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1955réf. 662G3752Vancouver: British Columbia Telephone Company B.C. Tel 1955. Book. Illus. by Cable Eric; Lindsay Jack. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 32 pages. Features: Amazing one-page photo of Fred Einarson working 100 feet above Fisherman's Cove as he repars a cable to Eagle Island; Nice Aerial photo of downtown Vancouver looking from the south-southwest; Six photos of Kamloops staff at work; Photos of installation of New Westminster automatic equipment; Photos of company services being used inside Vancouver's new Public Safety Building; Photos of Cranbrook Staff - at work and at their public ball!; Photos relating to the installation of new automatic equipment for Cloverdale; Photos of dancing and skating employees; Photo of Fred Mickey Sharp who helped police capture bank robbers; 1954 Annual Report Highlights; Record expansion this year; Short article on pay phones; Retirees; In Memoriam - Frank C. Paterson and Robert B. Smith; social news; and much more. Lower corner of covers and pages bumped/worn otherwise average wear. A worthy vintage copy. British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel) Paperback
2011réf. 663G3907Ireland: P.F.P. 2011. Book. Illus. by Campbell Dave Signed. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 138 pages. Signed by photographer upon half-title page. "A photographic record of time spent in one of the last surviving tracts of temperate rain forest on earth. A celebration of the grizzly bear taking you on a journey into one of the hidden corners of our fragile planet." - from dust jacket. Oblong 13" x 10". Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A lovely copy. P.F.P. Hardcover
1957réf. 662G3750Vancouver: British Columbia Telephone Company B.C. Tel 1957. Book. Illus. by Karsh. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 36 pages. Features: Christmas greetings from President Farrell inside front cover; Feedback on Kitimat service; Two pages of great photos of installation of cable between the Pattullo Bridge and Chilliwack features work above the Vedder Canal - Pete Meehan's gang are featured; Photos of plant men boosting sales of extension phones - Norman Bowman of Cedar is tops; First counterless office in North Vancouver; Photos of Ladner's conversion to new automatic phone system; Photos of workers in the Terrace district; Retirees; Great centerfold illustrations of radiotelephones in use on sea-going craft; Dawson Creek Cut photos; Photo of Miss Sharon Buck Vanderhoof operator and Stampede Queen; Photo of Earl Cleland and Jim Wilson working above the Nechako River; East Kootenay personalities; In Memoriam - William D. Denholm Percy Allen; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel) Paperback
1974réf. 738G3771Canada: University of British Columbia Press 1974. Book. Illus. by Robinson Frances M.P. Photos. Fair. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 139 pages. Glossary. List of sources. Black and white photographic plates. Signed and inscribed by Chief Harris upon half-title page. "Told at their gatherings by the Indians of the Skeena and Nass Rivers region for countless generations the eight myths in this volume are translated for the first time by one of their chiefs. Simple in style the myths deserve a close reading to reveal their full effect. The introductions notes and glossaries which have been added help explain the important symbols and hereditary titles of these Northern British Columbia people. Chief Arthur McDames recorded the tapes from which these translations have been made." - from back cover. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's names inside front cover. A worthy copy. About Indians 836. University of British Columbia Press Paperback
1947réf. 662G3754Vancouver: British Columbia Telephone Company B.C. Tel 1947. Book. Illus. by Lindsay Jack; Macphail Duncan. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 28 pages. Features: Nice one-page photo of Lineman Gordon MacDonald of New Westminster at work on a pole near Cloverdale; One-page appeal for operators - jobs available; Lovely one-page photo of beautiful twin-sister operators Phyllis and Dorothy Harper at work; Photos of mother and daughter at work as operators - Annabelle Corriveau and Florence Corriveau; Photo of Norma and Christine Laughton workking together; Photo of Shirley Sinclair working with her mother Agnes; Great photos of elaborate B.C. Tel. parade float in Vancouver; Photos of operators who recently assisted in various rescue operations; Photos of employees at work in the Victoria Plant Building; Many great annual picnic photos from Bowen Island including a photo of the huge group; Farewell to George Pawson William Smith Mickey O'Brien and Al Scott; much social news with photos; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel) Paperback
