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2006réf. 546H1222Burnaby B.C.: Japanese Canadian National Museum. Fine. 2006. First Edition. Paperback. 96 pages. WWII internment resulted in the loss of all but a few possessions of Japanese Canadians relocated from the West Coast. Thomson dilligently searched for surviving photos of the pre-1942 period resulting in an exhibition and this catalogue richly supported with documentation. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. An excellent copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Shashin - Japanese Canadian Photography to 1942 British Columbia Immigrants . Japanese Canadian National Museum paperback
1990réf. 325H0526Canada: City of Colwood 1990. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 75 pages. Bibliography. Black and white reproductions of photos. Fold-out map of the cemetery. "In the Western Communities many of the street names and landmarks have been named after the pioneers. Many of these pioneer names such as Atkins Peatt Wishart etc. mean very little to residents. It is hoped this report will act as a catalyst to encourage others to ask questions and seek answers concerning the pioneers of the Western Community." - from Introduction. Prior owner's name atop back cover otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this valuable study. City of Colwood Paperback
1992réf. 737c6963Victoria: Province of British Columbia. Good. 1992. Second Printing. Paperback. 0771881177 . 304 pages. Index. References. Glossary. Many black and white illustrations. "Considers the use of plant materials by both Coastal and Interior peoples." - from Preface. Covers: Algae; Lichens; Fungi; Mosses; Ferns and Fern-Allies; Conifers and their relatives; Flowering Plants. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this interesting and informative work.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Plants in British Columbia Indian Technology - Handbook #38 Blankets Baskets Weaving Algae; Lichens; Fungi; Mosses; Ferns and Fern-Allies; Conifers and their relatives; Flowering Plants Northwest Coast Native Peoples Interior Coastal . Province of British Columbia paperback
1982réf. 64601370Vancouver: Ohnona Communications/Goodridge Or Goodridge 1982. Book. Illus. by Johnson Richard; Harrop; Graham. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 101 pages. Circa 1982. First annual yearbook of Vancouver Radio Station Coast 800. Light wear. Unmarked. Excellent copy. Ohnona Communications/Goodridge Or Goodridge Hardcover
1986réf. 647j1910British Coliumbia: Ministry of The Environment. Good. 1986. Reprint. Paperback. 0771882653 . Describes and explains the variety of soils found in the different parts of the province. Part I describes regional variations in climate geology and vegetation. Part II discusses what soil is how it develops how it is classified and then describes the nine main types of soils. Part III provides the principal descriptions of the geographical variation of soil. Part IV provides a brief history of soil survey in British Columbia. 197 pages complete with numerous fold-outs and colour plates. Former library copy with usual markings. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound working copy of this informative reference. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Soil Geology Vegetation Classifications Climate Types Cowichan Survey History . Ministry of The Environment paperback
1961réf. 565H4190Vancouver B.C.: Jim Railton 1961. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 18 pages. Features: The Living Land - Roderick Haig-Brown's account of the natural resources of B.C.; A Salt Water Fishing License; Successful fishing in the Adams River gorge - article with photo of Warren Albiston; To the Labrador dog Hard Work is Fun - illustrated article; Illegal bass transfer on Vancouver Island; B.C. waterfowl counts; Mailbag; Meet Bob Maxwell - most fish have - with photo of Mr. Maxwell owner of end tackle maker Maxwell Mfg. Co.; She Fished He Dug Bait - photo-illustrated article by L.G. Van Egan of Maxine Egan as shown on cover fishing on Vancouver Island; Clay Chips - article with photo of George Bevan of North Vancouver; Boats; Black Label beer ad inside back cover; Nice illustrated back cover ad for the new International Travelall station wagon; Many additional nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Jim Railton Paperback
