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1999Best.-Nr. 131j2791Canada: Raincoast Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and dated without inscription by Toni Onley upon front free endpaper. "Here Toni Onley 1928-2004 reproduces two dozen of his favourite 'wild places': from Tumbo Channel in the Gulf Islands to the headwaters of the Stein River; from clouds over Cape Freeman in the Queen Charlottes to a snow shower on Powder Moiuntain from the Tatshenshini to the Okanagan - and many more. Each cherished landscape is rendered in Onley's characteristic evocative expressionist style and each is accompanied by his personal reflection in writing of what the scene means to him. A native of the Isle of Man Onley moved to Vancouver B.C. where he flew the province in his amphibious airplane paintbox always at the ready." - dust jacket. viii 56 pages. Toni Onley's rubber stamped mailing address has been clipped presumably from a mailed package and taped inside front board. Clean bright tight and unmarked with very light wear. Quarter-inch nick to top of front panel of dust jacket which is now in glossy new archival-grade protection. Bonus: Laid-in are two undated photos of Onley which appear to have been taken about the time of publication. A lovely signed example. Gift quality.; Illustrations; Sm 4to; Signed by Author . 1999. 1551922363 . Raincoast Books hardcover
1924Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Great cover photo of Duncan operating room; Several photos of new interior plant equipment at Duncan; Sensational 9-page feature on Duncan and district with great photos of the area including Duncan Station, Maple Bay, Genoa Bay, and an aerial view; Fire deprives downtown Vancouver of service - photos and text; Grand Forks office and staff; Table showing "Exchanges in order of Per Cent Good Calls Out"; Statement of Development as of 1 January 1924 showing number of phones per community; Cover photo of steamer Jacques Cartier; Nice full-page showing two views of Vancouver Harbour with many ships in port; 7 page feature on the Port of Vancouver with several great photos; Possibilities of both radio and wire telephony; Exchanges in order of percent good out calls; Excellent full-page photo of Ballantyne pier, Burrard Inlet; Take advantage of company's new savings plan; Fine addition to shipping facilities on Burrard Inlet - Ballantyne Pier - 5 great photos with text; Greater Vancouver will benefit by reduced telephone rate; Repair shop has greatly expanded in recent years - 6 pages with nice photos; nice full-page photo of the Empress of Australia in port; Greater Vancouver Inter-Exchange Telephone Service; Fold-out map of Vancouver area exchanges, complet with great statistics; Telephone extenstion to Campbell River; 8 page feature on the flow of commerce through Canada's western port with many absolutely smashing photos; Cover photo of Glenburn office; 6-page feature on the B.C. Herring fishery with excellent photos (re: sea lions, contains the following quote "The government is undertaking to greatly lessen the numbers of this prey animal"); archival photo of laying the first underground cable in Vancouver; Statement of Development - # of phones operating in each community; Cover photo of Milner office; photo mosaic of 5 lower valley exchange offices; Wonderful 8 page feature on the great supply district (i.e. the lower Fraser Valley) of BC coastal cities - excellent photos including a shot of the only remaining original Hudson's Bay Company building at Langley; New Gordon Head Exchange cut over; New Point Grey office under way; new observation office aids efficiency; Electrical Communication Development; Full-page photo of sailors from the battleship H.M.S. Repulse marching through Vancouver; Multiple photos of British warships docked at Victoria; Article and photos of the visit of the Royal Navy to Vancouver; The Traffic Department and the Public it serves; Tennis Tournaments; Printing a phone directory; Great feature on Ship Salvors (Salvagers) with many photos; A motoring trip through the U.S., with photos; Biggest cable will cross False Creek; Oxygen Farms; Cornelius Vanderbilt writes of his long distance call from Alberni to Los Angeles; P.B.X. serves interesting purposes - 5 pages with photos; Early motor tourists to B.C., with photos; Full-page photo of the Empress of Canada; 5 page illustrated article on the reclamation of the Sumas; The switchboard as a newspaper; Health secrets of the telephone pole - 3 illustrated pages; new Victoria equipment; Bayview library proves popular; cover photo of a long-distance operator timing a call with a calculagraph; Billing toll and inter-exchange calls keeps eight clerks busy - 3 pages with photos; 7 page a Book
1772In-8°, XXVIII, 100pp, 8 tavole numerate, 1 non numerata (tutte fuori testo), legatura in carta semplice, intonso In-8°, XXVIII, 100pp, 8 numbered plates, 1 plate not numbered (all inset plates), paper binding, uncut.
