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1908rif. 78140Chicago and New York: Rand McNally & Co 1908. Uncommon folding map of the Arizona Territory published four years before statehood. In addition to locating all cities towns post offices railroad stations villages counties islands lakes and rivers it shows in detail the entire railroad system identifies the nearest mailing point of all local places and names the express company doing business over each road. The 14” x 21” color map is housed within printed brown paper wrappers 4” x 6 ½” along with a list of Arizona railroads a 10-page index and advertisements for Elmer Chute’s New Map of Goldfield and other Rand McNally & Co. maps. 18 p. with the folding map. Original printed brown paper wrappers bound with three staples. A few very minor creases to the map with some minor edgewear to the wrappers; otherwise very good. Scarce OCLC locates no holdings of this 1908 map with only two of the 1907 issue and just one of the 1909. Rand, McNally & Co unknown
2011rif. 293303Canada: Kingsley Knowledge Publishing 2011. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No dustjacket. 8vo. pp. 468 ""The volume covers basic science relevant to oil sands industry. In Chapter 1 after a brief geology review bitumen reserves major production projects and recovery methods are described. Chapters 2 and 3 are devoted to basic scientific principles including surface and colloidal science and fluid dynamics respectively. The three following chapters cover physical… Kingsley Knowledge Publishing hardcover
rif. 126603Paperback. Book Condition: Very Good. Great Western Railway Company 1908. First Edition. 1st Printing. 370 pages. In original wrapper with original Glycene jacket. With map of Wessex in rear. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Light general wear. Size: 0 x 0 x 0. History::Localities History::Britain 6373 paperback
2013rif. 411j1540Canada: Caitlin Press Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. 1927575265 . "In 1889 in an obscure corner of the British empire called New Westminster a lacrosse legend was born. One hundred and twenty-five years later the New Westminster Salmonbellies have won more national championships than any other organization. Includes the story of Canada's other outstanding lacrosse teams such as the Montreal Shamrocks Toronto Tecumseh St. Catharines Athletics Brampton Excelsiors Orillia Terriors Vancouver Burrards Victoria Shamrocks Peterborough Lakers and the Brooklin Redmen. Brimming with great quotes quips stories and over 220 photos this book is essential for lacrosse and sports fans." - dust jacket. 229 semi-glossy pages generously illustrated in color and black and white. Footnotes. Index. Dust jacket in glossy new archival-grade protection. Negligible wear. Appears unread. Gift quality.; 4to . Caitlin Press Inc. hardcover
1981rif. 166j1582North Vancouver B.C. Canada: Hancock House Publishers Ltd. Good in Good dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919654444 . "The story of Gyppos and Giants of early pioneers who hated big trees because they were in the way of future food crops. The story of the rape of our forests by old "cut and get out" companies of tugboats and boom men and labor organizers and scabs. Captures the growth of British Columbia's primary industry recreating the lore of the old woods the humour of the loggers' poems and yarns as well as the adventure of the legendary breed of he-men who toiled as hard as their own horses and oxen." - dust jacket. Wonderfully illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos throughout. 225 pages with index bibliography and glossary. Second printing of the 1975 first edition. Clean tight and unmarked with average wear. Average wear to dust jacket now in glossy new archival protection. A sound example.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; LUMBERING NATURE FORESTS FORESTRY Logging : British Columbia's Logging History 225 pages including index and bibliography. The story of Gyppos and Giants of early pioneers who hated big trees because they were in the way of future food crops. It is t . Hancock House Publishers Ltd. hardcover
1955rif. 756j1433Vancouver B.C.: J.J. Preiswerck Limited / Tropic Isle Coconut. Good. 1955. First Edition. Paperback. Charming compilation of twenty-one coconut recipes selected mostly from over five hundred submitted by Western Canadian housewives. Includes the names - and street addresses - of the person who submitted each recipe. The selected recipes were chosen by Ann Wilson cooking expert of Western Homes and Living. "Tropic Isle Coconut is processedin Vancouver from specially imported Ceylon and Philippine stocks." - page 1. 30 stapled pages printed in black and red. 6.75 x 5". Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality example of this charming vintage coconut cookbook.; 16mo . J.J. Preiswerck Limited / Tropic Isle Coconut paperback
