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2003réf. 752c8060Canada: UBC Press 2003. Book. Fine. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Paperback Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 276 pages. Index. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page otherwise clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. "Illuminates the origins of the 1912-14 strike 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." - from back cover. UBC Press Paperback
1925réf. 834c8082Fitchburg Mass.: Simonds Saw and Steel Co. 1925. Book. Fair. Paperback. Revised. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Revised version of the 1924 first edition. 112 pages. Index. Diagrams. Black and white photos. "The natural successor to the 'Simonds Guide for Filers and Sawyers'. In preparing a new edition it seemed wise to remodel the work and add much new material." - from Introduction. Topics include: History of the Circular Saw; Steel; Making a Circular Saw; The Circular Saw Mill; Solid Tooth Circular Saws; Special Types of Circular Saws; Simonds Inserted Point Saw; Safety First; Specifications of various Simonds saws; Photos and details of various Simonds knives. Above-average wear and soiling. Binding tender but holding. A worthy reading copy of this informative vintage reference. Simonds Saw and Steel Co. Paperback
1996réf. 815c7482Canada: Sono Nis Press 1996. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 307 pages. Reference notes. Bibliography. Index. Black and white photographc plates. Signed and dated by Roberta L. Bagshaw upon half-title page. Light wear. Unmarked. Slight curl to front cover. A quality copy. Sono Nis Press Paperback
1977réf. 451c7473Canada: Self-Published 1977. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 231 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon front free endpaper. Black and white photographic plates. "The fascinating first hand story of Canada's unique Christian liberal arts college in British Columbia by its founding president." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear to book. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Self-Published Hardcover
1982réf. 825c7379Toronto: Maclean Hunter 1982. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Features: Piece by Paul H. Robinson US Ambassador to Canada; The Hard Politics of Bill Bennett's hard sell in B.C.; Resurrection of Robert Bourassa; Eric Akland dies in Aylmer Quebec; Niagrary River pollution protesters; Cover Story - Lebanon - Flames and the future after Israelli invasion; Q&A with David Kimche of the Israelli Foreign Ministry; Jews murdered in Paris - reaction to Lebanon invasion; British pound in decline - black mark for monetarism; Alexander Haig's calculated climb; South Africa - death in dark places; Canada's regional airlines fight for the skys - Nordair and Quebecair; End of economic miracle - AEG-Telefunken AG; BC's BCRIC; Steel and forestry industries hit very hard by economy; Jack Donohue and his unknown Canadian basketball team; Labor - unemployment and new despereation; Deely Bobbers; Drive-in theatres; United Church dares to tread; The Guardian Angels - citizen's call to arms; New Wave music toughs it out - photo of David Byrne/Talking Heads; Entertainment reviews. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Maclean Hunter Paperback
1999réf. 317c7341Canada: Oolichan Books 1999. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 395 pages. Index. Reference notes. Many excellent archival black and white photograhic plates. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. "The history of the Alberni Inlet the beautiful waterway that reaches from Barkley Sound on the west coast to the center of Vancouver Island." - from back cover. Unmarked with very light wear. A highly-informative work. Oolichan Books Paperback
1950réf. 823c7649Canada: Esso / Imperial Oil 1950. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 18 pages. Cover illustration of Princess Margaret Rose by Dorothy Wilding. Contents: How often should motor oil be changed; Vancouver Island's new Island Highway; Where Past and Future Meet - Fantastic industrial sites along Ontario's Highway 17; Gordon Lund - Taxidermist of Prince Albert Saskatchewan; Identify photos of Canadian sites; Casa Loma - Canada's Famous Castle; Average wear. Three-inch opening at foot of cover-fold. Unmarked. Address label on back cover. Esso / Imperial Oil Paperback
1964réf. 352c7764Ottawa: Fisheries Research Board of Canada 1964. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 52 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Black and white photos charts tables map. Extensive reference list. Contents include: Historical review of pinniped food studies in British Columbia waters; Methods and materials; General habitat description; Distribution numbers and migratory behaviour; Feeding habits; Effect of seal and sea lion predation upon British Columbia's commercial fishery. Stiff protective library boards over original card covers. Usual library markings. A sound copy. Fisheries Research Board of Canada Paperback
