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1985réf. 24111Published for the Amon Carter Museum by the University of New Mexico Press 1985. Hardback in fine condition with very good condition. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Published for the Amon Carter Museum by the University of New Mexico Press Hardcover
2006réf. 14032Vancouver British Columbia Canada: Western Canada Wilderness committee 2006. Large paperback in very good condition. Includes CD. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Western Canada Wilderness committee Paperback
1975réf. mon0003852564Unigraphic 1975. Hardcover. Very Good. . 2-volume set. large heavy books. minimal wear tanned pages. Unigraphic hardcover
1977réf. 417H3149Canada: Stagecoach Publishing Co. Ltd. Very Good. 1977. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 40 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Features: Prohibition and the Runners of Rum Alberta; Phantom Growler of the Unuk River Country; Murder at the Mount Sicker Hotel - miner Fred Beach goes on a rampage with his Winchester; The Silk Connection - the silk train roared from Vancouver to New York with her valuable cargo of silk from the Orient; West Kootenay Memories - the village of Procter; Wild Old Days; Billy Newcombe - son of Dr. C.F. Newcombe; Victoria's First Mayor Was a Character - Thomas Harris; The Great Fire at Miramichi October 7 1825; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Canada West Magazine Summer 1977 Volume 7 Number 2: Murder at the Mount Sicker Hotel Prohibition and the Runners of Rum Alberta; Phantom Growler of the Unuk River Country; Murder at the Mount Sicker Hotel - miner Fred Beach goes on a rampage with . Stagecoach Publishing Co. Ltd. unknown
1979réf. 417H3153Canada: Stagecoach Publishing Co. Ltd. Good. 1979. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 44 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Features: Bulldog Kelly - Cold-Blooded Murderer; Victoria Mariner's Search for Gold - Capt. C.H. McLeod; Daredevil in a Petticoat - Mrs. Annie Edson Taylor was the first person to plunge over Niagara Falls in a barrel and live to tell the tale; Some Facts About Gold part 2; A Land Flowing With Milk and Honey - when colonists arrived in the promised land there was no one to meet them and none of the food lodging or transportation they had been promised; The Night of the Meteors; West with the Harvesters - an army of 1500 adventurers headed west to harvest the wheat and perhaps grow up with the country; Ghost Town Log part 1 - British Columbia offers hundreds of ghost towns mining camps and historic sites; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Canada West Magazine - The Pioneer Years Summer 1979 Volume 9 Number 2 Collector's Number 34 Isaac Barr Bishop George E. Lloyd Cold-Blooded Murderer; Victoria Mariner's Search for Gold - Capt. C.H. McLeod; Daredevil in a Petticoat - Mrs. Annie Edson . Stagecoach Publishing Co. Ltd. unknown
2004réf. 631G3676Canada: S.P.E.C. Very Good. 2004. First Edition. Paperback. 0919773125 . Generically signed and inscribed by author atop title page. 304 pages. Index. Bibliography. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival and contemporary black and white photos. ". An account of the cattle raising industry in British Columbia. The stock raising industry and related activities are described whenever possible from the reminiscences of the ranchers stockmen and cowboys who lived this way of life." - from Forward. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. A high quality copy of this highly-informative and most engaging reference.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; British Columbia Cattle Stock Ranching History Cowboys ranchers Stsockmen; Signed by Authors . S.P.E.C. paperback
1948réf. 201H0018Canada: The National Home Monthly. Good. 1948. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 76 pages. Features: Nostalgic colour GWG Great Western Garment ad inside front cover for their Red Strap Overalls features farmer with farm in background; Half-page colour-photo ad for Ritz Crackers; Massey-Harris one-page colour ad shows farmer on tractor in corn field; Can Europe Be Saved - Sequel to President Truman's Message; Charming half-page colour ad for Canada Dry features beaming girl; Who Will Be the Moses of the Federal Liberal Party; The Money Belt short story; Happy Ending short story; The Company of Adventurers - colour-illustrated article on the history of the Hudson's Bay Company; Swan Song short story; What Did She See in Him short story; Let's Abolish Easy Driving Tests - article with photos of horrific car accidents; Nice one-page colour ad for B-A includes four service station scenes; Magnificent colour two-page 1948 Chevrolet ad features light brown car and fishing couple; Cominco in the Kootenays - photo-illustrated article; Half-page air mail ad; It's Comfort That Counts - interior design article; Half-page colour ad for V-8 veggie drink shows smiling girl; Nice fashion illustrations; Singer Sewing Centers one-page colour-photo ad; Children's birthday recipes; One-page colour ad for Swift's Premium bacon; Colour one-page Heinz ad features large 57 with colour photos of their many products; One-page colour-photo ad for Nabisco Shredded Wheat; Article on Colour shoes - with colour photos; One-page colour Coke ad shows many pop machine scenes; Fashion/Beauty article; Nice Burn's meat one-page colour ad shows Spork Sausage and Speef; Nice colour mother and daughter scene in Wabasso Cottons ad inside back cover; Dutch Cleanser ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The National Home Monthly Magazine May 1948 - Cominco in the Kootenays / The Company of Adventurers HBC Hudson's Bay Company Trail British Columbia Sullivan Mine GWG Great Western Garment ad inside front cover for their Red Strap Overalls features f . The National Home Monthly unknown
