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1958rif. 166j2364Quesnel B.C.: Quesnel Historical Society. Good in Good dust jacket. 1958. First Edition. Paperback. Presents the local history of Quesnel B.C. and area. 190 x pages. Index. Bibliography. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Prior owner's details atop title page. Book tight and clean with moderate wear. Average wear to dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. Yes this paperback book has an illustrated dust jacket. A sound example of this informative local history and helpful genealogical reference. Hale & Barman 282 ; 8vo . Quesnel Historical Society paperback
1947rif. 514j2228Victoria B.C.: Junior Auxiliary of St. Joseph's Hospital. Fair with No dust jacket as issued. 1947. First Edition. Spiral Bound. Vintage fundraising cookbook compiled by the Junior Auxiliary of St. Joseph's Hospital Victoria B.C. 276 pages. Several ads for local businesses. Cute little black and white comic-style illustrations. Front cover nearly detached otherwise unmarked and in good condition with staining to last few pages. Driver B132.1 ; 8vo . Junior Auxiliary of St. Joseph's Hospital unknown
1952rif. 166j2460Edmonton: Hamly Press Ltd. Good. 1952. First Edition. Paperback. Chapters include: Early Pioneers; Industry; Agriculture; Fishing; Hunting; Gold Rush Days; Education; Social Life; Sproat Lake and River; Great Central Lake and Stamp Falls; Historical Buildings; Some Place Names. 48 stapled pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos in text. Prior owner's blindstamp to title page otherwise clean tight and unmarked with light wear. A quality example of this informative work. Hale & Barman 406 ; 8vo . Hamly Press Ltd. paperback
1971rif. 431j2328Toronto: MacMillan of Canada. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. "David Thompson was undoubtedly one of Canada's greatest explorers and mapmakers. But he was also one of the finest travel writers of his age. His own account of his years in the Canadian West was still incomplete when he died in 1857; it was not published until 1916 and then only in a limited edition. Victor Hopwood has skilfully selected the key sections from Thompson's great narrative and blending with them passages from the voluminous journals and reports has produced the first modern edition of the work for general readers." - dust jacket. 10 342 pages. Index. Numerous maps. Book very clean tight and bright with very light wear to original dark blue cloth. No markings found. Light wear to dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A quality example. ; 8vo . MacMillan of Canada hardcover
1986rif. 647j2688Canada: The Vancouver Police Historical Society and Centennial Museum. Fine in Good dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0969270003 . Presents one-hundred years of history of the Police Department of Vancouver British Columbia. Published to celebrate the Centennial of the force in 1986. 10-131 11 glossy pages. Profusely illustrated with wonderful black and white reproductions of archival photos. Includes lists of sworn members reserve roll and civilian members as of April 6 1986. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper otherwise very clean bright tight and unmarked with negligible wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A high-quality example of this informative history. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; A Century of Service - The Vancouver Police 1886-1986 The Vancouver Police Historical Society and Centennial Museum . The Vancouver Police Historical Society and Centennial Museum hardcover
1955rif. 757j2415Victoria British Columbia: The Daily Colonist. Fair. 1955. First Edition. Paperback. "Prepared to raise funds to further the comfort and happiness of patients in the Veterans' Hospital Richmond Road Victoria." - Dedication. Undated. Probably circa early 1950s. 112 pages. Unmarked. Binding intact. Yellowed tape repars to spine ends. Above-average wear. A well-travelled but worthy example of this rare Victoria cookbook. ; 8vo . The Daily Colonist paperback
1984rif. 644j2599Vancouver B.C.: Metropolitan Press Ltd. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1984. First Edition. Paperback. A rare and marvelous memento of the very popular long-running CBC TV show 'The Beachcombers' which was filmed on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia just north of Vancouver. Includes excellent colour photos and details about all the actors and the characters they played as well as Molly's Reach the stunt boats used and the show's production crew. Undated but appears to be circa 1984. 24 glossy stapled pages. Tight and unmarked with average wear. Sticker blemish to front cover. 19 x 21 cm. ; 12mo . Metropolitan Press Ltd. paperback
