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1984rif. 63AG0246Valemount B.C.: Valemount Historic Society. Fine. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0889253951 . Presents the local history of Valemount British Columbia located west of Jasper National Park. 618 pages. Index. Map endpapers. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Over 300 pages of family histories. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Hale & Barman 1039. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Yellowhead Pass and Its People Valemount British Columbia Historic Society Pioneers Settlers History British Columbia . Valemount Historic Society hardcover
1984rif. 318c6701Canada: Hancock House. Good. 1984. First Edition. Paperback. 0888399820 . 103 pages. Index. Many archival black and white illustrations. "The B.C. sagebrush desert was transformed into orchards through the imagination and industry of English settlers from 1907 to 1914. Then the men left to fight and die for king and country. A storm wrecked the vital irrigation flume. Now all that remains are ghosts of the flume trees and homes which mock this once thriving settlement." - from back cover. Address label remnant atop title page. Average wear.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Walhachin: Catastrophe or Camelot British Columbia Okanagan Settlers English Pioneers Irrigation . Hancock House paperback
1924rif. 6421Chicago: Poole Bros 1924. Single sheet 21.5 cm x 131.5 cm printed on both sides in color that folds up to pamphlet size 21.5 cm x 10 cm Better than very good. Promotional piece for the D&RGW/Western Pacific. One side contains nine lovely color views of sites along the D& R.G.W. and the Western Pacific lines: Royal Gorge - Eagle River Canon - Canon of the Colorado River - Marshall Pass - Temple Square - Crossing Great Salt Lake - Serpentine Canon - Castle Butte CA - Along the Feather River. The reverse contains a description of the route and sites along the way and a map of the D&R.G.W. line 21.5 cm x 37.5 cm. "The Western Pacific Railroad upholds a reputation for scenery and service equal to that of its sister road the Denver & Rio Grande Western. Thoroughly down to date in its appointments it unfolds a region not only fascinating but instructive much of which is now for the first time penetrated by a railroad. Poole Bros unknown
1995rif. 646h5665Vancouver: Whitecap Books. Very Good. 1995. First Edition. Paperback. 1551102951 . "It's difficult to imagine people would be willing to leave the sunny islands of Polynesia to live in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. Yet during the nineteenth century scores of Hawaiians did just that. By the 1880s the Kanakas the Hawaiian word for "human beings" were living in the Vancouver area Victoria the Gulf Islands and in scattered communities along the coast of B.C. and Washington. This work chronicles the lives of the brave and hardy Kanakas and their offspring and recognizes the contribution these people made to British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest". - back cover. 6 152 p. Bibliography index footnotes black and white illustrations. Unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this fascinating and little-known history.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Tom Koppel Kanaka Hawaiian Pioneers - British Columbia Pacific Northwest Hawaiian Immigration Hawaiin Emmigrees Polynesia . Whitecap Books paperback
1983rif. 825c7274Toronto: Maclean Hunter. Good. 1983. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Contents: Drought in Africa short article; B.C.'s Bill Bennet swings his axe - spending down and taxes up; Newfoundland politics - Brian Peckford; Worst of times for the NDP; U.S. shelves a fish treaty; Manitoba bilingualism battle; Robert Bourassa seeks Quebec Liberal leadership; Two-page ad for the new Audi 5000S; Blunt talk between Helmut Kohl and Yuri Andropov; George Schultz - futile side trip to the middle east; Fallout from the Robert Falls affair; Guatemala and Rios Montt; No Expo 1989 for Mitterand; Herman Kahn Obituary; Social update on Vickie Moss and Wayne Gretzky with nice photo; Dave Steib does well in baseball all-star game; Bill Vander Zalm to work for Vancouver Sun after suing it while in office; The recovery takes shape; The Lessons of Japan Inc. by Peter C. Newman; Washington wakes up to Acid Rain; Results of Universiade 1983 in Edmonton; Wynton Marsallis; Reunion of The Band; Poor Toronto - forced to watch as Vancouver opens domed stadium - B.C. Place. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Maclean's Magazine July 18 1983 Drought in Africa short article; B.C.'s Bill Bennet swings his axe - spending down and taxes up; Newfoundland politics - Brian Peckford; Worst of times for the NDP; U.S. shelves a fish treaty; Manitoba bilingualism bat . Maclean Hunter unknown
