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1904réf. 349a7746Victoria British Columbia: The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company 1904. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. 16 pages. A wonderful snap shot of life as it was on Vancouver Island 100 years ago. News of the day includes: The Russo-Japanese War; J.P. Planta well known Nanaimo Public Man Passes Away; C.P.R. Harbour Improvements - removal of Sehl's Point; W.W. B. McInnes likely to be next governor of the Yukon; The Mullally Sisters; Britannia Mines Howe Sound B.C. - History Geology Characteristics of Ore Bodies Development; Chumbi the Key to Thibet Tibet; Hardships of Russian Workmen; The Centenary of Shrapnel - Its Inventor and his history; Japan's Military System; London Society's Love of Tattoing; Lord Brampton's Reminiscences; Report on the White Pass and Yukon Railway; and much more. Wonderful illustrations of Victorian Women's attire adorn back page. Dozens of advertisements including "Farm For Sale - Lake District - 72.47 acres - A Bargain at $1500.00." Significant chipping along fold. Some yellowing. Few edge tears. Fatigue crack through central portion of each page. The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company Paperback
1904réf. 349a7754Victoria BC Canada: The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company 1904. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. 16 pages. A wonderful snap shot of life as it was on Vancouver Island 100 years ago. News of the day includes: Russo-Japanese War Coverage; American Schooner PIcks up Survivors on Derelect Sampan at sea - Captain went mad others starved; B.C. Mines and Mining article mentions Tyee Copper Company Ladysmith; The Spaniards of the North West Coast of North America - article by Provincial Historian E.O.S. Scholefield; Lovely photo of croquet on the beach at Foul Bay; The Meteoric Career of John Steele of Pennsylvania - Spent $3000 a day; List of Victoria Tax Sale Properties complete with legal description registered owner and amount owing; large article entitled "Andrew Carnegie on Universal Peace; and much more. Dozens of advertisements including: "10 Acre Blocks off Cook St. For Sale from $140 to $200 in Tolmie Estate" Significant chipping along fold. Top of back page is devoted to 'Costly Victorian Garments for Evening Wear' and contains lovely illustrations. Bottom of back page illustrates and describes elaborate Home Wedding breakfasts. Some yellowing. Few edge tears. Large clipping from page 3. Small advertisement clipped from page 6. Fatigue cracks to central portion of all pages. The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company Paperback
1958réf. 842a0721London: George Newnes Limited 1958. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Features: According to the Law - Lieut.-Col. G.H. Keighley-Bell recalls his adventures with Kurds around 1919; Cut Out and Get Out - Tom H. Inkster recalls logging on Vancouver Island - photos; A Pint for the Man Who Breaks his Oar - fishermen at Aldeburgh "The Wild Amphibious Race"; A Witch Doctor and the Bride - a Zulu Tale; The Sea Arab - a white man becomes a man of the sea in the tropical islands; Death to the Whites - Lolo St. Paul of the Shuswap Indians in British Columbia taught the law of the White man to the Indians but to the pioneer-settlers he represented the law of the Redskin - excellent and little-known B.C. history with photos; Outcast of the Silent City - An Indian Adventure; I Lived in the Stone Age - studying aborigines of Australia; The Lost World of Jimmy Angel - a tale of gold diamonds and Angel Falls a mile-high waterfall in Venezuela; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding beginning to open at bottom but everything still holding together. George Newnes Limited Paperback
1950réf. 873H0866Vancouver: The University of British Columbia 1950. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 224 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos. Prior owner's name and details upon front free endpaper otherewise unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. The University of British Columbia Hardcover
1975réf. 569a4690Victoria BC: Reynolds Secondary School 1975. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Unpaginated. Approximately 3/8" thick. Lots of black and white photos throughout. Many autographs upon title page with others scattered throughout the book and some writing upon front and back covers. Binding sound. A quality copy of this nostalgic yearbook!. Reynolds Secondary School Paperback
2007réf. 338j2843Canada: Wedding Bells Magazine. Good No dust jacket as issued. British Columbia Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: 487 Wow Ideas to Plan Your Day Your Way!; Bridal Hair Special - Hottest Styles; Romantic Cakes & Flowers; Sexy Honeymoon Hot Spots; Look Like a Star - Glam Gowns Veils Shoes and Accessories to Get You Wedding Ready! 428 pages loaded with gorgeous colour photogrphy. Tight clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Bridal shop sticker on front cover. A sound example of this beautiful issue.; 4to . 2007. Wedding Bells Magazine unknown
