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1934Best.-Nr. 319c9399Victoria B.C.: The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company 1934. Newspaper. Good. Paperback. First Edition. This listing consists of pages 1-4 7-8 and 13-18 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents include: Plans to move 40000 from drought areas of prairies; Court-martials in Cuba; Tension in Arizona re. Japanese agriculturists; Editorial page; Social pages; large share offering ad by Glenora Gold Mines; Vacation page; cartoon page; two pages of classified ads; large ad for David Spencer Limited. Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear and soiling. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria B.C. The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company Paperback
1934Best.-Nr. 319c9400Victoria B.C.: The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company 1934. Newspaper. Good. Paperback. First Edition. This listing consists of pages 1-4 9-12 and 17-20 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents include: Examination of the Cariboo Gold Quartz property at Cow Mountain; Tourist travel to B.C. shows largest increase in years; J.R. Matson wins Totem Pole Golf Trophy at Jasper; Province tightens collections under taxation of income; Unusual photo of the Great Taseko Valley; Protests to Japan over torture case; B.C. payrolls last year approximately $100 million; Editorial page; list of public and high school textbooks; social page; large school supplies ad by David Spencer Limited; Entertainment page; Travel page; Business page; pages of classified ads; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear and soiling. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria B.C. The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company Paperback
1934Best.-Nr. 319c9391Victoria B.C.: The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company 1934. Book. Good. Newspaper. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. This listing consists of pages 1-4 and 7-18 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents: Interesting stories about huge fire at Moore-Whittington lumber mill in Victoria - with photo Hitler ready to renounce his idea of Austrian union with Germany Ontario Premier Geo. Henry pelted with eggs and tomatoes by Brantford crowd and many more; editorial page; travel page; social page; large Hudson's Bay Company ad; religion page; business page; two pages of sports including coverage of soccer contest between Esquimalt XI and Nanaimo City; two pages of classified ads; cartoon page; David Spencer Limited ads including all of page 18; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear and soiling. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria B.C. The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company unknown
1937Best.-Nr. 319c9407Victoria B.C.: The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company 1937. Newspaper. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. This listing consists of pages 1-4 and 15-18 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents include: Chaotic dissension prevails in Russia as purge proceeds; Bilbao seized by terror; Tension mounts re: U.S. steel strikes; Police boat near wreck on Nitinat Bar; Nazis disallow church collections without government permission; Jack Fraser absolved by court in hearing of Hedley mine charges; Tainted head cheese causes multiple poisonings in Alberta; Excess profits tax planned as national defence contribution; Forest and Mines Camp schemes launched by B.C. for youths between 18 and 25 years of age; Price of gold will stay up; Editorial page; Cartoon page; two pages of classified ads; large ad for David Spencer Limited; Assorted additional vintage ads. Above-average wear and soiling. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria B.C. The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company Paperback
1934Best.-Nr. 319c9403Victoria B.C.: The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company 1934. Newspaper. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. This listing consists of pages 1-6 and 13-18 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents include: Lindbergh kidnapping news; Federal by-election results; Optimistic B.C. mining stats; Nome Alaska razed by fire; Editorial page; Ada Mackenzie medalist in Canadian golf; Business page; Cartoon page; two pages of classified ads; David Spencer Limited ads; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear. Above-average soiling especially to back page. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria B.C. The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company Paperback
1934Best.-Nr. 319c9397Victoria B.C.: The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company 1934. Newspaper. Good. Paperback. First Edition. This listing consists of pages 1-4 and 15-18 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents include: Labatt kidnapping ransom and many other international stories; Successful Hudson's Bay employee cruise around Saltspring Island; Editorial page; Cartoon page; two pages of classified ads; large ad for David Spencer Limited; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear and soiling. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria B.C. The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company Paperback
1934Best.-Nr. 319c9396Victoria B.C.: The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company 1934. Newspaper. Good. Paperback. First Edition. This listing consists of pages 1-4 and 9-12 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents include: Reign of terror on the Chinese Eastern Railway; Fire threatens Salmo B.C.; U.S. might build B.C. part of Alaska road; Investigation of fire at Shawnigan Lake Lumber Company Ltd.; Passing of R.T. Williams; Nazis start great drive for support; Photo of P. Caron and E. Duquette of Montreal who are walking across Canada; great photo ad for the Ford 4-cylinder 1904 car; Editorial page; Hudson's Bay Company; Social page; Page of ads by local schools; Nice illustrated at for the 5-floor Standard Furniture Company; ad for David Spencer Limited; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear and soiling. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria B.C. The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company Paperback