2005rif. 546H0645Vancouver BC Canada: Douglas & McIntyre Limited. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. Second Edition. Hardcover. 1553651537 . Signed upon title page by author. 180 pages. Index. References. Biographical overview. List of works. Colour illustrated endpapers. "E.J. Hughes is famous for his unforgettably rich and accomplished landscapes primarily depicting the British Columbia coast. His works now command the highest auction prices ever paid for a living Canadian artist confirmation of his emergence as a major figure on the international art scene. The passionate collector has always been central to the emergence of important artists. In this extraordinarily personal account the world of a collector comes alive. Here are 76 Hughes sketches paintings and prints in colour and black and white - only a handful previously published in book form - accompanied by a text rich with anecdotes about the joys frustrations and satisfactions of the chase. This is a very human story of art as master - one which sheds important new light on Hughes and his work." - from dust jacket. "Hughes is the chronicler of a landscape almost too beautiful and too alive with spirit to be believed." - Globe and Mail. Clean bright and unmarked with negliglble wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Gift quality.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; CANADA BIOGRAPHY PAINTING COLLECTORS AND COLLECTING British Columbia Art Artists Coast Ferries Landscapes Sketches Paintings Prints Colour British Columbia; Signed by Authors . Douglas & McIntyre, Limited hardcover
1981rif. 724G0778Smithers BC: Town of Smithers B.C. Good. 1981. First Printing. Hardcover. 0969073704 . 128 pages. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos plus modern glossy colour photos. The product of the 60th Anniversary project of the Town of Smithers. Chapters include: The Telegraph Trail; Ploughshares Picks and Picaroons; B.C.'s First Village; Before the Crash; Mining's Bright Decade; Life in The Thirties; The War Years and Beyond. Contents clean and unmarked. Binding tight. Average wear to colour photo-illustrated boards. A sound copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Smithers - From Swamp to Village: 1921-1981 History Bulkley Valley History 128 pages. Abundantly illustrated. The 60th Anniversary project of the Town of Smithers. Chapters as follows: The Telegraph Trail; Ploughshares Picks and Picaroons; B.C.'s Fir . Town of Smithers, B.C. hardcover
1984rif. 758G0565North Vancouver British Columbia Canada: Whitecap/David Robinson. Good. 1984. First Printing. Plastic Comb. 0920620604 . 124 pages. Index. "Includes 161 recipes - many named after the places they came from or the people who provided them to the author. The first book to explore in depth the unique regional cooking of British Columbia." - from back cover. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; British Columbia Heritage Cookbook - A Treasury of British Columbia Treats Cookery Canadian Recipes . Whitecap/David Robinson unknown
1915rif. 467c7969Toronto: W.J. Gage & Co. Good. 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. 224 pages. Charming two-colour illustrations throughout. A wonderful collection of over sixty stories including: The Paper Boy; Little Fuzzy; Belling the Cat; Frogs at School; Sir Cleges and the Cherries. Decorated front free endpaper bears ink stamp of Point Grey Kerrisdale School and is nearly detached. Small opening at bottom of front hinge. Somewhat above-average wear to decorated olive-green boards. Few light pencil markings to contents and front board. A pleasing copy of this wonderful vintage British Columbia reader.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The British Columbia Readers: Second Reader Vintage Antique Public School Elementary BC Vancouver . W.J. Gage & Co. hardcover
1905rif. 738c7642Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. Good. 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. 448 pages. "Contains texts and myths obtained on the Queen Charlotte Islands British Columbia during the winter of 1900-01." - Introduction. Front free endpaper almost loose. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Swanton John R. - Recorded By Haida Texts and Myths - Skidegate Dialect: Smithsonian Institution Bureau of Ethnology Bulletin 29 Northwest Coast Indians Native Peoples British Columbia . U.S. Government Printing Office hardcover
1994rif. 744a0078Madeira Park British Columbia Canada: Harbour Publishing Co. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550171100 . "The combination of text and visual history offers readers a privileged glimpse of the glory days of one of the coast's major industries." - dust jacket. 152 pages. Index. Bibliography. Copiously illustrated with archival black and white photography. Prior owner's name atop half-title page else clean bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Dust jacket now preserved in Brodart cover. Lovely copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; BRITISH COLUMBIA HISTORY FISHERIES CANADA Salmonopolis: The Steveston Story Richmond Vancouver Salmon Processing Industry History Fisheries . Harbour Publishing Co. hardcover