1977réf. 559c8582Victoria B.C.: Reynolds Secondary School 1977. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Unpaginated. Half an inch thick. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Reynolds Secondary School Hardcover
1980réf. 325a1975Canada: Ladies' Auxilliary. Good. 1980. Second Edition. Paperback. 196 pages. Index. Two fold-out maps. Many black and white illustrations. Topics include: The First People Explorers Pioneers Nanoose areas Biographies The Community. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this substantial work.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; A History of Nanoose Bay - Second Edition Vancouver Island History Pioneers Maps . Ladies' Auxilliary paperback
2006réf. 654j0837Nanaimo B.C.: N.H.S. Very Good. 2006. Revised Edition. Plastic Comb Binding. 0969309392 . "Provides short histories of these families which arrived in Nanaimo in 1854: George and Ann Robinson; Edwin and Elizabeth Gough; John and Elizabeth Thompson Matthew and Caroline Miller; Joseph and Naomi Webb; Daniel and Eliza Dunn. Describes how the families were recruited in the Midlands of England the hardships of their voyage and something of the small town for which they were destined." - Preface. 45 pages. Maps. Family tree diagrams and black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. A high-quality copy of this superb genealogical reference. ; Sm 4to . N.H.S. unknown
2007réf. 654j0838Nanaimo B.C.: N.H.S. Very Good. 2007. Revised Edition. Plastic Comb Binding. 0969309384 . Provides genealogical information for these early Nanaimo families: John and Lavinia Malpass; John and Marry Ann Meakin; George and Mary Ann Baker; Richard and Sarah Turner; Thomas and Anna Maria York. 46 pages. Maps. Family tree diagrams and black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. A high-quality copy of this superb genealogical reference. ; Sm 4to . N.H.S. unknown
2007réf. 654j0839Nanaimo B.C.: N.H.S. Very Good. 2007. Revised Edition. Plastic Comb Binding. 0969309392 . Provides genealogical information for these early Nanaimo families: John and Jane Biggs; Elijah and Frances Ganner; Richard and Elizabeth Richardson; John and Seadonah Richardson; Jesse and Mary Ann Sage; Thomas and Mary Hawkes; Joseph Louis and Ann Bevilockway. 53 pages. Maps. Family tree diagrams and black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. A high-quality copy of this superb genealogical reference. ; Sm 4to . N.H.S. unknown
1972réf. 323a0906British Columbia: Pacific Hovercraft Limited 1972. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rare memento of this early high-speed endeavour to connect passengers travelling between Vancouver and Vancouver Island by sea. Claimed to connect downtown Nanaimo with downtown Vancouver in just over 45 minutes; downtown Vancouver to downtown Victoria in under one and a half hours. Light wear. Few pencil notes. Undated. Circa 1972. Pacific Hovercraft Limited Paperback
1978réf. 417H3151Canada: Stagecoach Publishing Co. Ltd. 1978. Book. Illus. by Mclean Terry cover. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Special triple issue. 104 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Features: Billy Barker - he hit the mother lode; Last Voyage of the Tonquin March 25 1811; Miser's Hoard - Silas K. Vandermark; Policing the Rails - B.C. Provincial Police Constable Fred Emmott; Steamboat in the Rapids - the Maid of the Mist shoots the rapids below Niagara Falls June 6 1861; Murder at Beaver Pass - black barber Wellington Delaney Moses helps solve murder case; Grafton Tyler Brown - Black Artist of the West; Father Rondeault's Butter Church - St. Ann's Church on the Cowichan native reserve near Duncan on Vancouver Island; The Life and Death of the Davis-Humphries Hotel - Augusta Twp. Ontario; Leechtown's $40000 Cache - on Vancouver Island's Leech River; Dead Man's Gold - a tale from up the Stewart River; The Evil-Tempered Explorer - Captain Sir Edward Belcher R.N.; Memories of Mount Sicker - its copper prompted development of two major mines a railway and three small townsites; Cariboo Memories of Constance Pettijohn; The Ghost of Walt Whitman and Ontario's Bon Echo Rock; Haida Chief Koyah's War; The Tragedy of the American Buffalo; Buffalo are moved to the future Banff National Park; Sod House Earns Pioneer's Respect; The Last Great Indian Battle - it became a slaughter when the Cree made a rush for the river; Twenty-six Years With the B.C. Provincial Police - Constable Jack Williams retired in 1949 several drops of soiling and slight moisture exposure to this story. Unmarked with moderate soiling and wear. A sound vintage copy. Stagecoach Publishing Co. Ltd. Paperback
