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réf. ria9781394230716_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A hardcover
1970réf. 116671Logan Utah: Published by Utah State University for the Western Historical Association 1970-1981. Softcover. near fine. 47 Issues Octavo. Occasional illustrations from facsimiles etc. Original wrappers a few issues with some minor staining to covers else a bright clean set. N.B. Extra shipping required. Before placing your order please click the link Ask Bookseller A Question. We can then confirm availability and give you an accurate quote for postage and also discuss any special requirements. near fine Articles by western frontier historians on the American west. 1970 Published by Utah State University for the Western Historical Association paperback
Seitengröße ca. 21 x 14 cm, Einbandgröße ca. 21,4 x 15,5 cm. 238 Bl. auf Innenfalz montiert, unbeschnittene Originalgröße Blaue Kartoneinbände mit montierten Titelschildchen als Deckel- und Rückentitel. Gut erhalten. Bemerkenswerte Sammlung zur Gestaltung von Abenteuerliteratur ("Groschenhefte"). Im 1, Band als Vortitel auf Falz montiert das Titelverzeichnis der ersten hundert Hefte.
2000réf. 245822000 Dessin à l'encre, (2000), 19.5 x 15.5 cm., joint envoi signé à l'encre, 10 x 5 cm.
1971réf. 715H3296Sooke BC Canada: The Sooke and North Sooke Women's Institute. Good. 1971. First Edition. Paperback. 68 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. An engaging history of this Vancouver Island community. Gift greetings atop half-title page. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Hale & Barman 1019; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Sooke British Columbia Vancouver Island History Settlers Pioneers Families Genealogy . The Sooke and North Sooke Women's Institute paperback
1926réf. 121a5206Victoria BC: The King's Printer 1926. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 278 pages plus index. Includes multiple iterations of the British North America Act and other important law. "Explains existing Canadian institutions and their workings. These institutions are complicated and our triple citizenship in Province Dominion and Empire is not easy to understand." - from Preface. The twenty chapters include such topics as: Nation Government and Law; Our Civil Law - Common Law and Statute Law; Trading Corporations; Courts of Law; Criminal Law; Nationality External Affairs Defence; The Aims of Government; etc. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Contents yellowed with age. Read this book and weep for what has become of our society. As witnessed by this text schools used to be places of learning. Read it and discover how much you never knew about the workings and history of your own society. An exquisite and cherished reminder of more civilized times. The King's Printer Hardcover
2005réf. 664G3599British Columbia: Self-Published. 2005. First Edition. Spiral Bound. Good. 79 pages. Numerous reproductions of black and white family photos. Details the history of the author's family and their time at the hotel. Laid-in is a news clipping about this book with a nice colour photo of the author standing in front of the hotel. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Lantzville Hotel - The Caillet Years: July 25 1925 to October 5 1981 Vancouver Island History . Self-Published unknown
1970réf. 166j2461Quesnel British Columbia: Big Country Printers Limited. Good. 1970. First Edition. Paperback. "Provides a sketch of the historical background of the Lac la Hache community togegther with biographical notes on and pictures of some of its first settlers. We should all try to spare a moment to remember those who were here before us. We should remember their heroism and their freedom in an unspoiled land." - Foreword. 32 unnumbered glossy stapled pages. Map. Many sepia-tone reproductions of wonderful archival photos. Prior owner's blindstamp to title page otherwise clean tight and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality example. ; 8vo . Big Country Printers Limited paperback
1976réf. 422j0697Meaford Ontario: The Knight Press. Very Good. 1976. First Edition. Paperback. "The autobiography of a Canadian who served his Country for 28 years in law enforcement. Firstly with the RCMP and later as Inspector and Chief Inspector with the Ontario College of Pharmacy. In 1926 while stationed in Northern B.C. horses were means of transport. Many of my experiences have had to do with drugs. My diaries have been a great help in writing these memoirs." - title page. 75 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Maps. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. A high-quality copy.; 8vo . The Knight Press paperback
2000réf. 855c8059Canada: Cavendish Books Incorporated. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 1552899004 . 208 pages. Index. Footnotes. "A unique collection of over 320 original maps of explorers and navigators from four centuries of voyages and overland treks of exploration and discovery to the northwest coast plus native maps and a host of others selected for their interest and historical significance." - dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent example of this wonderful work.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; BRITISH COLUMBIA_HISTORY CANADA_HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY NORTHWEST Historical Atlas of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest : Maps of Exploration - British Columbia Washington Oregon Alaska and Yukon Cartography . Cavendish Books, Incorporated hardcover
