghe in Scotland, The Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota, Hotel Royal in Evian-les-Bains, France, Kersefontein Guest Farm in South Africa, Maison Place Royal in Montreal, Udaivilas in India; Penthouse in Key Biscayne; Charles Gwathmey - complex volumes in Bel Air; Faith Popcorn's weekend cabin on Georgica Pond, Long Island; Complex environment in a Chicago high-rise; English country style in the midwest; Chilly minimalist rooms thaw out by the East River; Japanese Fusion - east and west meet in an Okayama compound; Photographer Ellen Graham goes Anglo-Indian in Palm Beach. Light wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Magazine
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Architectural Digest Magazine, May 2003 *The Great Design Issue*
334 pages. Features: Palace outside St. Petersburg; Los Angeles apartment by Joseph Giovannini; Union of architecture and interiors in the midwest by Sills Huniford; Great Design - Mobility; Four Seasons Hotel in Tokyo; T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings; Meditative retreat overlooking Elliott Bay in Seattle; A modest town house in London; Great Design - Utility; A Bay area home by Hariri and Hariri; Henry Dreyfuss; Valentino's luxurious Rome apartment; Grand Marina Hotel in Barcelona; Oscar Niemeyer's own free-form masterpiece above Rio de Janeiro. Light wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Magazine
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B.C. Historical News Volume 12, No. 1 November 1978
31 pages. Features: Archives and History; Chief Benedict of Boothroyd and the Department of Indian Affairs; 'Very Dear Soldiers' or ' Very Dear Labourers' - the Royal Engineers in British Columbia; Old Trails and Routes in British Columbia - Blackeye's and the 1849 HBC Trail; Captain Cook comes to Campbell River - museum displays rare Cook journals; plus six book reviews. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
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BC Studies: No. 43, Autumn 1979
114 pages. Articles include: City-Building in the Canadian West - A Case Study of Economic Growth in Early Vancouver, 1886-1893; The Decline of Geese and Swans on the Lower Fraser River; 'Self-Respect and Hopefulness" - THe Webbs in the Canadian West; Changes of Mind - Dunne-za Resistance to Empire; The Seaforths and the Strikers - Nanaimo, August 1913; Mormonism on Vancouver Island - a comment. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
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Beautiful British Columbia Magazine, Spring 1993 *Cumberland, B.C. - From Dark Past to Bright Future*
46 pages. Wonderful colour photography throughout. Features: B.C. - Land of Bouquet - Canada's First Province for Flowers; Cumberland - Coal-dust memories stir a sleepy village - an explosive and tragic past; A Little Block of heritage homes in Vancouver's West End; River of White Death - why the Alsek River's Turnback Canyon is so named; Whistler heats up in summer. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
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BMI Album of Radio Proven Songs, Volume 3 (Three) - Songbook
21 pages. Complete songs with words and music for piano with banjo and guitar chords and symbols. Songs include: Accidentally on Purpose; An Old Fashioned Christmas; Friendly Tavern Polka; G'Bye Now; It All Comes Back To Me Now; Keep an Eye on Your Heart; Let's Dream This One Out; Little Sleepy Head; Walkin' By the River; You Walk By. Name stroked out upon front cover, otherwise unmarked with somewhat aboved-average external wear. Contents clean and unmarked. A worth copy of this great vintage compilation. Book
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British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel./Telus) Telephone Talk: Bound Issues January/February 1957 Through November/December1958
Half-leather binding. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Laying cable for the new United States - Alaska telephone link; Working around the sudden collapse of a 150-foot span of the Mission Abbotsford Bridge in 1955(photos); New truck digs its own post holes in the Peace River area; Storm cripples telephone plant; Overseas Rates Cut; More Long Distance Circuits; Repeater key to Trans-Atlantic Cable; Telephone man (Clifford Sherlock) treads trapline on weekends; 1956 review; Recruiting Program; microwave towers to carry second Radio Telephone system - article and photo; List of Exchanges i.e. # of phones operating in each community; photo of microwave relay truck; Dog Mountain tramway completed - text and photos; Howe Sound Line Rebuild -photos with captions; Squamish Exchange - photos; Private radiotelephone system feeds sawmill operations - two pages of photos and text; Nanaimo to be SATT dialing center - article; photos of 'microwaves across the mountains; passing of Mr. R.S. Argue; Great photos of the Vedder Crossing; Ladner goes automatic; Photos of Terrace staff; 'floating phones' - nice set of photos of phones at work at sea; Training; photos from atop Promontory Mountain and Greenstone Mountain; Gordon Farrell now Board Chairman (Karsh photo); Cyrus H. McLean now President (photo); B.C. Microwave to open 1 July - great photos; microwave opening previewed; 1958 big year for radiotelephone - article and map; 7,000 mile trade goodwill call; picture of a Moore "Formorama"; Coverage of the Ripple Rock Blase - with photo; increasew will not give required revenue; Microwave Skyway - text and photos; B.C. Centennial coverage facilities very complex; Oliver cutover; photo of men at work over the Sumas River; TOC - the Television Operating Center, inside the Farrell Building in Vancouver; Lloyd Purdy and John Martin retire; Creston Cutover; Photos of the radiotelephon serving an active paving company; Meet Fred Feeney - article with photo; Ladysmith converts to Automatic - photos; Lloyd Purdy and Percy Crute retire after a combined 82 years of service; Victoria 2-5 conversion; photos of microwave sites readying for onslaught of winter; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight and square. Marbled endpapers. Name of E.P. LaBelle stamped on bottom- and fore-edges of text. Mr. Labelle was a second-generation employee off the company. Book
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British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel./Telus) Telephone Talk: Bound Issues January/February 1955 Through November/December1956
