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1913Best.-Nr. 73918San Francisco: Western Fertilizer Co 1913. Wraps. Near fine. Pictorial brochure for Wizard the Wonderful Fertilizer marketed as an odorless full-strength fertilizer with no fillers and a signature bat logo on its packaging. "Close attention to the wants of the public caused us to meet a growing demand for a Fertilizer that would eliminate the bulk odor and many objectionable features that heretofore have been the bane of Fertilizers." The Wizard of Fertilizer was sold on a money back guarantee. This unpaginated 20-page booklet contains directions for using Wizard with a variety of plants for example: "Rhubarb - two tablespoonfuls of Wizard to each plant will more than pay for itself in extra yield." It is believed that early farmers were using manure to fertilize their crops as long as 8000 years ago; however the Haber process developed in the first decade of the 20th century ushered in a new era of mineral fertilizers and Western was among those to capitalize on scientific and technical breakthroughs in the field. This 5" x 7 ¾" booklet is printed in red and blue on light pink paper and bound with staples. The ink stamp of A Hamburger & Sons Los Angeles California appears on the front panel. Near fine. OCLC locates only one copy at the California State Library. Western Fertilizer Co unknown
1908Best.-Nr. 127367Winnipeg: Published by Western Publicity Co. for T. Eaton Co. nd. ca. 1908. Softcover. Good. 32 p. 18 x 26 cm. 50 b&w illustrations. Brown paper covers with green print. Light wear and faint soiling. Some thumbing and soiling to interior. Photos of churches schools residential streets banking district parks court house Old Fort Garry Gateway and of course the T. Eaton Co. department store. Published by Western Publicity Co. for T. Eaton Co. paperback
1969Best.-Nr. 23939Powell Publications Reseda PP155 on Cover & Spine 1969. PBO 1969 1st Edition COVER Illustrated Color WRAPS of Detective Red Tie & 2 other Men light Scuff Wear VG/VG- PAPERBACK Orginal Interior nice tight Clean light FOX WEAR 206 pgs AD. First Edition. Soft Cover. Powell Publications, Reseda, PP155 on Cover & Spine paperback
Best.-Nr. 4031Hoboken:: The Railroad. . Single sheet 9 3/8 7 1/4 inches printed on one side only. Hoboken Hoboken The Newark and Bloomfield Railroad was chartered in 1852 and opened in 1855 as a short branch from the main line at Roseville Avenue/Bloomfield Junction northwest to Montclair via Bloomfield. It was built by the Morris & Essex Railroad and largely owned by them. The M&E leased it on April 1 1868. At this point the lessee was The Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad a.k.a. The Lackawanna.Signed in print by S. Schoch Superintendent. Samuel Schoch 1835–1895 started his career with the Morris and Essex and then the Lackawanna; he was with that company for twenty years resigning in 1872 when he went to Texas and became the General Superintendent of the Houston & Great Northern Railroad. He spent one year in this post moving to the Midwest in 1873 to join the newly formed Marquette Houghton & Ontonagon Railway where “he has had the management. . .and the successful condition of the affairs of the company are owing to him”—From History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan 1883. Hoboken:: [The Railroad],. unknown
Best.-Nr. 3987Chicago:: The Traffic Department of The Company; Printed by Poole Bros. . Folding map showing locations of mines; 23 halftones one full-page others text illustrations; 51 5 pp. 12mo tan stiff wrappers printed in black and red; half-inch bottom corner missing from front cover; rubber-stamp of Samuel. Harbert Hamilton the Pennsylvania geologist on the front cover. Five holdings in OCLC June 2021This is No. 12. In the “North-Western” Seies. A handsome and informative little piece. Chicago:: [The Traffic Department of The Company; Printed by Poole Bros.], ,. unknown
1939Best.-Nr. 44-115Western Cartridge Co n.d. 1939. c.1939. 72p. Illus. Wraps. Fine Copy. Paperback. Fine. Western Cartridge Co, n.d. Paperback
1965Best.-Nr. 713G3049Canada: Guide-Post Directories 1965. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 22 pages. 9.3" x 4". Offers a wonderful snapshot of southern Vancouver Island's shopping and dining offerings in 1965. All listings include brief write-up and charming photo or illustration. Very nostalgic. Binding sound. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Guide-Post Directories paperback