1955réf. 747H3344Vancouver B.C.: Vancouver Kiwassa Club / Evergreen Pres. 1955. Third Edition. Paperback. Good. 124 pages. Illustrated lemon chiffon card covers. "The members of the Kiwassa Club wives of Kiwanians organized as an independent service club in 1934 concentrating their efforts in GIRLS' work." - page 1. Many nostalgic ads for local businesses. Undated but appears to be circa 1955. Minimal markings. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this charming vintage Vancouver cookbook. Hale 3281; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; What's Cooking Signature Recipes By the Vancouver B.C. Kiwassa Club Cookbook / Cook Book Cookery . Vancouver Kiwassa Club / Evergreen Pres paperback
1959réf. 744H4433British Columbia: Saanich Pioneer Society. Fair. 1959. First Edition. Paperback. 82 pages. Index. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. 22cm. Deals primarily with pioneers of the nineteenth century. Unmarked with somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Edwards & Lort 3886 Lowther 2082 Hale & Barman 957.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; North Saanich - History South Saanich - History Vancouver Island - Pioneers Settlers Vancouver Island . Saanich Pioneer Society paperback
1976réf. 417H3147Canada: Stagecoach Publishing Co. Ltd. 1976. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 36 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Features: The Ship That Turned Over In Her Grave - the 'Gulf Stream' owned by Gulf Lines Ltd. served the Vancouver to Powell River run; Jack Fannin - this pioneer extraordinaire was the first curator and virtually creator of the British Columbia Provincial Museum; Forgotten Towns of the West Kootenay - many have been lost to flood and fire; 1689 - Year of the Massacre - Missionaries killed by the Iroquois; Klondike Journey - Part 2 of 3 on Klondike of the 1890s and the travels of Robert beresford Allison; The Gold-Plated Nickels - counterfeiting method used by a deaf-mute in the U.S. in 1880; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Stagecoach Publishing Co. Ltd. Paperback
1955réf. 644j2575Victoria British Columbia: New Neighbour Services. 1955. Paperback. A nostaglic information book intended for guests to Victoria B.C. in the mid-1950s. Includes stories and ads for local businesses plus a back cover map indicating swim courses between Victoria and the Olympic Peninsula! Undated but page 32 suggests a printing date circa 1955. 80 stapled pages. Prior owner's small blindstamp to first page otherwise clean tight and umarked with moderate wear. A sound example of this nostalgic piece of Victoria tourism ephemera. ; Illustrations . New Neighbour Services paperback
1983réf. 166j2178Vancouver B.C.: BC Studies. Very Good. 1983. First Edition. Paperback. Features: The Rise of Non-Manual Work in B.C.; A Chinese Statesman in Canada 1903 - Translated from the Travel Journal of Liang Ch'i-ch'ao; John Hendry and the Vancouver Westminster and Yukon Railway - "It Would Put Us on Easy Street"; and more. Blind stamp to contents page card pocket remnant inside front cover and label removed from contents page otherwise clean tight and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality example.; 8vo . BC Studies paperback
1974réf. 154G1325Vancouver B.C.: Canucks Publishing 1974. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 72 pages. Features: Colour photo of Bobby Orr in Yardley ad inside front cover; Tom Reid Profile; Past Trades Revisited; New Canuck Faces; Return of Henry Boucha; Bill Goldsworthy profile; "Babe" Dye feature; Don Lever - Player of the week; Photos of the Minnesota North Stars players; Nice photo ad for the CKNW sports team of Jim Robson John McKeachie Jim Cox and Al Davidson; Photos of Canucks players and executives; Cesare Maniago is featured in a VanCity ad; Barry Wilkins photo feature; Bobby Schmautz photo in cothing ad; Tracy Pratt is pictured in a large ad for the New York International Development Corp.; plus many other great vintage ads. Umarked with light wear. Small coupon clipping from page 39. A nice vintage copy. Canucks Publishing Paperback
1974réf. 154G1329Vancouver B.C.: Canucks Publishing 1974. Magazine. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 72 pages. Features: Colour photo of Bobby Orr in Yardley ad inside front cover; A Good Point Shot - Ab DeMarco; Jim Pappin Interview; Billy Reay - a winner; Chicago's Mr. Zero - Tony Esposito; Photos of Canucks staff executives and players; Photos of the Chicago Black Hawk players; Bobby Schmautz photo in clothing ad; Nice CKNW photo ad featuring Jim Robson John McKeachie Al Davidson and Jim Cox; Charlie Conacher feature; Colour photo ad for Kokanee in stubby bottle; Rosters of the Canucks and Black Hawks; Gary Smith - Player of the week; The Wildest Game in Hockey History - 5 April 1970 - Chicago 10 Montreal 2; Molson Canadian colour photo ad - stubby bottle; Canucks Quiz; Tracy Pratt in suspicious-looking financial ad; Stan Mikita in VanCity ad which offers 10.5% interest on term deposits!; Tracy Pratt photo feature; How the Canucks have woven together; plus many other great vintage ads. Light wear. A nice vintage copy. Canucks Publishing Paperback