1934Best.-Nr. 319c9395Victoria B.C.: The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company 1934. Newspaper. Good. Paperback. First Edition. This listing consists of pages 1-4 7-8 and 13-18 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents: Communists pelt police upon release of communist Sam Carr; Slayings by firing squad ended in Germany; San Francisco waterfront brawl between strikers and police; large illustrated ad for McLaughlin-Buick Straight Eights available through H.A. Davie Ltd.; Editorial page; Social pages; Sports page; Business page; Cartoon page; Classified ads page; B.C. Mining News feature; large ad for David Spencer Limited; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear and soiling. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria B.C. The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company Paperback
1934Best.-Nr. 319c9401Victoria B.C.: The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company 1934. Newspaper. Good. Paperback. First Edition. This listing consists of pages 1-4 and 17-20 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents include: spectacular destruction of three of the Bedaux Canadian Expedition's caterpillar cars; photo of rock formation in the Whiteshell Forest Reserve where Indians practice pagan rituals - Canada's Stonehenge; Evidence shows Germany storing up war material; Request for survey of sanitary conditions in Saanich district; Ad for Oak Bay home - $2625!; Editorial page; Cartoon page missing two-inch strip along edge with partial loss to 3 cartoon strips; two pages of classified ads; large fashion ad for David Spencer Limited; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear and soiling. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria B.C. The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company Paperback
1934Best.-Nr. 319c9394Victoria B.C.: The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company 1934. Newspaper. Good. Paperback. First Edition. This listing consists of pages 1-12 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents: Hitler smashes revolt; Death of mountaineer Alex H. Dalgleish; Pioneer and Bralorne mines in B.C. may rival famous South African workings; Bones of Cougar Ike found near Nitnat; White fishermen push seven Japanese fish boats out of Bull Harbor and warn them not to return; Merrit Indians sentenced to hang for Murder of Indian department constable F.H. Gisborne - with photos of Richardson George Eneas George and Alex George; Editorial page; City and District News page; Social pages; Entertainment page; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear and soiling. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria B.C. The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company Paperback
1936Best.-Nr. 319c9406Victoria B.C.: The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company 1936. Newspaper. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. This listing consists of pages 1 through 16 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents include: Ethiopa on alert for new Italian air bombardment; U.S. Freighter Iowa goes down in Oregon claiming 34 lives; Wilfred Hattie and Ellen Jenkinson feared drowned near Arbutus Point; Howard Hughes sets record for U.S. crossing by air; Photo of Empress of Ethiopa in Jerusalem where she sought refuge from Italian bombing; Editorial page; Travel page; City and District news briefs; Social pages; Sports pages with head photo of Aurel Joliat in story about how his Canadiens defeated Chicago plus photo and brief write-up of Howard McPhee UBC sprint ace; Business page; Cartoon page. two pages of classified ads; fashion ad for David Spencer Limited; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear. Somewhat above-average soiling. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria B.C. The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company Paperback
1981Best.-Nr. 613h2062Vancouver B.C.: The Vancouver Sun. Fair. 1981. First Edition. Spiral Bound. "Early in 1981 The Sun challenged creative cooks with a recipe contest. The response was overwhelming. Cottage home economists sifted and sorted over 2500 entries. Testing took several weeks and a final marathon cook-off in the Cottage kitchen decided the eventual winners. All the recipes were outstanding but with a limited number of prizes we had to single out just a few for initial publication. This book is a further selection. By popular request also included are favorites from our Supercook series and other cooking features which have appeared in recent years in The Sun Food Section." - Introduction. This copy was wet at some point so its pages undulate moderately. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy working copy. ; Illustrations; 8vo . The Vancouver Sun unknown
1970Best.-Nr. 514j2067Delta British Columbia: Tsawwassen Chapter I.O.D.E. Fair. 1970. First Edition. Plastic Comb Binding. "The recipes in this book may not have been Laboratory tested but their merit has been established by the most critical group of all. our Husbands!" - Introduction. A collection of recipes contributed by members of this Tsawwassen chapter founded in 1966. 10 54 8 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1970. Many vintage ads for local businesses. Lots of markings. Above-average wear and soiling. Binding intact. Not so pretty but a rare surviving example of this nostalgic Tsawwassen epicurean memento.; 8vo . Tsawwassen Chapter I.O.D.E. unknown
1980Best.-Nr. 753j1800Wells British Columbia: Wells United Church Women. Good. 1980. Second Edition. Plastic Comb Binding. A compilation of recipes contributed by members of the United Church Women U.C.W. of Wells British Columbia. Includes a one-page history of Wells and its United Church which was started in 1934. "The recipes in this book may not have been laboratory tested but their merit has been established by church and civic groups and the most critical group of all - HUSBANDS!" - first page. 106 pages. Gift greetings and prior owner's bookplate inside front cover otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A sound example. ; 8vo . Wells United Church Women unknown
1985Best.-Nr. 121a5312Nanaimo BC Canada: Woodlands Junior High School 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Plenty of autographs. Light to moderate wear. Nice solid copy. Woodlands Junior High School Hardcover
