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1994réf. 75403898Canada: Province of British Columbia 1994. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Revised Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Varying paginations. Over 0.5" thick. Glossary. References. Provides an overview of the groundwater resources of British Columiba; how groundwater occurs where it is found and what conditions favour its development for social and economic benefits. Intended to assist in future groundwater resource planning initiatives at all levels of government to minimize potential impact of human land use activities on groundwater resources thereby sustaining available quantities and a high degree of groundwater quality for future generations. Subjects include: Origin Occurrence and Movement of Groundwater; Groundwater and the Hydrologic Cycle; Water Table and the Saturation Zone; Groundwater Flow System; Groundwater Quality; Geology and its Importance; Groundwater Contamination; Contaminant Transport; Preventative Measures; Thermal Springs; Groundwater Regions of British Columbia. Prior owner's name atop title page else clean bright and unmarked. One page is loose but present. Very nice copy overall. Province of British Columbia Paperback
1997réf. 155a5132Comox British Columbia: Highland Secondary School 1997. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 207 pages. Numerous autographs. Moderate wear. Nice copy. Highland Secondary School Hardcover
1987réf. 155a5135British Columbia: Western Academy of Pipe Music 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 286 pages. Index. Bibliography. "A compilation and sythesis of biographical data. Consists of almost 700 articles on about that many pipers plus a few miscellaneous subjects. Some of the articles are rather full biographical outlines and others are brief mentions of early pipers found in early newspapers and other sources." - from Introduction. Black and white illustrations throughout. Unmarked but for publication date hand-written upon title page. Light wear. Nice copy. Western Academy of Pipe Music Hardcover
1992réf. 121a5165Vancouver B.C.: The University of British Columbia 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1034 pages. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Excellent copy. The University of British Columbia Hardcover
1926réf. 121a5206Victoria BC: The King's Printer 1926. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 278 pages plus index. Includes multiple iterations of the British North America Act and other important law. "Explains existing Canadian institutions and their workings. These institutions are complicated and our triple citizenship in Province Dominion and Empire is not easy to understand." - from Preface. The twenty chapters include such topics as: Nation Government and Law; Our Civil Law - Common Law and Statute Law; Trading Corporations; Courts of Law; Criminal Law; Nationality External Affairs Defence; The Aims of Government; etc. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Contents yellowed with age. Read this book and weep for what has become of our society. As witnessed by this text schools used to be places of learning. Read it and discover how much you never knew about the workings and history of your own society. An exquisite and cherished reminder of more civilized times. The King's Printer Hardcover
1979réf. 121a5213Nanaimo BC Canada: Woodlands Junior Secondary School 1979. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 168 pages. Head shot of Diana Krall appears on page 76. Few autographs else clean and bright with light wear. Wonderful collectible for true fans of the jazz diva from Vancouver Island!. Woodlands Junior Secondary School Hardcover
1985réf. 121a5312Nanaimo BC Canada: Woodlands Junior High School 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Plenty of autographs. Light to moderate wear. Nice solid copy. Woodlands Junior High School Hardcover
1962réf. 352a5284Toronto: Canadian Audubon Society 1962. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Features include: The Murres; The Cougar on Vancouver Island; Bird Finding in Manitoba; Hawk Migrations around the Great Lakes; Mystic Moss of the Charlottes. Moderate wear. Nice copy. Canadian Audubon Society Paperback
1996réf. 121a5319Cedar British Columbia: Cedar Secondary School 1996. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 64 pages. Many autographs. Light wear. Nice solid copy. Cedar Secondary School Hardcover
1984réf. 121a5314Nanaimo BC Canada: Woodlands Junior High School 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Light wear. Some autographs. Nice bright copy. Woodlands Junior High School Hardcover
1982réf. 121a5311Nanaimo BC Canada: Woodlands Junior Secondary School 1982. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 212 pages. Includes photo and write-up for Michelle Krall younger sister of jazz diva Diana Krall. Few autographs. Average wear. Binding a little loose but remains intact. Woodlands Junior Secondary School Hardcover
1988réf. 147a5544Vancouver BC Canada: Vancouver School Board 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 128 pages. Bibliography. Abundantly illustrated. "This history comprised of hundreds of photographs and candid anecdotes collected from former students teachers and trustiees tells the story of our public schools complete with blemishes and triumphs." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with lightest wear. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Excellent copy. Vancouver School Board Hardcover
1970réf. 121a5608Canada: Vancouver Historical Society 1970. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 127 pages. Index. "Tells the stories of hundreds of immigrants who left their homes far behind to make their way to the small frontier town at the end of the rail on Burrard Inlet. For three quarters of a century thereafter they and more Swedes who joined them helped to transform Gastown into the present city of Vancouver." - from dust jacket. Book clean bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Dust jacket shows average wear and is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Sound copy. Vancouver Historical Society Hardcover