Best.-Nr. 1028-CHBKKCK-BX13-2-23Brand new. Clean pages; firm binding. Vol. 1 to 1789. 313 pages. No supplementary materials.New unknown
2009Best.-Nr. 311h5452Vancouver Canada: Cordillera Books 2009. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. pp. x 187. BibIiography. Index. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos. Presents the fascinating life story of Svein Stokke and his successful career in the shipping business. Involves companies such as: Canadian Transport Company Star Shipping MacMillan Bloedel Seaspan International and Seaspan Corporation. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this work which is sure to provide highly informative reading for anyone interested in the history of shipping on Canada's west coast. Cordillera Books Paperback
1943Best.-Nr. 558h5486Victoria BC: Victoria High School Centennial Celebrations Committee 1943. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 70 pages. Black and white photos. Honour Roll. Nostalgic ads for local businesses. Printed upon glossy stock. Prior owner's details inside front cover. Numerous autographs on last few pages and back cover. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this WWII-era yearbook. Victoria High School Centennial Celebrations Committee Paperback
2011Best.-Nr. 342h5461Canada: Self-Published Van Coillie Dries 2011. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by author upon title page. Includes promotional bookmark. 192 pages. Occasional black and white reproductions of archival photos. "The true story of a boy who grew up on a farm near the Nanaimo River in the 1960s. He experiences both the peace and beauty - and sometimes violent power - of nature as he interacts with the land the animals family and neighbours." - back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this Vancouver Island autobiography. Self-Published (Van Coillie, Dries) Paperback
1925Best.-Nr. 317h5392London: John Murray Publishers Limited 1925. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. pp. vi vii-xiv 360. Index. Thirty-three pages of black and white photographic plates. Author headed British Columbia's Game department for thirteen years. "Everything that is stated in this narrative with regard to the habits of our wild life is unless otherwise noted first-hand knowledge that has been acquired from personal observation during over thirty-five years of wandering in the country. There are in every man of British blood traces of primitive man. They create an overpowering desire to hunt and kill. It is likely that there was more than the ordinary share in me. This is a hard country for a man of education unless he has private means a profession or exceptional business ability. For a man of moderate means there is no country on the face of the earth where he can live a more healthy or enjoyable life; but if he expects to be frequently indulging in sport and also to amass the 'almighty dollar' he will have a sad disappointment. Fishing shooting and making money do not go well together. I can bear witness to this fact!" - Author's Foreword. Two names written upon front free endpaper. Trifle of writing inside back board. Foxing primarily to edges. Average wear to publisher's blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. No dust jacket. 22 x 15.5cm. A sound copy of this British Columbia hunting classic. Edwards & Lort 4034. John Murray Publishers, Limited Hardcover
1955Best.-Nr. 559h5554Port Moody BC Canada: Port Moody High School 1955. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 58 one-sided pages. Bound in red faux leather paper covers. Many black and white photos and ads for local businesses. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Port Moody High School Paperback
1982Best.-Nr. 724h5563Victoria B.C.: Sono Nis Press 1982. Book. Illus. by Bell Alistair map. Fair. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by author to noted Canadian author George Woodcock and his wife "George and Inge" atop half-title page. 132 pages. Bibliography. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Map. "Betty Bell b.1902 recounts fond memories of childhood family neighbours and farms in the countryside on Vancouver Island during the Edwardian years." - half-title. Her "recollections of a time when life was slower and seemingly simpler make this book a fascinating and pleasurable reading experience." - inside front cover. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A sound and special copy of this wholesome account. Hale & Barman 73. Sono Nis Press Paperback