Half-leather binding. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Good-bye to the Fairmont board in Vancouver - great photos including one with Miss Joan Ross; Map of radiotelephone chains; Fairmont Cutover Highlights; Merritt switchboard gutted - photo; Photo of a young Kenneth Dye - who went on to serve as Auditor-General of Canada from 1981-1991; Company Auto Equipment Staff; Photos of the expansion of Vancouver's underground telephone system; Many photos of Kamloops staff at work; New phone system for Vancouver's new Public Safety Building - photos; 1954 Annual Report Highlights; Record expansion this year; Outdoor phone booths popular; 15 years ago; Photos of Victoria's expansion program; Victoria Commercial Office modernized - photos; Photos of moving phone lines prior to dismantling the old Granville Street Bridge; New radiotelephone mast on Lulu Island - photos; New Engineering Section formed; Automatic Toll Board for Royal City; Conversion project for Vancouver's Dexter office; Photos of placing cable 70 feet above the Fraser River near Boston Bar; Photo of 'Jocko', the company chimpanzee; Sales Training; Campbell River First North-west Conversion to automatic operation; Oliver and Osoyoos approve free calling; Walter R. Jones retires; L.C. Patey passes away; path testing to begin for microwave system - article; photos of cable-laying between Ioco and Port Moody; microwave skyway - photos and text; photos of loss of part of the bridge at Mission; microwave path testing completed for B.C. - article with map; photo and article of 'electronic secretary' (hint: picture a big box with a record player in it!); List of Exchanges in B.C. and # of lines operating; photos of heavy gangs at work; access to microwave sites 'most difficult' (article); G.W.S. Montgomery passes away; photos of New West's Lakeview office; Engineering for TD-2 Microwave in B.C. - article with map; Photos of laying underwater cable near Nelson; 1955 - company's best year ever; James Hamilton and C.B. Diplock retire; Aerial tram to serve Dog Mountain site near Hope; Teletype now links Trans-Canada system; "They Take their telephone with them - great article and photos on the use of radiotelephones - early car phones!; groundwork laid for microwave in B.C.; R.A. Story ends 46 years career; Photos of cable-laying between Mayne Island and Swartz Bay; photos of blasting near Hedley; North-west acquires Peace River; PNE photos; Dog Mountain construction photos; photos of the Mid-Canada Line, which supplemented the DEW line; article and photo re: the new 'Speakerphone'; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight and square. Marbled endpapers. Name of E.P. LaBelle stamped on top and bottom edges of text - Mr. Labelle was a second-generation employee of the company. Book
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British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel./Telus) Telephone Talk: Bound Issues January/February 1953 Through November/December1954
Half-leather binding. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Port Alberni operator's help save infant's life (photo); Abbotsford and Mission 'cut' to automatic - 8 pages of photos and text; Photo of laying cable between Mission and Abbotsford; New buildings for Richmond and Steveston; Script of two successive broadcasts by Dorwin Baird of radio station CJOR re: proposed telephone rate increases; Telephone growth sets all-time record in 1952; Interim rate increase authorized; Nice photo of North Vancouver automatic telephone being installed in preparation for cut-over; Photos of cable-laying near Lion's Gate Bridge; new buildings for Albion, Belmont and Colquitz; Company earns dividends but has surplus shortage; Mr. W.S. Pipes; Gerald Clarke - Memoriam with photo; New buildings for Richmond and Steveston; Photos of expansion of Vancouver Island; Doug Beckett, 19, - Big League Baseball Prospect - photo; New International Radiotelephone Link; The Telephone in our Air Defense Picture - article; farewell to Miss H.L. Montgomery; dramatic photos of conduit installation under and on Lion's Gate Bridge; Photos of Port Coquitlam progress; Cloverdale's automatic program; R.S. Argue is new traffic manager; John Dickson Johnston in memoriam, with photo; Fred Buckle winds up record career; great Cloverdale office photos; Expansion photos from Kamloops, Vancouver and the Fraser Valley; A.J. Jack retires after 41 years; Trail and Rossland favour 'Free Calling'; 18,000 attended civil defense show; Kootenay Company joins B.C. Tel.; wonderful photo of 'sky-riders' working on lines over the Columbia River at Trail; North Van. goes automatic; Stirling Ross closes 50 year career; Nice photos of some of the company's heavy work gangs in the field; Photos of the company's war against winter; Company expansion sets new record; List of Exchanges - # of lines operating per community; Albion-Belmont Colquitz Cut-over; Radiotelephone network still expanding - article with 2 maps; Stirling Ross - in Memoriam, with photo; Port Coquitlam Photos; photos of a cable repair off Mayne Island; new New West Plant Center building; Cranbrook construction - photo of breaking ground; Editor of Telephone Talk, Peard Sutherland passes away - article with photo; Chilliwack joins B.C. Tel; photos of some of the equipment used to serve the British Empire Games in Vancouver; British Empire Games Transmitted in Record time - 2 page article; Inside New Westminster; Victoria Expansion Photos; A.H. Lemmon - Memoriam with photo; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight and square. Marbled endpapers. Name of company employee E.P. LaBelle stamped on top and bottom edges of text. Book
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British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel./Telus) Telephone Talk: Bound Issues January/February 1949 Through November/December1950
Half-leather binding. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: "Photos of destruction - the result of heavy year-end storms and gale-velocity winds; Interesting photos of construction and construction gangs; $15 million spent on Plant in 3-Year Span; Charles Fisher, Nelson District Manager, Retires; Two veteran Construction Foremen retire - Frank Townsend and James McDevitt; Vancouver Commercial Department reorganized; The Pioneer Trail, by Ken Cowper; Good-bye to Bayview - hello Cedar-Cherry automatic installation; Company fails to meet full divident requirements; Traffic Department Reorganization; Viola Simmons ends varied career; Robert Bell becomes new President of Federation of Telephone Workers of B.C.; Vancouver Boat Show Exhibit; Photos of trunk line installation between Vancouver and West Vancouver; "Emerald" to be first dial unit in Fairmont area; Fairwell to Miss Margaret Moncrieff; Retirement of Thomas Reilly in Duncan; How Unit System benefits Vancouver Subscribers; Accounting Department Changes; Kamloops operating room photo; New Rates sought by B.C. Telephone Company; Decorated phone men - Edmund Esson, Gordon Smith, Ken Milligan; Photos of Sidney office and operators; PNE parade float; Photos of the greatest cable expansion in the company's history; Building program moving forward; Several Canadian Champion athletes; Several photos of Duncan operators, office, construction and repair crews; Good-bye to (one ton!) tabulators; New cable laid from Point Roberts to Mayne Island - photos and text; Nice cover photo of William May of Nelson whose quick action prevented a passenger train wreck near Creston; Lovely full page photo of the Trail operating room; Amazing photo of Jim Gural atop a swaying pole in the middle of a Capilano River flood; Great photos of the Victoria switchboard and staff; Expansion continued at record pace in 1949; Never a dull moment in life of chief operator; Ganges office wins Salt Spring Award; photos of 'when winter came to Colquitz