1961réf. 302G3443Canada: The Canadian Geographical Society. Good. 1961. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Pages 183-233 plus fifteen pages of nice vintage ads. Features: The Day of Chrysler's Farm - major article with many excellent illustrations and maps; Upper Canada Village; The Ontario-St. Lawrence Development Commission - article with photo; Nice Canadian Army recruiting ad inside back cover; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Canadian Geographical Journal June 1961 : The Day of Chrysler's Farm Upper Canada Village; The Ontario-St. Lawrence Development Commission - article with photo; Nice Canadian Army recruiting Ad . The Canadian Geographical Society unknown
1950réf. 302G3434Canada: The Canadian Geographical Society 1950. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Features: Old Fort Henry - The Citadel of Upper Canada; The Big Muddy Valley of Southern Saskatchewan; One-Hundred Years of Lower Fort Garry; and more. Moderate wear. Please note: this is a most unusual issue as it seems to combine feature articles from different issues. The pagination is not continuous and some pages are smaller than others. Table of contents is only partially correct and prior owner has made multiple corrections. Please ask if you have any questions. The Canadian Geographical Society Paperback
1989réf. 713h6162Sooke B.C.: R.E. Wells. Fair. 1989. First Edition. Unknown Binding. 0969307349 . "The loss of the British barque JANET COWAN and the seven men who perished in the aftermath was one of the principal shipwreck incidents on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island along that part of the shore known today as the West Coast Trail. It resulted in the recommendations for the construction of the shipwrecked mariner's trail that eventually became a reality. This is the story of that tragic event of 1896 followed by an account of a recent interesting and nostalgic visit to the site by a son of one of the crew of the ill-fated ship. Many items from this the largest sailing ship to meet disaster along the West Coast Trail can be seen today among the rocks and crevaces. This account shows the reader were to observe these artifacts." - back cover. 68 page stapled booklet. Map. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos. Former library copy with usual markings. A sound reference copy of this fascinating history.; 12mo . R.E. Wells unknown
1948réf. 166j2187Victoria B.C.: The Archives of British Columbia. Good. 1948. First Edition. Paperback. Features: Staging and Stage Hold-ups in the Cariboo; John Foster McCreight and the Bench; Gold-Rush Days in Victoria 1858-1859; A Note on Archibald Menzies and David Douglas Botanists; A Tribute to Saanich pioneers William and Margaret Thomson. Pages 185-257. Black and white illustrations. Prior owner's blindstamp to contents page otherwise tight and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage example.; 8vo . The Archives of British Columbia paperback
1962réf. 15504985Canada: UBC. Fair. 1962. First Edition. Paperback. 226 pages. A symposium held at the University of British Columbia Octiber 13 to 15 1960. Binding fragile. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Useful reference copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Symposium on Pink Salmon: H.R. MacMillan Lectures in Fisheries . UBC paperback
1985réf. 231H0310Canada: Self-Published 1985. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 83 pages. Photo of author on page 5. ".A collection of poems on unemployment. Deals with people who find themselves living through the 'Depression of the Eighties'." - From Introduction. Through the author's life experience she became an impassioned supporter of those experiencing difficulty finding employment. Gilt lettering upon maroon front board. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A sound copy. Self-Published Hardcover