2010Best.-Nr. 342h5450Canada: Patsy Alford 2010. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 105 pages. Generously illustrated with reproductions of colour and black and white photos. The fascinating autobiography of Frank Barnard who after serving in WWII returned to Canada and went on to a successful business career in the tree seed business. Clean and unmarked with negligible wear. Gift quality. Patsy Alford Hardcover
1961Best.-Nr. 644h5400Armstrong British Columbia: Interior Provincial Exhibition Association 1961. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 136 pages. A very detailed and informative presentation of this rural British Columbia association and the rules and prizes for its 1961 agricultural fall fair in Armstrong B.C. Includes many vintage ads for local businesses. Name on front cover otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. 20.5 x 13cm. Interior Provincial Exhibition Association Paperback
1931Best.-Nr. 558h5487Victoria B.C.: Victoria College 1931. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 84 pages. Black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Several autographs. Nostalgic ads for local businesses. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Victoria College Paperback
2000Best.-Nr. 147h5454British Columbia: Nisga'a Tribal Council 2000. Book. Illus. by Fiegehen Gary. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. "A sedate story on the surface the repatriation and return of Nisga'a artifacts is fraught with high drama and the clash of cultures. A long bittersweet tale it began in the heyday of anthropological collecting on the Northwest Coast the time between 1875 and the Great Depression when missionaries travelled to aboriginal villages throughout British Columbia to spread the word of Christ." - p.7 "In their landmark Treaty the Nisga'a successfully negotiated with the Canadian and British Columbian governments the return of about 300 specific artifacts." - p.62. 64 pages. Wonderful colour and black and white photography is supported with text describing Nisga'a culture and artifacts now being supported/returned. Unmarked with light wear. A quality example. Nisga'a Tribal Council Paperback
1902Best.-Nr. 467h5501Toronto: W.J. Gage & Company Limited 1902. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. pp. 64. Many adorable colour and black and white illustrations. Printed upon glossy stock. "The work in the book consists of a series of problems that increase in difficulty and in variety as the child gains control of the powers of new letters or new combinations." - page 5. Prior owner's details written in "The Property Of." blanks inside front cover otherwise unmarked. Binding intact. Many pages beginning to loosen from bottom through respectful use but this copy remains complete and intact. A quality vintage example of this wonderful early British Columbia school text for new readers. W.J. Gage & Company, Limited Paperback
2000Best.-Nr. 343h5561Cecil Lake B.C.: Nor' Pioneer WI Women's Institute 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 400 pages. Index of names. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Folded map of "Cecil Lake's Early Trails and First Landowners" laid inside back board. Colour photo endpapers. "Our book is divided into three basic parts; the usual introduction an overview of the development of the community and the stories of the people/families. Because the people settled in three areas each area got its own school: Cecil Lake Transpine and Erinlea. In the book these areas are named: Westend Transpine and Erinlea. Areas further out have been named Dogpatch East Cecil Lake Northwest Cecil Lake and Siphon Creek. Stories are arranged more or less in the order that settlers came to Cecil Lake." - p.11. Clean and unmarked with light wear to publisher's teal cloth. Prior owner's name in gilt upon front board. A nice copy of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Nor' Pioneer WI [Women's Institute] Hardcover
1990Best.-Nr. 121h5700Vancouver Island Canada: Douglas R. Geidt 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Signed and briefly inscribed by author upon title page. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Illustrated map endpapers. Extensive index. vii 1332 pp. "One of the most ambitious and lavish local histories ever undertaken in B.C. for such a relatively small community. Originally called Union Wharf the town on the old Island Highway south of Courtenay arose when the Union Coal Company opened its Cumberland mines in 1888." - BC Bookworld website. Very light wear to burgundy cloth lettered with gilt. Binding tight. Prior owner's bookplate upon verso of front free endpaper. Light wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A lovely copy of this particularly excellent local history. Gift quality. Hale & Barman 331. Douglas R. Geidt Hardcover