and Keating; Photo of Miss Theodora G. Rhodes, librarian in the Public Relations Department, Vancouver, being presented with the British Empire Medal by Lieutenant-Governor Charles Banks for her service in the Women's Division at the Flying Control Airway Centre at Western Air Command during the war; Two new Vice-Presidents - G.A. Kennedy and H.M. Boyce; Company failed to earn full dividend requirements; Old Man Winter was a formidable foe - January storm destruction in the Fraser Valley; Hastings Barn Dance; Photos of the heavy construction gangs at work in the Fraser Valley; Photos of Trail office and staff; New Rates - many revenue accounting photos; photos of cable spinning; New look pay cheques; Photos of new automatic offices in Osoyoos and Castlegar; Parade float photos; Picnic returns to Newcastle Island; Nice photos of Alberni staff and facilities; Miss Mary Martin - Champion Highland Lassie; Photos of operating school; Final judgement on rates received; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight and square. Name of E.P. LaBelle stamped on top edge of text - Mr. Labelle was a distinguished executive of the company. Book
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British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel./Telus) Telephone Talk: Bound Issues January/February 1941 Through November/December1942
Half-leather binding. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Many photos of the Ocean Falls mill, the plant and townsite of the Powell River mill, the Woodfibre mill, the Port Mellon mill, and Port Alice; Next Vancouver Dial Cut-Over on Saturday, April 12; Seymour's last 'Number Please' will be uttered April 12; 1886 photo of Tilley's bookstore which housed Vancouver's first telephone switchboard; photo of the Empire Building which housed Vancouver's telephone eschange from 1890 until 1907; Edward (Big Ed) William Singer passes away; Trinity operating room; Statement of Development (# of telephones in various exchanges) as at 1 January, 1941; Savings and Government Loans - article by President of the RBOC; War Bonds Appeal; Telephone operator Marion L. Davis writes of war-time Britain; Pioneer Mission Phone man John A. Catherwood passes away; Notes and photos from Eddie Esson, braving the blitz in England; Employees form credit unions; 6 samples of Canada's first telephone advertising, used in 1877 to promote Bell Telephone usage; artistic full-page war bond advert. with a Churchillian quote and silhouette, complete with cigar; Several pages of nice photos from the Courtenay/Comox region, including the Cumberland Mine; Courtenay and Comox receive new and improved phone service; All of downtown Vancouver now served by dial - multi-page article with photos; John Hough - The Comox Argus; Recycling phone books; Norman J. Dunlop retires; Many photos of Trail and vicinity; New dial unit for Victoria - text and photos; "Buck" Telephone advertisements - promoting the safety benefits of phones; Lauchie McMillan; Many great photos of Port Albernia and area, including a more heavily treed Cathedral Grove; PNE phone exhibit promotion; Peter Grant, Superintendant of switchboard construction, retires; Alan C. Irvine - new Marine Wire Chief; each issue concludes with the number of phones in each exchange; Many photos of Kamloops and area; 'Shortage of Telephone Supplies is a Wartime Problem'; Earl Squire; Fraser telphones now served by dial system - significant text and many photos; War Bond advert.; Elizabeth Teague retires as Victoria Toll Chief; 12 year growth chart of company's system with accompanying bar graph intended to show 'why forecasting is difficult'; Fascinating and substantial text and photos emphasizing conservation due to, among other things, a tin and rubber shortage due to Japanese attacks on Malaya; Photos and text of facility wartime blackout preparations; Jean Peard retires; Name of Highland office to be changed to Hastings; Photos of executives; photos of operator school; A.R.P. (Air Raid Protection?) meetings; Ship-to-shore service saves valuable log tows; Allan Wood Hunter recounts developing phone services in Venezuela; Many photos of drills to prepare for air attacks; Government puts restrictions on telephone installations; Did you use your phone during the Blackout? - article; James Cruickshank retires; Many photos of lovely young operators from across the province; Air Raid Sirens - photos and captions; Article on Norman MacDonald; William Sherry killed in Libya; Hugh D. Simpson; photo of 93' pole being escorted by policeman on motorcycle; Many ARP photos with captions; photo of tabulators at 'information'; two awesome photos from the Marine-Pacific facility; "Watch the Clock Wh Book
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British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel./Telus) Telephone Talk: Bound Issues December 1932 - January 1933 Through December 1934
Half-leather binding. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: New Year's Greetings telephoned to Mother in England; Echoes of Turkish Telephony; What people talk about during long distanc calls; Industry advances in 1932 despite business losses; First Bermuda call was boon to navigation company; Statement of Development, January 1, 1933 - provides statistics on the number of telephones working in each community of B.C.; West Vancouver celebrates 21st birthday; Entertainment programme telephoned from Vancouver to Victoria; John Lawson - phone pioneer of West Vancouver; John Henry Ward retires; Royal City students visit phone office; New employee sales campaign has been organized; An ounce of prevention; Fred Meloche has retired; We can talk to the Holy Land; Bowen Island annual picnic; C.A. McMaster; Telephone echoes from India; Who can solve the mystery of B.C.'s first telephone?; Telephone people on job despite earthquake; Hungry people make most work for telephone operators; B.C. Telephone Basketball Team; Statement of Development, May 1, 1933 - a table showing the number of telephones in each community of the province; W.H. Cooke; Victoria to London via All-Red Telephone Route; Vancouver-London conversation heard across Canada; Bowen Island Picnic; Gold Rush turns spotlight on Bridge River Valley; R.G. Roach Retires; An address by Miss Nell Rowbottom, agent, Nanaimo; Beware of Holiday Hazards; Port of New Westminster sets new shipping record; Speedy repairs after Cumberland fire - text and photos; George McCartney (Mr. Mac) retires; A Haircut for the Trans-Canadian Line; George Williamson of the Slocan retires; Toll Lines Restored for Christmas after two weeks of havoc - 6 pages of amazing photos and text; We can talk to the Flathead Valley; The Plant Library is at your service; Two Mining Areas Brought Within Telephone Reach - Anyox and Campbell River (opens up Stewart, Alice Arm and Premier Arm) - great photo of the Anyox plant of the Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting & Power Company, Limited; Col. Victor Spencer's voice travels record distance by phone; Telephone to the rescue; Operators' Problems Explained in Radio Interview; Telephone plays prominent part in fight against forest fires - 2 pages with photos; Telephone queries add spice to newspaper life; Electrical Men Meet at Nanaimo; Ernest Moore passes away; New construction project to improve Bridge River service - 2 pages with photos; B.C. Nickel project given service; A telephone pole becomes a Bug's Breakfast - 3 pages with interesting photos and text; Barnston Island receives service; Sculling champ, Edward Snead, retires; Telephone Exchange Established in Bridge River Area - 3 pages of text and photos; Construction programme under way in the Albernis; Ralph S. MacPherson; Photo of the 'Morro Castle' afire; Roy (Dutch) Harris of East Kootenay dies; 'Mystery Mountain' claims life of Alec H. Dalgleish; and more. Average wear. Ink stamp of company executive E.P. LaBelle upon fore- and top edges, and inside front board, else unmarked. Binding intact. Book
