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2004Best.-Nr. 166j2391Duncan B.C.: P.H.C. Fair. 2004. Reprint. Spiral Bound. 0968320600 . Signed and generically inscribed by author upon title page. Presents the local history of Paldi B.C. "Paldi is a name bound to evoke memories of the old days of early logging in B.C. Carved from the bush in the middle of nowhere it was once a bustling community of 1500 hard working pioneers of the logging and lumber industries. Its founder Mayo Singh arrived by ship at San Francisco in 1906. His older brother Ganea and cousin Doman Singh were already in B.C. working for the C.P.R." - page 1. 2004 reprint of the 1997 first edition x130 pages. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos. Average wear. External soiling mostly to back cover. Minor moisture exposure to upper corner of pages. A worthy signed example of this very informative local history. ; 4to; Signed by Author . P.H.C. unknown
1968Best.-Nr. 751c7707Vancouver British Columbia Canada: Self-Published 1968. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 108 pages. "What I have learned of the logging and loggers has been picked up in the Coast districts of Washington and British Columbia. That I have tried to picture unusual characters amongst loggers and have said little of the unnumbered thousands of fine upstanding many men in the industry is not that I'm unaware of them. The unusual always get more attention. In the Saga I speak from personal knowledge not heresay. And the characters I attempt to picture are not fictitious nor are the incidents in which they are involved." - from author's note to the reader. Contains fifty-four poems with titles such as: The Tyee Logger; The Logging Camp; Rough House Pete; Sad News at Spry; The Ballad of B__ S___ Bill; First the Kaiser Then Hitler; When the Sun Begins to Shine; To Fred Elworthy; Song of the Axe; To Felix Penne; To Be Read at a Stag Party of a Friend; Burns Night; Despondency; Vancouver; Gay Nymph; The New Chief; and many more. Prior owner's name inside front cover. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful compilation of historical northwest coastal logging lore. Self-Published Paperback
1944Best.-Nr. 166j2183Victoria B.C.: The Archives of British Columbia. Good. 1944. First Edition. Paperback. Features: The Founding of Nanaimo; Amor De Cosmos Journalist and Politician; The Appointment of Governor Blanshard; The Journal of John Work 1835 - being an account of his voyage northward from the Columbia River to Fort Simpson and return in the brig 'Lama' Jan.-Oct 1835; and more. 169-253 pp. Unmarked with blindstamp to contents page. Chip from upper corner of front cover. Tanning to periphery of original green card covers. Binding intact. A sound reference example.; 8vo . The Archives of British Columbia paperback
2015Best.-Nr. 666j0627Vancouver B.C.: C.L. Books. Fine. 2015. First Edition. Paperback. 099487880X . Signed without inscription upon title page by Meadows. Author and his partner started Marine Link Transportation in the 1970s. Their company went on to operate numerous vessels which serviced logging camps fishing lodges and communities in the North Gulf Islands on the BC coast. Their 'Aurora Explorer' was a working freight boat which also took passengers on unique holidays. 185 pages. Index. Brilliant colour photos throughout. Foldout colour map at back. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A lovely copy. Gift quality.; 4to; 196 pages; Signed by Author . C.L. Books paperback
1966Best.-Nr. 413H4511Canada: Upper Islander 1966. Book. Illus. by Dickison Larry. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 6 157 pages. Numerous black and white reproductions of archival photos. Contents include: Earliest Inhabitants; The Coming of the White Man; How the River Got Its Name; Local Industry; Tourism; Logging; Local Businesses; Early Settlers; A Town is Born; A Wharf is Built; Ships That Visited; Early Settlers and Builders; Development of Water Power; Education Arrives; The Hospital; and more. Book clean and unmarked with very light wear. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this informative local history. Edwards & Lort 2445 Hale & Barman 604. Upper Islander Hardcover
2011Best.-Nr. 53bh5778Vancouver British Columbia: Vancouver International Open Spaces Sculpture Biennale. Very Good. 2011. First Edition. Paperback. "This catalogue serves many purposes. It is a publication that honours the participants and their place in Contemporary Art history it is an auction and sales guide for international art collectors and a beautiful book for those who want to experience and re-experience the magnificence of Vancouver's public spaces." - back flap. 117 pages. 10.5" x 10.5". Very attractively presented with vivid colour photography throughout. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. A high-quality copy.; 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall; Vancouver Biennale 2009 - 2011 Vancouver - art . Vancouver International Open Spaces Sculpture Biennale paperback