1951Best.-Nr. 652H5184Nanaimo B.C.: West Coast Publishers 1951. Book. Good. Loose Leaf. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A wonderfully rare and quirky issue of this presumably short-lived publication which billed itself as "The Nanaimo Fortnight Newsmagazine". 22 pages. Features: Front cover illustration of the Woodward's store in Port Alberni "The most modern and complete store on Vancouver Island"; Two-page ad for Standard Agencies Ltd. which sold Kaiser cars at the corner of Crace and Haliburton Streets; Article on the first ever woman to serve as a Nanaimo Alderman Elsie Hall; Business card-sized ad for Herbalist Isobel Bradwell located at 204 Commercial St.; Three pages of info on movies of the day and the local theatres where they were playing; List of Best Selling Books of the Day; Article on H.R. MacMillan experimenting to get more pulpwood from forests; Brief article on plans for a $150k rest home for Fords Cove on Hornby Island; Ad for Endrizzi's Grocery and Confectionery at the corner of Selby and Franklin opposite John Shaw High School; Ad for Central Dairy - operated by J. Dunbar & Sons; Two-page centerfold ad for Acme Motors Ltd. a Plymouth dealer located at 5 Commercial St.; Article about rising passenger fares on B.C. coast vessels ferries; Ad for Wilton Motors - an Austin dealer at 175 Fraser St.; Photo of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Batey of 3435 Carter Dr. Victoria in the log home they built themselves; One-page ad for Johnson Bros. a Javelin car dealer at the corner of Comox and Howard; Travel schedules for local ferries trains buses and flights; Large ad for Crescent Motors a Studebaker dealer at 16 Nicol St.; Ad for Weeks Motors a Morris car dealer at 322 Selby St.; Ad for Thompson Lumber Company located at 1 Prideaux St.; Two-page ad for Newcastle Motors Ltd. a Pontiac dealer at 26 Front St.; Back cover ad for Woodward's 'Your Family Shopping Centre" in Port Alberni. 25.5 x 18cm. Printed on newsprint. Unmarked with average wear and soiling. A great local vintage conversation piece!. West Coast Publishers unknown
1985Best.-Nr. 644H5083Canada: Crook Publishing 1985. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 6 240 pages. Map of early Vancouver. "In 1886 Vancouver teacher Amy MacDonald discovers rifles being smuggled through the city and engages the Royal North West Mounted Police and others to prevent the contraband from reaching Metis rebels in the North West. Life in the city is complicated by the murder of a Metis and the persecution of the Chinese. Within the social limits of the day she tries to obtain justice." - paraphrased from 3. A work of historical fiction which describes contemporary methods of logging the state of the streets and everyday small facts of life in the Vancouver B.C. circa 1886. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Hale 871. Crook Publishing Paperback
1981Best.-Nr. 533H5149Calgary: British Railway Modellers of North America BRMNA 1981. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 26 pages. Oblong 8.5 x 11". Printed upon glossy stock. Map. Generously illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos of locomotives. "Brings together a selection of photographs and reminiscences of my days as a rail photographer and railroader during the sunset period of the great steam era." - Introduction. Also includes four photos of diesel locomotives which took over from the steam-powered units. Includes lots of informative supporting text. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this excellent reference. British Railway Modellers of North America [BRMNA] Paperback
1985Best.-Nr. 533H5151Calgary: British Railway Modellers of North America BRMNA 1985. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 50 pages. Oblong 8.5 x 11". Printed upon glossy stock. Map. Generously illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos of locomotives and bridges on almost every page accompanied by very informative text. Several photos of contemporary construction projects. "Intended to give a general view of all the major features of this section of the CPR." - Introduction. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this excellent reference. British Railway Modellers of North America [BRMNA] Paperback
