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1954Best.-Nr. 715H5021Vancouver B.C.: Education Services Ltd. 1954. Book. Illus. by White Harry E. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by author upon half-title page. 84 pages. 21 x 14.5cm. Black and white illustrations in text. A compilation of the author's verses relating to Vancouver B.C. which are presented in four sections: The Sailor The Indian Denizens of the Sanctuary in Stanley Park and Features of Charm and Scenes That Charm. Brief annotation about the author on page 33 otherwise unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Above-average wear to dust jacket now protected in mylar. A worthy vintage signed copy of this charming and nostallgic Vancouver memento. Hale 1460. Education Services Ltd. Hardcover
1993Best.-Nr. 647H5057Kaslo B.C.: Semco Press 1993. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 218 pages. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Chronology. "A tribute to those whose hard work and dedication made Kaslo the unique place that it is. Kaslo - the first 100 years - is just the beginning." - back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Semco Press Paperback
1983Best.-Nr. 533H5152Calgary: British Railway Modellers of North America BRMNA 1983. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 26 pages. Oblong 8.5 x 11". Printed upon glossy stock. Maps. Generously illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos of locomotives and the S.S. Canora car ferry accompanied by very informative text. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this excellent reference. British Railway Modellers of North America [BRMNA] Paperback
1956Best.-Nr. 732h5328British Columbia: Northern Sentinal Press 1956. Book. Illus. by Haddelsey Vincent. Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed without inscription by author upon title page. pp. viii 46. "A selection of legends folk stories and customs of the Haisla people a branch of the Kwakiutl Indian language-group who live on the West Coast of British Columbia." - subtitle. Lovely line drawing illustrations. Sound and unmarked with light wear. A special first edition copy. Northern Sentinal Press Paperback
1992Best.-Nr. 644H4725Canada: P.P.P. 1992. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 143 pages. Bibliography chronology index partial list of claims map. Profusely illustrated with wonderful sepia-tone reproductions of archival photos. "This book carries you from Sandon's beginnings in 1891 through the boom years and on to the present. This is an eminently readable history for Sandon enthusiasts and armchair historians alike." - back cover. "A well-presented social history of Sandon. very readable and well-researched." - W.W. Sloan. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this engaging work which documents the history of this one-time silver mining boom town in the Kootenay region of British Columbia. P.P.P. Paperback
1974Best.-Nr. 652H4597Nanaimo B.C.: Centennial Nanaimo Days Committee 1974. Book. Very Good. Pamphlet. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Four-panel two-sided colour pamphlet advertising activities to celebrate Nanaimo's Centennial in 1974. 6 x 12 inches when opened. Includes 15 black and white photos of performers visiting the Harbour City including: Red Bone Catherine McKinnon John Hewer of the Pig & Whistle TV show Fiddler Al Cherny Dennis Day Nichelle Nichols Lt. Uhura from Star Trek and many more. Includes considerable text which describes many additional activities for the whole family. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice piece of Nanaimo ephemera. Bonus: includes 18 x 10" folded news clipping dated 1974 which includes reproductions of archival photos of local businesses: Western Fuel Company The Talbot Hotel and Tom Weeks Chevrolet plus a 1934 class photo of students at Thomas Hodgson School which includes Chuck Wong who went on to become a respected Nanaimo Restauranteur. Centennial Nanaimo Days Committee Paperback
1999Best.-Nr. 164H4598Masset British Columbia: George Mercer Dawson Secondary School 1999. Book. Illus. by Lacroix Maureen; Friesen Pauline; Carney Linda. Good. Plastic Comb. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 565 pages. Illustrated in black and white throughout. "This cookbook is a collage of past and present. It contains the generous spirit of community old and new centuries old and traditional recipes; details of the history of Masset Elementary - Senior School and a younger George Mercer Dawson with art and writings from students and other community members." - Dedication page. Undated but an illustration at the Table of Contents is dated '99 suggesting a printing date of 1999. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this glorious compilation of Queen Charlotte Islands recipes. George Mercer Dawson Secondary School Paperback
1948Best.-Nr. 644H4744Vancouver B.C.: British Columbia Electric Company Limited 1948. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 4 170 pages. Wonderful sepia-tone photographic plates. 23 x 15.5 cm. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy of this informative and engaging history. Hale 1943. British Columbia Electric Company Limited Paperback
1970Best.-Nr. 164H4688British Columbia: Cadboro Bay United Church W.A. 1970. Book. Fair. Ring-bound. First Edition. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. 42 one-sided pages. Oblong 22 x 11cm. Undated but may be circa 1970. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Cadboro Bay United Church W.A. Paperback