1983Best.-Nr. 616h6139Kamloops B.C.: NL Broadcasting Limited. Good. 1983. First Edition. Spiral Bound. "Over two hundred recipes in ten categories including a special Christmas section selected from thousands of entries by Kamloops and area residents. Plus handy household hints definitions of cooking terms and a metric conversion guide." - front cover. 100 pages. Some black and white illustrations. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy.; 8vo . NL Broadcasting Limited unknown
1997Best.-Nr. 312a7457Canada: Seagraphic 1997. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Includes the following 1997 issues: February March April May June August September November December. Features include: St. Paul Island; Antigua; Photography 101 - Cameras; Boat Diving; Tragic 'Northern Indiana'; Filming the Ocean Realm; Counting Lingcod; Queen Charlotte Strait; French Polynesia; Photography 101 - Macro; Tech Diving off Whitefish Point; Coastal Charter; Snorkeling with Salmon; Photography 101 - Normal Lens; Sleepless on the 'Seattle'; Caymans; Wrecks of the St. Lawrence; Techies on the 'Topline'; Photography 101 - Ambient Light; Kingston's 'Frontenac'; Hawaii and Kauai; Shipwreck Course; Divers build east coast bridge; Camouflage; Underwater Canada; Lake Huron - 'Emma E. Thompson'; Seastars - they are not fishes; Photography 101 - Lenses; The Once Mighty ' Metamora'; HMCS Saguenay - an ecosystem; Unbeatable Marshall Islands; Tribute to Jacques-Yves Cousteau; Sinking the Saskatchewan; Skookumchuck Narrows; Kingston Ontario's 'Munson'; Costa Rica; Wreck of the Andalusia; Extreme Dive - stories from the Police Blotter; Cozumel; St. Lawrence River - Fleur Marie; Sanilac Shores Lake Huron; Egmont B.C.; 'America' shipwreck; Australia Artificial Reef - Swan. Moderate wear. Clean. Quality copies. Seagraphic Paperback
1973Best.-Nr. 647a4652British Columbia: The Queen Charlotte Islands Museum Society. Good. 1973. First Edition. Paperback. 55 pages. Black and white illustrations. Articles include: A Photo Voyage Around the Charlottes; Seabirds on the Charlottes - Thumps and Grunts in the Night; The Story of the Ninstints; The Haida - an outline of early contacts with Europeans; Captain Dixon on the Coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands 1789; Notes on a Haida Text -1; Early Years in Masset 1909-1915; Hudson's Bay Company Post at Masset Queen Charlotte Islands 1869-1898; The Sandspit Saga; The One Room School of Yesteryear; A Few Adventurous Years; The Last Trip of the Gas Boad 'Mabel'; Memories of the Queen Charlotte Islands. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Queen Charlotte Islands Museum Society Photo Voyage Around the Charlottes; Seabirds on the Charlottes - Thumps and Grunts in the Night; The Story of the Ninstints; The Haida - an outline of early contacts with Europeans; Captain Dixon on the Coast . The Queen Charlotte Islands Museum Society paperback
1945Best.-Nr. 739c8807Winnipeg Manitoba: The Country Guide Limited 1945. Book. Illus. by Schintz T. Cover; Tillenius Clarence; Stables Jon. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 58 pages. A wonderful vintage copy of this popular and long-running Canadian farming publication. Great cover illustration of cowby at work. Super back cover colour photo ad for the Minneapolis-Moline Power Equipment company includes 8 photos of their products at work. Features of contents include: Nice tribute to the Royal Canadian Navy by Crucible Steel Company of America; Activities of co-operatives in British Columbia; War News Updates including cartoon of Stalin and Allied Soldier cracking swastika in nutcracker; Photo-illustrated article on the Coyote "The Yapping Yodler" - the crafty animal which thrives with settlement and is increasing in number; Peace River Co-operative Seed Growers are outgrowing their facilities and are ripe for Expansion; Research boosts Bacon Quality; Square All Round - a trapper story by Paul Annixter; Dairy Farmers of Canad Meet at Regina to Discuss the Postwar Situation - result is increased subsidies; The Farm Goes to the University - farm week at the University of Saskatchewan at Saskatoon; Overnight Guest a story by Ben Ames Williams; A Dutchman in the Red River Valley - A. A. Verheul - with photos; Great full-page ad by International Harvester with image of farmer and tractor in the background; John Deere tractor photo ad; Monthly Commentary by United Grain Growers Limited; The Countrywoman - the U.F.W.A. Meeting; Royal Bank of Canada Annual Meeting; Planning the farm house - article; plus much more. Address label on front cover otherwise unmarked. Modest external wear. Binding tight. The Country Guide Limited Paperback
