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1980rif. 317h6089Fort Nelson B.C.: Self-Published. Good. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 0969036906 . Intended to provide the children of Fort Nelson with a sense of their past but is also informative and interesting for older readers. 200 pages. Many black and white diagrams and reproductions of archival photos. Illustrated endpapers. Unobtrusive bits of clear tape upon front free endpaper. Prior owner's details atop title page otherwise tight and unmarked with light wear and moderate soiling to edges. A sound copy of this precious local history. Hale & Barman 1042.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Fort Nelson British Columbia History Settlers Pioneers . Self-Published hardcover
1989rif. 155h6151Victoria B.C.: Orca Book Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0920501257 . "Brings to life the drama and determination the conflict and the double-dealing that typified the development of the coal mining industry on Canada's west coast during the latter half of the 19th century. Central to the story is Robert Dunsmuir the man whose single-minded determination and persistence led him to a position of unequalled wealth and power and made him a great many friends and not-a-few enemies. Also tells the story of the coal miners - the hardworking sometimes abused men who cae from all over the world in search of a brighter future. Describes the rise of the union movement the strikes and dangers underground and the racial tensions of the industry in its earliest days." - dust jacket. 195 pages. Footnotes bibliography index. Occasional black and white illustrations. Book clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A nice copy.; 8vo . Orca Book Publishers hardcover
1985rif. 518h1688Ganges B.C.: Horsdal & Schubart. Good. 1985. First Edition. Paperback. 0920663028 . "Between 1890 and 1929 Samuel Maclure designed many comfortable gracious houses mostly in Vancouver New Westminster and Victoria British Columbia. From large projects such as Hatley Park now Royal Roads and Gabriola Mansion to modest bungalows his buildings are all noted for their exquisite detail thoughtful layout and elegant proportions. Other members of the energetic Maclure family did important pioneer work in British Columbia in surveying brick making and newspaper publishing and their ventures are also described in this book." - back cover. 164 pages. Footnotes list of sources index. Many black and white diagrams and reproductions of archival photos. Inclues nineteen pages of inventory of structures designed by Maclure. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A must have for anyone privileged to live in a home designed by this gifted architect.; 8vo . Horsdal & Schubart paperback
1978rif. 738h1723Victoria B.C.: Province of British Columbia / British Columbia Provincial Museum. Very Good. 1978. First Edition. Paperback. 0000681628 . "Much of the information on gathering and preparing foods contained in this handbook was obtained from elderly members of contemporary Indian communities." - Preface. Chapters include: Lichens Mushrooms and Fungi Ferns Conifers Flowering Plants and more. 259 pages. Glossary references and index. Printed upon glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with high-resolution colour and black and white photos. Tight square and unmarked with light wear. A high quality copy of this excellent reference.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Food Plants of British Columbia B.C. Indians Part 2 Two - Interior Peoples: Handbook No. 36 Wild Plants Edible British Columbia Indians of North America Food Lichens Mushrooms and Fungi Ferns Conifers Flowering Plants . Province of British Columbia / British Columbia Provincial Museum paperback
1997rif. 326h6086Canada: Self-Published. Good. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550565168 . Signed and inscribed by author upon half-title page. 427 pages. Index. Footnotes. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos including lovely photo-illustrated endpapers. ". A people book a lively collection of maritime memoirs and profiles. Reflects the personalities and experiences of the many dedicated U.S.S. crewmembers from Masters to Mess Boys who laboured long and hard hours often in treacherous weather conditions to serve the people of the West Coast. The author served in the Purser's office aboard every ship in the fleet that plied the rugged coast between 1942 and 1950. He has interviewed more than 170 personnel over a five-year period and collected well over 1000 photographs more than 400 of which are included in this book." - back board. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality signed copy of this most engaging history.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Signed by Author . Self-Published hardcover