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British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel./Telus) Telephone Talk: Bound Issues January, 1931 Through December 1931
Half-leather binding. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Cover photo of the Victoria Exchange; Company launches employee sales plan; feature on Leo Griggs with photos; Ladner forges to the front as a farming district - with photos; Important changes in Prince George; Mission and Revelstoke; Remodelling Victoria Exchange; Our Trans-Canada Link is growing; - 3 pages with photos; Record holiday load handled by Vancouver toll office; Vancouver-Victoria Cable line severed by Dredge; Engineeers walking all over the province - 4 pages with photos and text; Proper posture; Statement of Development - a table listing the number of operating phones in towns across the province; Campbell River - Cape Lazo Cable is big job for this month - 2 pages; Keeping pace with Schedule on Trans-Canada Line; Philip Creagh - Nanaimo wire chief; Centralized billing system now in effect; Breaking of insulators may have serious consequences; Ocean Falls joins our system and receives first toll service - great photo; Powell River - Cape Lazo Cable successfully laid - 3 pages with photos; Harvey Sauder; A P.A.B.X. is now serving the B.C. Electric Railway Co.; Cover photo of the Victoria exchange; Victoria traffic and commercial staffs now under same roof - text and great art deco photos; One-Fourth of Work on Trans-Canada line completed; C. Whitmore Halford; new phone system in Powell river - 2 pages with photos; All Canadian route from Vancouver to Winnipeg; Trans-Canada construction photos; Vancouver talks with Berlin; Coal Harbour Regatta broadcast from radiotelephone ship; A telephone man in Turkey; Thrilling events preceded opening of Ocean Falls service - with photos; The Huntingdon System is Acquired; The Municipality of Maple Ridge; N.J. Dunlop; A telephone man in South America; Telephone Co-operators; Cover photo of Vancouver fire alarm switchboard; Telephone to the rescue when fire threatens; Great photos of laying cables across Victoria Harbour; Selling Telephone Service; A telephone man in India; Three Nanaimo phone men attempt to save three children in Nanaimo River; Gerald C. Clarke; Two-Thirds of Trans-Canada line complete; Prince George visits plant where our dial equipment was made, in Lancashire; Successful picnic; Princeton to be important link in Trans-Canada line; Wiring plans; The Modern Mouse must have a Telephone House (mouse moves into pay phone); Bigger phone directory - 2 pages with interesting photos; Phone poles go over mountains - several photos; Ervin J. Davis; Trans-Atlantic service growing; Herman A. Nicholson; and more. Average wear. Ink stamp of company executive E.P. LaBelle upon top edge of text else unmarked. Binding intact. Book
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British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel./Telus) Telephone Talk: Bound Issues January, 1930 Through December 1930
Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Twentieth Year of Telephone Talk; P.A.B.X. for Telephone Company in Vancouver; When this magazine was a bab - by the first editor of Telephone Talk; North-west Telephone Company acquires Prince George System; Hard battle for phone men in rough country along Howe Sound; Christmas gale puts 75% of toll lines out of order; cover photo of 20 ton cable reel for use in Fraser River link in Vancouver-Victoria line; Preparatory work on new trans-gulf cable job nears completion; Speeding Aeroplanes can keep in touch with the earth - two; George Gaetz - Victoria 'heavy' gang foreman; Cover photo of woman demonstrating how to use dial phone; Full page photo of cable barge Brico; First section of new trans-gulf cable successfully laid - 6 pages with many photos; New construction in Victoria; Night work required to build line across Ladner Marsh; The Brico succeeds the Iwalani; Heavy Gang Foreman Andrew Bertram (Andy) Jackson; Land portion of new Victoria-Vancouver cable route now complete - 3 pages with many photos; New Traffic Headquarters in the Georgia Building - several photos; Richmond is thriving Neighbour of big coast cities - photos and text; Picture for Telephone Talk obtained via ship-to-shore phone call; Over half of Trans-Atlantic calls are with Great Britain; We can now talk with South America; Nanaimo heavy gang restores Nanaimo-Victoria service; Vancouver can talk to ship on the Atlantic; Wilfred Calman; 5 page illustrated article announcing completion of Vancouver-Victoria cable; B.C.'s first radiotelephone service now open; Second Calgary Circuit provides Windermere Valley connection; Cable to link Europe with North America; New type of conduit being used for underground work; Record load handled by New Westminster staff; Work on Victoria's central office equipment progressing - many photos; Nice cover photo of the Prince Henry, first passenger ship on the Pacific equipped with dial phone system; New type of pay telephone in Vancouver; Burnaby feature - rapidly industrializing; Bob Perry - Blaster - The Lone Canadian; Ruined Burrard Inlet cable to be replaced; Phone service now available to/from a train; Dunsmuir residence in Victoria speaks with London, England; Dials being placed on Victoria phones - 4 pages with photos; Direct coast and Alberta service now available for Revelstoke; Phone men fight fire which takes 5 buildings in Nanaimo; Dial demonstration popular at Victoria Exhibition; John (Jack) C. Miles; Prince George Reconstruction; Many photos of new Plant and Engineering building in Vancouver; Radiotelephone experiments at coast points successful - 6 pages with photos; William Palliser; Powell River System joins phone family; Trans-Gulf cable now in service; The Terminal and Repeater Equipment of the all-cable toll route - 4 pages with photos; Victoria now using new dial system - photos; Nanaimo high span replaced with submarine cable; Building the B.C. link of the Trans-Canada Line; 17,500 mile link connects Vancouver to Australia; and more. Half-leather binding. Average wear. Ink stamp of company executive E.P. LaBelle upon top edge of text else unmarked. Binding intact. Backstrip almost entirely loose. Book
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British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel./Telus) Telephone Talk: Bound Issues January, 1925 Through December 1925
Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Some of the troubles repairmen encounter - 6 pages with photos; Uses of the ringing macine - text and photo; Rope for many purposes made at Sapperton factory - 5 pages with great photos; Repairs made to San Juan Cable; Test calls made to eastern centers; Misues of toll circuits is costly Statement of Development - chart of # of telephones in service in towns throughout the province; Great full-page photo plus article on the "Aorangi" - largest motorship in the world, arriving in Vancouver; Increasing importance of Australasia; How much power is required to operate a phone? - 6 page article with photos; San Juan Cable pulled out of place; Central Information Office - 3 pages; New Douglas exchange relieves pressure on Seymour office; Accounting department story; The ladies take up ice hockey - 2 pages; Crude carbonic acid is wooden conduit's elixir of youth - with photo; Fred Meloche; Great cover photo of a trainload of coal leaving the Extension Mine on Vancouver Island; Revenue Accounting group photo plus office shots; 5-page mining industry feature with great photos; Change to Stub system successful; Traffic Fundamentals - 3 pages; fantastic Victoria Harbour photo including the new Princess Marguerite and the Princess Kathleen; 4 page article with photo - 'diplomats' at the adjustment counter; 5 page feature on the cement industry with photos and operating details of the Bamberton plant; Cable laid across Saanich Inlet - photos; 9 page Fraser River feature with many photos; Company's underground program largest in years - 4 pages with photos; Six page feature of Victoria's Crystal Garden - many great photos; Supplies Department - 3 pages with photos; How the phone was brought to far off lands; Qualifications and duties of a Chief Operator; wonderful interior photos of the new Princess Marguerite and Princess Kathleen; Mount Benson Forestry lookout served by telephone - 2 photos including view of Gulf of Georgia (Strait); CNRV photos and article; Toll dispatch system adopted; Six passenger steamers added to coastal fleets of B.C.; Company again using clay conduit; An Agent's responsibilities; New Collingwood exchange; Operation of building department explained; Company cafeteria system; Cuba talks to Vancouver; Bent Plugs system; Gymnasium class for company men; The Longest Cable in the World - New York to Chicago; George McCartney goes touring again; Photos by phone opens a vast field; Six-page features on Kerrisdale with many great photos plus additional sensational 2 page centerfold of great Kerrisdale homes; Common battery system installed in Trail; New toll testing equipment provided at Vancouver; New test used in cutting over working lines in cables; Advice on thrift; North Shore prospects enhanced by the New (Lion's Gate) Bridge - 9 page article with fantastic photos and illustrations; The Old Toll Desk recalls some telephone history - 5 pages; Phone stories from abroad; Excellent 11 page article on the Telephone Toll Trails of Vancouver Island - with many great photos; Electric drills and rats are enemies of cables; Safeguarding the career of the microwatt; and more. Half-leather binding. Average wear overall with the exception of backstrip which shows significant wear and is almost entirely loose. Ink stamp of company executive E.P. LaBelle up Book
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British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel./Telus) Telephone Talk: Bound Issues January, 1924 Through December 1924
Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Great cover photo of Duncan operating room; Several photos of new interior plant equipment at Duncan; Sensational 9-page feature on Duncan and district with great photos of the area including Duncan Station, Maple Bay, Genoa Bay, and an aerial view; Fire deprives downtown Vancouver of service - photos and text; Grand Forks office and staff; Table showing "Exchanges in order of Per Cent Good Calls Out"; Statement of Development as of 1 January 1924 showing number of phones per community; Cover photo of steamer Jacques Cartier; Nice full-page showing two views of Vancouver Harbour with many ships in port; 7 page feature on the Port of Vancouver with several great photos; Possibilities of both radio and wire telephony; Exchanges in order of percent good out calls; Excellent full-page photo of Ballantyne pier, Burrard Inlet; Take advantage of company's new savings plan; Fine addition to shipping facilities on Burrard Inlet - Ballantyne Pier - 5 great photos with text; Greater Vancouver will benefit by reduced telephone rate; Repair shop has greatly expanded in recent years - 6 pages with nice photos; nice full-page photo of the Empress of Australia in port; Greater Vancouver Inter-Exchange Telephone Service; Fold-out map of Vancouver area exchanges, complet with great statistics; Telephone extenstion to Campbell River; 8 page feature on the flow of commerce through Canada's western port with many absolutely smashing photos; Cover photo of Glenburn office; 6-page feature on the B.C. Herring fishery with excellent photos (re: sea lions, contains the following quote "The government is undertaking to greatly lessen the numbers of this prey animal"); archival photo of laying the first underground cable in Vancouver; Statement of Development - # of phones operating in each community; Cover photo of Milner office; photo mosaic of 5 lower valley exchange offices; Wonderful 8 page feature on the great supply district (i.e. the lower Fraser Valley) of BC coastal cities - excellent photos including a shot of the only remaining original Hudson's Bay Company building at Langley; New Gordon Head Exchange cut over; New Point Grey office under way; new observation office aids efficiency; Electrical Communication Development; Full-page photo of sailors from the battleship H.M.S. Repulse marching through Vancouver; Multiple photos of British warships docked at Victoria; Article and photos of the visit of the Royal Navy to Vancouver; The Traffic Department and the Public it serves; Tennis Tournaments; Printing a phone directory; Great feature on Ship Salvors (Salvagers) with many photos; A motoring trip through the U.S., with photos; Biggest cable will cross False Creek; Oxygen Farms; Cornelius Vanderbilt writes of his long distance call from Alberni to Los Angeles; P.B.X. serves interesting purposes - 5 pages with photos; Early motor tourists to B.C., with photos; Full-page photo of the Empress of Canada; 5 page illustrated article on the reclamation of the Sumas; The switchboard as a newspaper; Health secrets of the telephone pole - 3 illustrated pages; new Victoria equipment; Bayview library proves popular; cover photo of a long-distance operator timing a call with a calculagraph; Billing toll and inter-exchange calls keeps eight clerks busy - 3 pages with photos; 7 page a Book
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British Columbia Western Fish and Wildlife June 1975 Vol. 10, No. 5
