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1997Best.-Nr. 121a6133Canada: M. C. W. Enterprises 1997. Book. Fine. Paperback. Signed by Authors. Second Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 288 pages. Dozens of archival black and white illustrations. "Concentrating on the history of the Air Station at Jericho Beach the author explores the unique circumstances that drove flying boat operations on the west coast. He chronicles the activities conducted by the fledgling Canadian Air Force and after 1 April 1924 the permanent Royal Canadian Air Force. The picture he weaves is one where a handful of men in a few outdated and underpowered machines establish a legacy of perseverance ingenuity and dedication undertaking missions which would not be out of place in today's headlines. Among the first in the world to fly such missions as fisheries forestry and anti-narcotic patrols these individuals provided peace-time support for Canadaa while still maintaining a military capability that would prove invaluable in the Second World War." - From Foreward by A.M. DeQuetteville Air Command. Gift greetings atop half-title page else clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. M. C. W. Enterprises Paperback
1974Best.-Nr. 426H4423Canada: Self-Published. Very Good. 1974. First Edition. Paperback. 8 120 pages. Appendices. Black and white reproductions of maps and photos. "An account of a maritime mishap involving a Russian freighter which occurred during the Second World War. Details of this incident have never been fully published chiefly because they were subject to wartime secrecy restrictions. This account the result of extensive research using both official and personal sources and the author's personal familiarity with the incident will after 30 years inform readers of the correct circumstances and what really happened." - Introduction. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Tight and square. A high-quality copy. Edwards & Lort 3969.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; S.S. Uzbekistan; Vancouver Island - Marine Disasters Lend-Lease Program Pachena Point . Self-Published paperback
1973Best.-Nr. 757j2430Canada: Nabob Foods. Good. 1973. First Edition. Paperback. Editor travelled across Western Canada inviting homemakers to share their time-honoured recipes. The response was wonderful and the best of those recipes are presented here. 64 glossy stapled pages generously illustrated with colour photography. Unmarked with average wear. A sound example of this popular cookbook.; 8vo . Nabob Foods paperback
1976Best.-Nr. 713j3012Canada: Self-Published. Good No dust jacket as issued. First Edition. Paperback. A wonderful photographic trip back to the early days of the Okanagan. 60 stapled pages. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos. Tight clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound example. Hale & Barman 1010.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; K'Lakokum: A Photographic History of Winfield Okanagan Centre and Oyama Photography British Columbia Settlers Pioneers Native People . 1976. Self-Published paperback
1984Best.-Nr. 613j0328Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre. Good. 1984. First Edition. Spiral Bound. 0888944306 . "Kasey Wilson's Granville Island cooking classes inevitably led to a collection of recipes based on fresh market foods. Catering to the west coast lifestyle and range of ethnic tastes Vancouverites enjoy she offers 80 recipes together with menu ideas that represent her choicest dishes. Here at last is a cookbook to match the variety for which the Granville Island market is becoming internationally familus. Kasey is one of ten Canadians certified as members of the International Association of cooking Schools." - back cover. 106 pages. Index. Glossy colour photos. Few markings to contents. Moderate wear. A sound copy of this wonderful Vancouver cookbook.; Photography; 8vo . Douglas & McIntyre unknown
1970Best.-Nr. 321a7792British Columbia: Woman's Auxiliary North Oyster Fire Department 1970. Book. Good. Plastic Comb. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Approximately 50 pages. Undated - circa 1970. At time of printing 2 digit phone numbers existed in nearby Nanaimo! A nice local keepsake with the personal recipes of many well-known ladies plus contemporary advertisements. Average wear. Front cover appears to be a facsimile with balance original. Woman's Auxiliary, North Oyster Fire Department Paperback
1955Best.-Nr. 758g0424Nanaimo BC Canada: Women's Association of the Brechin United Church. Fair. 1955. First Edition. Paperback. 118 pages. Appears to be circa 1950s. A nice collection of recipes from Nanaimo British Columbia on Vancouver Island. Above-average but not excessive wear. Scattered markings and soiling through use. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Recipe Book Nanaimo Bc British Columbia Brechin United Church Book Women's Association . Women's Association of the Brechin United Church paperback
1992Best.-Nr. 737a4651Victoria BC: Province of British Columbia 1992. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 98 pages. Index. A guide to resources at the British Columbia Archives and Records Service and BC Lands. Average wear. Unmarked. Moderate undulating to lower edge due to past moisture exposure. A sound working copy. Province of British Columbia Paperback
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1965Best.-Nr. HVD-38038-A-0Calcutta: Advaita Ashrama. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1965. First Edition; Seventh Printing. Hardcover. 765 pages; DJ has many small tears and shows rubbing smudges. Many minor stains to exterior edge of the pages. Good overall condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings.; - We're committed to your satisfaction. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. . Advaita Ashrama hardcover