1988réf. 713H2005Penticton BC Canada: Skookum Publications 1988. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 92 pages. Map. Numerous black and white reproductions of archival black and white photos. "Returns the reader to an era in Canadian history when raising training trading and selling and the general use of horses were in their last decades of necessity and popularity. The Patterson herds were not animals raised in the neatly fenced paddocks of today. Range bred horses were left in the mountains until maturity then corralled castrated and branded. This story deals with these wild horses and the lifestyle of those men who worked with them and depended upon them." - from Introduction. Patterson's family was droughted out of Alberta and travelled by covered wagon to British Columbia to make a new start. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this adventurous depression-era history. Skookum Publications Paperback
1990réf. 146a7501British Columbia Canada: District of Coquitlam. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0969459203 . 400 pages. "One hundred years of history as told by the pioneers themselves who recall taming the tree-filled wilderness the warmth of a growing community and the many cultures which formed what is now Coquitlam." - subtitle. Black and white archival illustrations throughout. Faint dab of liquid paper atop decorated front free endpaper otherwise clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Beautiful copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Coquitlam 100 Years: Reflections of the Past Lower Mainland History . District of Coquitlam hardcover
2012réf. 633j0619Port Moody B.C.: Port Moody Heritage Society. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. 098808760X . "Provides a fascinating history of Port Moody British Columbia from 1880 to 1980. Using text photos and personal first-hand accounts this work offers a dramatic factual account of Port Moody life. From the coming of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the birth of the port to the emergence of industries like lumber and oil refining each chapter paints a picture of how Port Moody developed through the decades. The human side is portrayed in stories of sports and recreation special events and life during the Depression and World War II." - dust jacket. x 182 glossy pages. Index of people. Profusely illustrated with wonderful black and white and colour photos. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Oblong 9.3 x 11.5". A beautiful copy. Gift quality. ; 8vo . Port Moody Heritage Society hardcover
1988réf. 762H0099Canada: B.C. Ministry of Forests & Lands & Canadian Forestry Service. Good. 1988. First Edition. Spiral Bound. 0771886527 . Multiple paginations. Over 1" thick. A handbook specific to British Columbia. Contents include: Forestry Basics Forest Inventory Management Planning Forest Access Harvesting the Trees Forest Products Reforesting the Land; Tending the Stand; Forest Protection; Business Basics; Getting Help; Stumpage and Taxes; Multiple reference tables etc. Appears to be unmarked with average wear and sound binding. A quality copy of this very helpful guide.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Managing Your Woodland: A Non-Forester's Guide to Small-Scale Forestry in British Columbia B.C. Forests and Forestry British Columbia Forest Management Forestry Basics Forest Inventory Management Planning Forest Access Harvesting the Trees Forest . B.C. Ministry of Forests & Lands & Canadian Forestry Service unknown
1980réf. 24801839Victoria BC: Jim Ryan Publisher 1980. Book. Illus. by Ryan Jim. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. Limited Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 125 pages. Hand-numbered 947 of 1000 copies and signed by author. British Columbia history par excellence. A superlative pictorial biography of the British Columbia Premier written by his friend Jim Ryan. Book in pristine condition but for a very small and nearly invisible blemish in lower left corner of front board. Gorgeous gilt-decorated maroon cloth-covered boards are otherwise As New. Contents As New. Colour illustrated slip cover shows light to moderate wear and remains very attractive. Wonderful copy. Jim Ryan, Publisher Hardcover
1954réf. 558H3361Nanaimo B.C.: Nanaimo Senior High School. Fair. 1954. First Edition. Paperback. 80 pages loaded with black and white photos of students and staff plus nostalgic ads for local businesses some with photos. Who knew Nanaimo used to have an Egg Pool Many dozens of autographs of both staff and students including Valedectorian Doreen Dobinson. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A sound and pleasing vintage copy of this memento of the school which has since been renamed Nanaimo District Secondary School / NDSS.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Nanaimo District Secondary School Bastion 1953-1954: Student Yearbook of N.S.H.S. Nanaimo Senior High School Now N.D.S.S. Nanaimo B.C. Staff . Nanaimo Senior High School paperback