1977rif. 833h6076British Columbia: Western Education Development Group. Good. 1977. First Edition. Paperback. A teacher's guide for elementary students prepared by the Vancouver Environment Education Project Western Education Development Group The University of British Columbia Vancouver. Topics include: Soil Formation and Structure; The Story of a Forest; A Decaying Stump; Soil Erosion; Water Absorption; How Trees Affect Soil Water Content; Animals That Live In The Soil; and more. 28 pages generously illustrated with black and white photos and diagrams. Oblong 11" x 8.5". Initials atop title page otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this wonderful teaching resource.; 8vo . Western Education Development Group paperback
1979rif. 633h1695Vancouver B.C.: Centre for Transportation Studies. Very Good. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. "This is a story about dreams visions expansion and reality. It is chiefly concerned with a railway The BCR - a relatively small carrier that serves a score of communities within a single province of Canada. It speaks of the importance of that railway to those communities to its shippers and to the economy of British Columbia. The problems discussed herein are exceedingly important and they are growing. They are by no means restricted to the province of British Columbia." - Preface. Deals substantially with the Royal Commission established in an attempt to untangle the many problems experienced by this railway. viii 346 pages. Clean and unmarked with light wear to original red cloth. Binding tight. A quality copy.; 8vo . Centre for Transportation Studies hardcover
2003rif. 633h1683Powell River B.C.: Works Publishing. Fine. 2003. First Edition. Paperback. 0968735185 . "Documents the histories of the 19 ships that have formed the famous floating breakwater at Powell River B.C. From the 'big canoes' the first steel U.S. Navy warships to be anchored offshore to the ten peculiar concrete vessels that form the breakwater today the Hulks are a diverse collection of vessels that fate brought together to form the largest floating breakwater in the world." - back cover. This 132 page paperback book is profusely illustrated with high-resolution black and white reproductions of excellent archival photos printed upon glossy stock. Index glossary and list of sources. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A gift quality copy of this attractively presented work.; 4to . Works Publishing paperback
1981rif. 214h1715Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0888943407 . "Here for the first time is a selection of the finest of Frank Matsura's work photographs whose existence was almost unknown until their recent discovery. Selected from hundreds of flawless glass plates that had been preserved largely by luck and reproduced in duotone to retain the precision and astonishing clarity of the originals these photographs linger in the imagination: Indians posing in full regalia cowboys clowning in Matsura's studio solid citizens at play and much more. Matsura was a photographer who arrived from Japan in the Okanogan country of the Pacific northwest straddling the Canadian-US border in 1903. He died of tuberculosis in 1913. Why this apparently well-educated and sophisticated man cast his lot with the miners merchants farmers ranchers and Indians of the area remains a mystery." - dust jacket. 144 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Photo endpapers. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy.; 4to . Douglas & McIntyre hardcover
2003rif. 616h6099Thetis Island B.C.: Thetis Island Community Association. Good. 2003. First Edition. Spiral Binding. 0973257709 . "Taps into the notion that the sharing of recipes - like the sharing of food - is symbolic of how we treat ourselves and others. Whether living on Thetis or just visiting one soon learns how this community - with a population of fewer than 350 people - could spawn a keepsake publication such as this." - Foreword. 192 pages. Nice colour photos. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy.; "Contains over 275 selected recipes from residents past and present of Thetis Island. Enjoy the wonderful stories and memories from island residents. Fully indexed for easy reference." - back cover. 192 pages. Many lovely colour photos. Clean and unmarked with average wear. A sound copy.; 8vo . Thetis Island Community Association unknown
1964rif. 738h6163Ottawa: National Museum of Canada. Good. 1964. Reprint. Paperback. "All the totem poles house posts and frontals and the stately grave pillars of British Columbia and Alaska have been included in this monograph as far as the author knows. The only exception is the important lot studied and published in 'Totem Poles of the Gitksan Upper Skeena River B.C.'" - Preface. xii 433 pages. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Printed on glossy stock. Reprint of the 1950 first edition. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Please note that we are offering volume I only of this very informative two-volume work. Bradley 97 Lerner & Williamson 3879.; 8vo . National Museum of Canada paperback
