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1934Charming little book introducing children to the craft of bookmaking. Previous owner's inscription inside. Cover is a bit faded and discolored. Tears on dust jacket. Illustrated with many line drawings by the author.
1973Edgar Snow La lunga rivoluzione. , Einaudi 1973, Edgar Snow La lunga rivoluzione. , Einaudi 1973, Collana Saggi 506, 272p. Buone condizioni Molto buono (Very Good) . 272
1984Lai, Benny I segreti del Vaticano. Da Pio XII a papa Wojtyla. , Laterza 1984-03-23, Libro usato in buone condizioni. Pagine ingiallite lievemente. Copertina flessibile cartonata con segni d'uso ai margini. Buono (Good) . Copertina flessibile 195 8842024058
2004Exhibition catalog for show at the Asian Centre, U. of B.C. Oct. 30 -- Nov. 7, 2004. Book is in excellent condition with light scuffing to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows very minor wear only, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind (save signatures) . Signed by participating members of the show: Grace Ho, Ricky Kam, Margaret Kwok, Po-Lin Sit, Hing-Wah Tang, Clarisa Tsun, Mathew Wan, Sau-Fong Yip, Judith Fidler, Wai-Kong Kam, Margaret Kwok, Angela Leung, Celia Leung, John Leung, Doreen Tophan, Judy Wan, Ricky Kam. Book is in large format with examples of every artists' work in color prints.
2000A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Previous owner's name label inside. 257 pages.
1962Book is in very good condition with faded spine, light scuffing, very slight wear to corners. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Previous owner's name or sticker in front section of the book. Dust jacket has edge wear, now wrapped in protective cover.
183284p. Age stained. Early ownership of John A. Clark on title page and front pastedown. 155 mm. Original leather spine over yellow paper covered boards. Original paper label on front board. Extremities worn with slight loss. Boards rubbed and stained. Slight loss at head and tail of spine. Hardbound. Very good. This popular work is attributed to Sallucia Abbott (1801-1886), a school teacher in Maine. AI #13348 (4 entries). Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! RELIGION BOX 8
1880pp. xi, 258, (4)[Publisher's catalogue]. Decorated title page. Early pencil ownership of E. A. Wells. Inked ownership. Foxed. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding decorated in black and red. Small loss at top of spine. Worn at extremities. ART 4
191430p. 8vo. Original full blue grey printed wraps. Very nice copy. Sir Robert Laird Borden (1854-1937). As prime minister, Borden headed a Conservative government until 1917 and a Union (coalition) government until his resignation in 1920. He is remembered for his leadership in carrying Canada through World War I and, subsequently, in defining the new status of the self-governing dominions in the British Empire. Largely through his efforts the dominions were given separate representation in the League of Nations, and the Canadian Parliament ratified the treaties that resulted from the Versailles peace conference of 1919. WWI 13
in-8°, 239 pages, broche, couverture illustree Bon etat. [CL-3]
1967Copyright date 1967. In the early years of the twentieth century, a clergyman named Barr barnstormed throughout England, seeking settlers for a coloy he proposed to establish in Canada's North West Territories. The areas set aside for settlement lay north of the modern city of North Battleford, Saskatchemwan, which had been the territorial capital, and straddled the boundary of the present provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The Rev. Mr. Barr was an extraordinary character; to this day no one has determined whether he was a misguided idealist or an out-and-out rogue. Certainly he did not stay to face the consequences of the poor organization of the journey of his settlers, or the breakdown of the arrangements for the coloony. It was another clergyman, the much-loved Bishop Lloyd, who saw the colonists to their new homes. Against this historical background, the author has constructed a fictional account of the journey made by an English family from Manchester to the Barr Colony, and of its first year in its new home. Contains historical references. Former owner's name and information upon front endpaper. Dust jacket is moderately worn but for wrinkling and tearing to the top half inch along the spine. Book