1930réf. 845G1081Vancouver B.C.: Pacific Coast Motorist Limited 1930. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 32 pages. Features: Profitable Electric Service conclusion - the Layout of the Wilson Electric Service; Undercutting Mica on Armature Commutators; Correct Methods of Brake Relining - how to insure a satisfactory job; Wiring Diagrams - International Trucks; Shop and Showroom; Studebaker introduces Free Wheeling Principle - article with photos; Short Cuts for Handy Mechanics; Modern Equipment - Atlas makes new super service equipment; Modern Car Loading; Complete Mechanical Details of the American Austin; Passenger Car Prices F.O.B. Vancouver; Truck Prices F.O.B. Vancouver; Passenger Car Specifications for Engine Pistons Rings Rods Valves Lubrication Cooling Clutch Axles Brakes Steering Springs Crankshaft Bearings Crankshaft Bearings Camshaft Electrical Fuel; Photo of the Vernon Garage; Photo of the Beausejour Auto and Marine Shop; Nice Canada Cement Concrete ad inside back cover includes photos of the Fleet St. retaining wall near John St. Toronto and two other Toronto structures; Great vintage ads. Average wear and soiling. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Pacific Coast Motorist, Limited Paperback
1952réf. 166j2460Edmonton: Hamly Press Ltd. Good. 1952. First Edition. Paperback. Chapters include: Early Pioneers; Industry; Agriculture; Fishing; Hunting; Gold Rush Days; Education; Social Life; Sproat Lake and River; Great Central Lake and Stamp Falls; Historical Buildings; Some Place Names. 48 stapled pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos in text. Prior owner's blindstamp to title page otherwise clean tight and unmarked with light wear. A quality example of this informative work. Hale & Barman 406 ; 8vo . Hamly Press Ltd. paperback
1985réf. 218H2151Merville BC: Merville Community Association 1985. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. viii 261 pages. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos. "This book attempts to chronicle the history of the original Merville settlers who arrived between 1919 and 1925." - from page vii. Includes dozens of brief personal and family biographies. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this very informative genealogical resource. Bibliographic Reference: Hale & Barman 414. Merville Community Association Paperback
1951réf. 341c6560Vancouver B.C.: McLennan McFeely & Prior Limited 1951. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pages 1025-1124 99 pages in total. Includes index and prices. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Intended to be read by shop owners. Presents a wonderful cross-section of "the most complete stocks in Western Canada" - from page 1024. Extensive listings of firearms and related products. Also included are products for dogs traps thermos and related products flashlights and batteries lighters harmonicas cards baseball tennis badminton golf football hockey soccer volleyball basketball boxing lawn bowling croquet roller skating snow shoes bicycles and ski equipment. Above-average but not excessive wear. Front cover taped in place. Back cover missing. A very enjoyable and nostalgic item. Young readers will be amazed to see how far today's gear has advanced in the past 50 years particularly ski equipment. McLennan, McFeely & Prior, Limited Paperback
1956réf. 842a0705London: George Newnes Limited 1956. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Features: Killer Whale in the Net - Alaskan Diver Virgil Burford tells his tale; Take off to Trouble - Blizzard forces a crash landing in Greenland for Gerald Abrahams; Night Duel with a Bear - Young men out for fun on the Queen Charlotte Islands have a near-tragic experience; How I became a White Fulani Warrior; Toopua - I Know An Island - Part I; Soldiers of the Sky - Paratrooper John Seymour Townsend; Hekla - Gateway to Hell the worst volcano in the world; The Night it Rained - a Northern Quebec Adventure by Ronald H. More; The Belles of Mbowe; Ask the Man Who Owns One - a story about dogs by Lt.-Col. T.A. Lowe; Little Sir Echo - Bats; Ham-Handed Hero - Harry Higgs; and more. Chips from backstrip. Average wear. Unmarked. Decent copy. George Newnes Limited Paperback
1952réf. 842a0759London: George Newnes Limited 1952. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Features: The Envelope - The author worked in the wilds of British Columbia on a ranch where he was involved with a mix-up involving illegal whisky-peddlers and a shrewd policeman; Tough and Go - a boundary dispute in the former Italian Somaliland; The Mariba Affair - an account of an experience in Rhodesia; Seeking the Amazon's Source - Sebastian Snow and John Brown clear up the mystery beyond any reasonable doubt - photos; The Strangest House in Iceland; Timber Laden Round the Horn - a windjammer adventure; Banda Makes a Speech - a story from Ceylon; Australia's Black Trackers; Tough Prospector Breaks Curse of Lost Creek Mine British Columbia facsimile of news clipping; Where Adventure Beckons - a 300 mile canoe trip though Southern Ontario and Northern Minnesota by Austin H. Phelps; Mahoney's Folly - a wierd story from Ireland related by a doctor; and more. Chipping to backstrip. Average wear. Binding sound. George Newnes Limited Paperback