1958Best.-Nr. 137H4709Langley British Columbia Canada: Langley Centennial Committee 1958. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. vi 2 183 pp. Printed upon glossy stock with black and white reproductions of archival photos and illustrations. List of source material consulted. Attractive gilt decoration and lettering upon textured blue card covers. An intimate story of the lives of some of the early pioneers of the district of Langley B.C. Chapters include: Hunting of Furs; Gold on the Fraser River; Early Settlers; Among the Pioneers; Memories Among the Pioneers; Schools of Langley. Former genealogical library copy with its markings now removed. Binding tight. A worthy vintage copy of this excellent historical and genealogical reference. 23 x 15cm. Hale & Barman 452 Lowther 2022 Strathern 286 Edwards & Lort 1921. Langley Centennial Committee Paperback
1992Best.-Nr. 653H4826Vancouver B.C.: The Westcoast Logger Gazette Inc. 1992. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition 10th Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 32 pages. Features: Cover photo of Helifor's Dave Morrison splitting an oversize hemlock; Remember the Axe - Illustrated article by noted axe author Allan Klenman; Canlog 1992 Schedule; Booming and Barging - what's happening today; Prince George Regional Forest Exhibition; In Camp with Helifor - on the ground and in the air; Helifor's Eclipse Camp; The Big Bang; Campbell River Fish and Forest - special Campbell River Supplement; Logging vs. Environmentalism; Lots of great ads; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. The Westcoast Logger Gazette Inc. Paperback
1991Best.-Nr. 653H4781Canada: Sunfire Publications Ltd. 1991. Book. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pages 83-126. Features: The First Fort Langley; Jerry Potts - classic loner of the west; Stern-Wheelers in Saskatchewan; Pioneer Smelters of British Columbia - their rise and fall; The Mad Mountain Slider of Sandon B.C. - Harry Caine was a reckless 22-year-old adventurer; Capilano Canyon. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Sunfire Publications Ltd. Paperback
1966Best.-Nr. 413H4511Canada: Upper Islander 1966. Book. Illus. by Dickison Larry. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 6 157 pages. Numerous black and white reproductions of archival photos. Contents include: Earliest Inhabitants; The Coming of the White Man; How the River Got Its Name; Local Industry; Tourism; Logging; Local Businesses; Early Settlers; A Town is Born; A Wharf is Built; Ships That Visited; Early Settlers and Builders; Development of Water Power; Education Arrives; The Hospital; and more. Book clean and unmarked with very light wear. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this informative local history. Edwards & Lort 2445 Hale & Barman 604. Upper Islander Hardcover
1984Best.-Nr. 731H4815Canada: National Library of Canada 1984. Book. Illus. by Hughes E.J.; Greenaway Tod. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 64 pages. Extensive footnotes. Black and white reproductions of photos. "The story of this mainland mission goes back to 1863 but the present church came later in 1884. To sketch the background of this mission is the aim of this centennial booklet which is written in tribute to the Squamish people. It likewise commemorates the missionaries who have served the Inlet reserve. Benefactors and friends of the Mission share in this recognition. St. Paul's as it stands today is the legacy of generations." - Foreword Average wear to illustrated yellow card covers. Contents clean and unmarked. A sound copy. National Library of Canada Paperback
1960Best.-Nr. 644H4767Canada: The Williams Lake and District Board of Trade 1960. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 32 pages. Black and white reproductions of photos. "This is the story of Williams Lake a young town in an old setting and of the historic Central Cariboo it serves. This book explains why Williams Lake with its friendly people and tremendous future is a good place to live." - Foreword. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Hale & Barman 910. The Williams Lake and District Board of Trade Paperback
1980Best.-Nr. 644H4722Vancouver B.C.: Ensemble Publications 1980. Book. Good. Paperback. Second Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 294 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of photos. "A starting point for any Vancouverite's exploration of the city - some three hundred places and services you possibly didn't know about all of them culled from the more interesting pieces of the Vancouver mosaic. We've got limousines and coffee beans and places that sell cowboy jeans. We've got books cooks and dining nooks butchers bakers and you-name-it makers frames games and worthwhile names to know all over town all of them selected because they help make Vancouver such a terrific place to live. How else could you find out where the oldest neon sign in town is located or where to find a tailor in a haunted building Think of this book as three hundred good reasons why somebody would fall in love and become a Vancouverite." - Introduction. Prior owner's details atop half-title page otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A sound copy of this fun funky and informative Vancouver memento. Hale 1072. Ensemble Publications Paperback
1979Best.-Nr. 164H4620Nanoose B.C.: Friends of Nanoose Library Centre Society 1979. Book. Illus. by Warren Irene. Good. Spiral Bound. First Edition. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Unpaginated. Almost one inch thick. Oblong 9" x 5.5" in illustrated yellow card covers. Prior owner's details inside front cover dated 1979 which suggests the year of publication. Prepared as a fundraiser for maintenance of the Nanoose Library Centre. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. of this charming compilation of tried and trusted local recipes. Friends of Nanoose Library Centre Society Paperback