1876réf. H26995Pittsburgh: Benjamin Singerly 1876. First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo publisher's dark green cloth gilt very good clean copy lightest wear and toning. With handwritten errata sheet for this book clearly from the time of publication. 445 pp illustrated with plates. Benjamin Singerly hardcover
1876réf. z014102Pittsburgh: Benjamin Singerly 1876. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1876. First edition. Hardcover 8vo. in green cloth with gilt titles. 445pp. frontis illustrated. Very good. Light scuffing edge wear to boards. Contents bright and unmarked. Benjamin Singerly hardcover
1987réf. 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
1987réf. 422a7852Canada: Seal Books/McClelland-Bantam Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Printing. Hardcover. 0770421962 . Signed and briefly inscribed by Jimmy Pattison. "No other Canadian has 'gone for it' with more impressive results. Jimmy did it all himself." - Peter C. Newman. The autobiography of legendary Canadian businessman Jimmy Pattison. 300 pages. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Jummy - An Autobiography Canadian Business Leaders British Columbia Neon Sign Overwaitea Save-on Foods Metro Toyota; Signed by Authors . Seal Books/McClelland-Bantam Inc. hardcover
1970réf. 514j2067Delta British Columbia: Tsawwassen Chapter I.O.D.E. Fair. 1970. First Edition. Plastic Comb Binding. "The recipes in this book may not have been Laboratory tested but their merit has been established by the most critical group of all. our Husbands!" - Introduction. A collection of recipes contributed by members of this Tsawwassen chapter founded in 1966. 10 54 8 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1970. Many vintage ads for local businesses. Lots of markings. Above-average wear and soiling. Binding intact. Not so pretty but a rare surviving example of this nostalgic Tsawwassen epicurean memento.; 8vo . Tsawwassen Chapter I.O.D.E. unknown
2010réf. SKU1011878Waveland Pr Inc 2010-04-14. 9. Paperback. Very Good. 6x0x9. Condition is very good. Very minor shelf wear and crease on the bottom corner of the back cover. No visible markings to the text. Overall a clean sturdy well-bound copy. Waveland Pr Inc paperback
réf. Q1820Hardcover. Fair. Copies of letters composed by a Durango-based sales representative of Hendrie and Bolthoff Manufacturing Co 1892. Half leather quarto with tissue leaves paginated to 497 and used up to page 98 with a few skipped leaved. Loss to 3-4 inches at either spine ends; binding still tight. Three loose heavy cards inserted including one supplied and labeled by Allerton's India Rubber Copying Press Sheets used to create the copies in the book. The Hendrie Iron Works originally operated in Burlington Iowa in the 1850s. Following the Colorado Gold Rush he founded the Eureka Foundry and Machine Shop in Central City Colorado in 1861 becoming the first mining machinery manufacturer east of the Rocky Mountains. Hendrie established in Denver with Bolthoff in the 1880s. The company became known for developing sectionalized equipment that could be transported to remote mining camps and offering custom designs to meet operational needs in rugged terrain. The letters in this volume include custom design schematics as well as pricing and recommendations by W. D. MacGregor a sales officer based in Durango. Dated June-August 1892 the quantity reflects brisk trade and includes correspondence with the Durango Electric Co and San Juan Smelting & Mining Co. hardcover
1969réf. 255j1922Summerland B.C.: Canada West Magazine. Very Good. 1969. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: Chinook Jargon - an explanation of the origin of this famous trade language of the far west; Along the Wild Horse - an account of an intriguing and still little known placer gold river in the East Kootenay frequented today by bottle hunters and prospectors; Yukon Diary part 2 - takes us farther into the famous Klondike as we follow the trail taken by F.R.S. Barlee in the late 1890's; South Thompson The Kekuli country - the historic Indian Country of the dry belt region between Kamloops and chase. 32 stapled pages. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent example. ; 4to . Canada West Magazine unknown
1979réf. 752j1908Sayward British Columbia: Cable Cookhouse. Good. 1979. First Edition. Paperback. Signed without inscription by both authors upon title page. "These tales do not give a complete history of Salmon River and the first people who came to settle along its banks. They were written that the memory of those who prepared the way for us to follow will not be forgotten and by sharing their experiences hopes and fears we might be richer in understanding the land in which we live." - Introduction. Salmon River runs into Kelsey Bay at Sayward on Vancouver Island. 116 pages. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos. Tight and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality signed example of this informative local history. Hale & Barman 270. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Sayward For Kelsey Bay SIGNED BY AUTHOR Vancouver Island History Salmon River Sea Bird Massacre Chief Harry Moon Settlers Farmers Hans Otto Sacht Hughie Jamieson Cougar Troubles Duncan Port Kusam Schools Logging Sayward Hardwicke Island Port Neville; Signed by Author . Cable Cookhouse paperback