Best.-Nr. 98119401Japan 1875. A small folding album 8 x 17 cm. original blue covers 18p. accordion folded soiled covers verso blank but evidence of a Japanese practicing his attempt at writing in English alphabet128 color woodcut illustrations. A very charming early attempt to teach the Japanese English alphabetical letters and numerals. Folded and reading from traditional left to right this work shows the Japanese the familiar "IROHA" alphabet in both Katakana & Romanized alph- abetical letters Romaji with Hiragana above. The most fa- scinating part are the profuse color woodblock illustrations of familiar Japanese objects each with Romanized letters & the appropriate Japanese. Such cute things as Inu Roonin Hato Niwatori Potsukkuri Pokkuri Hyotan Tonbo Ringo Dobin Soroban Taiko DaikonYoroi Wakizashi Kani Katsuo and a plethora of others. This work basically was used to train the Japanese to read Romaji first for familiar objects and thus begin the process of learning English ultimately to read English letters. Works of this subject are now quite RARE and seldom come to market many were basically used up in the learning process. This example well used cover soil bit thumbed but remarkably complete. Back cover has the Sumi penned date: Meiji 7 nen with a later cover title slip pasted on and Sumi ink title written. Brief commentary on the English language some text worn away balance complete. unknown
2008Best.-Nr. Adhya-9781934115770HUMANA PRESS 2008. HB. New. HUMANA PRESS hardcover
2008Best.-Nr. Adhya-9781934115770HUMANA PRESS 2008. HB. New. HUMANA PRESS hardcover
1920Best.-Nr. List3343United States 1920. Painted poster with affixed photograph measuring 14 x 21 inches. Toned with water damage and slight damage to edges; very good to excellent. A painted poster advertising the 1920 film The Girl Who Dared a Western directed by Clifford Smith and starring Edythe Sterling. The story follows Barbara Hampton a rancher’s daughter who is elected sheriff of a small town and must take on the cattle rustlers who are after her father. Sterling born Edith May Kessinger 1893–1962 was a prolific actress known for working with animals; after her film career she performed riding stunts in a Wild West show. Smith 1894–1937 was similarly prolific directing more than eighty films during his career—mainly Westerns which were especially popular during the silent era. This poster is hand-painted with a photograph from the film affixed and advertises 1¢ admission which was remarkably cheap even for the time. unknown
1920Best.-Nr. List3343United States 1920. Painted poster with affixed photograph measuring 14 x 21 inches. Toned with water damage and slight damage to edges; very good to excellent. A painted poster advertising the 1920 film The Girl Who Dared a Western directed by Clifford Smith and starring Edythe Sterling. The story follows Barbara Hampton a rancher’s daughter who is elected sheriff of a small town and must take on the cattle rustlers who are after her father. Sterling born Edith May Kessinger 1893–1962 was a prolific actress known for working with animals; after her film career she performed riding stunts in a Wild West show. Smith 1894–1937 was similarly prolific directing more than eighty films during his career—mainly Westerns which were especially popular during the silent era. This poster is hand-painted with a photograph from the film affixed and advertises 1¢ admission which was remarkably cheap even for the time. unknown books
1950Best.-Nr. 73aa1965British Columbia: British Columbia Telephone Company. Good. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Half-leather binding. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant traffic commercial operating accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company industry and technological news traffic levels expansion plans personnel announcements publicity and social events deaths weddings lists of exchanges and more. As such these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: "Photos of destruction - the result of heavy year-end storms and gale-velocity winds; Interesting photos of construction and construction gangs; $15 million spent on Plant in 3-Year Span; Charles Fisher Nelson District Manager Retires; Two veteran Construction Foremen retire - Frank Townsend and James McDevitt; Vancouver Commercial Department reorganized; The Pioneer Trail by Ken Cowper; Good-bye to Bayview - hello Cedar-Cherry automatic installation; Company fails to meet full divident requirements; Traffic Department Reorganization; Viola Simmons ends varied career; Robert Bell becomes new President of Federation of Telephone Workers of B.C.; Vancouver Boat Show Exhibit; Photos of trunk line installation between Vancouver and West Vancouver; "Emerald" to be first dial unit in Fairmont area; Fairwell to Miss Margaret Moncrieff; Retirement of Thomas Reilly in Duncan; How Unit System benefits Vancouver Subscribers; Accounting Department Changes; Kamloops operating room photo; New Rates sought by B.C. Telephone Company; Decorated phone men - Edmund Esson Gordon Smith Ken Milligan; Photos of Sidney office and operators; PNE parade float; Photos of the greatest cable expansion in the company's history; Building program moving forward; Several Canadian Champion athletes; Several photos of Duncan operators office construction and repair crews; Good-bye to one ton! tabulators; New cable laid from Point