1997rif. 633h1682Duncan B.C.: IWA Canada Local 1-80. Very Good. 1997. First Edition. Paperback. "This special anniversary book is to acknowledge and pay tribute to all those pictured on the following pages for their contributions dedication and determination in building our local union." - Inside front cover. 88 pages. Wonderful sepia-tone reproductions of archival photos on nearly every page complete with informative descriptions of the hard work performed by this local and its members over the decades. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Gift quality. Truly a feast for the eyes and mind of anyone interested in the history of Vancouver Island logging. ; 4to . IWA Canada Local 1-80 paperback
1974rif. 633h1727Canada: J.J. Douglas. Good. 1974. First Edition. Paperback. 0888940688 . "A loving portrait of a romantic past and a nostalgic glance back at 150 years of change. Here is the dignity of the Kwakiutl Nootka and Salish culture caught in magnficent photographs by Edward Curtis. And here is the heady excitement of the 1958 gold rush when a population boom brought Victoria's population to 10000; the adventure of the age of sail when clipper ships and the famous Empresses sailed from Victoria; the danger in the sawmills lumber camps and mines that quickly developed on the Island; and the riches of the international harvest of sea otter pelts that first lured traders to Vancouver Island." - back cover. 128 page paperback book. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this fascinating and very informative photographic compilation.; Photography; 4to; 128 pages . J.J. Douglas paperback
2014rif. 317h6090Canada: Caitlin Press Inc. Fair. 2014. First Edition. Paperback. 1927575524 . "Lasqueti Island has a rowdy and divided reputation. Through the 1970s and early '80s the island attracted a flood of counterculture seekers - communards hippies utopians revolutionaries and other exotic characters looking for an alternative lifestyle. This book explores both its eccentric days and its political accomplishments." - back cover. 253 pages. Many nice sepia-tone reproductions of photos. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A sound copy of this wonderful look back.; 8vo . Caitlin Press Inc. paperback
1989rif. 341h6078British Columbia: The Trophy Wildlife Records Club of British Columbia. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1989. Third Edition. Hardcover. "The official records book for native big game trophies taken in British Columbia. Containing more than 3000 entries in 18 categories the book lists over 1000 entries which have been received since the 1983 Edition. Includes several topical articles by provincial wildlife biologists and a wide variety of stories describing many of the hunts which produced outstanding tropies - all in the words of the successful hunters. Featured are a majority of the trophies which won first or second place at the Sixth Awards Banquet in 1986. This is a book for all who are interested in the native big game of British Columbia." - dust jacket. 295 pages. Black and white photos. Includes entries up to March 1st 1988. Book clean bright tight and unmarked. Light wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A handsome copy.; 8vo . The Trophy Wildlife Records Club of British Columbia hardcover
2003rif. 411h6130Canada: B.C.F.F. Very Good. 2003. First Edition Thus. Paperback. Topics include: British Columbia's Sportfish; Tackle and Techniques; Flyfishing B.C.'s Interior Lakes; Fly Tying; Vignettes; Matching the Naturals; Life Cycles. "Will always be an important part of my library." - Jack Grundle. 201 pages. Black and white illustrations. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy.; 4to . B.C.F.F. paperback
2011rif. 752h6158Victoria B.C.: T&G Press. Fine. 2011. Second Edition. Paperback. 0973380926 . Signed without inscription by author upon half-title page. "Looks back on View Royal's First Nations heritage its place in Governor James Douglas's vision for the new colony its importance to the Royal Navy in Esquimalt Harbour and its transition from a sparsely populated farming community to a modern residential suburb that still celebrates its past heritage - including two of British Columbia's oldest pubs still thriving on their original sites." - back cover. Substantially updated from the 1993 first edition. 198 pages. Bibliography and Index. Profusely illustrated with lovely black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A beautiful copy. Gift quality.; 4to; Signed by Author . T&G Press paperback
1998rif. 724h5749Victoria B.C.: Rockland Books. Fine. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 0968326005 . pp. 315 1 xii. Index. "I trust that this book will prove more helpful than most of my six imposing shelves of Western Canadiana references and as well reflect the energy challenge and simple delight there is in collecting books on this unique part of the world. For bibliophiles collectors librarians historians scholars and booksellers I offer this guide based on somewhat more than 40 inquisitive years spent poking abount used book shops throughout Western Canada." - Introduction. One of our favourite references. Attractively presented with excellent annotations. 1754 entries. Sumptously bound in burgundy cloth brilliantly lettered and decorated in gilt. No dust jacket as issued. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Binding tight. A lovely copy.; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; Northwest Canadian history Northwest Canadian bibliography Western Canadian history Pacific Northwest . Rockland Books hardcover