1957réf. 873G3789Nanaimo BC Canada: John Barsby Annual Committee 1957. Book. Illus. by Postans Laurence. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 124 pages. Gift greetings by Editor Judy Carmichael atop title page. Black and white class photos. Crossword completed in pencil. Moderate wear. Binding intact. As yearbooks go this issue is particularly endearing as it contains considerable content from students including wonderful original comic book-style features on John Shaw and John Barsby by Laurence Postans. A quality vintage copy of this the first John Barsby Annual. John Barsby Annual Committee Paperback
1946réf. 662G3757Vancouver: British Columbia Telephone Company B.C. Tel 1946. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 28 pages. Features: Nice photo of Iris Steeves with photo of post-war 'shortages' company ad; Two pages of photos of lovely young lady employees; One-page photo of operator and swimming star Miss Mary Baggaley; Photo of the Trail switchboard at work with related article - 18000 calls a day; Welcoming employees back from the armed forces; Article on the supply difficulty situation result of war; Photo of Charlie McAndrew who has installed 40000 phones!; Article on new Air-Sea-Land phone service; Fascinating article on page 19 requests female operators - either single or widowed; In Memoriam - James H.H. Nelson and David H. Charles; Much company ocial information. Average wear. A worthy vintage copy. British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel) Paperback
1944réf. 662G3759Vancouver: British Columbia Telephone Company B.C. Tel 1944. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 28 pages. Features: Cover photo of Vancouver Cable Splicer Fred Buckle at work; Nice photo of Steveston operators outside their office; Great group photo of dozens of Bayview operators waving their WWII Victory Loan subscriptions; Numerous additional company war bond photos; Nice one-page photo of Miss Edra Delamont and her heroic dog "Chang" who barked for five days to alert rescuers to an unconcsious lady; Photo-illustrated article on new Supervising Foreman G.R. Dick Drew; Photo-illustrated article on the retirement of John Jack C. Miles; Letter from Bella Groom who is braving bombs in Birmingham England; Photo of Flying Officer Arthur.Jeffrey Corriveau who was killed in WWII action; Photo-illustrated article on Globe-Trotting Allan Wood Al Hunter; In Memoriam - Archibald McCulloch and Harold K. Ferguson; Much company social information with photos. Average wear. A worthy vintage copy. British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel) Paperback
1947réf. 662G3755Vancouver: British Columbia Telephone Company B.C. Tel 1947. Book. Illus. by West Charles. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 28 pages. Features: Cover photo of cute infant Kathy Locke grandaughter of W.C. Mainwaring; Photos of Vera Brown visiting hospital patients in Nanaimo; One-page photo of beautiful Victoria operator Miss Athalie Little; Photo of Port Moody operators Freddie Smith and M.E. Runnicles; Switchboard photos from Haney and Trail; Photos of Nanaimo staffers Eric Ray Charlie Tallman Edith Branch Elizabeth Farkas Marion Blank and Mrytle Bell; Victoria switchboard photos; Expansion program; Elsted sisters Bob Patton George Gaetz and E.H. Tomer retire; Article on early phone installer Daniel G. Houston; social news with photos; and more. Above-average wear. Centre page holding by one staple. Covers loose but present. Coverfold half open. A worthy vintage copy. British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel) Paperback
2008réf. 322G3790Canada: Dewey Arthur W. 2008. Book. Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Single book divided into two parts of 211 and 134 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon dedication page. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Documents the author's intereting life work and travels. Moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy of this interesting autobiography which includes additional genealogical information about the Dewey family. Dewey, Arthur W. Paperback
1998réf. 622G3855Canada: PSVI 1998. Book. Illus. by Colbeck Lynda A. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 199 pages. Index. Selected references. Black and white illustrations. Includes: plants and animals to look for; the natural history of seashore creatures; introduction to local seaweeds; detailed drawings; maps to provincial and regional parks. Prior owner's details atop title page otherwise minor soiling and light wear. A quality copy. PSVI Paperback
