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1882Best.-Nr. 866a4768Victoria BC: Queen's Printer 1882. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Includes Acts relating to: Coroners' Inquests; Supreme and Exchequer Canada Courts; Superior Provincial Courts; Drainage Dyking and Irrigation; Fences and Water Courses; Crown Lands; Free Grants of Crown Lands; Gold and other Mines; Municipalities; Legal Professions S.P. Mills Charles Wilson Andrew Leamy; The New Westminster and Port Moody Railway Company; The Vancouver Land and Railway Company; Railway Reserve repeal of the E&N Railway Act of 1875; Public Schools; Supply. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Queen's Printer Hardcover
1887Best.-Nr. 866a4763Victoria BC: Queen's Printer 1887. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Contains public acts relating to: Absconding Debtors Assignees etc. for benefit of Creditors Bush Fires Cattle Ranges Incorporation of Companies Coroner's inquests within municipalities Courts of Appeal from Summary Convictions of Magistrates Courts of Assize County Courts Supreme Courts Drunkards Sumas Dyking Estates Evidence Game Jurors Crown Lands timber lands Land Registry Loan Married Woman's Poverty Medicine and Surgery Minerals Gold etc. Municipalities Quartz Mines Kootenay and Athabasca Railways Shuswap and Okanagan Railway Public Schools Statutes Statutes Consolidation Supply Swine Property Taxes Vancouver City. Private Acts relating to: Delta Railway Kootenay and Athabasca Railway New Westminster Southern Railway Vancouver City Incorporation Victoria Fire Department Charitable Association. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Queen's Printer Hardcover
1961Best.-Nr. 666H0912Toronto: The Ryerson Press/The Canadian Institute of International Affairs 1961. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. 194 pages. Endpapers illustrated with cross-section of typical whaler. "The facts of the last voyage of the S.S. Carmel were more exciting than fiction. The whaling fleet of Victoria British Columbia is no more but many of the colourful men who sailed these ships still sail the B.C. coast. There is no other livelihood where a group of people of all races and creeds gather to live and work together in a place of more constant peril and danger for months on end with only their faith in those who command and walk the bridge to bring them safely home again." - from Foreword. Book unmarked with moderate wear to blue boards. Binding sound. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. The Ryerson Press/The Canadian Institute of International Affairs Hardcover
2002Best.-Nr. 318c9374Vancouver BC Canada: B.C. Cancer Agency 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 242 pages. Bibliography. Index. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. "Chronicles the history of radiation treatment used in British Columbia throughout the twentieth century. Liberally referenced with source material and contains 123 black and white illustrations personal remembrances biographical sketches of significant individuals and Author's Notes to help guide those less familiar with the scientific aspects of the treatment." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. An excellent copy. B.C. Cancer Agency Hardcover
1953Best.-Nr. 316G2289Ottawa: The Society for Art Publications. Good. 1953. First Edition. Paperback. Pages 95-132. This issue most noteworthy for its early coverage of beloved B.C. artist E.J. Hughes in an article by Doris Shadbolt. Other features include: A.Y. Jackson's reflections on his seventieth birthday; Art and Television - in Montreal and Toronto; The Sketch-Books of James Wilson Morrice; Toward Regionalism in Canadian Architecture; Eric Brown as I knew him; The Academy Today; Coast to Coast in Art; New Books on the Arts; The Art Forum; Several pages of nice vintage ads. Cover photo of the award-winning Marwell Building in Vancouver; Illustrated in colour and black and white. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.; Magazine; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Canadian Art Magazine Spring Number 1953 Volume X Number 3 - Ed E.J. Hughes Painter of the West Coast Jackson A.Y.; E.J. Ed Hughes; Morrice James Wilson; Pilot Robert reflections on his seventieth birthday; Art and Television - in Montreal a . The Society for Art Publications paperback
1988Best.-Nr. 114a0579Canada: UBC Press 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 347 pages. Bibliography. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "A definitive history of Chinatowns in Canada - the culmination of 20 years of research." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A splendid copy of this rare and important work. UBC Press Hardcover
2006Best.-Nr. 627a4769Canada: MH. Very Good. First Edition. Paperback. 176 pages plus several pages of black and white photos. Contains write-ups on dozens of local families. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Chemainus Families and Their Memories Histories Genealogy Vancouver Island Timber Industry Sawmill British Columbia Settlers Pioneers Saltair Westholme . 2006. MH paperback
1965Best.-Nr. 559c6165British Columbia: Esquimalt Senior Secondary School 1965. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 108 pages. Unmarked. Average wear. A quality copy of this nostalgic yearbook. Esquimalt Senior Secondary School Paperback
1960Best.-Nr. 568a0982Vancouver B.C.: Magee High School 1960. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 96 pages. Includes photos of the official opening of Magee's new addition on 11 March 1960. Loaded with great black and white photos. Two inscriptions inside back cover. Dab of liquid paper inside front cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding sound. Magee High School Paperback
1958Best.-Nr. 853a1627British Columbia: Vancouver College 1958. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 184 pages. Average wear. Unmarked. Back endpaper removed. Back hinge open. Very well-presented. Vancouver College was the largest Catholic school in the province with 770 students. Vancouver College Hardcover
