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1947Best.-Nr. 514j2228Victoria B.C.: Junior Auxiliary of St. Joseph's Hospital. Fair with No dust jacket as issued. 1947. First Edition. Spiral Bound. Vintage fundraising cookbook compiled by the Junior Auxiliary of St. Joseph's Hospital Victoria B.C. 276 pages. Several ads for local businesses. Cute little black and white comic-style illustrations. Front cover nearly detached otherwise unmarked and in good condition with staining to last few pages. Driver B132.1 ; 8vo . Junior Auxiliary of St. Joseph's Hospital unknown
1952Best.-Nr. 873H0867Vancouver: The University of British Columbia. Good. 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. 269 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos. Prior owner's name written neatly inside front board otherewise unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Totem 1952 - Yearbook of the University of British Columbia U.B.C. / UBC Student Photos . The University of British Columbia hardcover
1990Best.-Nr. 731j2920Canada: The Council of the Haida Nation. Very Good No dust jacket as issued. First Edition. Paperback. Signed and generically inscribed by co-editor Jenny Nelson upon first page. "An effort to share some of the history of the Yakoun and memories of family times on the river." - page 5. 40 glossy stapled pages generously illustrated with colour and black and white photos. Prepared at a time when a proposed gold mine represented a threat to this river. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality signed example.; 4to; Signed by Author . 1990. 0969440200 . The Council of the Haida Nation paperback
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, covers lightly age-marked else a very good, clean copy. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. The standard account of the regiment's service in WWII. Includes list of pre-war camps, numerous personnel lists, honours & awards, and ROH. SIGNED COPIES ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE. Sutcliffe, p.240; White, p.174.
1967Best.-Nr. 754j1028British Columbia: The Cowichan Lake District Centennial Committee. Good. 1967. First Edition. Paperback. Presents the local history of Cowichan Lake British Columbia on Vancouver Island. 7 211 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Chapters include: The Natives; Pioneer Logging; Newer Methods; Early Settlers; Isolation Ends; Later Biographies; Prospectors; Growth of Industry; Unionism; Schools 1918-1965; Mesachie-Paldi; Honeymoon Bay; Youbou-Caycuse; Assorted Biographies; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Hale & Barman 816; Illustrations; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Kaatza - The Chronicles of Cowichan Lake Black and white illustrations. Chapters include: The veil is rent; The natives; pioneer loggging; newer methods; newer methods; early settlers; isolation ends; later biographies; Prospectors - Law - Order - Ser . The Cowichan Lake District Centennial Committee paperback
1990Best.-Nr. 765j1539British Columbia: Marjorie Selody. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Presents the local history of Falkland British Columbia located an hour southeast of Kamloops. 170 pages. Index of last names. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Includes sixty pages of familiy histories. Prior owner's blindstamp to title page otherwise very clean tight and unmarked with light wear. Small chip from head of backstrip. No dust jacket apparently as issued. A quality example of this informative local history and precious genealogical reference. ; 4to . Marjorie Selody hardcover
2005Best.-Nr. 215j2968Canada: Self Published. First Edition. Paperback. Singned and inscribed by Linda Sherwood upon title page. "In my ninety-plus years on Salt Spring Island I have stayed close to my family and have met more people than I can count. I have experienced numerous adventures and heard about even more. I like to think that these adventures resulted in stories worth retelling." - Bob Akerman on page iii. xvi 17-325 pages. Akerman Family Genealogy. Gyves Family Genealogy. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean tight bright and unmarked with very light wear. A high-quality signed example of this wonderful family history genealogical reference and entertaining description of life on Salt Spring Island over many decades.; 8vo; 0 pages; Signed by Author . 2005. 0973982608 . Self Published paperback
1980Best.-Nr. 328c7977British Columbia: Self-Published. Very Good. 1980. First Edition. Paperback. 66 pages. Undated - circa 1980. Black and white illustrations. Presents the history of Port Alice British Columbia from 1917-1965. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. Tight and square. A quality copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Port Alice Vancouver Island British Columbia History Native Peoples Pulp Mill Sawmill Chinese Immigrants . Self-Published paperback