2000rif. 815j1464British Columbia: Priority Printing. Very Good. 2000. First Edition. Paperback. 096873720X . "Anthony Guppy was born in India in 1920 where his father was with the Indian Civil Service. In 1921 the family moved to the isolated village of Tofino on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Growing up there during the Depression gave him a special affection and regard for the beaches and inlets and forests where he and his siblings played learned to fish hunt and sail. After serving in the Canadian Army overseas during WWII he returned to the West Coast. In this memoir he returns to the early years in Tofino." - back cover. 202 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean bright tight and unmarked with very light wear. An attractive example.; Cover Illustration; 8vo . Priority Printing paperback
1986rif. 765j1516Revelstoke British Columbia: Revelstoke Senior Citizen Association. Fine. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 088925401X . Presents the local history of Revelstoke British Columbia. "Dedicated to our pioneers who opened up this country. To those that settled at Second Crossing as Revelstoke was first called. To the men that came with the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway bringing their wives from many countries to men and women who cleared the land south of here with stumping powder and a horse and often oxen." - page ii. Includes over 140 pages of family histories. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Map endpapers. 354 pages. Index. Clean bright tight and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent example. Gift quality. Hale & Barman 142.; 4to . Revelstoke Senior Citizen Association hardcover
1982rif. 765j1536Burton British Columbia: Burton New Horizons Book Committee. Good. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0889253056 . Presents the local history of Burton British Columbia and district located three hours east of Kelowna on the east shore of Lower Arrow Lake in the West Kootenay region. 411 pages. Maps. Index of names. Includes hundreds of pages of family histories generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean tight and unmarked with moderate wear to publisher's illustrated blue cloth. A sound example of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Hale & Barman 728.; 4to . Burton New Horizons Book Committee hardcover
2001rif. 765j1537Nakusp B.C.: Arrow Lakes Historical Society. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 0969423632 . Signed without inscription by author Milton Parent 1934-2012 upon title page. Also signed and dated by Edna Daney to whom this book is dedicated upon dedication page. This title earned Parent the 2001 British Columbia Lieutenant Governor's Award for Historical Writing. "An in-depth look at the Lardeau area featuring the mining towns of Trout Lake Ferguson and Camborne. Tells of the rise and fall of these towns and the humorous stories of some of the characters who came there to find their fortunes." - dust jacket. 375 glossy pages generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of wonderful archival photos. Index. Bibliography. Map endpapers. Clean tight and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A special example of this engaging informative and handsomely presented work. ; Folio; Signed by Author . Arrow Lakes Historical Society hardcover
1977rif. 765j1515Abbotsford British Columbia: M.S.A. Community Services. Good. 1977. First Edition. Paperback. "This book is meant to give us all a feel of Matsqui Abbotsford it's roots its present action with a small glimpse into the future. Young and old can be proud of our past and the potential of what can be." - Preface. 172 stapled pages. Map. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean tight and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound example of this very informative local history. Hale & Barman 586. ; Illustrations; 4to . M.S.A. Community Services paperback
1965rif. 755j1560Maillardville British Columbia: Mother's Club of Our Lady of Lourdes. Good. 1965. First Edition. Plastic Comb Binding. Includes recipes submitted by T. Gerussi Nettie Pawling Terry Sielski Regina Neszo Lucy Senecal J. Pare Simone Stubbs Anna Jacquiard Bonnie Croteau Mrs. W.M. Mattice Mrs. Fidelia Leroux B. Pellowe Emelia Lafreniere and many others. Undated but judging from the fact that one of the local advertisers was a TV Rental business a printing date in the 1960s seems reasonable. 4 42 8 pages securely bound in brown cirlox. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage example of the rare and precious Maillardville memento.; 8vo . Mother's Club of Our Lady of Lourdes unknown
