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1967réf. 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
1947réf. 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
1974réf. 24604984Ottawa: Environment Canada. Fair. 1974. First Edition. Paperback. 79 pages. Numerous large colour photographs. Prior owner's name atop half-title page else unmarked. Above-average wear.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The Salmon . Environment Canada paperback
2004réf. 292251Calgary: Shaw Communications Inc 2004. First edition. hardcover. very good/very good. 4to. pp.504 heavy book additional postage will apply Shaw Communications Inc hardcover
1869réf. 2301180062Engineers Manufacturers Publishing Co; Western & Company 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. The Dawn of Computing and communications technology: Industrial Arts: A four year run of this rare magazine in particularly fine condition 4 volumes containing 48 monthly issues printed 1869-1872. 35 cm. Bound in publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Exceptionally clean and white pages. iv 380; iv 380; iv 288 12; 2 iv 288 8 pages. Lovely illustrations numerous ads. The 1869 issue has a cover article on the invention of the telephone six years before Alexander Graham Bell's famous call to Mr. Watson. "This invention may in its present state have no direct practical application . . . but who can say that it does not contain the germ of a new method of working the telegraph" page 129. The August 1870 issue discusses "Calculating by Machinery" with an illustration of "the Swedish calculating machine at Albany N.Y." page 225. Lomazow 768. Engineers Manufacturers Publishing Co; Western & Company hardcover
1870réf. 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
1878réf. 1002050015Cincinnati: Western Biographical Publishing 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Very thick quarto. 798 unnumbered pages : portraits ; 28 cm. Original brown blind tooled leather with gold gilt lettering and detail. All edges gilt. Rubbing. Library markings. Chipping to prelims and title pages small tear to title page. Scattered foxing. This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Cincinnati: Western Biographical Publishing hardcover
1993réf. 744a0166British Columbia: Sono Nis Press. Fair. 1993. First Edition. Paperback. 1550390449 . "Featured are some of the legendary people who shaped the future of aviation in Canada. The intriguing sometimes tricky aircraft used in the bush are dealt with in detail - Wacos Fairchilds Junkers Fokkers and many other types." - back cover. 267 pages. Index. Somewhat above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A sound reading copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; AIR PILOTS BIOGRAPHY AERONAUTICS CANADA Bush Flying to Blind Flying : British Columbia's Aviation Pioneers 1930-1940 Aeronautics History Wacos Fairchilds Junkers Fokkers . Sono Nis Press paperback
1962réf. 155H1224Vancouver: Mitchell Press Limited. Good. 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. 265 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Black and white reproductions of photos. Map front endpaper. A very readable history of this storied British Columbia railway. Prior owner's stamp upon front free endpaper otherwise unmarked. Binding intact. Lacking the dust jacket. A sound copy. Edwards & Lort 2949.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; P G E P.G.E. Pacific Great Eastern Railway to the North Northern British Columbia B.c. Transportation Rail Foley Welch & Stewart John Oliver Peace River Howe Sound Pemberton Valley & Northern Cunningham Cut North Shore Line J.C. Gill J.C. Keith Patr . Mitchell Press Limited hardcover
1992réf. 323a0680Nanaimo BC Canada: The Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0920225055 . 149 pages. "This engaging illustrated history of Vancouver Island's east coast tourist and distribution centre spans the centuries from its Coast Salish Indian days to its boom town present." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Lovely copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Discover Nanaimo History Illustrated Vancouver Island Hub City Coast Salish Native Indians Coal Mining James Dunsmuir . The Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce hardcover
1979réf. 629a8996British Columbia: Kimberly Senior Citizen History Book Committee. Very Good. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 0889250863 . 357 pages. Many archival black and white illustrations. Map endpapers. Contains: Early Claim Map; Mines History; History of Mining Towns; Church History; School History; Sports History; Wycliffe 1900-1930; Personal Histories; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Slight lean to spine. Nice clean copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Marysville British Columbia Local History Families Settlers Pioneers Development Mountain Treasures - The History of Kimberley British Columbia Kootenay Mining Claims Mines Towns Churces Schools Sports Wycliffe . Kimberly Senior Citizen History Book Committee hardcover
1950réf. 432c9910British Columbia: The British Columbia Regiment D.C.O. Very Good. 1950. First Edition. Paperback. Presents "certain episodes in the tale of our Regiment which occurred during the Second World War and which are now recounted for the entertainment of the lay reader rather than the critical analysis of the military historian." - Introduction. 86 pages. Includes many full-page black and white reproductions of photos and 28 Canadian Armoured Regiment BCR Casualty List. Minor blemish on back cover otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Tight and square. A quality copy of this important history. Edwards & Lort 1658 Dornbusch 15 Hale 1362. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Story of the British Columbia Regiment 1939-1945 WWII . The British Columbia Regiment (D.C.O.) paperback
réf. dola2310Tokyo: 2019. Second Printing. Published in conjunction with an exhibition. 4to. pp. 318 4. captions in Japanese & English some text in in English the rest of the text in Japanese. profusely illus. most colour. pictorial bds. Fine copy. dola2310 [Tokyo: 2019] unknown
1988réf. AOSe[LOS21Sante Fe: Gerald Peters Gallery 1988. 1988. oblong 4to. pp. 93 1. 54 illus. 49 colour. biblio. index. cloth. dw. Exhib. Cat. Hardcover. [Sante Fe: Gerald Peters Gallery, 1988]. Hardcover
2007réf. 166j1087Canada: Skookum Publications. Good. 2007. First Edition. Paperback. 0919773133 . Signed and inscribed by author and editor upon title page. "Author spent 35 years seeking out audio taping and transcribing interviews with those people who participated in some way in the development of Penticton from a municipality in 1908 to the City of Penticton in 1948 to a vibrant economic and social community in 2008." - Forward. 208 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white and colour reproductions of archival photos. Clean with light wear. A quality copy of this informative local history.; Sm 4to; Signed by Author . Skookum Publications paperback