1992rif. 215j2597British Columbia: Self-Published. Very Good. 1992. First Edition. Plastic Comb Binding. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. "A brief account of how the West was won - at least insofar as my family was concerned and as seen through my eyes alone. To those of you who urged me to record some of our family history thank-you for your encouraging words. I hope you enjoy the product of your inspiration. My story begins in 1862 and ends 130 years later. I regret that there are so many years for which we cannot account at all." - Foreword. 55 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Unmarked with light wear. A quality signed example. ; 8vo; Signed by Author . Self-Published unknown
2003rif. 166j2318Vancouver B.C.: UBC Press. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 0774809353 . "Illuminates the origins of the great coal strike of 1912-14 by examining the development of the coal industry on Vancouver Island the founding of Ladysmith the experience of work and safety in the mines the process of political and economic mobilization and how these factors contributed to the development of identity and community. Emphasizes the importance of class ethnicity gender and community in creating the conditions for the emergence and mobilization of the working-class population." - back board. "A major work in Canadian labour and mining history by a very capable historian." - Richard Mackie. 276 pages. Extensive footnotes bibliography and index. Clean bright tight and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. Gift quality. ; 8vo . UBC Press hardcover
1922rif. 731j2368Toronto: The Musson Book Company Limited. Good. 1922. First Edition. Paperback. The author presents legends related to him by local natives and pioneers and incorporates his knowledge of the customs and habits of the West Coast Indians of Vancouver Island the Seshaht and Optchesaht tribes. 97 pages. Nice black and white illustrations. Prior owner's small blindstamp to title page otherwise tight square clean and unmarked with gentle wear to illustrated chocolate brown covers. A well-preserved vintage example. ; Illustrations; Sm 8vo . The Musson Book Company Limited paperback
1973rif. 166j2366Vernon B.C.: Parkland ColorPress. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1973. First Edition. Paperback. Presents the local history of the Shuswap River Valley. 117 semi-glossy pages. Black and white reproductions of wonderful archival photos. Prior owner's blind stamp to title page otherwise very clean bright tight and unmarked with light wear. A rare and pleasing example of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Hale & Barman 242. . Parkland ColorPress paperback
1991rif. 724j2668Victoria BC: Beach Holme Publishers Limited. Good. 1991. First Edition. Paperback. 0888783086 . Signed without inscription by author upon title page. "Author spent four years talking with Gerry Hill before his death in 1988 and with many of the people who were profoundly influenced by him. This is the story largely in his own words of an original and unique British Columbian who established Yellow Point Lodge on Vancouver Island just south of Nanaimo." - front flap. 174 p. Index. Chronology. Black and white photographic plates. Prior owner's name stroked out atop front front free endpaper otherwise tight and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound signed example of this engaging life story. Publisher's Press Release laid-in.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; CANADA BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY GENERAL Custodian of Yellow Point : The Biography of Gerry Hill Conservationsists British Columbia Biography Yellow Point Lodge Nanaimo Ladysmith Cedar North Oyster 174 pages including black and white photographic plates. ; Signed by Author . Beach Holme Publishers, Limited paperback
1992rif. 131j2479Canada: Bau-Xi Gallery. 1992. First Edition. Paperback. 0969678002 . "Bell perhaps more than any other B.C. artist is dedicated to the idea of the print - the multiple original created from a matrix designed and executed by the artist. In a time when the whole issue of prints and printmaking is a confusing babble of signed photo-mechanically produced reproductions Bell's woodcuts etchings engravings and drypoints sing out with a clarity and integrity." - Ian Thom. "Alistair Bell played an important role in the development of a distinctly west coast artistic sensibility known today as West Coast Modernism." - Ignite the Arts website. Bilingual English/French text. 48 glossy unnumbered pages. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Tight and unmarked with light wear. A quality example. ; 4to . Bau-Xi Gallery paperback