Best.-Nr. P03K-00899Golden Press. Used - Good. Good condition. Golden Press unknown
1978Best.-Nr. 2092902141205269old books in shanghai 1978. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 3 old books in shanghai paperback
1953Best.-Nr. 2110502150410895Chuokoronsha 1953. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Chuokoronsha paperback
1989Best.-Nr. 2090502113716524Not Available 1989. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
Best.-Nr. 68-0496ca. 1790. Engraving. 4.5 x 4.5 cm. Very Good. Text in Latin.From the Collection of Hon. Gerald Henry Brabazon Ponsonby 1829 - 1908 Private Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland; son of the 4th Earl of Bessborough. [ca. 1790?]. unknown
Best.-Nr. 68-0497ca. 1790. Engraving. 4.5 x 4.5 cm. Very Good. Text in Latin.From the Collection of Hon. Gerald Henry Brabazon Ponsonby 1829 - 1908 Private Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland; son of the 4th Earl of Bessborough. [ca. 1790?]. unknown
Best.-Nr. 79380Partial handwritten land deed for the purchase of a tract of land for $100 and a second-hand wagon. The property was originally acquired by John M. Cox and Robert M. Kidder under the Homestead Act and located in Township 10 South Range 67-West. This property in located in present-day Adams County near the community of Todd Creek. The land transfer contains the official seal of the notary Edwin H. Kellog and is accompanied by an envelope for Kidder & Nichols Attorneys at Law Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. There is some edgewear splitting and loss to this document but its historic purpose and intent remain intact. unknown
1885Best.-Nr. 60593New York: Harper & Brothers 1885. 12mo. 312 pp. Frontisp. map. Pictorial brown publisher’s cloth gilt & black illust. of bugle and sunrise on front cover wear to fore-edges corners rubbing to spine still good copy w/ mounted albumen photo of a classroom on school steps on front pastedown sized 4 x 5 in. from the library of Florence Puher fl. 1890-1920 teacher and stenographer in Kansas City MO. First edition 2nd state of this account of General Custer and his wife during the Dakota campaigns right up till the battle at Little Big Horn. “Libbie” Custer 1842-1933 graduated valedictorian from the Young Ladies’ Seminary & Collegiate Institute in Monroe MI and soon after meeting Captain Custer and his meteoric rise to Brigidair General before Gettysburg married him Feb. 9 1864. Libbie’s charm and intelligence helped advance her husband’s career was admired by Gen. Phil Sheridan and accompanied her husband following the Civil War as he marched a cavalry division from Louisiana to Texas. After the Battle of Little Big Horn she would spend the next 57 years tirelessly writing and promoting to defend Gen. Custer’s reputation including this title and later the Following the Guidon 1890. See: Shirley Leckie Elizabeth Bacon Custer and the Making of a Myth 1993. Harper & Brothers, hardcover
1865Best.-Nr. 79374Boston Massachusetts 1865. Engraved and printed in black on thin blue stock 7 ¾” x 6 ¾” with a green stamp this is certificate number 143 signed. Faded revenue stamp pasted on the left edge. A certificate for 100 shares in the mining company. Clear Creek owned 600 feet on the Kinney Tunnel Lode on North Creek in Black Hawk Colorado. Gold was found as high at $600 per ton and the mine also owned a mill-site on the creek at the mouth of a mine entrance a house and a 25-horse engine Hollister Ovando James: The Mines of Colorado. unknown
1978Best.-Nr. 8811Santa Barbara CA: Harold G. Davidson 1978. Limited to 200 copies this copy unnumbered and unsigned. 4to 288pp. Photo frontis black and white facsimiles throughout. Bound in publisher's red leather with gilt lettering. Housed in gray marbled paper slipcase with red leather paste on with gilt lettering on front. Fine book in slipcase with some light wear. Harold G. Davidson unknown
1989Best.-Nr. 62162El Segundo CA: Upton & Sons Publishers 1989. Tall 8vo. 347 1 pp. Photo frontisp. numerous photo and text illustrations. Light blue publisher’s cloth gilt lettering minor toning to fore-edges w/ d.j. cover art of Boone Helm grave marker & Tom Cover photo still VG/NF copy from the library of Tom Koenninger 1932-2010 former editor managing editor journalist for The Columbian newspaper and board member on the Vancouver National Historic Trust. First edition of this work tracing the life of gold miner vigilante and later Riverside CA founder and orchard grower Tom Cover. He and his partners had made the big gold strike in Virginia City Montana Territory gracked down and hung the Plummer gang including Sheriff Henry Plummer and Boone Helm witnessed the murder of John Bozeman and later settled in Los Angeles. Thrapp posits that the Helm family members finally exacted revenge upon Cover during a prospecting trip in 1884 into the Colorado Desert as he disappeared in Sept. 1884 and was never heard from again. Upton & Sons, Publishers, hardcover
Best.-Nr. 3730541Pittsburgh: Printed by William B. Stewart 1839. 15 pages. 7¾ x 5 inches. Pamphlet; removed; foxing. Outer pages expertly guarded. Very Good. A plea for the continued support of this institution established to educate those Pennsylvania youths too far removed geographically and perhaps financially to be able to attend Princeton pp7 9; an historical sketch of the Seminary; a summary is given of faculty terms of admissions and expenses. Rare and with only two copies found in OCLC at PSU and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. IMRPINTS 57982. unknown