1984Best.-Nr. 121a5314Nanaimo BC Canada: Woodlands Junior High School 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Light wear. Some autographs. Nice bright copy. Woodlands Junior High School Hardcover
1992Best.-Nr. 121a2563Canada: B. C. Railway Historical Association 1992. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 236 ages. Illustrated throughout in black and white. "A story of great expectations shrewd business and political dealing. At the same time it gives a glimpse of the early growth of the Saanich Peninsula and the town of Sidney." - from back cover. Prior owner's details written inside front cover. Tiny ink stamp to first leaft. Moderate external wear and soiling. A sound copy. B. C. Railway Historical Association Paperback
1980Best.-Nr. 115a0084Toronto: University of Toronto Press 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 126 pages. Author tells his story of ". upheaval civil disobedience jailing and months within the double barbed wire fence. It is a personal account of one of the blackest episodes in Canadian history - the forced evacuation during the second world war of 21000 Japanese from British Columbia." - from dust jacket. Two small spots of soiling to back board else book clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Very light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in Brodart. Excellent copy of this somber story. University of Toronto Press Hardcover
1981Best.-Nr. 551H1656Calgary AB Canada: Western Emerging Arts Ltd. 1981. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 44 pages. Features: Artistic Interiors with views from Winnipeg Edmonton Vancouver and Calgary; Vancouver's Public Sculpture ; Anthony Caro - tradition and innovation; Framing and Preservation of Works of Art; The 'Elements' of Interior Design. Many attractive colour ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Western Emerging Arts Ltd. Paperback
2000Best.-Nr. 166j1626Revelstoke B.C.: Self-Published. Very Good. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550567101 . Signed without inscription by author upon title page. "For over one-hundred years the Mountain Sub-division of the CPR between Field and Revelstoke was known as the most difficult to administer on the whole length of the railway. Since the last spike was driven in 1885 the largest locomotives available have been in service on the difficult Mountain Sub-division with its steep grades. At first these were 300 or 400 class engines which seemed like toys compared to the huge 5900 class that appeared in 1939 and the 1940s." - back board. 96 pages. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean tight and unmarked with light wear. Moderate sunning to backstrip. An attractive signed example of this informative work. ; 8vo; Signed by Author . Self-Published hardcover
1959Best.-Nr. 166j1782Duncan B.C.: Self-Published. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1959. First Edition. Softcover. Presents the local history of the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. xii 112 p. Black and white photographic plates. Map. Chapters include: Indian Country; The Trail-breakers and Early Pioneers; Pioneer Housekeeping and the Birth of Amenities; Two Families in One House; Coming of Age; The Railway Age; The New Century; Ware Comes to Cowichan; Highlights of Thirty Years. Unmarked with average wear to book. Above-average wear to dust jacket. A sound first edition example. Hale & Barman 664 Edwards & Lort 2605 Lowther 2072. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Warm Land: The Story of a Valley and the People Who Live in it SIGNED BY AUTHOR Duncan Cowichan Valley Tzouhalem Mount Native Indian Legends History Vancouver Island Native Peoples Somenos Quamichan Mount mt. Sicker Prevost Cowichan Bay River Lo . Self-Published paperback
2011Best.-Nr. 246G2551Vancouver B.C.: The British Columbia Library Association 2011. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. "A comprehenvise entertaining look at some of the most important public organizations in British Columbia. Lavishly illustrated it tells of the early librarians library supporters and library trustees and traces the development of libraries from simple bookshelves to complex internet-based collections." - from dust jacket. The British Columbia Library Association Hardcover
1970Best.-Nr. 744a9732Victoria BC: Provincial Archives of British Columbia. Very Good. 1970. First Edition. Paperback. 16 pages. A transcript from research conducted for the CBC radio series entitled "People in Landscape." "The days of sealing along the coast of British Columbia. Includes references to Jack London's book 'The Sea-Wolf.' Describes in detail various aspects of the sealing industry. Interviewees - Jimmy Newman Max Lohbrunner and Noel Robinson". - from title page. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Black and white illustrations. Nice copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Days of the British Columbia Sealing Fleet: A Transcript from the 'People in Landscape' Series The days of sealing along the coast of British Columbia. Includes references to Jack London's book 'The Sea-Wolf.' Describes in detail various aspects of th . Provincial Archives of British Columbia paperback
2005Best.-Nr. 453j2785Canada: Firgrove Publishing. Good No dust jacket as issued. New Edition. Paperback. Signed without inscription by both compilers upon title page. This book was preceeded by Heritage of One Hundred Years published in 1969. 226 18 p. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Unmarked with average wear. A sound signed example of this informative history.; 4to; Signed by Author . 2005. 0921271174 . Firgrove Publishing paperback
1992Best.-Nr. 215j2597British Columbia: Self-Published. Very Good. 1992. First Edition. Plastic Comb Binding. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. "A brief account of how the West was won - at least insofar as my family was concerned and as seen through my eyes alone. To those of you who urged me to record some of our family history thank-you for your encouraging words. I hope you enjoy the product of your inspiration. My story begins in 1862 and ends 130 years later. I regret that there are so many years for which we cannot account at all." - Foreword. 55 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Unmarked with light wear. A quality signed example. ; 8vo; Signed by Author . Self-Published unknown
