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1991rif. 715c8632British Columbia: Research Branch Ministry of Forests 1991. Book. Good. Spiral-Bound. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 330 pages. Describes terrestrial ecosystems of British Columbia within the framework of the British Columbia Ministry of Forests' biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification. Introduces the philosophy principles and methods of biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification and provides some appreciation of the diversity of terrestrial ecosystems in British Columbia. Chapter titles include: resource values; coastal douglas-fir zone; coastal western-hemlock zone; mountain hemlock zone; bunchgrass zone; ponderosa pine zone; interior douglas-fir zone; interior cedar - hemlock zone; mountain spruce zone; sub-boreal pine - spruce zone; Engelmann spruce - subalpine fir zone; boreal white and black spruce zone; spruce - willow - birch zone; alpine tundra zone. Average wear. Contents unmarked. Minor mark to bottom edge of text. Faint name atop front cover. A sound copy. Research Branch, Ministry of Forests Paperback
2007rif. 242c8636British Columbia: Self Published 2007. Book. Very Good. Plastic Comb. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 118 pages. Colour illustrations. "The purpose of this report has been to synthesize and outline legislation in hopes of stimulating further public discussion and community action to ensure that adequate water resources are protected for present and future generations. While aimed at the Comox Valley hopefully audiences across British Columbia and Canada will find it a useful reference guide or point of comparison to their own communities' water challenges." - from Executive Summary. Contents include: Introduction; Glossary; Water History and Regulation; Water Supply Systems in the Comox Valley; Suggestions and Sites; References. White label remnants upon clear front cover. Contents clean bright and unmarked. Light wear. A quality copy. Self Published Paperback
2005rif. 547c8609Vancouver BC Canada: Douglas & McIntyre Limited 2005. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 180 pages. Index. References. Biographical overview. List of works. Colour illustrated endpapers. "E.J. Hughes is famous for his unforgettably rich and accomplished landscapes primarily depicting the British Columbia coast. His works now command the highest auction prices ever paid for a living Canadian artist confirmation of his emergence as a major figure on the international art scene. The passionate collector has always been central to the emergence of important artists. In this extraordinarily personal account the world of a collector comes alive. Here are 76 Hughes sketches paintings and prints in colour and black and white - only a handful previously published in book form - accompanied by a text rich with anecdotes about the joys frustrations and satisfactions of the chase. This is a very human story of art as master - one which sheds important new light on Hughes and his work." - from dust jacket. "Hughes is the chronicler of a landscape almost too beautiful and too alive with spirit to be believed." - Globe and Mail. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Appears unread. Faintly visible tape repair to back panel of dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. An excellent copy. Douglas & McIntyre, Limited Hardcover
1991rif. 124c8639Canada: Univ of Toronto Press 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 445 pages. Footnotes. Index. Black and white illustrations. "Thomas Dufferin Pattullo was premier of British Columbia from 1938 to 1941. Governing through the tumultuous years of the 1930s his Liberal administration offered what was arguable the most vigorous response to the Depression in Canada. Duff Pattullo's life is as much a history of the province as it is an account of an individual." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Light wear to dust jacket which bears discolourations to lower section. A quality copy. Univ of Toronto Press Hardcover
1962rif. 349c8808Nelson BC Canada: Graphic-News Publishing 1962. Newspaper. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 16 pages. Features: Funding for the Kinsmen Club's new health unit; Doukhobor women denounce Stefan Sorokin and the Fraternal Council in preference to John Lebedoff; E.C. Terry Whitelock - His paintings of Napoleonic era uniforms win world respect - nice photo with article; Renovating the Nelson Canadian Legion; Palm Dairy gets rid of milk bottles in favour of Pure-Pak cartons; Kootenay Cadets - with photos of Mike Molloy Harry James Vic Young and others; Continuing sabotage by Doukhobor radicals; Should Nelson sell the North Shore Power Line; Dozens of wonderful local vintage ads our favourite being the Gala Opening of Totem Burger. Average wear. Yellowed with age. Moisture markings. Bit of writing on front cover. A worthy copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Graphic-News Publishing Paperback