1980réf. 155c7535British Columbia: Sono Nis Press 1980. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 270 pages. Index. Bibliography. Black and white photographic plates. "A delightful personal memoir and a well-researched and much needed history of a West Coast fort community." - from back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this substantial work. Sono Nis Press Paperback
1973réf. 325c7581Portland Oregon: The Pacific Logging Congress 1973. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 11" x 8.5" x 0.75". "Contains articles prepared exclusively for the Loggers Handbook together with the official proceedings of the 63rd session of the Pacific Logging Congress and the condensed reports of its six regional conferences prepared by their respective secretaries." - from title page. Articles include: Archie W. Rafter; Moving Logs in British Columbia Waters; Renewing Productivity on Forest Brush Lands; Natural and Man-Caused Slash in Headwater Streams; Precision Logging - Management of the Future Forest; A History of Railroad Logging; Effects of Logging on Small Streams in the Thorne Bay Area of Southeast Alaska; The Tango; Forestry in Austria; Logging Engineering; Intensive Management of Coastal Douglas Fir; and more. Also includes many great contemporary logging equipment advertisements. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. Nice copy with illustrated boards and endpapers. The Pacific Logging Congress Hardcover
1993réf. 464c7699Canada: Caitlin Press 1993. Book. Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 413 pages. Index. Great reproductions of black and white photos. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. "Author recounts some of the highlights of his forty years in the Cariboo/Chilcotin particularly his love/hate relationship with the famous Gang Ranch and its various owners." - from back cover. Moderate wear. Minimal markings. A sound copy. Caitlin Press Paperback
1968réf. 751c7707Vancouver British Columbia Canada: Self-Published 1968. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 108 pages. "What I have learned of the logging and loggers has been picked up in the Coast districts of Washington and British Columbia. That I have tried to picture unusual characters amongst loggers and have said little of the unnumbered thousands of fine upstanding many men in the industry is not that I'm unaware of them. The unusual always get more attention. In the Saga I speak from personal knowledge not heresay. And the characters I attempt to picture are not fictitious nor are the incidents in which they are involved." - from author's note to the reader. Contains fifty-four poems with titles such as: The Tyee Logger; The Logging Camp; Rough House Pete; Sad News at Spry; The Ballad of B__ S___ Bill; First the Kaiser Then Hitler; When the Sun Begins to Shine; To Fred Elworthy; Song of the Axe; To Felix Penne; To Be Read at a Stag Party of a Friend; Burns Night; Despondency; Vancouver; Gay Nymph; The New Chief; and many more. Prior owner's name inside front cover. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful compilation of historical northwest coastal logging lore. Self-Published Paperback
1983réf. 618c7612Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press in co-operation with the Provincial Archives of British Columbia 1983. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 218 pages. From limited edition of 1600 copies. "Concerned entirely with the Haidas of the Queen Charlotte Islands of the last century the intricacies of the kinship patterns of the great families and how they saw themselves as part of a fantastic but in its own terms logical cosmos and most of all how this was all expressed in their remarkable architecture with its perfectly integrated massive carved and painted embellishments the great totem poles of the Haidas." - from Foreward. "The documentary photographs that survive are among the few remaining records which illustrate the richness and variety of Haida monumental art. Of the more than five hundred carved poles which appear in the plates only about fifty were removed to museums for safekeeping. The remainder have perished entirely or survive at the village sites as decayed fragments overgrown with the lush vegetation of the islands." - from Preface. Light external wear and soiling to cream-coloured cloth-covered boards. No external markings. Discreet bookplate and bit of writing inside front board. Blindstamp to lower corner of title page. Bit of writing in upper left corner of title page. Remnant of card pocket inside back board. Binding tight. A quality copy of this magnificent work. University of British Columbia Press, in co-operation with the Provincial Archives of British Columbia Hardcover
1999réf. 318c7715Canada: H.P. 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 239 pages. Index. Footnotes. Bibliography. "Documents the Okanagan's transformation from a rough-and-tumble region on Canada's western frontier into a major agricultural district and one of the fastest-growing areas in the province. The heart of this book is a selection of articles essays letters diaries memoirs and observations that first appeared in Okanagan History. Interesting accurate and accessible with lots of archival photographs this work is a must-read for Okanagan locals first-time visitors and BC history buffs alike." - from dust jacket. Few library markings. Very light wear. A lovely copy. H.P. Hardcover