1990réf. 714j0901Powell River B.C.: P.R.H.R.A. Very Good. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0889259585 . "In 1962 Golden Stanley began taping interviews with oldtimers of the Powell River area. Others followed his example from that time until the present so that we have a large collection of tapes at the local Archives. Most of the stories in this volume are transcribed from those tapes. Others are quoted from local publications." - back board. 6 410 pages. Index. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Map endpapers. Slight warp to boards otherwise very clean bright and unmarked with light wear. A high quality copy of this informative work. ; 8vo; 410 pages . P.R.H.R.A. hardcover
1970réf. 732j1023Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 0226476863 . "How does the rapidly changing modern world affect a large band of Salish Indians living on the east coast of Vancouver Island A prosperous White town has grown up on the edge of their reserve yet the Indians cling to many of their old ways of living their old customs and ceremonies. There is very little integration with the life of the town. In this field study Claudia Lewis probes beneath the surface of the drinking and the disordered homes to find basic patterns of family and interpersonal life. She lived with the Indians and gathered field material for this book during several summers with a last return visit in 1968.The 'Camas' Indians of today are in a situation not unlike that of minority groups all over the world who are searching for their identity." - dust jacket. 224 pages. Index. Small address label upon front free endpaper. Book tight and unmarked with average wear. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this informative study. ; 8vo . The University of Chicago Press hardcover
1995réf. 615j0957Vancouver B.C.: Pacific National Exhibition / P.N.E. Good. 1995. First Edition. Spiral Bound. Cookbook published in conjunction with cooking shows presented at the 1995 PNE Provincial Fair to promote the wonderful foods grown in British Columbia. 100 pages. Index. Few markings to contents. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. ; 4to . Pacific National Exhibition / P.N.E. unknown
2014réf. 661j1022British Columbia: Heritage. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. 1772030376 . Signed without inscription by author upon half-title page. "A poignant look at Victoria High School's sacrifice at the frontlines of this global conflict. Drawing on his wealth of knowledge of military history as well as seldom-seen sources from the school's rich archives Gough recounts the personal stories of some two dozen young people who saw the face of battle." - dust jacket. 223 pages. Footnotes and index. Black and white photographic plates. Clean tight and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A high-quality signed example of this informative history.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Heritage hardcover
2006réf. 216j1170Vancouver B.C.: Orca Bay Hockey Limited Partnership. Good. 2006. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: Roberto Luongo - Canucks #1 Stopper; Q&A with Alain Vigneault; Willie Mitchell Finally Comes Home; Marc Chouinard - he comes from great hockey lineage; Luc Bourdon - Rookie rearguard raring to go; Lineups for the Canucks and San Jose Sharks. 80 glossy pages profusely illustrated in colour. Clean bright and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this nice Canucks memento.; 8vo . Orca Bay Hockey Limited Partnership unknown
1997réf. 615j1120Vancouver Island Canada: South Vancouver Island Women's Institutes. Good. 1997. First Edition. Spiral Bound. A compilation of recipes submitted by members of South Vancouver Island District Women's Institutes. Includes four pages of reproductions of photos and brief biographic details of ladies influential in the Women's Institute movement in earlier years. Unmarked with average wear. Unpaginated. 2cm thick so probably at least 200 pages. A sound vintage copy of this nice Centennial cookbook.; 8vo . South Vancouver Island Women's Institutes unknown
2010réf. 615j1165Ladysmith B.C.: L.D.H.S. Good. 2010. First Edition. Spiral Bound. 0978498410 . Serves up a tasty view of what life was like in Ladysmith's old days combined with treasured family recipes. Filled to the brim with many never-before published photos of local families plus their brief histories and favourite recipes. 162 pages. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this the second volume of combined Ladysmith recipes and family histories.; 8vo . L.D.H.S. unknown
2010réf. 103j1025Canada: McGill-Queen's University Press. 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. 0773536868 . Signed and briefly inscribed upon title page by Tom Flanagan. "Challenging current laws and management this illuminating work proposes the creation of a new system that would allow first Nations to choose to have full ownership of property both individually and colllectively. Investigates the current forms of property rights on reserves and exposes the limitations of each system. Proposes a First Nations Property Ownership Act that would enable First Nations to take over full ownership of reserve lands from the Crown. "This coherent and in-depth work covers a wide array of issues and shows that full property rights for aboriginal peoples are long overdue." - Moin A. Yahya Faculty of Law University of Alberta. xvi 224 pages. Footnotes and Index. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality signed copy. ; 8vo . McGill-Queen's University Press hardcover
2004réf. 216j1166Vancouver B.C.: Orca Bay Hockey Limited Partnership. Very Good. 2004. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: Jason King - King for more than a day; Jarkko Ruutu - The new 'Grate' one; The Fine Art of Ice Making Q & A with Mike Keane; Diggin' in the Archives; Lineups for the Canucks and Red Wings. 104 glossy pages profusely illustrated in colour. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. An attractive copy. Bonus: includes ticket stub for the game featuring photo of Markus Naslund.; 8vo . Orca Bay Hockey Limited Partnership unknown
2011réf. 157j0995Canada: K.M. Fine. 2011. First Edition. Spiral Bound. 0986542202 . Signed without inscription by author upon title page. Presents the history of the Gordon River logging camp on Vancouver Island from its beginnings in 1948. This is a story of changing times from railway logging to truck road logging and how camp life evolved over the years. vi 234 pages. References index glossary and tables. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent signed copy.; 4to; Signed by Author . K.M. unknown