1971Best.-Nr. 216c7018Vancouver British Columbia Canada: Canucks Publishing. Very Good. 1971. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 66 pages. Features: Photos of Vancouver's goals when Boston first visited the Canucks on February 16th; Charlie Hodge - an office between the pipes; John Pie McKenzie - He's the Spirit that buoys Bruins; Photos of team executives; Medicor - The Ice People; The Prize - the history of the Stanley Cup; Boston Bruins - 1969-70 Stanley Cup Champions - team photo and article; Bobby Orr - Superstar Supreme - page of photos; Slow'n Easy - That's Espo Phil Esposito; Nice colour "Old Style" Beer ad; Bill Good Jr. - Proud and Humble - the youngest occupant of a National Hockey Leaguue Gondola - Hockey Night in Canada; Canada Dry ad with large photo of Mike Corrigan Vancouver Canucks Star of the Month; Rosters of the Canucks and Bruins; Jerry Cheevers - he keeps the Bruins Loose - article with photo; Colour Yardley ad with Bobby Orr photo; Monkey Business in the Boston Garden; Ted Green Defies Doctors - recovering from being hit on the head with the stick of Wayne Maki; Around the Circuit by Greg Douglas; Derek Sanderson feature on back page. Unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this excellent collectible from the Canucks' first season.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Vancouver Canucks Hockey Magazine 13 March 1971 Vol. 1 Nol 33 DEREK SANDERSON COVER PHOTO Charlie Hodge - an office betwen the pipes; John Pie McKenzie - He's the Spirit that buoys Bruins; Photos of team executives; Medicor - The Ice People; The Pri . Canucks Publishing unknown
1983Best.-Nr. 514j2241Nanaimo B.C.: Nanaimo N.D.P. Association. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1983. First Edition. Spiral Bound. Offers a wide assortment of recipes contributed - with attribution - by members of the N.D.P.'s Nanaimo family. Includes a page which reproduces signatures of many N.D.P. members who attended the 1983 Convention in Regina. 172 p. Includes several ads for local businesses. Gift greetings inside front cover. Moderate wear. A sound example of this wonderful epicurean N.D.P. memento. ; 8vo . Nanaimo N.D.P. Association unknown
2000Best.-Nr. 343h5561Cecil Lake B.C.: Nor' Pioneer WI Women's Institute 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 400 pages. Index of names. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Folded map of "Cecil Lake's Early Trails and First Landowners" laid inside back board. Colour photo endpapers. "Our book is divided into three basic parts; the usual introduction an overview of the development of the community and the stories of the people/families. Because the people settled in three areas each area got its own school: Cecil Lake Transpine and Erinlea. In the book these areas are named: Westend Transpine and Erinlea. Areas further out have been named Dogpatch East Cecil Lake Northwest Cecil Lake and Siphon Creek. Stories are arranged more or less in the order that settlers came to Cecil Lake." - p.11. Clean and unmarked with light wear to publisher's teal cloth. Prior owner's name in gilt upon front board. A nice copy of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Nor' Pioneer WI [Women's Institute] Hardcover
1987Best.-Nr. 461j2132Toronto: Seal Books/McClelland-Bantam Inc. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0770421962 . "A no-holds-barred account of a fiercely determined man committed to his faith and to the ideal of always doing his best. Chronicles his bumpy road to fame fortune misfortune - and eventual triumph as one of Canada's most entrepreneurial businessmen." - dust jacket. Why send your child to business school when you can give them this book instead Our favourite part is when Jimmy parlays $25000 into $76000000 during the great silver boom of 1980. Although the business stories he recounts are now fading into the mists of time the lessons they teach are timeless - and priceless. 4 300 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Clean tight and unmarked with light wear. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A attractive example of this inspiring life story. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Jimmy Jim James Pattison Entreprenuers British Columbia Car Sales Neonex Crush Beverages Neon Signs Autobiography Bowmac Expo 86 Vancouver Leasing Canadian Billionaires Financiers . Seal Books/McClelland-Bantam Inc. hardcover