1967rif. 465j2365Toronto: The Ryerson Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. "Describes the efforts of one tough individual to serve his people his church and his country. The Reverend Peter Reginald Kelly D.D. was born to an aristocratic Haida family in the Queen Charlotte Islands in 1885. Sent to a Methodist boarding school by his deeply religious parents Kelly developed into a leader of men. In 1910 he was selected to head a delegation of more than a hundred Indian leaders who met in Victoria to discuss their grievances with the provincial government. In 1913 he became the first Indian admitted to Columbian College and was later ordained a minister in the Methodist church. For 16 years he and his wife were in charge of the Thomas Crosby a famous mission and mercy boat operating on one of the wildest parts of the B.C. coast. This fascinating portrait of Indian society in the midst of upheaval gives insiight into the life and thought of a remarkable man. It paints a true picture of a highly principled individual who fought to gain equality for his people by wiping out ignorance on both sides of the colour barrier." - dust jacket. 164 pages. Photo frontispiece portrait of subject. Book clean bright tight and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A quality example of this admirable life story. Edwards & Lort 2466; 8vo; Roar of the Breakers - a Biography of Peter Kelly . The Ryerson Press hardcover
1968rif. 166j2175Vancouver B.C.: BC Studies. Good. 1968. First Edition. Paperback. Features: The Banning of a Book in British Columbia; The Skagit River Atlatl - A Reappraisal; The First Military Intelligence Report of the Interior of British Columbia; Some Aspects of Chinese Communities in British Columbia Towns; Patterns of Trade and Investment on the Pacific Coast 1867-1892 - The Case of the British Columbia Salmon Canning Industry; Architecture for Social Change; Bibliography of B.C.; and more. 62 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Name atop front cover. Blindstamp to title page. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound example. ; 8vo . BC Studies paperback
1987rif. 514j2164Gibson's B.C.: Bocas De Carmelo Publishing. Good. 1987. First Edition. Spiral Bound. 0969296401 . "A book both useful and fun which we hope you will enjoy having on your boat or R.V. An on-hand reference book for working within the confines of the galley of the modern weekend boater." - Introduction. 170 pages. Colour photos. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage example of this B.C. boaters' favourite. ; 8vo . Bocas De Carmelo Publishing unknown
1952rif. 166j2181Victoria B.C.: The Archives of British Columbia. Very Good. 1952. First Edition. Paperback. Features: Atlin 1898-1910 - The Story of a Gold Boom; Spanish Naval Bases and Ports on the Pacific Coast of Mexico 1513-1833; James Edward Fitzgerald versus the Hudson's Bay Company - The Founding of Vancouver Island; An Alexander Mackenzie Letter 1793; and more. 121-235 pp. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Prior owner's blind stamp to contents page otherwise very clean tight and unmarked with light wear. A quality example. ; 8vo . The Archives of British Columbia paperback
1941rif. 644j2576Victoria British Columbia: The British Columbia Historical Quarterly. Good. 1941. Reprint. Paperback. Traces the development of the flour-milling industry up to the end of the colonial period in 1871. Reprinted from the British Columbia Historical Quarterly April and July 1941. 89-109 191-214 p. Extensive footnotes. Small blindstamp to first leaf otherwise tight and unmarked with average wear. A sound example of this informative work. ; Sm 4to . The British Columbia Historical Quarterly paperback
1980rif. 644j2584Prince Rupert B.C.: P. Bowman. Good. 1980. First Edition. Paperback. "Dedicated to all hard-working Yardmasters everywhere - especially the Day Yardmaster on the Skeena Sub for they're the ones who really make the World of Railroading go 'round." - Dedication Page. 6 134 p. Many black and white reproductions of photos. Tight clean and unmarked with light wear. First blank leaf neatly removed. A quality example. ; 8vo . P. Bowman paperback