1988rif. 321a8252Canada: Oolichan. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. First Printing. Hardcover. 0889820910 . 159 pages including black and white photographic plates. Memories of the men who served in the Fishermen's Reserve - a special naval unit formed to patrol the coast of British Columbia during World War II. Very light wear to clean bright and unmarked book. Light wear to dust jacket. Very nice copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Gumboot Navy Canadian Royal Navy Fishermen's Reserve History Canada Naval Militia History World War II 2 1939-1945 Naval Operations Canadiana black and white photographic plates. Memories of the men who served in the Fishermen's Reserve - a special . Oolichan hardcover
2012rif. 431H4269Canada: Harbour Publishing Co. Good in Good dust jacket. 2012. First Printing. Hardcover. 1550175734 . Signed and briefly inscribed by author upon half-title page. 287 pages. List of sources footnotes index. Map endpapers. Illustrated in black and white. "Jean de Fuca Francis Drake James Cook George Vancouver and the race for the fabled Northwest Passage. A sea venture tied up with piracy political loyalty and betrayal all bound up in a web of international intrigue this book is an indispensable contribution to the history of discover on the Northwest Coast." - dust jacket. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Strait of Juan De Fuca - Discovery and Exploration Navigation - History Explorers - Spain - History Explorers - Great Britain - History Spain - history Naval Great Britain - History Naval Jean de Fuca Francis Drake James Cook George Vancouver; Signed by Authors . Harbour Publishing Co. hardcover
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rif. A894Lippincott 1899. Hbk 16mo silver gilt titles over blue boards illus portrait frontis of Bp. Coxe revisions to the 1860 edition include the addition of notes on services other than the Sunday Service and Daily Prayer and a selection of Bp. CoxeÕs hymns the title page in this copy is not present prev ownerÕs inscr on fep but otherwise the book is intact a very clean bright and tight copy scarce in the original Lippincott, 1899 hardcover
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1986rif. 41302015West Vancouver BC: The Corporation of the District of West Vancouver B.C. Fine. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0889257493 . "A history of independent courageous people who dared to be first who dared to meet the challenges of a wilderness who dared to leave their comfortable surrounds in "civilized" Britain and Europe and who dared to be leaders in a new land and in a new mountain and marine-oriented Municipality. This is the story of those people." - Don Lanskail Mayor. 350 pages including index and black and white illustrations. Gift greetings upon dedication page and small erasure atop front endpaper else clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy in attractive glossy boards. Hale & Barman 756. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Ramsey Bruce A Place of Excellence - a Chronicle of West Vancouver 1912-1987 350 pages including index and black and white illustrations. "A history of independent courageous people who dared to be first who dared to meet the challenges of a wildern . The Corporation of the District of West Vancouver B.C. hardcover
2012rif. 277623Edmonton Alberta: Capital Colour 2012. First edition. Paperback. Very Good/No dustjacket. 4to. pp. 526 b/w and color illustration sketch maps. Capital Colour paperback
1992rif. 715c9492Victoria British Columbia Canada: Sono Nis Press. Fair. 1992. First Edition. Paperback. 1550390236 . 168 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Dozens of high-quality reproductions of archilval black and white photos. "Returns us to the beckoning spirit of early times in Victoria B.C. and the more leisured ways of our parents and grandparents." - from back cover. Heavily worn and soiled with usual library markings. Binding intact. A worthy reading copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Victoria British Columbia Vancouver Island Streetcar Street Car History Urban Transportation Street Railroads History . Sono Nis Press paperback
1992rif. 318c6814Canada: Harbour Publishing. Good. 1992. First Edition. Paperback. 1550170643 . 160 pages. Index. 120 recipes created specially for guests of the Copper Bay Lodge. Contents clean and unmarked but for a bit of writing to last page. Moderate external wear. A sound copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Copper Bay Cookbook: Recipes from the Queen Charlotte Islands Cookery British Columbia Canadian . Harbour Publishing paperback