1981Best.-Nr. 155H3730Victoria B.C.: Sea-Lake Editions. Fair. 1981. First Edition. Paperback. Signed without inscription by author upon half-title page. 120 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Maps. Prior owner's name atop half-title page. Few markings to contents. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this informative southern Vancouver Island local history and valuable genealogical reference. HALE & BARMAN 712.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Sea Lake: Recollections and History of Cordova Bay and Elk Lake Vancouver Island British Columbia Settlers Pioneers History Families Churches Schools McMorran Family Victoria Beaver Lake Native Peoples Saanich Peninsula; Signed by Authors . Sea-Lake Editions paperback
2003Best.-Nr. 551j0762Burnaby B.C.: H.Y. Louie Co. Limited. Good in Good dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 0969758537 . "From the small grocery store that Hok Yat opened in Vancouver's Chinatown in the early 1900s H.Y. Louie has evolved into a flourishing Canadian enterprise encompassing upscale supermarkets across the country a leading-edge drugstore chain and a thriving wholesale operation. This book tells the story of this remarkable company and of the family who built it." - dust jacket. 95 semi-glossy pages generously illustrated in colour and black and white. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy.; 4to . H.Y. Louie Co. Limited hardcover
2000Best.-Nr. 147h5454British Columbia: Nisga'a Tribal Council 2000. Book. Illus. by Fiegehen Gary. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. "A sedate story on the surface the repatriation and return of Nisga'a artifacts is fraught with high drama and the clash of cultures. A long bittersweet tale it began in the heyday of anthropological collecting on the Northwest Coast the time between 1875 and the Great Depression when missionaries travelled to aboriginal villages throughout British Columbia to spread the word of Christ." - p.7 "In their landmark Treaty the Nisga'a successfully negotiated with the Canadian and British Columbian governments the return of about 300 specific artifacts." - p.62. 64 pages. Wonderful colour and black and white photography is supported with text describing Nisga'a culture and artifacts now being supported/returned. Unmarked with light wear. A quality example. Nisga'a Tribal Council Paperback
1993Best.-Nr. 828H0172Canada: Douglas & McIntyre. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550541285 . 136 pages. 12.5 x 10.5". Chronology. Illustrated endpapers. "This extraordinary book portrays a rich and flourishing culture. An extended essay illustrated with archival photographs sets the scene. Then 80 stunning colour images chronicle an annual cycle of activity from the oolichan harvest to the coming of winter from the raising of the first new totem pole in a century to documenting ceremonies rooted in pre-history. The interweaving of image with words from an oral tradition which predates the Greeks by thousands of years reveals a wonderfully sophisticated understanding of the human and natural world." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A lovely copy of the handsome tribute to the Nisgaa people.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Nisga'a: People of the Nass Indians of North America British Columbia B.C. Nass River Region Nishga Tribal Council Land Claims . Douglas & McIntyre hardcover
1977Best.-Nr. 845G0835Canada: The Whig-Standard 1977. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 20 pages. Features: The Sally Ann in Suburbia - Lieutenant Ken Chapman wages the Salvation Army's battle in North Vancouver - with great colour photo of Ken and Brenda Chapman of London Ontario; K-Tel's Greatest Hits - fantastic kitschy article - with great colour photos - about the firm's hit products and it's leader Philip Kives a former Saskatchewan farm boy - products include the Miracle Brush Hair Magician Multi-Sharpener Feather-Touch Knife Record Selector Frypans Veg-o-matic Patty Stacker Multi-Exerciser Super-Bond glue - a cool article!; Comparing the lot of a department store sales lady in 1907 with the modern version - a fascinating study plus archival photos; How to win at the most popular board games - Othello Scrabble Monopoly Mastermind Risk Organized Crime; A fascinating short history of Christmas carols; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. The Whig-Standard Paperback