1945réf. 662G3758Vancouver: British Columbia Telephone Company B.C. Tel 1945. Book. Illus. by Spy. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 28 pages. Features: Cover photo of Bronze Star winner Sgt. Robert Creech son of A.L. Creech Nelson wire chief; Photos of photographer Allan Evers bathing beauty Stella Wintemute and dancer Donna Simpson; Beach party photos; Photo of dressmaker Cecilia Lillico; Three sister operators Inez Florence and Lucille Stephan; How girls learn to be operators; photo of billboard explaining wartime shortages of phone equipment; Photo and article on Flt. Lieut. Gordon Heselton and his flying dog "Whisky"; Many photos of lady employees; Illustrated article on Robert Garnett Tatlow Vancouver Pioneer; Article on Vancouver's first emergency phone call pants torn by dog; In Memoriam - T.L. Lewis Robert F. Bird and Dorothy Colk; Much company social information with photos. Average wear. A worthy vintage copy. British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel) Paperback
2007réf. 116G4160Canada: Kingley William James Jim 2007. Book. Very Good. Spiral Bound. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 72 pages. Autobiography of a third generation son of a pioneer Parksville British Columbia family. Many black and white reproductions of photos. Light wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Kingley, William James (Jim) Paperback
1987réf. 301G4204Canada: Comac Communications 1987. Magazine. Illus. by Epperson David. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 142 pages. Features: Terry David Mulligan - article and cover photo; Twins of Iron - Kelowna's Patricia and Sylvaiane Puntous are top triathalon racers; Vancouver Fashion; Top Vancouver Realtor Shelley Lederman; and much more. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. A nice copy of this pleasing vintage issue. Comac Communications Paperback
1947réf. 664G4286British Columbia Canada: British Columbia Telephone Company 1947. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 205 pages including residential listings white pages and many nostalgic illustrated yellow pages ads. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this exceptionally informative and enjoyable shapshot of Vancouver Island in 1947. British Columbia Telephone Company Paperback
1941réf. 664G4474Vancouver B.C.: Carter S. Maurice 1941. Book. Good. Hardcover. Fourth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 254 pages. A record of men and women who have atttained prominence in civil military naval religious business or educational fields. Nice vintage ads for the Pacific Great Eastern Railway featuring photo of Brandywine Falls David Neon Ltd. featuring photo of owner Victor David and Ceperley-Rounsefell & Co. with photo of their office presumably at 846 W. Hastings. Mildly faded redish-textured boards adorned with moderately rubbed gilt lettering. Prior owner's name inside front board. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful B.C. reference. Carter, S. Maurice Hardcover
1965réf. 664G4536British Columbia: Okanagan Historical Society 1965. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 203 pages. Many archival black and white photos reproduced in text. Dozens of interesting articles including: George Howard Dunn; Deadwood Camp; The Polio Epidemic of 1927; Early Records of Salmon Valley and Glenemma Schools; John Armstrong MacKelvie; Thomas Gray of Mara; S.S. Naramata; William Robinson McCluskey; Thomas Dolman Shorts; The Valley's First Machine Shop; The Quaedvlieg Family; Ernest Sammet; The Late Manuel Bercelo; and many more. Year written on spine otherwise unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Okanagan Historical Society Paperback
1992réf. 465G4529Canada: Self-Published 1992. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 89 pages. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of wonderful archival photos. The autobiography of this Vancouver Island gentleman who fought in WWI and served with the Pacific Coast Militia Rangers in WWII. Includes family tree of Mr. Kingsley at back. Unmarked. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy copy. Self-Published Paperback
1962réf. 664G4537British Columbia: Okanagan Historical Society 1962. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 174 pages. Dozens of articles including: The Late Sir Edward Oliver Wheeler M.C.; Okanagan Indian Sweat House; Captain George Estabrooks; Tribute to Mrs. Annie Louise Knowles; The Bassett Story; The rocky Mountain Rangers; John Conroy; George Heggie; Motoring to the World Fair 1915; Stenwyken; Father Pandosy; The First Sawmill and First Gristmill; Fruit Industry Before 1910; and many more. Numerous reproductions of wonderful black and white archival photos. Average wear. Year written on spine otherwise unmarked. Binding intact. Contents moderately tanned with age. A sound copy. Okanagan Historical Society Paperback