1938Best.-Nr. 36685Wilmington DE: Culture Publications Inc. 1938. Mild tanning to text paper some foxing throughout light edge wear with several small closed tears clear tape at upper left corner penciled name to upper front cover reading crease a very good copy. 36685. Octavo single issue cover by Ward pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. With the exception of the E. Hoffman Price story all other authors are using pseudonyms. Culture Publications, Inc. unknown
1946Best.-Nr. 558G0652Vancouver Canada: The Students of the University of British Columbia 1946. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 323 pages. This issue features a full-page photo dedication to former UBC student Lieut. R. Hampton Gray D.S.C. who was awarded the Victoria Cross for sacrificing his life to sink a Japanese destroyer on August 9 1945. Prior owner's details neatly written inside front board otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. The Students of the University of British Columbia Hardcover
1961Best.-Nr. 166j2363Trail B.C.: Trail Diamond Jubilee Committee. Good. 1961. First Edition. Paperback. Presents the local history of Trail B.C. to 1961. 61 page stapled booklet including many black and white reproductions of archival photos. Prior owner's rubber stamp atop front cover and inside back cover. Blindstamp to title page. Average wear. A sound vintage example of this rare and informative local history. Hale & Barman 935. ; 8vo . Trail Diamond Jubilee Committee paperback
1998Best.-Nr. 738G0942British Columbia: U.C.C. Very Good. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 0968335705 . 96 pages. References. "Describes 101 plants and animals used by or known to the Kwakwaka'wakw. Explains their importance in the daily lives of the people who relied on many of them for survival." - from page 6. Colour photos. Moderate wear. Prior owner's details inside front board otherwise unmarked. A quality copy of this informative work.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Northwest Coast Natives British Columbia Natural History Textbooks Alert Bay Vancouver Island Plants Animals Fish Survival . U.C.C. hardcover
1947Best.-Nr. 652j0953Victoria B.C.: Victoria and Island Publicity Bureau. 1947. Pamphlet. "A pictorial guide to Vancouver Island's leading holiday resorts ranging from seaside beach resorts to lakeshore lodges; from highly modern auto courts to restful places where the object is simply to relax; for the acme of convenience and service to the comfortable informality of the fishing camp; but without exception the visitor finds a warm hospitality and a pleasant anxiety to make him feel that he is welcome." - page one. 28 glossy stapled pages folded in half vertically. Undated but appears to be circa 1947 as a full-page ad on page 2 features the "luxurious new M.V. Chinook" which was built in 1947 to transport passengers by sea from Seattle and Port Angeles to Victoria. Includes several additional ads for local sea air and land tourist transportation services plus two maps. Most ads include a clear black and white photo plus a detailed description of amenities etc. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A most wonderful and informative artifact of the early days of Vancouver Island's burgeoning tourism trade. . Victoria and Island Publicity Bureau unknown
2021Best.-Nr. 644j2266British Columbia: Self-Published. Fine. 2021. First Edition. Paperback. 1777432308 . Signed inscribed by author upon first blank leaf. "A true story which took 1000s of hours of investigation." - author's inscription. "Why did an uninhabited island along the mid coast of British Columbia play a mysterious part in a long range 1937 flight by Russian aviators Was it a non-stop flight or did they land and secretly refuel on Goose Island What happened to the famous Russian flyer Levanevsky once touted as the Russian Lindbergh Why did the American and Canadian governments seem to go along with the deceit Many questions remain unanswered and some could link to Putin's future plans for Canada's North." - back cover. 162 pages. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos plus recent colour photos. Clean bright tight and unmarked with negligible wear. A gift quality signed example of this intriguing history. ; Cover Illustration; 8vo; Signed by Author . Self-Published paperback
1912Best.-Nr. 13113Monmouth Illinois:: Western Road Tool Company 1912. loose sheets as issued. Fine. Approx. 10-1/2 x 14 inches. Illustrated from photographs heightened in red and line drawings. Offering the "Perfection Gang" Road Drag horse gang drags scrapers plows grader blades and other road machines with order form. Western Road Tool Company, unknown