1974Best.-Nr. 559c6048Saanich British Columbia: Mount View High School 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Unpaginated. Almost one inch thick. Not only a complete 1974 yearbook this volume also includes a substantial primarily photographic history of the school back to its founding in 1931. Prior owner's small name hidden on backside of front free endpaper else unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. Supplement included. A quality copy of this special issue. Mount View High School Hardcover
1962Best.-Nr. 317c8939British Columbia: British Columbia Telephone Company 1962. Book. Illus. by Maclean Jack L. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 318 pages. Cover painting entitled "Mount Robson and Emperor Falls" by Jack L. MacLean. Great back cover colour photo ad for various models and colours of phones. Includes 192 pages of vintage local yellow pages ads plus several pages of ads for contemporary phone products. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful 1962 snapshot of Victoria B.C. British Columbia Telephone Company Paperback
2002Best.-Nr. 246G2754Canada: Arrow Lakes H.S. 2002. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 376 pages. Index. Bibliography. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. "The fifth and final book of the Centennial Series. This collection of books tells the history of the area of the Arrow Lakes in the West Kootenays and because of commercial ties includes part of the Lardeau area." - from dust jacket. Appears to be signed by author upon title page otherwise clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. An excellent copy. Arrow Lakes H.S. Hardcover
1983Best.-Nr. 111c8531Canada: Self-Published 1983. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 429 pages. Many reproductions of archival black and white photos. Signed and inscribed by author upon front free endpaper. Author was born in England in 1908 and came with his parents to Vancouver B.C. in 1910. Through the balance of his life he lived in Ocean Falls B.C. Birmingham England and Masset B.C. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. An excellent copy of this informative and engaging B.C. biography. Self-Published Hardcover
2006Best.-Nr. 154G2347Vancouver Canada: Raincoast 2006. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 256 pages. Index. "Through the four decades of the team's existence fans have witnessed the courage of Trevor Linden and Curt Fraser; the heart of Stan Smyl Gary Lupul and Matt Cooke; the peculiar virtuosity of Gary Smith and Richard Brodeur; and the artistic Petulance of Petri Skriko and Pavel Bure. Fans have revelled in the fists of fury flung by Gino Odjick and Tiger Williams the stately elegance of Jyrki Lumme and Orland Kurtenbach the presence and power of Greg Adams and Todd Bertuzzi and the God-given grace of Markus Naslund and Thomas Gradin. All of these players and many more are profiled. Full of anecdotes and trivia and overflowing with four decades' worth of photography this book is a must-have for canucks fans everywhere." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A high-quality copy of this magnificent Canuck collectible. Raincoast Hardcover
1948Best.-Nr. 64500656Canada: South Hill Publishers Ltd. 1948. Book. Fair. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 64 pages. Copiously illustrated with incredible black and white photographs. The inside story of the disastrous British Columbia floods of 1948 which inundated thousands of acres of fertile farmland left hundreds of persons homeless and wrought ruin and devastation throughout the province. Compiled from the works of newspapermen who spent almost three weeks in the Fraser Columbia Kootenay and Okanagan Valleys to bring first-hand accounts of the disaster to the public. "Most of the pictures the climax to a hundred dangers traversed by each photographer are self-explanatory. They show NATURE'S FURY from every angle." - from Foreward. Sections are devoted to the following locales: Barnston Island; Agassiz; Nicomen Island; Chilliwack; Hatzic; The Haztic Break; Matsqui; The Lower Mainland; Queensborough; Pitt Meadows; Kootenays; The Mission Gauge; Mission; Fort Langley and Glen Valley; Trail; Sumas; and Hope. Above average wear. Bit of ink writing upon page 50 else unmarked. A rare and scarcely believable account. South Hill Publishers Ltd. Paperback
1966Best.-Nr. 664G4538Canada: Okanagan Historical Society 1966. Book. Illus. by G.K.L. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 284 pages. Includes sixteen-page index of the first twenty-nine issues of this report - an invaluable reference tool. Many reproductions of wonderful archival black and white photos. The dozens of articles include such titles as: Edgar Emeny; The Bassetts of Okanagan; The Okanagan Language; Hector Whitaker; The Story of the Postill Family; Max Herman Ruhmann; William Bill Ruhmann; The Joyce Hostel; Hugh Charles Musgrove Leir; Robert Carswell; Mr. & Mrs. W.J. Woods; Pioneer Canadian Nurse; William and Mary Rice; and many more. Year written on spine otherwise unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Okanagan Historical Society Paperback
1988Best.-Nr. 648G1772Canada: P.R.H.R.A. 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 256 pages. Index. Colour photo illustrated endpapers. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos. Signed and inscribed by Southern upon title page. "Focuses on one year in every decade from 1907 to 1987 tracing the progress and regress of the community with each expansion and cut-back of their lifeline the pulp and paper plant now MacMillan Bloedel Limited." - from dust jacket. Bright and unmarked with very light wear. Minor coffee stain to base of fore-edge and part of bottom edge. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A very nice copy of this informative reference. P.R.H.R.A. Hardcover