Roberts to Mayne Island - photos and text; Nice cover photo of William May of Nelson whose quick action prevented a passenger train wreck near Creston; Lovely full page photo of the Trail operating room; Amazing photo of Jim Gural atop a swaying pole in the middle of a Capilano River flood; Great photos of the Victoria switchboard and staff; Expansion continued at record pace in 1949; Never a dull moment in life of chief operator; Ganges office wins Salt Spring Award; photos of 'when winter came to Colquitz and Keating; Photo of Miss Theodora G. Rhodes librarian in the Public Relations Department Vancouver being presented with the British Empire Medal by Lieutenant-Governor Charles Banks for her service in the Women's Division at the Flying Control Airway Centre at Western Air Command during the war; Two new Vice-Presidents - G.A. Kennedy and H.M. Boyce; Company failed to earn full dividend requirements; Old Man Winter was a formidable foe - January storm destruction in the Fraser Valley; Hastings Barn Dance; Photos of the heavy construction gangs at work in the Fraser Valley; Photos of Trail office and staff; New Rates - many revenue accounting photos; photos of cable spinning; New look pay cheques; Photos of new automatic offices in Osoyoos and Castlegar; Parade float photos; Picnic returns to Newcastle Island; Nice photos of Alberni staff and facilities; Miss Mary Martin - Champion Highland Lassie; Photos of operating school; Final judgement on rates received; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight and square. Name of E.P. LaBelle stamped on top edge of text - Mr. Labelle was a distinguished executive of the company.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Telus History British Columbia Telephone Company Telephony Telephone Talk Internal House Magazine Periodical destruction - the result of heavy year-end storms and gale-velocity winds; Interesting photos of construction and construction gangs; $15 milli . British Columbia Telephone Company hardcover
1941Best.-Nr. 166j2188Victoria B.C.: The Archives of British Columbia. Fair. 1941. First Edition. Paperback. Features: The Inside Story of the "Komagata Maru"; The Oolachan Fishery; Relations of the Hudson's Bay Company with the Russian American Company on the Northwest Coast 1829-1867; James Douglas and the Russian American Company 1840; A Further Note on the Annexation Petition of 1869; and more. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's blindstamp to contents page. Pencil marginal lines partially erased from Komagata Maru article. A worthy reference example of this special issue. ; 8vo . The Archives of British Columbia paperback
1981Best.-Nr. 73108856Signed as Kwulasulwut and generically inscribed in English and Coast Salish by author upon title page. 6-64 pages. Frequent full-page black and white illustrations. "In this blend of original and traditional Salish stories the magical characters pass through many magical experiences and adventures. In each story the young reader travels on a journey through both nature and the supernatural and at the end discovers one of life's lessons just as they were once revealed to Salish children by their traditional Storyteller. Author lives in Nanaimo B.C. where she teaches Native Studies and the Coast Salish language. The five tales which make up this book have been adapted from stories which author uses to teach her students at Nanaimo area elementary schools about Native traditions and culture. Illustrator is a Nootkan artist from Nuchatlitz on Nootka Island." - back board. Above-average soiling and wear. Doodling upon back board. Front endpaper neatly removed. "Author spent decades as a lecturer and storyteller at U.B.C. and V.I.U. then known as Malaspina College and is a recipient of the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia." - Wikipedia. Theytus Books, Limited hardcover
1914Best.-Nr. 644H3358Victoria B.C.: Province of British Columbia Water Rights Branch 1914. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 194 pages. Index. Many black and white photographic plates plus graphs charts fold-outs and maps. Provides detailed provincial river flow benchmarks which constitute an invaluable historical reference in light of modern climate change and water supply concerns. Above-average wear. Spine taped. Binding intact. Name atop front cover. A sound reference copy. Province of British Columbia, Water Rights Branch Paperback
19588vo., First Edition, with fine portrait frontispiece and 65 plates and maps (a number full-page) on 39; original red cloth, gilt back, red top (lightly faded as often), a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. One of the key military memoirs of the twentieth century, this is as much an autobiography as a soldier's account of war. Written entirely by 'Monty' himself (in pencil, as so many of his official communications were composed), this characteristically straightforward (and often politically outspoken) account covers boyhood, early service with the Warwickshires, WWII and beyond (notably, about a third of the work covers his post-war career as CIGS and after). For technical military detail we look to the author's other works; here we find the simple account of a 'soldier who kept the faith'. A great read from one of the unforgettable leaders of his times. SIGNED COPIES ARE VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Baxter 268; Enser, p.277.