1958Best.-Nr. 744a0229British Columbia: Rutland Centennial Committee 1958. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 128 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Many black and white reproductions of marvelous archival photos. "A chronicle of the people who at one time or another lived in Rutland and adjoining districts and the community organizations that served the district." - Forward. Very informative. Usual library markings. Average wear. A sound reference copy. Hale & Barman 798 Edwards & Lort 3080 Lowther 2046. Rutland Centennial Committee Paperback
1991Best.-Nr. 215j2323USA: University of Utah Press. Very Good. 1991. First Edition. Paperback. 0774805684 . "In 1871 R.M. Rylatt a former sergeant of His Majesty's Royal Engineers embarked on a new career as an agent of the Canadian Pacific Railroad survey searching for a route that would join British Columbia to the rest of Canada. He kept notes of his two years of expeditionary work which he later revised and expanded adding numerous colour sketches and line drawings. His journal provides a valuable first-hand account of the race to mount a transcontinental railway across the largely unmapped territory. It is also a great adventure story full of the trials and tribulations that were so much a part of every day existence. Readers will be captivated by Rylatt's jaunty but dangerous adventures told with sly humour and a canny eye for details." - back cover. 246 page paperback book. Index. Colour illustrations. Clean tight and unmarked with light wear. A quality example. ; University of Utah Publications in the American West; 8vo . University of Utah Press paperback
1967Best.-Nr. 754j1109British Columbia: The Cowichan Lake District Centennial Committee. Good with no dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Presents the local history of Cowichan Lake British Columbia located on Vancouver Island. 207 4 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. Chapters include: The veil is rent; The natives; Pioneer loggging; Newer methods; Early settlers; Isolation ends; Later biographies; Prospectors - Law - Order - Services; The Growth of Industry; The coming of Unionism; The schools 1918-1965; The story of a village; Mesachie-Paldi; Honeymoon Bay; Youbou-Caycuse; Assorted Biographies; and more. Clean tight and unmarked with moderate wear. Slight warp to front board. No dust jacket if one was issued. A sound copy of this informative local history. Hale & Barman 816.; Sm 4to; 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 hardcover
2007Best.-Nr. 155j0771Vancouver B.C.: Ronsdale Press. Very Good. 2007. First Edition. Paperback. 1553800400 . "This homegrown history of a distinctive Vancouver neighbourhood draws on interviews with more than 350 local residents including both recent arrivals and descendants of pioneers. Their personal accounts are augmented by information from numerous archival and published sources. From early settlement and industry to the area's commercial development from the first schools to the last streetcars from tent homes to castle houses this volume brimming with historic photographs celebrates community roots and a sense of place." - back cover. 441 glossy pages. Index. Footnotes. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean bright tight and unmarked with light wear. A high quality copy.; 4to; 452 pages . Ronsdale Press paperback
2005Best.-Nr. 224j2340Victoria B.C.: Trafford. Very Good. 2005. Reprint. Paperback. 1412049180 . Signed and inscribed by author upon first blank leaf. "This is the story of young people of Coastal B.C. who grew up under the 'Be Prepared Motto' and served in the Army Navy or Air Cadets." - back cover. 288 pages. Index bibliography and glossary. Black and white reproductions of photos and documents. Clean tight and unmarked with light wear. An attractive signed example. ; 4to; Signed by Author . Trafford paperback
1977Best.-Nr. 651H2371Calgary AB Canada: Western Emerging Arts Ltd. Good. 1977. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 50 pages. Features: Cover art by Daphne Odjig entitled "Jaffa Gate"; Daphne Odjig Jack Cowin; Wade Jones; West Coast Indian Art; Festival Calgary; View From the Plain; About Weaving; Maples Gallery; and more. Colour ads include works by: G.D. Markovich Mannie Gonsalves and Allen Sapp. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Arts West Magazine - Visual Arts of Manitoba Saskatchewan British Columbia Alberta and the North Volume 2 Number 2 1977 - Daphne Odjig "Jaffa Gate"; Daphne Odjig Jack Cowin; Wade Jones; West Coast Indian Art; Festival Calgary; View From the Plain; . Western Emerging Arts Ltd. unknown