1979rif. 318c8685Canada: A.B.C. 1979. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 154 pages. The history of the rural ministries in the Diocese of Caledonia in Northern British Columbia. Abundantly illustrated with archival photos. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. A.B.C. Paperback
1987rif. 118c8931Canada: Self-Published 1987. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 112 pages. Black and white illustrations in text from photos. Autobiographical account of the author's experiences in both world wars and on the Queen Charlotte Islands. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Self-Published Paperback
1962rif. 317c8939British Columbia: British Columbia Telephone Company 1962. Book. Illus. by Maclean Jack L. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 318 pages. Cover painting entitled "Mount Robson and Emperor Falls" by Jack L. MacLean. Great back cover colour photo ad for various models and colours of phones. Includes 192 pages of vintage local yellow pages ads plus several pages of ads for contemporary phone products. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful 1962 snapshot of Victoria B.C. British Columbia Telephone Company Paperback
2002rif. 715c8926Canada: G. Of G. C.S. 2002. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 58 pages. Lovely colour and black and white illustrations. A Collective Study on British Columbian Salmon Can Labels 1890-1950. Library markings to contents. Exterior clean and unmarked with light wear. A sound copy. G. Of G. C.S. Paperback
1990rif. 558c8927Courtenay BC: G.P. Vanier Secondary School 1990. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 176 pages. Lots of great autographs. Moderate wear. A quality copy. G.P. Vanier Secondary School Hardcover
1945rif. 739c8807Winnipeg Manitoba: The Country Guide Limited 1945. Book. Illus. by Schintz T. Cover; Tillenius Clarence; Stables Jon. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 58 pages. A wonderful vintage copy of this popular and long-running Canadian farming publication. Great cover illustration of cowby at work. Super back cover colour photo ad for the Minneapolis-Moline Power Equipment company includes 8 photos of their products at work. Features of contents include: Nice tribute to the Royal Canadian Navy by Crucible Steel Company of America; Activities of co-operatives in British Columbia; War News Updates including cartoon of Stalin and Allied Soldier cracking swastika in nutcracker; Photo-illustrated article on the Coyote "The Yapping Yodler" - the crafty animal which thrives with settlement and is increasing in number; Peace River Co-operative Seed Growers are outgrowing their facilities and are ripe for Expansion; Research boosts Bacon Quality; Square All Round - a trapper story by Paul Annixter; Dairy Farmers of Canad Meet at Regina to Discuss the Postwar Situation - result is increased subsidies; The Farm Goes to the University - farm week at the University of Saskatchewan at Saskatoon; Overnight Guest a story by Ben Ames Williams; A Dutchman in the Red River Valley - A. A. Verheul - with photos; Great full-page ad by International Harvester with image of farmer and tractor in the background; John Deere tractor photo ad; Monthly Commentary by United Grain Growers Limited; The Countrywoman - the U.F.W.A. Meeting; Royal Bank of Canada Annual Meeting; Planning the farm house - article; plus much more. Address label on front cover otherwise unmarked. Modest external wear. Binding tight. The Country Guide Limited Paperback
1950rif. 834c8079Fitchburg Mass.: Simonds Saw and Steel Co. 1950. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 31 pages. Numerous diagrams and black and white photos. A diminutive but informative guide to files and their uses in the sharpening of industrial sawmill blades. Deals specifically with American Pattern single and double cut files. Eight-page photo-illustrated section on special saw sharpening files. Two pages of detailed specifications of Simonds Red Tang brand files. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding sound. An excellent vintage reference. Simonds Saw and Steel Co. Paperback
2003rif. 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
1925rif. 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
1996rif. 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
1977rif. 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
1982rif. 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
1999rif. 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
1950rif. 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
1964rif. 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
1980rif. 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
1973rif. 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
1993rif. 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
1968rif. 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
1983rif. 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