1931Best.-Nr. 623G1655Victoria B.C.: The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company 1931. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 146 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Edward and Lort 2373. Chapters are devoted to: Sister Mary of the Conception; Sister Mary Lumena; Sister Mary Bonsecours; Sister Mary Clement; Mother Mary Anne of Jesus. Includes a brief report of the work of the Sisters of St. Ann in education and hospitals on Vancouver Island in the twentieth century. Bright gilt lettering upon chocolate brown backstrip. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Curious performations to upper portion of back free endpaper are near spine so relatively unobtrusive. Slight lean to spine. A sound copy of this informative reference. The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company Hardcover
1988Best.-Nr. 636a0077British Columbia: Eagle Dancer 1988. Book. Illus. by Vickers Roy Henry. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 144 pages. Signature of R.H. Vickers dated 1988 upon title page. Offers a comprehensive view of Vickers' art. Chronologically presents his work beginning with his more traditional Indian pieces and moving to his more recent 'Victoria Series'. A celebration of line and colour as well as his graphic style and writing talent. Book clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in Brodart is lightly worn and bears several smallish blemishes upon front panel. Please see photo. Pertinent news clipping laid inside front cover. Overall a very nice copy of this important work. Eagle Dancer Hardcover
1989Best.-Nr. 41302645Campbell River BC Canada: Ptarmigan Press Limited. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. First Printing. Hardcover. 0919537103 . 471 pages. Lets the diaries letters and newspapers of the pioneers tell the story of the region's growth. Told in chronological sequence with chapters added to provide more detailed information on the industries and organizations developed by the people of the region. From first printing of 3000 copies. Light wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Book clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. A beautiful copy. HALE & BARMAN 439.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Watson D.E.; Stephens E.G.; Isenor D.E. Edge of Discovery - a History of the Campbell River District 471 pages. Lets the diaries letters and newspapers of the pioneers tell the story of the region's growth. Told in chronological sequence with chap . Ptarmigan Press, Limited hardcover
1999Best.-Nr. 318c7715Canada: H.P. 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 239 pages. Index. Footnotes. Bibliography. "Documents the Okanagan's transformation from a rough-and-tumble region on Canada's western frontier into a major agricultural district and one of the fastest-growing areas in the province. The heart of this book is a selection of articles essays letters diaries memoirs and observations that first appeared in Okanagan History. Interesting accurate and accessible with lots of archival photographs this work is a must-read for Okanagan locals first-time visitors and BC history buffs alike." - from dust jacket. Few library markings. Very light wear. A lovely copy. H.P. Hardcover
Best.-Nr. 79382Image: 7 ¼” x 4 ¾”. Mount: 8” x 5”. An albumen silver print: “#1612 of Ouray from the North”. Geo. E. Mellen’s Colorado Views is imprinted on the verso along with C.H. Clark Publisher and General Trade Agent Gunnison Colo. Mellen b.1854 was an itinerant photographer. His views can be found in a wide array of collections from The Getty to The Amon Carter Museum of Art. Established by miners searching for silver and gold at its height Ouray had more than 30 active mines and was home to thousands of people. Ouray’s downtown is now on the National Register of Historic Places and the town bills itself as the "Switzerland of America” for its setting at the narrow head of a valley enclosed on three and a half sides by steep mountains. unknown
1855Best.-Nr. 63044Washington: Beverley Tucker A.O.P. Nicholson & Thomas H. Ford 1855-1860. One coloured lithograph sized 11.25 x 8.5 in. extracted from the original Explorations and Surveys volumes a fine crisp copy. First edition of this view of Fort Vancouver Washington Territory while future General Ulysses Grant was stationed there as a quartermaster Captain. The original survey was one of the most important and massive compilations of exploration reports and scientific data ever published about the Trans-Mississippi West. Published by the Federal Government at the urging of Secretary of War Jefferson Davis and the result of numerous reconnaissance surveys of exploring four major routes surveyed for the Pacific Railroad -- these reports represent the first attempt at a comprehensive systematic geographical exploration of the Western regions of America and made possible the first reasonably accurate topographical maps of the West. Vols I & XII parts 1 & 2 are still considered some of the best early sources of information on the Pacific Northwest the Puget Sound and the tribes of Washington Territory. Of the eleven official expedition artists the most prominent is the renowned John M. Stanley 1814-1872 most widely known for his portraits of Native Americans and their way of life. Warren's Map of the Territory of the United States from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean Vol. XI was considered by Howe as the best cartographical work on the West up to its time and was used for 25 years following as the definitive reference. Graff 4435; Hill pp. 301-302; Howes P3; Sabin 69946; Taft pp. 4-9; Wagner-Camp 262-266a 267:1; Wheat Mapping the Transmississippi West IV pp. 67-91. Beverley Tucker, A.O.P. Nicholson, & Thomas H. Ford, unknown
Best.-Nr. 2998S.l.: The Company 1857. . Single card stock printed on one side only 7 x 4 3/8 inches With the notation that this was to "be used only on the 2d June" and that "The regular Passenger and Freight Trains East and West will be run as usual upon this day. S.l.: The Company, 1857. unknown
