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1974rif. 323a0517Victoria B.C.: Aural History Provincial Archives of British Columbia 1974. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 35 pages. "The feature article of this issue is about Steveston a Japanese-Canadian fishing community on the Fraser River" - from page 1. Hard cover library binding with usual markings. Average wear. Sound copy. Aural History, Provincial Archives of British Columbia Hardcover
1996rif. 744a0399Canada: NCC 1996. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Topics include: torpedo testing in Georgia Strait; CFMETR's role in the U.S.'s nuclear submarine industrial-complex; the risk of a nuclear accident; environmental damage from military activity and weapons testing; Collisions between warships and civilian vessels; and more. Running time: 18 minutes. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Worthy working copy. NCC Hardcover
1974rif. 323a0521Victoria B.C.: Government of British Columbia 1974. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 37 pages. Contents include: Aural history of British Columbia's Forestry Industry; Interview with Jack Whittaker; Working and quitting on the B.C. Coast; and more. Average wear. Usual library markings. Sound library binding. Government of British Columbia Hardcover
1972rif. 323a0463USA: Ye Galleon Press 1972. Book. Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 106 pages. Index. Hand-numbered copy# 60 of 1000. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Sound copy. Ye Galleon Press Hardcover
1947rif. 147a0324British Columbia: UBC 1947. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 384 pages. Black and white photographs abound. A wonderful reminder of post-war campus life. Prior owner's name stroked out upon front free endpaper. Moderate wear. Moderate lean to spine. Bit of soiling externally. Quality copy. UBC Hardcover
1958rif. 744a0419British Columbia: Publisher Not Stated 1958. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 96 pages. References. Black and white archival images. Usual library markings. Binding sound. Average wear. Publisher Not Stated Paperback
1977rif. 744a0414Canada: Self-Published 1977. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 280 pages. Index. Many archival black and white illustrations. Binding fragile. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Worthy reading copy. Self-Published Hardcover
1990rif. 521a0530Nelson BC Canada: Polestar Book Publishers 1990. Book. Illus. by Cunningham Bill: Photographer. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 127 pages. A pictorial history of Vancouver's first 2 decades in the NHL. Photos in colour and black and white. Recounts many noteworthy events and participants. Includes a reference of every player to ever play a regular season or playoff game in a Canuck uniform. Begins with the fascinating history of hockey in Vancouver prior to the NHL's arrival. Very attractive dust jacket features colour montage of Canuck favourites. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Dust jacket now protected with glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A must-have item for the die-hard Canuck fan!. Polestar Book Publishers Hardcover
1989rif. 469a0667Victoria B.C.: Royal British Columbia Museum 1989. Book. Illus. by Brayshaw T. C. Good. Paperback. First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 253 pages. Index. References. "Describes 98 plant species in the families Ranunculaceae Nymphaeaceae Ceratophyllaceae and Berberidaceae comprising the representatives of the Engelerian order Ranales that have been found growing wild native or naturalized in British Columbia." - from Abstract. Moderate wear. Usual library markings. Tight and square. Sound copy. Royal British Columbia Museum Paperback
1988rif. 114a0579Canada: UBC Press 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 347 pages. Bibliography. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "A definitive history of Chinatowns in Canada - the culmination of 20 years of research." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A splendid copy of this rare and important work. UBC Press Hardcover
1979rif. 323a0660Victoria B.C.: Province of British Columbia Ministry of Energy Mines and Petroleum Resources 1979. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 62 pages. Numerous black and white photos tables and figures. "The Goldstream map-area is within the northern Selkirk Mountains in southeastern British Columbia. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Map missing from pocket inside back cover. Worthy reference copy. Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Paperback
1978rif. 323a0626British Columbia: Camas Historical Group 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 165 pages. Many archival black and white illustrations. Topics include: The Waterfront; Victoria's Public Parks; Culture in James Bay; The Government of British Columbia; Individual Stories of Pioneers; and more. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. Faint sunning to portion of front board. A nice copy. Camas Historical Group Hardcover
1977rif. 323a0640Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press 1977. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 754 pages. Index. Sound library binding. Usual library markings. Quality copy of this substantial reference. University of British Columbia Press Hardcover
1972rif. 323a0906British Columbia: Pacific Hovercraft Limited 1972. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rare memento of this early high-speed endeavour to connect passengers travelling between Vancouver and Vancouver Island by sea. Claimed to connect downtown Nanaimo with downtown Vancouver in just over 45 minutes; downtown Vancouver to downtown Victoria in under one and a half hours. Light wear. Few pencil notes. Undated. Circa 1972. Pacific Hovercraft Limited Paperback