46 pages. Features: Atlantic Salmon - First of 3 parts - What can they teach us about steelhead?; The B.C. Flyfisher - The Tackle and Terminal Gear; Peace River Expedition - 1st of 3 parts; Hatcheries and the Angler - First of Two parts; Smutting - Don't cuss the midgets, duplicate them; The "Mosquitoes"; Okanagan Lake. Light wear. Address label upon front cover. Very nice copy. Book
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Canadian Collector Magazine, January/February 1976, Vol. 11 No. 1 *SPECIAL ALBERTA ISSUE*
Features: Prehistoric Plainsmen; Fort Chipewyan; Saint Albert; Writing on Stone - Milk River Valley; The Ranching Saga of Southern Alberta; Home, House and Temple Among the Plains Indians; Oil City, Alberta; Some Early Travellers' Accounts of Alberta; The Mountains in Maps; The Frontier Art of R.B. Nevitt; Gerald Tailfeathers; Carl Rungius - An Artist's View of Nature; Architectural Heritage; Heritage Park; Ukrainian Vernacular Architecture; Medalta Pottery; Saddles; Hutterites - The Peaceful People; Cattle Brands; From an Alberta Kitchen; Beadwork by Alberta Native Peoples; The Doukhobors; Museums in Alberta; and more. Average wear. Date hand-written atop front cover. Sound copy. Magazine
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Canadian Collector Magazine, July/August 1975, Vol. 10 No. 4 - Etobicoke's Montgomery Inn
Features: Two Early Perth Houses - The McMartin House and Inge-Va; Green Park - the farm and home of James Yeo of Prince Edward Island (PEI);. Toronto Stained Glass Windows; Thomas Montgomery and the Montgomery Inn, Etobicoke, Ontario; Dalnavert - 61 Carlton, St., Winnipeg; The Birdman of Middle River - Nova Scotia Painter Burland E. Murphy; Lynde House - Whitby, Ontario; Todmorden Mills; Curtain Tie-Backs; Matheson House - One of the finest remaining Georgian structures in Ontario; The Quilt in the Jet Age; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Canadian Geographic Magazine, February/March 1983 - Lodgepole Runaway Gas Well
90 pages. Features/Articles: Airships - key to Canada's frontiers?; The Exciting First Dirigible Visit to Canada; - the R-100; Raising the Hamilton and Scourge - U.S. Warships sank during war of 1812; Huge warships were built on both sides of Lake Ontario during the War of 1812; Young Inuit learn, earn at archeological sites; Old Montreal its old self once again; Wild Orchids - exquisite, irresistible, vulnerable; Fish Habitat re-created in Coquihalla River diversion; The Spectacular dunes of Prince Edward County; New Downtown for the nation's capital - $500 million facelift in Rideau Street area; Folk art on tour - A show organized by the National Museum of Man - From the Heart, Folk Art in Canada; The Lodgepole runaway gas well - the most fearsome natural gas blowout in the history of the Alberta petroleum industry lasted 68 days and affected almost everyone in the province. Average wear. Clean and unmarked. Two-inch opening at bottom of cover fold. A sound copy. Book
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Canadian Merchant Service Guild - 1939 Annual (Yearbook)
32 pages. Index. Index of advertisers. Report of President, Captain Jas. W. Watt; Photos of five guild officials; Pen Picture of a typical American Sailor - an article by Meyer Berger from a New York paper; Port of Vancouver, B.C.; Steamboat Round the Bend, by H.L. Sacret - working on the Mackenzie River; Forty Years Ago on the B.C. Coast; Captain Oliver Williams - Coast Superintendant; Great photo of Union Bay coaling berths; Steam is Far From Finished; Jemmy Jones, Mariner Extraordinary. Union Steamships link the Coast Communities of British Columbia; Norwegian Honour for British Crew - the SS. Chelohsin; Captain Thomas Rippon - Respected Brother Passes; Vancouver Built - SS. Alaska, Hull No. 1 of the Coughlan Yards of False Creek; Whence Came the McMillans - a man goes overboard in October 1900; Captain Ernie Landheim Joins Pilots; Great photo of the large (Searle?) Grain Elevator on Fraser River, New Westminster; There Was Money in Privateering - The Harmsworth Cup; Shipmasters who became Shipowners; Yo Ho and a Bottle of Rum; Obituaries. Average external wear and soiling. Binding intact. A sound copy. An informative and engaging read. Book
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Canadian National Magazine, July 1946, Volume 32, Number 7: Joan Fontaine Cover Photo
50 pages. Features/Articles: Cover photo of Joan Fontaine, who starred with Bing Crosby in "The Emperor Waltz", filmed in Jasper; Unity of Purpose - delegates from all parts of the C.N.R. system in Canada and the U.S. met in Montreal on June 11th; Jasper goes Hollywood - filming of The Emperor Waltz - with photos; T.C.A. links Canada with Chicago - soon service to Cleveland will begin; A Century of Progress - The Great Western Railway from Hamilton to London; Vancouver's Diamond Jubilee; Waterway for Salmon - Hell's Gate fishways on the C.N.R. and C.P.R. sides of Fraser River Canyon; He Knows his Race Tracks - Jim Quinn, operator, Canadian National Telegraphs, Toronto; Meet Mr. Saskatchewan - E.G. Wickerson; System News; Dozens of photos of new names on pension roll; Departmental Doings; Photo of one of the largest single-unit freight shipments ever handled by rail - a 100-ton crude oil fractioning tower for McColl Frontenac Oil Company at Montreal; Lots of company news; Young Railroaders' Club; Coke ad on back cover; and more. Address label on back cover. Unmarked. Three inch opening to top edge of front cover. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Canadian National Railways Magazine, July, 1935, Vol. XXI, No. 7
34 pages. Stories: Commuters by the Million - in London; The Snake Indian went Wild - operating trains up and down the centre of a rapidly-flowing river bed near Devona;Letters of a Sea Cadet - the second of a series of letters written by a cadet in the Canadian National Steamship service to his chum, a railroad man in Canada; The Railways and Development in Canada; Telegraphy - Past and Present; Through Canada's Provinces; Out of the Night (a story); 'Rotten Bologna Sausage' - recollections of a veteran of the Northwest Rebellion; Grand Trunk Agents in Session; the '84-mile Bridges - Car ferries on Lake Michigan; With the staff across Canada; Woman's Section; and much more. Please note that 3"x 4" clipping has been removed from page 34. Great 'Ford V8' ad inside back cover. Above-average wear but still intact. A great keepsake from the glory days of rail transportation in Canada. Book
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Canadian West Magazine - Summer 1987
Features: Historic Zeballos; The Upper Kootenay River Canal; The War Orders; Queen of the Klondike (conclusion). Clean, bright and unmarked. Book
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Canadian West Magazine - Summer 1989
Features: Massacre at Woody Point; Bennett City; Sam Greer; Leech River Gold Rush. Clean, bright and unmarked. Book
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Diver Magazine: 9 Issues from 1991