1954Best.-Nr. List516California and Oregon 1954. Oblong 8vo dyed calf album measuring 11 x 7 inches. Contains 218 photographs most measuring 3 x 5 with some smaller. Very Good. A charming album depicting the canine-centric adventures of a couple as they fish hike and camp their way through some of the great Western parks nearly always with a German Shepherd in tow. Several iconic landmarks are on display - El Capitan the Columbia River giant redwoods and more. The photographer had a keen eye for landscapes and the overall quality of the images and the omnipresent dogs present an infectious appreciation of nature and the outdoors. The size of the fish on display and the beauty of the surroundings show the bounty of the Western parks in the early days of automobile-era tourism. Mixed in with the shots of the outdoors is a curious series of a German shepherd in various poses at a table and several pictures of the couple at home. Presumably several dogs are shown all German Shepherds as the album spans several decades. Contents are beautifully preserved album torn at seams at the exterior and spine perished good to very good condition overall. unknown
1954Best.-Nr. List516California and Oregon 1954. Oblong 8vo dyed calf album measuring 11 x 7 inches. Contains 218 photographs most measuring 3 x 5 with some smaller. Very Good. A charming album depicting the canine-centric adventures of a couple as they fish hike and camp their way through some of the great Western parks nearly always with a German Shepherd in tow. Several iconic landmarks are on display - El Capitan the Columbia River giant redwoods and more. The photographer had a keen eye for landscapes and the overall quality of the images and the omnipresent dogs present an infectious appreciation of nature and the outdoors. The size of the fish on display and the beauty of the surroundings show the bounty of the Western parks in the early days of automobile-era tourism. Mixed in with the shots of the outdoors is a curious series of a German shepherd in various poses at a table and several pictures of the couple at home. Presumably several dogs are shown all German Shepherds as the album spans several decades. Contents are beautifully preserved album torn at seams at the exterior and spine perished good to very good condition overall. unknown books
1870Best.-Nr. 1203290287Cincinnati : Western Tract and Book Society 1870. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Bound in contemporary black cloth. Gilt design on front cover and spine. Good binding and cover. Minimal shelfwear. Clean unmarked pages. Please feel free to view our photographs. John Rankin February 5 1793-March 18 1886 was an American Presbyterian minister educator and abolitionist. Upon moving to Ripley Ohio in 1822 he became known as one of Ohio's first and most active conductors on the Underground Railroad. Prominent pre-Civil War abolitionists William Lloyd Garrison Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe were influenced by Rankin's writings and work in the anti-slavery movement. When Beecher was asked after the end of the Civil War "Who abolished slavery" she answered "Reverend John Rankin and his sons did. Cincinnati : Western Tract and Book Society hardcover
1987Best.-Nr. 257j0582aVancouver British Columbia: F.E. Eaton & Sons. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed without inscription by Gerald E. Wellburn upon title page. From a lavishly produced limited edition of only 1000 copies. "The preservation of pioneer mail serves to build close bonds between collectors and historians. Nowhere is this more dramatically illustrated than in the fascinating array of covers and stamps from the Gerry Wellburn collection which we are pleased to present in this book. A native of England "Gerry" 1900-1992 started stamp collecting in 1905. In 1911 he moved to Vancouver Island by which time he had already begun to make and write up his own album pages. His keen attention to detail gives Gerry's collection unique charm that has been enjoyed by thousands of fellow collectors throughout the world at various philatelic exhibitions." - pages 4-5. 164 glossy pages profusely illustrated in colour. Index. Prior owner's name and date inside front board beneath front flap of dust jacket otherwise book clean bright and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. Light wear to partially sunned dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A rare and quality signed example of this magnificent work. 35.5 x 25.3 cm. 1.6kg.; Folio . 1987. F.E. Eaton & Sons hardcover