1997rif. 731a0890Canada: Royal Ontario Museum 1997. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 207 pages. References. "This seminal work focuses on Canada's premier collection of Heiltsuk art the R.W. Large Collection in the Royal Ontario Museum illuminating its early twentieth-century origins and the continuity and power of Heiltsuk cultural expression. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Worthy reading copy. Royal Ontario Museum Paperback
1956rif. 568a0888North Vancouver BC: British Columbia Bible Institute 1956. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 64 pages. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Clean and unmarked with average wear. Binding sound. British Columbia Bible Institute Paperback
1958rif. 842a0721London: George Newnes Limited 1958. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Features: According to the Law - Lieut.-Col. G.H. Keighley-Bell recalls his adventures with Kurds around 1919; Cut Out and Get Out - Tom H. Inkster recalls logging on Vancouver Island - photos; A Pint for the Man Who Breaks his Oar - fishermen at Aldeburgh "The Wild Amphibious Race"; A Witch Doctor and the Bride - a Zulu Tale; The Sea Arab - a white man becomes a man of the sea in the tropical islands; Death to the Whites - Lolo St. Paul of the Shuswap Indians in British Columbia taught the law of the White man to the Indians but to the pioneer-settlers he represented the law of the Redskin - excellent and little-known B.C. history with photos; Outcast of the Silent City - An Indian Adventure; I Lived in the Stone Age - studying aborigines of Australia; The Lost World of Jimmy Angel - a tale of gold diamonds and Angel Falls a mile-high waterfall in Venezuela; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding beginning to open at bottom but everything still holding together. George Newnes Limited Paperback
1956rif. 842a0705London: George Newnes Limited 1956. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Features: Killer Whale in the Net - Alaskan Diver Virgil Burford tells his tale; Take off to Trouble - Blizzard forces a crash landing in Greenland for Gerald Abrahams; Night Duel with a Bear - Young men out for fun on the Queen Charlotte Islands have a near-tragic experience; How I became a White Fulani Warrior; Toopua - I Know An Island - Part I; Soldiers of the Sky - Paratrooper John Seymour Townsend; Hekla - Gateway to Hell the worst volcano in the world; The Night it Rained - a Northern Quebec Adventure by Ronald H. More; The Belles of Mbowe; Ask the Man Who Owns One - a story about dogs by Lt.-Col. T.A. Lowe; Little Sir Echo - Bats; Ham-Handed Hero - Harry Higgs; and more. Chips from backstrip. Average wear. Unmarked. Decent copy. George Newnes Limited Paperback
1957rif. 568a0887North Vancouver BC: British Columbia Bible Institute 1957. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 64 pages. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Clean and unmarked with average wear. Binding sound. British Columbia Bible Institute Paperback
1952rif. 842a0759London: George Newnes Limited 1952. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Features: The Envelope - The author worked in the wilds of British Columbia on a ranch where he was involved with a mix-up involving illegal whisky-peddlers and a shrewd policeman; Tough and Go - a boundary dispute in the former Italian Somaliland; The Mariba Affair - an account of an experience in Rhodesia; Seeking the Amazon's Source - Sebastian Snow and John Brown clear up the mystery beyond any reasonable doubt - photos; The Strangest House in Iceland; Timber Laden Round the Horn - a windjammer adventure; Banda Makes a Speech - a story from Ceylon; Australia's Black Trackers; Tough Prospector Breaks Curse of Lost Creek Mine British Columbia facsimile of news clipping; Where Adventure Beckons - a 300 mile canoe trip though Southern Ontario and Northern Minnesota by Austin H. Phelps; Mahoney's Folly - a wierd story from Ireland related by a doctor; and more. Chipping to backstrip. Average wear. Binding sound. George Newnes Limited Paperback
1959rif. 568a0883North Vancouver BC: British Columbia Bible Institute 1959. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 68 pages. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding sound. British Columbia Bible Institute Paperback
1958rif. 568a0886North Vancouver BC: British Columbia Bible Institute 1958. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 64 pages. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Clean and unmarked with average wear. Binding sound. British Columbia Bible Institute Paperback
1973rif. 469a0901Ottawa: Fisheries Research Board of Canada - Pacific Oceanographic Group 1973. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 740 pages. "Analytical keys allow the identification of all recorded kinds of fishes. Species accounts contain new illustrations and expanded information on life history distribution and role in the economy. A gazeteer and new glossary are included as well as specially prepared colour photographs of all Pacific salmons and selected other species." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. A worthy reading copy. Fisheries Research Board of Canada - Pacific Oceanographic Group Hardcover
1994rif. 323a0894Ottawa: Government of Canada 1994. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 316 pages. Bibliography. Black and white plates maps and line drawings. Heavily worn with usual library markings. Binding intact. Title page removed. Government of Canada Paperback
1981rif. 323a0778Victoria B.C.: Province of British Columbia 1981. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 76 pages. Numerous archival black and white illustrations. Considerable emphasis upon Japanese residents and the effect of World War II upon them. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Coupon neatly removed along perforated lines on last page. Province of British Columbia Paperback