1997réf. 166j1792Terrace British Columbia: Dr. R. E. M. Lee Hospital Foundation. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0968302602 . "This is a history of the Skeena country centering around what is now Terrace up until 1920. The purpose of the book is threefold: 1 To provide a background of the history of our area and of the events that contributed towards its settlement. 2 To examine the quality of pioneer life through the media of pictures newspaper excerpts and personal accounts. 3 To assemble many of the scattered stories articles reports etc. that have been written about this area and to make them available at a central location." - Foreword. 240 pages. Index. Generously illustrated in black and white. Gift greetings upon half-title page otherwise clean tight and unmarked with light wear to original light blue cloth. A quality example. ; Illustration; 4to . Dr. R. E. M. Lee Hospital Foundation hardcover
1986réf. 647j1910British Coliumbia: Ministry of The Environment. Good. 1986. Reprint. Paperback. 0771882653 . Describes and explains the variety of soils found in the different parts of the province. Part I describes regional variations in climate geology and vegetation. Part II discusses what soil is how it develops how it is classified and then describes the nine main types of soils. Part III provides the principal descriptions of the geographical variation of soil. Part IV provides a brief history of soil survey in British Columbia. 197 pages complete with numerous fold-outs and colour plates. Former library copy with usual markings. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound working copy of this informative reference. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Soil Geology Vegetation Classifications Climate Types Cowichan Survey History . Ministry of The Environment paperback
1990réf. 731j1798Canada: Douglas & McIntyre. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0888947011 . "Writing for the popular audience in clear lively prose Stewart portrays the historical and cultural background of totem poles the types and purposes of poles and the tools and techniques of carving and raising them. Describes and illustrates a broad array of creatures and objects giving their meaning and tells some of the myths and legends associated with them. Her precise drawings of 113 accessible outdoor poles are each accompanied by a vivid text that provides details about the pole's background and the artist who carved it together with supportive photos and location maps." - dust jacket. Errata slip laid-in. Oblong 9.2 x 10.3". 192 p. Selected reading list list of poles by location and index. Book clean bright tight and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. An excellent example. ; Illustrations; 8vo . Douglas & McIntyre hardcover
1973réf. 166j1940British Columbia: Privately Printed. Fair. 1973. First Edition. Paperback. Author moved from the North Peace in Alberta to Summerland B.C. Here she presents a local history of the town combined with her life and family experiences in the town. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos. 99 semi-glossy pages. Oblong 20.2 x 28.0 cm. Above-average wear. Chips from backstrip which is secured with tape. Prior owner's name atop title page. A worthy reference copy of this pleasing and very informative work. Hale & Barman 296.; 8vo . Privately Printed paperback
1978réf. 756j1624Nanaimo B.C.: International Order of Job's Daughters - Nanaimo Bethel #11. Fair. 1978. First Edition. Plastic Comb Binding. Includes a brief introduction by Heather Pearson Senior Princess. Contains sections devoted to recipes for: Salads; Soups Lunches & Dinners; Desserts; Baking; Jams & Jellies. Minimal markings. Average wear and soiling for a trusted family cookbook. 150 pages. A worthy vintage example of this charming Nanaimo cookbook. ; 8vo . International Order of Job's Daughters - Nanaimo Bethel #11 unknown
1977réf. 318j1966Victoria British Columbia: Aural History - Provincial Archives of British Columbia. Good. 1977. First Edition. Paperback. Presents the history of The Union Steamship Company which was formed in 1889 to serve rapidly expanding enterprise and population along the West Coast. Contains much content from former employees. 77 pages. Many black and white archival photos. Tight and unmarked with average wear. A sound example of this interesting and informative history. ; Cover Illustration; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Navigating the Coast - A History of the Union Steamship Company: Sound Heritage Volume VI No. 2 . Aural History - Provincial Archives of British Columbia paperback
1983réf. 166j1846Canada: Douglas & McIntyre. Good. 1983. First Paperback Printing. Paperback. 0888944020 . "The exhaustive history of one man and the corporation he made into an empire. also one of the premier histories of logging economics politics and in in many ways the sociology of British Columbia. This book will be a major reference work for years to come." - Times Colonist. 361 p. Index reference list and 122 black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean tight and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound example. ; 8vo . Douglas & McIntyre paperback
1996réf. 514j1994Winnipeg MB: L. Rasmussen Co. Ltd. Very Good. 1996. First Edition. Plastic Comb Binding. "It was while working in my brother's wine shop the House Of Rose that I fully manifested my greater appreciation for wine and how its incorporation into recipes enhace many food dishes. Thus the creation of this book my way of giving back to the land that feeds us. Welcome to the taste tantalizing delights Okanagan wines have to offer." - p. iii. Includes recipes for: Appetizers Soups Main Dishes Vegetables Pastas and Rice. 9 148 p. Index. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. A quality example. ; 8vo . L. Rasmussen Co. Ltd. unknown