1973rif. 166j2295Canada: B.A. Thompson. Good. 1973. First Edition. Paperback. Presents the local history of Port Coquitlam British Columbia. Topics include: The Indians; The First Settlers; The Railway and Westminster Junction 1886-1911; WHY - Port Coquitlam; Inauguration Day - April 22 1913; The First Year; 1914-1920; Fires; Floods; Schools; Recreation; Memories; Organizations; May Day; Mayors of Port Coquitlam. Unpaginated. 0.3 inches thick. Profusely illustrated with sepia-tone reproductions of archival photos. Tightly bound with moderate wear. A sound example. Hale & Barman 176.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Port Coquitlam British Columbia History Settlers Genealogy . B.A. Thompson paperback
2003rif. 644j2665Prince Rupert B.C.: Prince Rupert Port Authority. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 2003. First Edition. Paperback. 0973389400 . "The history of the north coast of B.C. is traced back to when the first Spanish Russian British and American explorers were vying for control of the Pacific coast of North America. Provides an engaging compelling and thoroughly researched history of the Port complete with skullduggery backroom deals political hot air and conniving irrational exuberance the boom and bust cycles of natural resource production and agricultural exports and hard-won dreams all painted on a backdrop of the B.C. wilderness from the earliest explorers to Canada as an infant nation during the early railway mania and on up to the present day. This is the book that will finally prove that Canadian history is anything but boring!" - front flap. xiii 237 p. Printed upon glossy stock generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Mended opening to front flap otherwise clean bright tight and unmarked with very light wear. An attractive example of this informative history.; 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall; Port of Prince Rupert - history British Columbia - history . Prince Rupert Port Authority paperback
2015rif. 869j2306Canada: Self Published. Good. 2015. Revised Edition. Paperback. 0994083009 . "This collection of short stories is dedicated to the Haisla and the Heiltsuk. We all have a strand of our Nuyem to weave our stories. Joe Starr is from the Haisla Nation Salmon Clan from Kitamat BC. He has taught high school and elementary school in Iskut BC Kitimat BC and Bella Bella BC. He is a retired teacher who resides in Nanaimo BC." - back cover. Gift greetings upon title page possibly written by author. Moderate wear. A clean sound example. ; 8vo . Self Published paperback
1903rif. 731j2405London: Church Missionary Society. Fair with No dust jacket as issued. 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. "Describes visits to the Church of England/missions along the northern British Columbia coast and on the Nass Skeena and Stikine Rivers from 1879 to 1900." - Lowther 1515. viii192 p. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Gift greetings upon floral-decorated front free endpaper. Front inner joint starting. Somewhat above-average wear to original red cloth legibly lettered in gilt. A worthy example of this very wonderful compilation which provides precious information about the local native peoples. ; 12mo . Church Missionary Society hardcover
1955rif. 644j2575Victoria British Columbia: New Neighbour Services. 1955. Paperback. A nostaglic information book intended for guests to Victoria B.C. in the mid-1950s. Includes stories and ads for local businesses plus a back cover map indicating swim courses between Victoria and the Olympic Peninsula! Undated but page 32 suggests a printing date circa 1955. 80 stapled pages. Prior owner's small blindstamp to first page otherwise clean tight and umarked with moderate wear. A sound example of this nostalgic piece of Victoria tourism ephemera. ; Illustrations . New Neighbour Services paperback
1934rif. 431j2427Edinburgh: The MacMillan Company. Fair with no dust jacket. 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. "The Cassiar land district occupies the north-west section of B.C. and has an area of about one hundred thousand square miles. There is no literature about the Cassiar unless one admits as such the reports of government officials and mining engineers. Even the Indians display ignorance concerning certain districts. This book represents a year's sojourn in the central and northern parts of the Cassiar 1930-31. My aim has been to distil from a mass of particular experiences the general spirit of the Cassiar and so to arrange and select actual impressions that they become significant and typical of the country." - Preface. Photo frontispiece of Telegraph Creek. Rebound in sturdy hardcover library binding with usual markings. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy reading copy. Whiteman 613.; 8vo . The MacMillan Company hardcover
