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2001190 pages including index. Written for the novice and intermediate kayaker and for those interested in paddling Vancouver Islands incredibly beautiful shorelines. Includes numerous illustrations and maps. Book
1982272 pages including index. A comprehensive handbook for all of Mexico's fascinating Sea of Cortez from San Felipe to Cabo San Lucas along Baja California, and from El Golfo to Mazatlan on the Mexican mainland. Includes 115 photos and 96 charts. Well worn and soiled. Unmarked. Book
1993582 pages. A lively anthology in which experts from around the world debate 24 issues that dominate the world arena today - from the New World Order to the Persian Gulf War, GATT to NAFTA, human rights to the environment. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Binding intact. Nice working copy. Book
2014140 pages. Glossary. Reproductions of many black and white photos. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Bit of peeling atop first page where label removed. A nice copy. Book
1994144 pages. Index. Includes highlights of local architectural features. Page 123 rumpled, otherwise moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy of this friendly work. Book
1997352 pages including index. Part memoir, part entertainment, part commentary on a life lived as art, Toller Cranston tells tales as only he can, including: The only skating show in Haiti; The Broadway triumph that failed; The pachinko wizard; Upstaging Joan Collins; The decimation of John Curry; Sex in Holiday on Ice; Golf among the Mambas; and other stories too strange not to be true! Clean, bright and unmarked with only the very faintest trace of handling. Splendid copy. Book
1984152 pages. Index. Footnotes. Reproductions of archival black and white photos. Includes two voters lists from over one-hundred years ago. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative history. Book
199264 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. Illustrated in colour. "Encapsulates the wonderful creations of Carol Evans and pays homage to this superb domain many of us are privileged to call home." - from dust jacket. Clean and bright with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
1988211 pages. Documents a 50 day Father and son flying and sightseeing saga of a lifetime. The richly detailed account of a "Round the World" adventure. Records with dramatic realism such anecdotes as the lonesome 15 hour trans-Pacific flights, and the tense moments when intercepting an Iranian pilot's transmissions after he had been hit by gunfire over the Persian Gulf. Takes you behind the scenes to such tantalizing and remote places of the world as Bali, Burma and Bangladesh. Includes fascinating pictures. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
198883 pages. Many wonderful black and white archival photos. "An attempt at recording a post-European era history of Horny Island." - from Introduction. Average wear. Binding intact. Modest moisture exposure to last few pages. A sound copy. Book
197059 pages. Amply illustrated with the great cartoons of Nelson Dewey. Former owner's name/date on front flyleaf. Covers 20 short topics such as: Prairies are for Chickens, Candlelight and Whine, Malcontent in a Tent, and Back to the Bottle Hour. Great light reading for your island host or visitor. Book
1969195 pages including index and fold-out map. Archival black and white illustrations. "Stories of Canada's Beautiful Western Islands." - from front cover. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
1995128 pages. Features: "Where are our Liberators?" - The Canadian Liberation of west Brabant; The Liberation of Leesten; "Missed Opportunity" - Operation Broadsword, 4 Brigade and the Gulf War, 1990-1991; HMCS Prince Robert - The Career of an Armed Merchant Cruiser; The Calgary Tanks at Dieppe; The Rise and Fall of Canadian Military Assistance in the Developing world, 1952-1971; The Dutch Underground in Barneveld - Occupatiion to Liberation; How the War Ended; The Capture of the Abbaye D'Ardenne by the Regina Rifles, 8 July 1944; Genesis of a Painting - Alex Colville's War Drawings; News from the Directorate of History; Charles Comfort - Soldiering Artist, 1943-1945; Tommy Atkins We Never Knew Ye - Documenting the British Soldier in Canada, 1759-187; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1989163 pages. The fictional little community of Spinner's Inlet, in the idyllic Gulf Islands along the west coast, is home to some unique and engaging characters. "Delightful." - Jack Webster. Average wear. Contents clean and unmarked. Book
1986160 pages including bibliography. Presents a multitude of current restaurant menus and intriguing tales from Victoria's past, along with fascinating heritage photographs, many of which date back to the early 1900s. "Did you know that a prominent Victoria hotel was once host to an indoor, nine hold golf tournament? Did you know that a Victoria heritage building, now home to a French restaurant, gained notoriety when its Chinese cook jealously beheaded a prostitute with the kitchen fish slicer?" - from back cover. Unmarked with minimal wear to glossy decorated covers. Contents clean and crisp. An unusual and interesting volume in giftable condition. Book