1966réf. 664G4538Canada: Okanagan Historical Society 1966. Book. Illus. by G.K.L. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 284 pages. Includes sixteen-page index of the first twenty-nine issues of this report - an invaluable reference tool. Many reproductions of wonderful archival black and white photos. The dozens of articles include such titles as: Edgar Emeny; The Bassetts of Okanagan; The Okanagan Language; Hector Whitaker; The Story of the Postill Family; Max Herman Ruhmann; William Bill Ruhmann; The Joyce Hostel; Hugh Charles Musgrove Leir; Robert Carswell; Mr. & Mrs. W.J. Woods; Pioneer Canadian Nurse; William and Mary Rice; and many more. Year written on spine otherwise unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Okanagan Historical Society Paperback
1968réf. 351G4535Ottawa: Canadian Department of Agriculture Experimental Farms Service 1968. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 148 pages. Author's own copy. Signed and dated by Taylor atop front free endpaper with his personal bookplate affixed inside front board. "In 1963 Taylor made a pilot study of collecting methods in Western Canada and during the summer of 1964 he collected some 1600 cytological specimens. Taylor and Mulligan later examined the collections and successfully counted the chromosomes of 71 percent of the vascular flora of the Queen Charlottes." - from dust jacket. Average wear to book with several light pencil markings to contents. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Canadian Department of Agriculture, Experimental Farms Service Hardcover
1996réf. 738G4563USA: University of Washington Press / The Seattle Art Museum 1996. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 242 pages. Index. Bibliography. "This superb volume the definitive volume on Haida art presents the most treasured works in what is considered the world's best collection at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. Richly illustrated with 90 full-color photos of artworks such as masks pipes rattles and other ceremonial objects. and 95 black and white photos of artworks and rare historical images. The descriptive text. provides an informed overview of Haida art in a historical cultural and cosmological context." - from dust jacket. Printed upon glossy stock. Illustrated endpapers. Other than an attractive library bookplate upon verso of front free endpaper a blindstamp to the title page and a card pocket inside back free endpaper clean bright and unmarked with light wear. A high quality copy of this wonderful work. University of Washington Press / The Seattle Art Museum Hardcover
1997réf. 663G3495Canada: Talonbooks 1997. Book. Illus. by Landauer Leonard Frank. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 208 pages. Footnotes. "An illustrated biography and a photo album of one of the most remarkable men ever to take up the meticulous vocation of photography. Landauer became the last great black and white photographer in western Canada documenting the industrial development of the region and the transformation of Vancouver's architecture from the last vestiges of art deco in the 1940s through the entire epoch of modernism ending in 1980." - from dust jacket. Oblong 12.5" x 9.5". Light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Minimal library markings. A quality copy of this fascinating work. Talonbooks Hardcover
1985réf. 322G3466Ontario: Self-Published 1985. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 88 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. The very engaging autobiography of Archie Wills who was born in Victoria BC in 1892 servied in the first world war and later worked as a reporter. Includes historical information about the Butcharts and Dunsmuir families of Vancouver Island. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Self-Published Paperback
1947réf. 843G3624British Columbia: McLennan McFeely & Prior Limited 1947. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pages 924-985. Index. Includes prices for many items. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Features: Dozens of pocket knives plus most any other kitchen knife you can imagine; Sharpeners; Scissors and Shears; Tweezers; Hair Clippers; Shaving Brushes; Razor Strops; Flat Ware; Nut Crackers; Cutlery Sets; Child's Cutler Sets; Wostenholm Carvers/Carving Sets; Electric Clocks; Mantle Clocks with Chimes; Clocks by Ingraham Seth Thomas and Westclox; Wristwatches; Pocket Watches; Silver Plated Ware; Tea Sets; Trophies; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy of this great mid-century compilation of British Columbia consumer goods. McLennan, McFeely & Prior Limited Paperback