1985réf. 166j2433British Columbia: Self-Published. Good. 1985. First Edition. Paperback. "This is the story of the pioneers. Where they came from; why they came and what their lives were like." It is the story of their descendents who remember Vernon when it was a small town of just over one thousand. In their lifetime they have seen the horse and buggy replaced by the railway the car the airplane and space travel. For those who grew up many years ago this book is a trip down memory lane. For children and their parents it is a glimpse into the past - something with which to compare the present - something to give hope for the future." - back cover. xii135 pages. Bibliography. Index. Colour and black and white photos. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound example. Hale & Barman 685. ; 8vo . Self-Published paperback
1988réf. 106a1014Canada: Diamond Family 1988. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 245 pages. Index. Bibliography. "In 1926 four months after leaving his father's once-prosperous farm in Galicia then a part of Poland Jack Diamond - age 17 - got off a rickety old boat in Quebec City with a straw suitcase and barely enough money to get him to Vancouver. Ten years later he was battling Canada's national corporations for control of British Columbia's meatpacking industry. Follows Diamond from horse-and-buggy potato pedlar to king of B.C.'s thoroughbred racing; from butcher to university chancellor SFU. Along the way his story is interlinked with the collapse of three European empires the growth of Vancouver into a burgeoning metropolis and influential people including W.A.C. Bennett and Supreme Court Justice Angelo Branca." - from dust jacket. A well-researched and very readable biography of this amazing sportsman businessman and philantropist. Will be of special interest to those whose ancestors lived in Galicia early in the last century. Average wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy. Diamond Family Hardcover
1983réf. 53AH3172Victoria B.C.: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria 1983. Book. Illus. by Maynard Max Singleton. Fair. Paperback. First American Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 48 pages. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Selected Bibliography. Exhibition List. Eight informative biographical pages including archival photos. Looks "primarily at Maynard's painting in the years before he concentrated on his academic pursuits. Included also are examples of his later and more recent work which completes the circle of his artistic endeavours." - Foreword. Former library copy with above-average wear and usual markings. Hinges taped. Not pretty but a worthy reference copy. Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Paperback
1997réf. 713c5353Canada: T.P. 1997. Book. Very Good. Spiral-Bound. First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 360 pages. A comprehensive review of 100 years of soccer on Vancouver Island including many archival photographs of past teams. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. T.P. Paperback
1882476 p. (Continuous pagination). Illustrated with 12 full page color plates and numerous engravings. Page 21 torn without loss. Age stain. Lacks rear fly leaf. Inner hinges cracked. Early inked ownership of Nelson Myers on first fly leaf. 12mo. 190 mm. Original full blue cloth binding, lettered and decorated in gold. Boards embossed in blind. Extremities worn with loss. Hardbound. Good. Rader 531; Howes B933; Six-Guns 313; Graff 466. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W4
188048 p. + Two Large folding maps: "Western Oregon" & "Routes from Atantic Ports to Oregon". Inner wraps printed with advertisements for Oregon Central Railroad Company; Oregon and California Railroad Company; Kansas Pacific Railroad Company. 230 mm. Softcover. Original printed wraps, very slightly soiled. Title continues: "The State of Oregon Was Distinguished At the Centennial Exhibition By More Awards For the Excellence and Variety Of Its Products Than Comparatively Any Other State". Near fine. Rare immigration guide to the Northwest. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W12 Bag 1 x2
19464to., First Edition, on laid paper, with 58 plates on 25, 9 coloured maps (2 folding), numerous illustrations and maps (many full-page and some coloured in outline) in the text and front and rear endpaper maps coloured in outline; original cloth gilt, badge blocked in gilt on upper board, roan back framed, blocked and lettered in gilt, joints rubbed as usual, hinges tender (but binding entirely sound), a very good, clean copy. The deluxe binding of the standard account of the regiment's service in WWII. Includes list of pre-war camps, numerous personnel lists, honours & awards, and ROH. Scarce. Sutcliffe, p.240; White, p.174.
1988réf. x-0521343666Cambridge Univ Pr 1988. Hardcover. New. 417 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.25 inches. Cambridge Univ Pr hardcover
réf. ria9780470025666_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This book represents a serious approach to the study of linear models and their applications through discussion of analysis of variance ANOVA techniques. Throughout the book there is an equal emphasis on orthogonal representations tha hardcover