2012rif. 724h6149USA: Llumina Press. Very Good. 2012. First Edition. Paperback. 1605948268 . "A book about British people on Vancouver Island while it was still in the British Empire. A separate 839 page biographical appendix to this book not included was published in 2010 as 'Imperial Vancouver Island: Who was Who 1850-1950." - Preface. 544 pages. Endnotes. Index. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this very informative Vancouver Island history.; Sm 4to . Llumina Press paperback
1983rif. 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
1989rif. 713h6162Sooke B.C.: R.E. Wells. Fair. 1989. First Edition. Unknown Binding. 0969307349 . "The loss of the British barque JANET COWAN and the seven men who perished in the aftermath was one of the principal shipwreck incidents on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island along that part of the shore known today as the West Coast Trail. It resulted in the recommendations for the construction of the shipwrecked mariner's trail that eventually became a reality. This is the story of that tragic event of 1896 followed by an account of a recent interesting and nostalgic visit to the site by a son of one of the crew of the ill-fated ship. Many items from this the largest sailing ship to meet disaster along the West Coast Trail can be seen today among the rocks and crevaces. This account shows the reader were to observe these artifacts." - back cover. 68 page stapled booklet. Map. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos. Former library copy with usual markings. A sound reference copy of this fascinating history.; 12mo . R.E. Wells unknown
2010rif. 713h6145USA: Xlibris. Good. 2010. First Edition. Paperback. 1450059627 . "During the century 1850-1950 Vancouver Island attracted Imperial officers and other Imperials from India the British Isles and elsewhere in the Empire. Victoria was the main British port on the north-west Pacific Coast for forty years before the city of Vancouver was founded in 1886 to be the coastal terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway. These two coastal cities were historically and geographically different. The Island joined Canada in 1871 and thirty-five years later the Royal Navy withdrew from Esquimalt but Island communities did not lose their Imperial character until the 1950s." - back cover. This impressive 839 page work is the biographical appendix to the author's book "Vancouver Island in the Empire" published in 2012. Index. Occasional black and white reproductions of photos. Includes over 700 pages of short biographies. Corrigenda taped to last page. Paperback binding. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this stupendous Vancouver Island history and genealogical reference.; 8vo . Xlibris paperback
1981rif. 839h1721Victoria B.C.: Sono Nis Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919462618 . Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. "The Empresses were the finest fastest liners on the Pacific. They forged a link across the North Pacific from the west coast of Canada to Japan China and later the Philippines that lasted for over 50 years. This is the dramatic story of the Canadian Pacific's Empresses on the trans-Pacific service from record-breaking runs and million-dollar silk cargoes to typhoons and war service." - dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with over 400 magnificent black and white reproductions of archival photos illustrations maps timetables and scale drawings together with detailed text and fleet lists. 290 pages. Index. Bibliography. Map endpapers. Tight clean and unmarked with light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Original 1983 credit card purchase receipt laid-in. A quality copy of this exceptional history. ; 4to; Signed by Author . Sono Nis Press hardcover
1982rif. 713h1759British Columbia: Skookum. Good. 1982. First Edition. Paperback. A nostalgic look back to the early history of this Okanagan community. 94 pages. Many quality black and white reproductions of archival photos. Small address label atop title page otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Hale & Barman #810.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; East Summerland Naramata Okanagan History Settlers Pioneers . Skookum paperback
1995rif. 755h1791Prince Rupert B.C.: City of Prince Rupert. Very Good. 1995. Second Edition. Plastic Comb. "Nutritious delicious and easy to prepare these recipes are the personal offerings of some of our very best private and professional chefs. Whether you are 'health conscious' or a 'gourmet' you will assuredly find a favourite!" - Introduction. An unrevised reprint of the 1985 first edition. 82 pages. Index. Mild smudge atop front cover otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. ; 8vo . City of Prince Rupert unknown