1967101 pages including index and glossary. Intended to provide a source of information for the lay person dealing particularly with marine snails, univalves or gastropods which reside between high and low tide on the coast of British Columbia. Covers: The following famillies: acmaeidae, haliotidae, fissurellidae, trochidae, turbinidae, littorinidae, fossaridae, cerithiidae, hipponicaidae, calyptraeidae, naticidae, lamellariidae, trichotropidae, tritonidae, pyramidellidae, eulimaidae, buccinidae, nassariidae, muricidae, purpuridae, columbellidae, olividae, marginellidae, acteonidae, scaphandridae, bullidae, siphonariidae. With many excellent black and white illustrations. Book
196254 pages including list of references. One in a series of publications written in non-technical terms for the lay reader. Covers the following birds: black oyster catcher, killdeer and semipalmated blovers, black-bellied and golden plovers, surf bird, black and ruddy turnstones, wilson snipe, hudsonian and long-billed curlews, upland plover, spotted sandpiper, wandering tattler, greater and lesser yellow legs, dowitcher and knot, aleutian sandpiper, white-rumped and sharp-tailed sandpipers, sanderling and pectoral sandpipers, re-backed and Baird sandpipers, "Peeps", buff-breasted sandpiper, marbled and hudsonian godwits, avocet and willet, wilson phalarope, read and northern phalaropes. Book
199240 pages. This engaging story for children starts near the pulp mill at Powel River, B.C., the unlikely spot where two mother Canada geese make their nests and lay their eggs. Some of the goslings are hatched in an incubator, then end up at a stump ranch where they decide that Crocus the Chinese weed-eating gander is their mother. Unmarked but for gift greetings upon front flyleaf. Light wear to attractively illustrated glossy covers. Book
1993120 pages. A tribute to those, past and present, who have encouraged the quest for leadership in business. A collection of memories by some of those who have helped lay the foundation of Western Business School. Clean and bright with very light wear. Small erasure atop front endpaper else unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
1982122 pages including notes, index and black and white photographic plates. Author has researched records and photos of over 120 celebrative Chinese arches built in British Columbia between 1869 and 1946. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Nice copy. Book
198070 pages. Features: Diamond finds; plowed fields - a THer's bonanza; Over discrimination - enemy number one; Suwanee River Coral; Lapidary skills not hard to learn; Copper country adventures; Digging up glass money - serious bottle diggers make money; Bad start, good finish - gals discover a great coinshooting spot; Treasure hunging - romantic adventure; Stanton, Arizona and its ruthless shopkeeper - the history of a ghost town; Black Hills treasure - some placer gold may lay hidden between Deerfield Reservoir and Mystic; The Invisible Purple - the amethysts of Maine. Above-average wear. Book
1971286 pages. Index. Joseph Stalin's prison camps - a survivor's account of the victims he knew. Author was the founder and General Secretary of the Communist Part in Palestine. He, along with thousands of other patriotic Russians, found himself summarily arrested and imprisoned. He spent 21 years in a dozen now notorious prison and labor camps.... Berger is believed to be the highest ranking political figure to emerge alive from Stalin's camps. Because of his steadfast refusal to speak anything but the truth under interrogation, he was repeatedly subjected to both mental and physical torture. More than once he lay close to death. But with indomitable will, he has survived to bear witness to the suffering of innocent people and to point the way toward a saner world." - from dust jacket. Book
198556 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1985. A brief history of service at HMCS Cornwallis from May-Sept 1949. "Gives the reader a look at New Entry Training, Naval Lore, Human Interest Stories and some Naval Characters, of which the Navy had its share." - Joseph Lay. Black and white photographs. Author's signature and lenghty inscription to V.L. Swanton inside front cover. Foreward by CIER Joseph Lay G.M. C.D. taped to page one. A quality copy. Book
1982326 pages. "This book gives a few reminiscences of my forty years in the Royal Canadian Navy which covers the last two months of World War I, the period between the wars when the RCN was almost eliminated because of lack of funds, and, of course, the whole of World War II. I have also put in a few words about the family background, and at the end of the period after I retired until the present time." - from Introduction. Numerous black and white illustrations. Clean and unmarked with light to moderate wear. Quality copy. Book