1982réf. 145a8523Canada: Bill Wolferstan/Maclean Hunter 1982. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 224 pages. Abundant colour photography. Index. Signed by author upon title page. "Ideal for the active yachtsman or the armchair voyager this book is an invaluable guide for exploring the marine wonderland of British Columbia." - from dust jacket. The third volume in this series. Provides "Detailed descriptions of important cruising destinations coastal towns and settlements marinas fuel stops and provisioning points and the mousehole anchorages that give the yachtsman his own little bit of the coast every time he drops the hook." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear to clean unmarked book. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Sound copy. Bill Wolferstan/Maclean Hunter Hardcover
1977réf. 725j0553Vancouver British Columbia: J. J. Douglas Ltd. Fair. 1977. First Edition. Paperback. 0888941595 . "For more than fifty years after its beginnings in 1898 Western Canada's largest department store chain Woodward's published mail order catalogues. The drawings photos and advertising copy in these catalogues provide a fascinating and nostalgic record of the changes that have taken place in fashions furniture tools toys pharmaceuticals books music - all the necessities and some of the luxuries of western lfe. Through their pages are glimpses of the ways of the loggers farmers miners clerks tradesmen professional men - and their families - in the camps villages and cities of British Columbia and Alberta. A light-hearted text by Robert Watt Head of the Vancouver Centennial Museum borrows from the whole range of catalogue drawings and copy to illustrate the changes taking place over the years. Two complete catalogues - 1912 and 1929 are reproduced in facsimile." - back cover. xxviii 4 160 7 171 4 pp. Contents clean and unmarked. Binding intact. Above-average external wear with several short tape repairs to front cover. A worthy copy of this delightful trip down memory lane!; Cover Design; 4to . J. J. Douglas Ltd. paperback
1960réf. 565H4193Vancouver B.C.: Jim Railton. Good. 1960. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 18 pages. Features: Mailbag; How Wide is Steelhead Ocean Range; Quail Hunt - article with photos of Pete Worobey and his song Bob; Bouncing the Bars - photo-illustrated article by Jim Railton about fishing in the Cowichan River includes photos of The Hancocks Bob Hazeldine Art Hancock Dick Mahoney Murray West and Terry Thomas; Six-Pound Dynamute - Ed Meade writes about the six pound Breda magnum rifle with photo of Jack Hutton; Boats; Photo of Wally Gentles holding 23-lb Spring salmon caught at Brentwood on Vancouver Island; Photo of near record Caribou trophy shot by Harold Daye with Don and Wes Bickerton and Innis Short near Burns Lake; Photo of Mrs. Montgomery of New Westminster holding 18-lb Steelhead caught in the Kispiox River; Back cover Lucky Lager beer ad shows men watching football on TV; Many additional nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Northwest Sportsman Magazine - Fishing Hunting and Boating in B.C. December Dec. 1960 - Fishing Cowichan River Trout Steelhead Ocean Range; Quail Hunt - article with photos of Pete Worobey and his song Bob; Bouncing the Bars - photo-illustrated art . Jim Railton unknown
1978réf. 558H3169Victoria B.C.: Central Junior Secondary School 1978. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Loads of wonderful black and white photos. Approximately 94 pages. Prior owner's name blacked out atop front cover otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Central Junior Secondary School Paperback
1979réf. 568H2797Victoria B.C.: Lansdowne Junior Secondary School 1979. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Approximately 100 pages. Loaded with great black and white photos. Moderate wear. Binding tight. Signed with marker by prior owner atop yellow front cover. A quality vintage copy. Lansdowne Junior Secondary School Hardcover
1997réf. 633h1682Duncan B.C.: IWA Canada Local 1-80. Very Good. 1997. First Edition. Paperback. "This special anniversary book is to acknowledge and pay tribute to all those pictured on the following pages for their contributions dedication and determination in building our local union." - Inside front cover. 88 pages. Wonderful sepia-tone reproductions of archival photos on nearly every page complete with informative descriptions of the hard work performed by this local and its members over the decades. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Gift quality. Truly a feast for the eyes and mind of anyone interested in the history of Vancouver Island logging. ; 4to . IWA Canada Local 1-80 paperback