1990rif. 765j1539British Columbia: Marjorie Selody. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Presents the local history of Falkland British Columbia located an hour southeast of Kamloops. 170 pages. Index of last names. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Includes sixty pages of familiy histories. Prior owner's blindstamp to title page otherwise very clean tight and unmarked with light wear. Small chip from head of backstrip. No dust jacket apparently as issued. A quality example of this informative local history and precious genealogical reference. ; 4to . Marjorie Selody hardcover
2022rif. 1754411Brill 2022-06-02. hardcover. New. 6x0x9. Brill hardcover
1992rif. 310640Edmonton Alberta: University of Alberta Press 1992. Second revised edition. Paperback. Very Good/No dustjacket. 8vo. pp. 437 ""This completely revised edition includes up-to-date information on distribution new species and biology of the 59 species of fish found in Alberta. Information on identification distribution biology taxonomic history and where appropriate angling is included. Fishes o"" University of Alberta Press paperback
1973rif. 343h5370Canada: Davies Ventress and Kyllo. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Somewhat above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Gift greetings upon title page. Hairline opening in binding at page 3. Hale & Barman 951. Edwards & Lort 3820.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Peace River - History settlers Pioneers . Davies, Ventress and Kyllo hardcover
1990rif. 64500651Vernon BC: Corporation of the District of Coldstream. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550560050 . 145 pages including index and black and white illustrations. Extensively referenced. Chapters include: the Irish Adventurers; the Viceroy's Ranch; the District Corporation - the Ricardo Era; "The New Golcanda"; The Fruit Grower's Municipality; Depression and Disillusionment; Rural Society in Transition; Rural Municipality as suburb. Very faint wear. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Coldstream - Nulli Secundus Cattle Ranching Ranch Aberdeen Temair John Campbell Gordon Marquess of 1847-1934 Fruit Ranching Okanagan Valley British Settlement Irrigation Marketing Land Subdivision and Transition to Urbanization 145 pages including index . Corporation of the District of Coldstream hardcover
1995rif. 71507203Nanaimo BC Canada: Sunporch Publishing. Good. 1995. First Edition. Paperback. 0969946805 . 337 pages including index. Known by millions as the Admiral of the Bathtub fleet Frank Ney lived life to the fullest. Step aboard his magic ship and ride the waves through his incredible life. Glossy illustrated cover. Moderate wear. Please note: binding has split at page 41.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; CANADA BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY GENERAL Frank Ney : A Canadian Legend Mayors British Columbia Biography Nanaimo Vancouver Island Veteran Real Estate Developer 337 pages including index. Known by millions as the Admiral of the Bathtub fleet Frank Ney Liv . Sunporch Publishing paperback
1943rif. 71306154Vancouver B.C.: The Lumberman Printing Co. Ltd. Good. 1943. Fifth Edition. Paperback. A book of verse concerning the trials and tribulations lives and ways of the loggers living and working in the Great Northwest of America. Contains: "The Loggers Sweetheart" "The Wise Donkey Puncher" "The Answer to a Hooker's Prayer" "The Dying Logger's Lament" A Logger's Dictionary and much more. 56 pages plus fold-out drawing of "hay-wire bay" which features diagrams of a wide range of logging scenes of the day. Moderate yellowing to edges of pages and some damage to upper corners of front cover. Average wear. Bookplate inside front cover.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Rhymes of a Western Logger Rhymes of a Western Logger 56 pages plus fold-out drawing of "hay-wire bay" which features diagrams of a wide range of logging scenes of the day. A book of verse concerning the trials and tribulations lives and ways of the log . The Lumberman Printing Co. Ltd. paperback
1980rif. 71507237Canada: Publisher Unstated. Very Good. 1980. First Edition. Paperback. Traces the adventurous history of the beautiful city of Victoria on Vancouver Island. 39 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1980. Abundantly illustrated with sepia-tone reproductions of archival photos and illustrations. Prior owner's small blind stamp to title page otherwise very clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice example. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Fort Victoria - From Fur Trading Post to Capital City of British Columbia Canada . Publisher Unstated paperback
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