1994réf. 656j0968Merritt British Columbia: Sonotek Publishing Ltd. / Lincoln Sandner. Very Good. 1994. First Edition. Paperback. 0929069099 . Signed and dated without inscription by author upon title page. Presents the history of Christina Lake British Columbia and surrounding area. 128 pages. Index. Over 100 black and white reproductions of archival photos maps and illustrations many never before published. Clean bright tight and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy.; Illustrations; 4to; Signed by Author . Sonotek Publishing Ltd. / Lincoln Sandner paperback
1947réf. 151H2225Toronto: The United Church of Canada. Fair with no dust jacket. 1947. First Edition. Paperback. Signed and inscribed by author atop map of the west coast on first leaf. xiv 200 pages. Black and white photographic plates. The story of Captain William Oliver as told by the man who replaced this pioneer of the Marine Work of the Methodist Church on the B.C. coast. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Dust jacket not included.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; My Captain Oliver: A Story of Two Missionaries on the British Columbia Coast Scott Robert C. Signed Thomas Crosby III United Church of Canada British Columbia Skidegate Alberni Residential School Marine Work Coast Captain William Oliver Christianity Eva; Signed by Authors . The United Church of Canada paperback
2005réf. 569j0372Port Alberni British Columbia: Stephanie Smith. Good. 2005. First Edition. Spiral Bound. "For half a century Totem Tournament has provided ADHS/ADSS students and staff with a uniting school event. No other occasion at the school generates as much enthusiasm and cooperative staff/student involvement. In addition to being the oldest high school boys' basketball tournament in British Columbia Totem plays before capacity crowds every year making it the premier sporting event in the Alberni Valley. Generations of Albernites have been part of the tournament in some way. This compilation of writing and photos is an attempt to capture the history of Totem from its inception to today." - Tournament Director. Includes a chapter for each decade lists of everyone who ever played in the tournament winners and MVPs all stars former coaches and their comments former Princesses and their thoughts referees and Wink Willox Winners and more. 125 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of photos. Trifle of writing inside back cover otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. List of "Top Ten Opposition Players" to appear in the Tournament on page 125 includes Steve Nash of SMU St. Michael's University School. Nash went on to play eighteen seasons in the NBA where he was twice voted Most Valuable Player. A quality copy of this wonderful compilation. ; 4to . Stephanie Smith unknown
1995réf. 731h1942Victoria BC: First Nations Education Division Greater Victoria School District. Fair. 1995. First Edition. Paperback. 1894114000 . Signed without inscription upon title page by illustrator Joe Silvey. A children's story book produced to aid in the preservation of native culture in British Columbia. Prior owner's bookplate upon title page. 30 glossy pages illustrated in colour. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this charming work.; Color Illustrations; 8vo; Signed by Artist . First Nations Education Division, Greater Victoria School District paperback
réf. SONG086078973XUsed: Good unknown
1951réf. 346H2545London: The Wide World 1951. Book. Illus. by Nicolson W.C. cover;. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxiv 129-192 pages. Features: 500 miles to freedom -nine men escape Rabaul after it is overrun by the Japanese in 1942; The land sharks - a story from Canada in 1925 about get-rich-quick schemes in real estate; Man-Eater - the brief but eventful career of a man eating tiger as recounted by a former member of the Burma Frontier Service; The Vale of the Gods the northern Punjab - photo illustrated article; The Ju-Ju Doctor - the facts of an amazing occurrence on the Gold Coast; The Dragon - big scare on East Indian Island; Photo of typical Cyprus Brickyard; The Sea-Dyaks of Borneo - photo illustrated account of this little-known race of former headhunters and pirates; Section Man - an interesting glimpse of the life of a track labourer on a Canadian railroad; The Poorhouse Tragedy - 3 People Were Shot Dead in Crawford County Arkansas; The Bluffton Wolf - famous Texas wolf; and more plus many vintage ads. Small pencilled name atop front cover otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality vintage copy. The Wide World Paperback