1966Features: Gold Canyon - the true saga of a lost mine; The Tragic Ward Family - Lay Creek, Colorado; Walt Coburn's Tally Book; Come Hard, Go Easy Country - Lost Horse Mine and Billy Keys; Jack Morrow - Road Rancher, Benton, Wyoming; Buck Jones - Hero; The Boom Days of Staging - California Express Companies; Oregon's Buried Tresure; The Courier's Ordeal - Brigadier-General O.O. Howard; Ruby - 8th in a series of 'Ghosts along the Yukon'; A Bank for the 'Little Guys" - A.P. Giannini and the Bank of Italy; The Mystery of Little Wing's Medicine Sack - did she has ESP?; Wild Old Days; Identify these objects!; Mexican Bullion on the Flying H Bar Ranch; Cowboys in Town - Thad Sowder at the 1902 Mountain and Plain Festival; Messages in Beeswax from a Missing Galleon - does this spot at the mouth of the Nehalem River mark the final destination of the San Francisco Xavier?. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
1973Features: Fastest Ox Train on the Santa Fe Trail!; Fringe Benefits of a Prospector; They Called Him Elza - Elza Lay of the Wild Bunch; Navidad en la Villita - little known Christmas customs practiced in the Southwest; Rolling Stone - running away from home; The Hall Murders; Joseph (Joe) McCoy Scouts Texas; Greatest public library - the cemetary; The Trap - it opened up the west; Wild Old Days!. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
1974Features: The Big Un - a bull named the Laird of Lanark; Sixty-Seven Days around the World - all to prove that Tacoma, Washington lay directly in the path of the quickest route to Europe, Asia, or wherever! - George Francis Train; Fruit Tramps - The James Hatcher Apricot Ranch near Piru Creek; The Death of Mannen Clements; Lost Mine at Sandia; Angel of the Yukon - Miss Emily Morgan and a first-hand account of the famous and dramatic race against time 'carrying the serum to Nome'; Otto Franc - Riddle of the Pitchfork Ranch - Meeteetse, Wyoming; The First Comanche Cowboy - Charley Ross; Untamed Onion Creek, near Driftwood, Texas; A Six-Figure Hermit! - Al Dankel of Colorado; Wild Old Days!. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
196263 pages. Features: Roz (Rosalind) Russel; The Day a U-2 Crash-Landed in Canada - it lay on frozen Wapawekka Lake in Northern Manitoba 46 days before the Powers incident - two colour photos with text; Bridge's Take-Charge Champion - Eric Murray of Toronto readily admits that he is the best player in the world; How a Bursting Star could change our world - British scientist C.M. Cade is an expert on exploding stars called supernovae; Canada helps Nigeria to learn - John G. Egnatoff of the Saskatchewan Teacher's College; Aping their betters - funny chimp photos; 4 in 1 hat; Three Clowns make a movie - Ten Girls Ago; Interesting centerfold entitled 'Seventh Grade Hop'; Le Hibou - hideout for highbrows - Ottawa's wackiest private club; What do your Dreams Mean?; His vision of peace came true - Pastor of Temple Pastures Mission, Dr. Frank Uhlir envisioned a retreat in the Gatineau Hills; Great colour photo of the H.M.C.S. Oriole at sail; Doug Wright photos of the Indianapolis 500; Ann Corio Brings Back Burlesque - a famous stripper's revue evokes nostalgia; Wives of R.C.A.F.-personnel find home-making in foreign lands takes some getting used to; Nipper by Doug Wright. Nice colour ads. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
1991191 pages including index, bibliography and reference notes. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Author contends that in order to understand Chinatown today we must know about its past and the impact of Chinese traditional culture upon it. Explores the myths associated with Chinatown and explains their intent and purpose. In so doing he answers many questions that have long puzzled outsiders: How was Fan Tan Alley created? Are there still underground passages in Chinatown? Who is the God of Tam Kung? What are the tongs? Do the gambling dens still exist? What do the terra cotta animals on the Chinatown Gate represent? Illustrated with over 100 photographs, illustrations and maps. Author is a professor of geography at the University of Victoria and has been the Chairman of the Chinatown Redevelopment Committee since 1979. He was appointed a member of the Order of Canada in 1983 in recognition of his distinguished service in the Chinese community. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