1966Best.-Nr. 644H4768Kaslo B.C.: The Kootenay Lake Historical Society 1966. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 52 pages. Numerous black and white reproductions of archival photos. Includes many nice ads for local businesses. Presents the proud history of this Kootenay community. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Hale & Barman 500 Edwards & Lort 3010. The Kootenay Lake Historical Society Paperback
1995Best.-Nr. 644H4526British Columbia: The North Shuswap Historical Society 1995. Book. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 60 pages. Numerous black and white reproductions of archival maps and illustrations. Features: Cover portrait of Henry Frederick Bischoff circa. 1930; The Bischoffs Discover the Shuswap; My Bizarre Bush Bedmates; It Wasn't a Black Bear; Big Bang at Magna Bay; Pierre Remond - A Gentle Man; Tribute to Jim and Hattie Brown; Andus Anderson - An Early Settler; The Herrings of Squilax; The Squilax Store; Charles Riley Remembers Thomas Brown Senior; For the Love of the Land; I Remember - The Scow; Arriving at Shuswap Lake; The Wheeler Family; Frank Bagshaw; Journal of Rev. R.E. Grice-Hutchinson Winter 1922; Billy Henstridge; Bob Bristow Talks to Chase High School Students circa 1977; Bert Austin; Crawfoot Mountain Lookout; Family Noakes; George Ekholm; The McDonald House at Magna Bay; Our First Coyote; Trapping - P.B. Bert Austin; Bunny Theodor Bischoff; When Mrs. Beguelin was Quiet!; Eleanor Nelson; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this particularly informative issue. The North Shuswap Historical Society Paperback
2009Best.-Nr. 715H47512009. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 121 pp. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. "An account of one of British Columbia's great institutions. Tells the story of how the Queen's Printer for British Columbia came to be and reveals what exactly takes place in its landmark building at the corner of Superior and Government Streets in Victoria." - Introduction. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Oblong 30 x 23cm. Paperback
2016Best.-Nr. 256H4729Canada: F1PI 2016. Book. Illus. by Yuxweluptun Lawrence Paul. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. v vi-vii 1 182 pages. Boldly illustrated in colour upon glossy stock. Chronology. 31 x 26 cm. "Represents Yuxweluptun's artistry and ideas through hard-hitting polemical but also playful artworks that now span a thirty-year career. Focusing on his distinctive melding of modernism and what he terms 'visionism' the retrospective features Yuxweluptun's pop surrealist and animated landscapes; abstractions ovoids and bullets; masked fish farmers and super-predator oil barons; and unforgettable images of a spirit-filled but now toxified natural world." - dust jacket. "A lasting document of Yuxwelupton's artistic output and political activism." - Publisher. Includes eighty of his paintings from the last three decades. Gift greetings to top third of hot pink front free endpaper. Moderate wear. Dust jacket preserved in archival grade Brodart. A sound copy. F1PI Hardcover
2005Best.-Nr. 518H4727Canada: D.B.P. 2005. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed without inscription upon title page by author. x 220 pp. Index bibliography map list of houses by street address. Profusely illustrated primarily in black and whilte. Oblong 20 x 25cm. "With researched lists of his commissions and those of his partners: Hubert Savage and Douglas James." - subtitle. "A book on P.Leonard James's 1878-1970 life and accomplishments. A well-researched view of this architect's practice with lively anecdotes and a highly personal record of his home life and journeys before and between WWI and WWII. Will appeal to heritage and history buffs biographers architects and to anyone who likes a well-told tale with a flavour of Victoria as it was." - back cover. "A fascinating read." - Prof. Martin Segger. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this essential book for anyone fortunate enough to own a home designed by this illustrious architect. D.B.P. Paperback
2009Best.-Nr. 445H4430Canada: Self-Published 2009. Book. Fine. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and generically inscribed by author atop title page. "Includes many columns written for the Victoria Times-Colonist in the early 2000s about country living." - back cover. Author's column was called Rural Roots and also included personal and family history. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Self-Published Paperback
1956Best.-Nr. 713H4435Victoria BC: Hebden Printing Co. Ltd. 1956. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 63 pages. Numerous black and white reprints of photos from the provincial archives. 23 x 15 cm. Chapters include: The Douglas Family; Craigdarroch Castle; The First Mayor; Seymour's Croquet Ground; Bill Lush's Park Hotel; Emily Carr; The Macdonald Bank; Early Day Hotels; A Wedding in 1852. Clean and unmarked with respectful wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Edwards & Lort 2544 Lowther 1973 Hale & Barman 648. Hebden Printing Co. Ltd. Paperback
2011Best.-Nr. 714H4416Canada: C.P.L. 2011. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 193 pages. Index. Black and white reproductions of photos. "The fascinating tale of the discovery of the Monroe Dinosaur Trackway in Kakwa Provincial Park weaving in stories of other fossil finds in British Columbia and across North America many of which demonstrate how egos turf wars and a lack of resources diminish the science of paleontology." - back cover. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. C.P.L. Paperback