1980réf. 107c6480Victoria: Garland Music Ltd. 1980. Sheet music. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. As performed by Mary Saxton Michael Logie and the studio orchestra. Garland Music Ltd. Paperback
1988réf. 559c6622Chilliwack BC: Mount Cheam Christian School 1988. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Loaded with wonderful black and white photos of students staff and facilities. Also includes very informative text. Undated. Unpaginated. Average wear. Prior owner's name sticker inside front board. Binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful memento. Mount Cheam Christian School Hardcover
1983réf. 559c6602Victoria B.C.: Oak Bay High School 1983. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 133 pages. Usual autographs. Average wear. Minor moisture exposure to a few pages. Binding intact. A sound copy. Oak Bay High School Hardcover
1941réf. 531c6618Vancouver: British Columbia Telephone Company 1941. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 28 pages. Articles: Savings and Government Loans by Morris W. Wilson; B.C. Telephone Employees Rally to War Savings Appeal; Teleophone Operator Writes of War-Time Britain; Pioneer Mission B.C. Telephone Man Passes Away - John A Catherwood; Eddie Esson is Braving the "Blitz" Somewhere in England; Employees for Credit Unions; Samples of Canada's first telephone advertising used in 1877 to promote Bell Telephone usage. War savings certificate advertisement on back cover features quote by and silhouette of Winston Churchill. Average wear. Considerable pencil annotations particularly to back cover and last page. Middle page loose but present. A worthy copy. British Columbia Telephone Company Paperback
1965réf. 559c6540Canada: Norfolk House School 1965. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 84 pages. Printed upon high quality glossy stock. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this charming and nostalgic yearbook. Norfolk House School Paperback
1951réf. 341c6559Vancouver B.C.: McLennan McFeely & Prior Limited 1951. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pages 1131-1173 43 pages in total. Includes index and prices. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Intended to be read by shop owners. "In the following pages. you will find illustrated and described the world's finest offerings of up-to-date tackle - tackle that is particularly suited for use in the waters of British Columbia." - from Foreward. Above-average but not excessive wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this superb vintage reference. McLennan, McFeely & Prior, Limited Paperback
1974réf. 559c6604Victoria B.C.: Claremont Senior Secondary School 1974. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound copy of this nostalgic yearbook. Claremont Senior Secondary School Hardcover
1990réf. 465c6644British Columbia: Self-Published 1990. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 322 pages. Undated. Autobiographical account of the author's life as a missionary. Above-average wear and soiling. Some marks to contents. Binding intact. A worthy reading copy. Circa 1990. Self-Published Paperback
1993réf. 559c6623Chilliwack BC: Mount Cheam Christian School 1993. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Loaded with wonderful photos of students staff and facilities in colour and black and white. Undated. Unpaginated. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Mount Cheam Christian School Hardcover
1987réf. 318c6689British Columbia: The Baptist Foundation of B.C. 1987. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 321 pages. Black and white illustrations. Author's signature upon front free endpaper. Prior owner's name neatly printed at bottom of front free endpaper. Clean with light wear. A nice copy. The Baptist Foundation of B.C. Paperback
1951réf. 341c6560Vancouver B.C.: McLennan McFeely & Prior Limited 1951. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pages 1025-1124 99 pages in total. Includes index and prices. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Intended to be read by shop owners. Presents a wonderful cross-section of "the most complete stocks in Western Canada" - from page 1024. Extensive listings of firearms and related products. Also included are products for dogs traps thermos and related products flashlights and batteries lighters harmonicas cards baseball tennis badminton golf football hockey soccer volleyball basketball boxing lawn bowling croquet roller skating snow shoes bicycles and ski equipment. Above-average but not excessive wear. Front cover taped in place. Back cover missing. A very enjoyable and nostalgic item. Young readers will be amazed to see how far today's gear has advanced in the past 50 years particularly ski equipment. McLennan, McFeely & Prior, Limited Paperback