1841Best.-Nr. 863181841. Western Thomas George. Lolme Jean Louis de 1740-1846. Commentaries on the Constitution and Laws of England: Incorporated with the Political Text of the late J.L. de Lolme. London: J. Richards 1841. Third edition revised and corrected. Octavo. xvii 476 civ pp. Contemporary full calf faded gilt spine and lettering piece. Marbled endpapers and edges. External wear scuffing and minor soiling. Institutional copy with the gilt ownership inscription of the "Birmingham Law Society" to the front board and their gilt insignia to the rear board. Small bookseller's ticket "Wildy & Sons / London" to front pastedown. Property stamps to title page and page 399 contents otherwise clean and tight. A good sound copy. $250. First published in French in 1771 De Lolme's foundational text was a highly influential account of the English government praised by William Blackstone and the authors of The Federalist Papers. This 1841 edition by Western updates the classic text for the Victorian era integrating the monumental changes of the Reform Act of 1832 and the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829. This copy's provenance links it directly to the nineteenth-century legal community via the Birmingham Law Society founded 1818 and London's historic legal book trade via Wildy & Sons operating out of Lincoln's Inn Archway since 1830. unknown
1841Best.-Nr. 863181841. Western Thomas George. Lolme Jean Louis de 1740-1846. Commentaries on the Constitution and Laws of England: Incorporated with the Political Text of the late J.L. de Lolme. London: J. Richards 1841. Third edition revised and corrected. Octavo. xvii 476 civ pp. Contemporary full calf faded gilt spine and lettering piece. Marbled endpapers and edges. External wear scuffing and minor soiling. Institutional copy with the gilt ownership inscription of the "Birmingham Law Society" to the front board and their gilt insignia to the rear board. Small bookseller's ticket "Wildy & Sons / London" to front pastedown. Property stamps to title page and page 399 contents otherwise clean and tight. A good sound copy. $250. First published in French in 1771 De Lolme's foundational text was a highly influential account of the English government praised by William Blackstone and the authors of The Federalist Papers. This 1841 edition by Western updates the classic text for the Victorian era integrating the monumental changes of the Reform Act of 1832 and the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829. This copy's provenance links it directly to the nineteenth-century legal community via the Birmingham Law Society founded 1818 and London's historic legal book trade via Wildy & Sons operating out of Lincoln's Inn Archway since 1830. unknown books
1994Best.-Nr. 215j3007Canada: C.C.P. Fine in Fine dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. "This first fully-illustrated history of the PGE and BC Rail includes nearly 400 photographs and illustrations including 64 pages in full colour showing the trains stations people and tracks that make up this fascinating railway. The informative text includes numerous entertaining first-hand accounts and anecdotes plus maps and equipment rosters." - dust jacket. 256 glossy pages. 8.75 x 11.25 inches. Clean bright tight and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A lovely example. Gift quality. Note: The ISBN printed in this book 0920698379 appears to be shared with a different title.; 8vo . 1994. C.C.P. hardcover
1955Best.-Nr. 757j2415Victoria British Columbia: The Daily Colonist. Fair. 1955. First Edition. Paperback. "Prepared to raise funds to further the comfort and happiness of patients in the Veterans' Hospital Richmond Road Victoria." - Dedication. Undated. Probably circa early 1950s. 112 pages. Unmarked. Binding intact. Yellowed tape repars to spine ends. Above-average wear. A well-travelled but worthy example of this rare Victoria cookbook. ; 8vo . The Daily Colonist paperback
1967Best.-Nr. 558h1956Victoria BC: University of Victoria. Very Good. 1967. First Edition. Paperback. Approximately 90 glossy pages loaded with black and white photos and nostalgic ads for local businesses. Touches on some interesting history of the school from prior decades. Documents the large protest of the non-renewal of three professors. Covers the main student extra-curricular activities and some examples of student writing. Does not include headshots and names of students. Tight square clean and unmarked. A well preserved copy of this very nostalgic yearbook.; 4to; Signed by Author . University of Victoria paperback
1966Best.-Nr. 558j0611Vancouver B.C.: Templeton Secondary School. Good. 1966. First Edition. Paperback. 102 pages loaded with black and white photos and ads for local businesses. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy.; 4to . Templeton Secondary School paperback
1962Best.-Nr. 559j1883Esquimalt B.C.: Esquimalt Senior High School. Good. 1962. First Edition. Paperback. 100 glossy pages loaded with black and white photos plus a selection of ads for local businesses. Tight and unmarked with average wear and soiling. A sound example of this vintage Esquimalt High yearbook. ; 4to . Esquimalt Senior High School paperback
Best.-Nr. O08F-00793Natl Portrait Gallery Pubns. Used - Like New. Like New condition. Very Good dust jacket. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. Natl Portrait Gallery Pubns unknown
Best.-Nr. ria9780471329442_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; From selecting sites for new hospitals schools and factories to managing forests and rivers to creating and maintaining highways and bridges public and private organizations are often called on to make decisions on geographic quest hardcover
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