9 issues from 1991 including the following months: February, March, April, May, June, August, September, November, December. Topics featured include: Cayman Islands; Port Hardy, B.C. Dolphins; Wreck of the A.W. Perry - Nova Scotia; Kingston and Killarney Shipwrecks; The Elusive Wrymouth; Barkley Sound, God's Pocket, Campbell River; Caribbean ABCs; Blackfish Sound; Wreck of the Emperor; Tropical Fish - in the Maritimes?; Indonesia - Exotic Diving; Yap, Saba, Catalina Island; Sunshine Coast, B.C.; Wreck of the Cornwall; Gulf Stream - Bahamas and Florida; Gargantua Harbour Wreck- Lake Superior; East Coast Anemone; Kona, Palau, CoCo View; Sidney, B.C.; St. Lawrence; Moon Jelly; Six Gill Sharks; Diving naturalist - temperate vs. tropical; B.C's Race Rocks; Diving with the RCMP - Search and Rescue; The US Virgin Islands; Sinking the G.B Church - New Canadian Artificial Reef; The Sea Cucumber; Construction Diving; Emeral Bay - wreck dive in Alberta; Panama; Thunder Bay; The Solomon Islands - WWII remnants; Diamond Knot - West Coast Wreck; Indonesia; Beluga Encounter off Cape Breton; Nudibranchs. Moderate wear. Sound copies. Book
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Diver Magazine: 9 Issues from 1992
Includes the following issues from 1992: February, March, April, May, June, August, September, November, December. Features include: Holiday Diving on Fiji's Matagi Island; Skookumchuck Narrows; Heron Island, Australia; Slides from Prints; Bahamas - 500 years since Columbus; Bella Bella - in Remote B.C.; Red Sea; Fate of the Falconer; The sprightly Seasprint; Floriday Keys; Bonaire; RCMP's Regina; Whidbey Island; Sea Stars; Diving the Capilano; Shoot Like a Pro; The Straits of Mackinac; MCD Strobes; Raratonga; Sherkston Quarry; Georgian Bay Wreck Dive; Luxury Diving abour Truk Agressor; Sipadan Island; Lost Cities of Micronesia; Artificial Reefs of Porteau Cove, B.C.; The Manatee; Fraser River Wreck Dive; Guanaja; Cabo San Lucas; Lake Dive; Underwater Video; The Green Sea Urchin; Scotia Cape; Cayman Connection; 'City of Vienna' in Halifax; Alaska - an exotic dive; The Cunner; Queen Charlotte Islands; Gulf Islands - B.C.'s Playground; Calabogie; Cozumel; Behind the Dolphin Smile; Ucluelet, Vancouver Island; Nova Scotia Wreck Challenge; Canada's Ice Diving; Belize Resort; Alberta's Project Habakuk; Dodd Narrows - current-swept passage in B.C.; Bristleworm. Moderate wear. Clean. Quality copies. Book
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Diver Magazine: 9 Issues from 1996
Includes the following issues: February, March, April, May, June, August, September, November, December. Features include: Bell Island, Newfoundland; Bahamas; Transpac Expedition; To House or not to House; Filming a Salmon's Struggle; Manola - half a shipwreck; Blissful Beqa Lagoon; St. Kitts; Shipwrecks of Bermuda; Batchawana - in Lake Superior; Octopus at Argonaut Warf; Arrow - Nova Scotia Shipwreck; Catalina; Emergency ascent Lines; Wilcox - Lake Erie Schooner; Adventure Diving in Newfoundland; Ice Diving and Asbestos; Joyland - the honeymoon wreck; Canadian Cayman Islands; Cozumel; A Tribute to Brooks Wetsuits; Reel Diving; Wrecked in Nova Scotia; Socorro; Ghost Fleet of the St. Clair River; Good Samaritan Laws; Sea Urchins of the Bay of Chaleur; Label Your Tanks; Quebec Overview; Barbados - shipwreck haven; Haida Gwai; Tobermory's shipwrecks; Hard water diving - Banff; Romancing the Providenciales; Island Namesake - Jane McLeod; Lumpfish; Thailand; State of the Oceans; The Coral Reef; Project Aware; Preserving the Marine Environment; They are Eating the Ocean; Race Rocks, B.C.; Record-Breaking Cave Dive; Dive in an Aquarium; Florida Reefs; Columbia Sinking; Great Lakes - Narrow Island's B.B. Buckhout; Mexico Cave Adventure; Nitrox to the Arctic; Photography 101. Moderate wear. Clean. Quality copies. Book
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Equinox - The Magazine of Canadian Discovery: December 1994 - Canada's Cajun Cousins
Features: The New Nature - welcome to the world of digital media; Polar Energy - the annual gathering of Polar Bears near Churchill, Manitoba has brought tourism to the tundra; Swampbillies no longer - Canada's Cajun cousins are reborn on the bayou, leading a French revival in the Deep South; Spirit of the Land - a pilgrim's tribute to soul power in native North America; The Sorry Saga of Superjuice - Premarin is a popular menopause drug... Few users know the side effects of its creation - horses as urine machines and a fouled prairie river. Light wear. Quality copy. Book
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Equinox - The Magazine of Canadian Discovery: January/February 1991 - Rafting the Tatsenshini
Features: Journey to the Ice Age - Rafting the Tatshenshini, North America's wildest and most endangered river; Cryptic Clues - Combing Peru's remote coast for traces of its ancient headhunting artists; The Kings of Riding Mountain - Manitoba's Black Bears are the biggest in the world... Preserving a place for them takes more than simple biological research; Small Wonders - Flea-sized machines fit for Alice in Wonderland may be the fixers of the future. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
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Equinox - The Magazine of Canadian Discovery: November/December 1988
Features: Prairie Roots - 'My ancestors ran from the Ukraine so they could keep their beliefs. I intend to keep the culture alive.'; Embattled Giant - Pollution threatens to destroy British Columbia's mighty Fraser River; The Golden Alphabet - Deciphering the architecture of the avian empire; At Home in Every Country - A Canadian comes calling on the world's richest families; Art of the State - after 108 years of neglect, Canada's national art collection finds a handsome high-tech home; Sandman's Surprise - Once considered a state akin to death, sleep may in fact hold the key to our most creative moments. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
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Equinox - The Magazine of Canadian Discovery: September 1999
Features: Kingdom in the Clouds - Kangchenjunga was once thought to be the world's highest mountain; Swimming into the Past - The St. Lawrence River as underwater playground and history teacher; Missing Angela - HIV is sweeping through Vancouver's Downtown Eastside; Wagner's Wonderland - a city-encircled wetland is a refugium for creatures great and small, and an army of volunteers is working hard to keep it that way; Remains of the Day - Giganotosaurus carolinii is the largest theropod known to science, but as a team of Argentinean and Canadian paleontologists recently discovered, in the world of dinosaurs, there's always a bigger bone to pick. Clean with light wear. Nice copy. Book
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Equinox Magazine, November 1996 - No. 90
88 pages. Abundant colour photography. Features: George River Caribou; Junkyard Robots - built from worn-out watches and discarded Walkmans; Alberta's Lac Ste. Anne; Teeth - the amazing rocks in your head; A South Seas Mystery. Average wear. sound copy. Book
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Explorer's Journal, December 1981