1886Best.-Nr. 78130New York: G.W. and C.B. Colton 1886. Hand-colored pre-statehood map published only three years before the Dakota Territory was split into North and South Dakota. Depicts the various counties railroads and townships with relief indicated by hachures. The 15 ½” x 12 ½” map folds into the original burgundy cloth-covered boards 3 ¾” x 5 ¾” with gilt and blind stamping. “Compliments off Aug. T. Post Banker 25 Nassau St. New York” is stamped on the front panel. Near fine. Scarce OCLC locates only two holdings: Yale and State Historical Society of North Dakota. G.W. and C.B. Colton unknown
1827Best.-Nr. 25576Brussels: P. Vandermaelen 1827. An early map of the Exmouth Western Australia area from the North West Cape to Roebuck Bay. Lithograph with original outline color 15 3/4 x 21". Scale ca. 1:1 650 000. Plate no. 44 Partie de La Nlle. Hollande in vol. 6 Oceanique of Atlas Universal de Geographie Physique Politique Statistique et Mineralogique" by P. Vandermaelen 1827. Tooley 1286; Phillips 749; Bib ID 1553060. P. Vandermaelen unknown
1827Best.-Nr. 25575Brussels: P. Vandermaelen 1827. Maps. Very good condition. An early map of the Broome & the Kimberly Western Australia area from P. Cantheaume to Cambridge Gulf including the Lacepede Islands. Broome is at the bottom of the Dampier Peninsula called "C. Boileau." Lithograph with original outline color 25 x 21.5". Plate no. 35 Partie de La Nlle. Hollande in vol. 6 Oceanique of Atlas Universal de Geographie Physique Politique Statistique et Mineralogique" by P. Vandermaelen 1827. Tooley 1282; Phillips 749; Bib ID 30855. P. Vandermaelen unknown
1920Best.-Nr. 180564China: c. 1920s. An attractive handmade gift for the tourist market the delightful papercuts depicting rural scenes and reproducing the Chinese characters for "luck" and "joy". This example contains 18 pages for inscriptions each with a papercut in the bottom corner. Landscape octavo. With 20 handmade papercuts on 10 leaves glassine guards. Original dark blue brocade with embroidered patterns blue silk xianzhuang stitching Rear cover with couple of marks toning and offsetting internally first glassine with loss at foot: near-fine. unknown
1913Best.-Nr. 178292London: Thos. Cook & Son 1913. Second edition revised and updated from the first edition following the 1911 revolution. "It is seldom such momentous changes take place in a country within three years as have shaken the political industrial and civil life of China since this book was first compiled" introduction. The construction of railway lines from the late 19th century onwards afforded new opportunities for Westerners to travel in Asia. Thomas Cook established its first China office in 1911 in Shanghai to capitalize on this. Its guides were well known for their itineraries maps and ease of use. Octavo. Folding frontispiece map of railway and steam connections across East Asia folding plan of Beijing and Seoul maps and illustrations in text. Original yellow cloth covers lettered in black within black frame yellow advertising endpapers. Recent bookseller's ticket on rear free endpaper verso; ownership signatures and stamps of one Gerald A. Gill on endpapers and title page as well as his marginalia on table of contents. Cloth bright light marking and bumping maps and endpapers browned as usual: a very good copy. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 2090202120400497Comes with box N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Comes with box paperback
1934Best.-Nr. 2080302106808674Seibu Sewing Girls' Association 1934. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Seibu Sewing Girls' Association paperback
1970Best.-Nr. ZB679366Utah State University 1970-2000. Volumes 1-31 1970-2000 bound library markings else text clean and bindings tight. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Utah State University unknown