1968réf. 121a5592Canada: Mitchell Press 1968. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 145 pages. Bibliography. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "A particularly readable account rich in anecdote of how medicine came to the magnificently beautiful but isolated places of upcoast British Columbia." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper else book clean and unmarked. Dust jacket sunned at spine and now protected in archival-grade Brodart cover. Sound working copy. Mitchell Press Hardcover
1941réf. 121a5696Vancouver B.C.: Vancouver Technical School 1941. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 84 pages. "The Vantech is a school project part of the course in printing. Every line of type in this book has been hand set by students under the supervision of instructors." - from inside back cover. Contents printed upon glossy stock. Contents clean and unmarked. Moderate wear to illustrated covers. Nice copy. Vancouver Technical School Paperback
1990réf. 413a5973Madeira Park BC Canada: Harbour Publishing Company Limited 1990. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 230 pages including index bibliography and black and white illustrations. The story of a remarkable man and a fascinating period in B.C. history. From fragments of recorded history official documents and exhaustive interviews with the coal miners who knew Cumberland and knew Ginger Goodwin she has pieced together an extraordinary tale. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Harbour Publishing Company, Limited Hardcover
1946réf. 121a6012Toronto: Ryerson 1946. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 170 pages. Colour frontis. Black and white plates. "This is a fascinating book a beautiful book a magnificent memorial to the pioneer period with which it deals." - From dust jacket. Prior owner's details atop front free endpaper else unmarked. Average wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound working copy. Wallace p.119. Ryerson Hardcover
1961réf. 146a6831Vancouver B.C.: University of British Columbia 1961. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 336 pages. Clean and unmarked with surprisingly light wear. Binding tight. Very nice copy. University of British Columbia Hardcover
1941réf. 121a6109Ottawa: Mines and Resources Canada 1941. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 86 pages. Two black and white photographic plates. Based upon field work conducted in 1936 through 1938. Clean and unmarked. Yellowed at edges. Average wear. Unmarked. Large colour map in excellent condition stored in pocket inside back cover. Sound copy. Mines and Resources, Canada Paperback
1970réf. 121a6112British Columbia: Publisher 1970. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 151 pages. Black and white illustrations. "This volume is the first authentic true story ever written and published completely by local Quesnel B.C. talent. Written during the author's years in the Cariboo Country northeast of Barkerville." - from insert. Illustrated endpaper. Clean bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Very nice copy. Publisher Hardcover
1960réf. 125a6147Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada 1960. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 118 pages. Numerous black and white photographic plates. Minor moisture exposure. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Good working copy. Geological Survey of Canada Paperback
1981réf. 128a6086Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre 1981. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 144 pages. "The first volume to show the range of individual and regional styles and subject matter of these contemporary articles. Provides an introduction to the peoples of the Northwest Coast and their art and explores the relationship of traditional art to that being produced by contemporary artists." - from dust jacket. Abundantly illustrated approximately one third in colour. Book clean bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Dust jacket bears moderate wear and is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Lovely copy. Douglas & McIntyre Hardcover
1960réf. 121a6795Victoria British Columbia: Self-Published 1960. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 39 pages including bibliography. Hand-numbered copy number 26 of limited edition of 100. "By the time the Act 'to provide for the celebration of the mainland colony of British Columbia' was passed on February 23rd 1956 the idea of a commemorative medal had taken firm root and the Victoria Numismatic Society set up a committee to carry out the work of planning the design size presentation and other technical details of a suitable medal. this work places on permanent record the general course of events that led up to the striking of the medal and some of the problems successfully encountered and overcome." - from Foreward. Illustrations tipped in. Light wear. Very nice copy. Self-Published Hardcover
1983réf. 121a6859Canada: Government of British Columbia 1983. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 92 pages. Black and white photographs. "Focuses on the development of private and public broadcasting in British Columbia revealed through the tape-recordings of the people who made that history. Takes its title from a dramatic series produced by Fletcher Markel for CKWX in 1940 and 1941. It underscores one of the main themes of this book - that before the coming of televisoin radio broadcasting was a vehicle of imagination as well as information." - from Preface. Title page removed. Usual library markings. Binding sound. Average wear. Worthy reference copy. Government of British Columbia Paperback
1981réf. 121a6870British Columbia: Self-Published 1981. Book. Illus. by Patenaude Branwen C. Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 93 pages. Index. "This collection of human interest stories and illustrative sketches serves to record a period of regional history that might otherwise be lost to the younger generations. It is also hoped it will bring back a lot of nostalgic memories to those remaining generations that helped to shape the history of the Cariboo." - from Introduction. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Self-Published Paperback