198696 pages. Author and illustrator have signed and inscribed front flyleaf. Author was born and raised in Seattle where she graduated from the University of Washington. In the early fifties she and her husband moved to a small island, Pylades, located in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia. These stories describe her feelings for the beauty of that world, interwoven with the people and creatures who inhabit it. She now resides on Vancouver Island and is a Canadian citizen. Light wear. Nice copy Book
197954 pages. Soiling and some wear to covers. Contents unmarked but for light soiling to fore-edge. "Alone amidst the immense space recreated on the page, marchall is articulate in a sense that is not often encountered." - The Westcoaster Book
200148 pages. Features include: Dockwalk - Victoria and Sydney; Pushing in the Gulf - Seaspan Challenger and Coastal Express; From the Design Table - Paul Gartside Ltd. 16'6" Inboard Workboat; Noise Suppression - Lowering On-Board Decibel Levels; Gorge-ous... and quiet; Nautical Beginnings; Mariner's Photos. Average wear. Usual library markings. Book
1994315 pages with lengthy index. Black and white photographic plates, including one of the famous CF 105 Avro Arrow. Externally, light wear and some soiling. Inside, considerable pencil underlining and markings in some chapters. Spine opening at page 99. A book that will make Canadians proud, angry, and much better informed about their country. Integrates the history of Canadians fighting on land, sea, and air with the history of Canada as a whole. Gives us all a new way of looking at ourselves... we are far from being "an unmilitary people." - from the back cover Book
199144 pages. Refueling for the Gulf; Solving Black Box Mysteries; Impressive Hendon Show; The Airforce Was His Family - "Dutch" Stants; Night fighting Beaufighter; Eager-Beaver Attacker; Dedicated Service Family Remembers; Rescue by Airborne Lifeboat; 48 Years Flying Spits - Ace Pilot Jerry Billings; Northbluff Pipeband; Air Cadets; 15 September 1940-1990; Bob Save the Queen; Nostalgic Lancaster Flight; Average wear. One inch opening at base of spine. Address label upon back cover. Solid copy. Book
201066 pages. Features: Barbara Amiel on the passing of Lena Horne; Paul Wells says "Those Crazy Christians are taking over Ottawa; UFC fighter George St.-Pierre visits Parliament Hill; Shelagh Grant on why Canada may soon lose her sovereignty in the Arctic; Captain Robert Semrau - he allegedly shot a wounded Taliban fighter in Afghanistan - was it mercy or murder?; Andrew McIntosh receives a brown envelope; Newly elected British Prime Minister David Cameron; BP's Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill; Attempted bombing of Times Square; Cable companies make bold gamble on a new era of convergence; Youtube "Sells Out" - videos are being banned; Elena Kagan; Taking the scare out of Obamacare; Deregulated Eye Care in B.C.; Bob Geldof and Bono visit the Globe and Mail; Vacation from Hell in Peru - floods and landslides; Gustav Mahler is now box-office gold; Greeks protest austerity cuts; Devon Ronald Butler Clifford, 1979-2010; and more. Average wear. Address label clipped from front cover - in the process, a small piece was lost from table of contents and subsequent page received a two-inch opening.. A worthy reference copy. Magazine
1997Features: Small accomplishments - start the new year right!; The Joseph Addotta Collection - bronze casting at its best; Scott Hughes - Master of Miniature Lights; The Knowles Collection - Rachel and Wink; Floral Creations of Helen David - the Gulf Coast's resident florist; Let there be light - peruse our lighting shop; Show Scene - Chicago; Eliza Doolittle meets upstairs/downstairs; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
1974Features: Steam at Rheine Engine Terminal; Meals at all Hours; Author of Ghost Railroad Books; Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Locomotive Roster; Passenger Train Survey; Hoggers are Stubborn; Why Train was Late; In the Glory Days of Interurbans; and more. Two date stamps upon front cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Still a sound working copy. Magazine
1974Features: Fire in the Mexican Gulf; The Marine Art of Arthur Briscoe; P & O Liner "Canton" of 1938; Ships on Stamps - The Chichester Breed; Dover Re-visited; Malta's National Shipping Line; The Barge Carriers - 3 - "LASH" on the North Atlantic; The John Herron Line. Book
1980Features: The Multitudinous Reef; Icebreaking by Hovercraft; Flowers that Look to the Sea; giant Spider crabs from Mexico; Butterflies of the Sea; Point Bonita Lighthouse; LIberty-Ship Reefs in the Gulf of Mexico; The Dolphin Project. Sound copy. Book