Features: Remembering Lowell Thomas - patron of exploration; Northern Labrador Expedition - the Torngat Mountain Range; Birds, Bombs and Borders - migrants find refuge in disputed area north of the Sea of Galilee; From Sydney to Darwin - an Australian odyssey by motorcycle - Benjamin H. Shoemaker; In the Footsteps of the Dinosaurs - Peace River Canyon; Norwegian Explorers - their impact on Polar exploration; Obsidian Technology in Mexico - the cutting edge of an ancient culture; Journeys to the Gates of Hell - exploring the effects of nuclear explosions; Of Karyatids and Friezes - where marble was quaried for the age of Pericles. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Explorer's Journal, December 1984
Features: Birds of Paridise of Papua New Guinea; Quest for an 8,000-meter peak; African Wildlife Conservation - The Eleventh Hour; Rio Azul - Maya City of the Dead; Antarctic Search for Meteorites; Projeto Flora Expedition to Araca, Brazil; On the Desert Trail of Lawrence of Arabia; Natural History Guide to Tropical Isles and Seas. Average 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, June/July/August 1983
Features: The Black River area of the Mosquito Coast, Honduras - Rio Tinto Expedition; The Footsteps of Liu - variety of amphibians and reptiles; Yellowstone - Nature's Laboratory; The Panama Choco Expedition - Flag 172; The Transglobe Expedition completes objectives and receives the Explorers Medal; A visit to South China. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Explorer's Journal, March 1981
Features: The Right Whales of Patagonia - a diving and photographing expedition; Mount St. Helens Report - emergency measures taken to meet crisis; Rio Iglesia 1980 Expedition - the year of the Nitas; Vail Archeological Site Excavation - Maine site yields important finds; Guyana, Primeval Land - is it Doyle's "Lost World"; Search for Primitive Life Forms - Cyanidium caldarium may be missing link; The Mighty Roan - African antelope royalty; Japanese Monkey Performances - an ancient art revived; The Sumerian Paradise Puzzle Solved - alleged 'East" passage not on Deluge Tablet; Giant Ammonites Found in Turkey - Lytoceras in Jurassic formations. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Explorer's Journal, September 1980
Features: South Nahanni River Valley Expedition - a canoe-and-climb journey in Canada's Northwest Territories; Exploration of Today's World; Martin and Osa Johnson - exploration was their way of life; Arnold Hauerslev-Haverlee - an unorthodox explorer; Continued Exploration of Venus; Medical Detective in Africa - solution of an explosive medical mystery in Mali; Meteorites and Man-made Satellites - when they fall to earth; Observing Marine Mammals in Alaska - students gain field experience; Goal - to Penetrate Tibet - a hazardous 19th century attempt - Mr. T.T. Cooper. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Explorer's Journal, September 1984 - First Down Quebec's Whale River
Features: First Down Quebec's Whale River; Landsat - an aid to Exploration; Mysteries of the Pena Colorada; The Karo Batak of Sumatra Revisited; Aztec Warfare, Sacrifice and Cannibalism; Youth Activity Essay Contest; Sir Edmund P. Hillary - Honorary President. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Explorer's Journal, September 1986
Features: Canoeing the Hood River in Northwestern Canada; The Bronze Yaks of Centrral Asia; Cyprus; Peruvian Grave Robber's Gold; Rafting Sumatra's Alas River; The Ships of Nansen and Peary; Stratigraphy. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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GQ (Gentlemen's Quarterly) Magazine, November 2007 - Ryan Gosling Cover
288 pages. Features: Review of American Gangster; Francis Ford Coppola argues that doing business in Hollywood is bad for the soul; Bengal Chad Johnson's touchdown celebrations; Loel Lovell on money; Michael Hsu on making your pad more attractive - affordably; Fernando Botero tackles Abu Ghraib; Glenn O'Brien analyzes the sartorial choices of world leaders from W. to Kim Jong Il to Joseph Kabila; John McCain once seemed a shoo-in for the Republican nomination; Landmark trends of the past 50 years; Dressing up Dave Grohl in outfits under $200; Best Watches under $500; Chiwetel Ejiofor models designer suits; Uruguay's Punta del Este - The New Rio; Ten ways to wear a tweed sports jacket; Ryan Gosling - The Loner; Elizabeth Banks - funniest tramp in the room; A guide to London - the coolest city on the planet; Jerry Seinfeld interview; Kevin Durant - newest NBA superstar; Iraqis flee to Syria. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Happy Motoring - An Imperial Oil/Esso Publication: Volume 18, Number 4 - Eel Fishing in the Richelieu
Features: Eel fishing in the Richelieu at the twin towns of St. Jean and Iberville; Writing on Stone - Milk River, Southern Alberta; East Coast Totem Pole - John L. Bradford of Hunt's Point, Nova Scotia; Lillooet's Ice Cave - a freak of nature discovered near Lillooet, B.C. by Martin Chernault; Protecting Our Heritage - the work of Ducks Unlimited; The "Tent" that's Permanent - the Shakespearean Festival Theatre at Stratford, Ontario. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Happy Motoring - An Imperial Oil/Esso Publication: Volume 18, Number 1
Features: Elora Gorge on the Grand River; Sunny Okanagan; Crafts on the River Route - the shore road along the St. Lawrence River; Newfoundlanders' harvest of the sea - with photos of the good old fishing days; From Orchids to Horned Toads in the Cypress Hills of Alberta; Something different in Nova Scotia - changes to Citadel Hill and 'The Ovens". Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Happy Motoring - An Imperial Oil/Esso Publication: Volume 17, Number 1 - Senega-Root Diggers of Manitoba
Features: Pictures from five Canadian Zoos; Raising speckled trout at Balsam Creek, near North Bay, Ontario; The Senega-Root (Snake-root) Diggers of Manitoba; Alberta Handicrafts; The North Shore Highway from Baie Comeau to Quebec along the St. Lawrence River; Sandford Boat Hole - pine-sized picturesque harbour just north of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Happy Motoring: A Publication of Esso/Imperial Oil, Volume 16, Number 5, 1955 - Peterborough's Lift Lock
Features: Saskatchewan under one roof - the new museum of natural history in Regina; Canada's Wonder of the World - Peterborough's 65-foot hydraulic lift lock; Fundy's Lovely Isle; Scenes along the Thompson River in British Columbia; The Annual Sparta Parade in the little Quaker community south-east of St. Thomas, Ontario. Three-inch opening at top of cover fold. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Happy Motoring: A Publication of Esso/Imperial Oil, Volume 14, Number 3, 1953: Bay of Fundy
Features: The Land of Believe it or Not - great photos from the Bay of Fundy; Lac Le Jeune - Angler's Dream; Island of Orleans, below Quebec City on the St. Lawrence; Those Pesky Post cards; The Nature Programme in Algonquin Park; Dinosaur Valley - the banks of the Red Deer River in central Alberta (Drumheller); The International Peace Garden - astride the International border between Dunseith, North Dakota, and Boissevain, Manitoba; From the Mailbag of Eddit Torr. Drawing of contemporary gas pumps on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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