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1983Best.-Nr. 568a2772Port Hardy British Columbia: Port Hardy Secondary School 1983. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 94 pages. Clean with moderate wear. Unmarked but for one student's photo which has been stroked out. A sound copy. Port Hardy Secondary School Hardcover
1984Best.-Nr. 568a2781Ladysmith BC Canada: Ladysmith Secondary School 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Few autographs. Light wear. Nice clean copy. Ladysmith, Secondary School Hardcover
1988Best.-Nr. 568a2775Campbell River BC: Phoenix Secondary School 1988. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 96 pages. Many colour photos and autographs. Average wear. A sound copy. Phoenix Secondary School Paperback
1966Best.-Nr. 569a2789Vancouver B.C.: Killarney Secondary School 1966. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Average wear. Several autographs. Please note: according to the table of contents this book should contain approximately 105 pages all of which appear to be present. Laid in at page 104 are two groups of pages 105 through 112 and 121-128. These pages appear to not ever have been bound into this book thus we surmise that they were laid in by the printer. We are unable to explain the absence of pages 113-120. We will be pleased to provide any further details. Killarney Secondary School Hardcover
1990Best.-Nr. 715a2768Canada: Harbour 1990. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 150 pages. Index. "Tells the colourful story of the first hundred years of public transit in words and pictures for the general reader. Illustrated with hundreds of photographs both black and white and colour. Detailed maps show the routes of the streetcars in Victoria and the Lower Mainland. Will appeal to anyone who recalls riding in the old electric streetcars or who has a general interest in the history of the province." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A sound reference copy of this interesting work which may make some long for the past. Harbour Hardcover
1993Best.-Nr. 568a2780Duncan British Columbia: Cowichan Secondary School 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Clean and unmarked with negligible wear. Lovely copy. Cowichan Secondary School Hardcover
1967Best.-Nr. 569a2792Richmond BC: Richmond High School 1967. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 96 pages. Autographs. Average wear. A sound copy. Richmond High School Hardcover
1990Best.-Nr. 568a2783Ladysmith BC Canada: L.S.S. 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Clean with light wear. Usual autographs. A nice copy. L.S.S. Hardcover
1967Best.-Nr. 569a2790Vancouver: Killarney Secondary School 1967. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 120 pages. Some autographs. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Killarney Secondary School Hardcover
1993Best.-Nr. 744a3934Canada: Self-Published 1993. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Circa 1990s. Extensively footnoted. Appendices. Many black and white archival illustrations. Fold-out photo inside back cover. "The history of Canada's longest serving Naval Reserve Division from the days of 'yachting gentlemen' to the present day." - from back cover. Prior owner's details atop first page else clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Self-Published Paperback
1965Best.-Nr. 321a1351Vancouver: Grant-Mann Lithographers Ltd. 1965. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Undated. Possibly circa 1960s. Moderate wear. Unused. Clearly illustrates Nanaimo's downtown waterfront in the days before the Cameron Island Development the Departure Bay Ferry Terminal the Coast Bastion Hotel and much more. 5.5" wide by 3.5" high. Grant-Mann Lithographers Ltd. Paperback
1988Best.-Nr. 106a1014Canada: Diamond Family 1988. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 245 pages. Index. Bibliography. "In 1926 four months after leaving his father's once-prosperous farm in Galicia then a part of Poland Jack Diamond - age 17 - got off a rickety old boat in Quebec City with a straw suitcase and barely enough money to get him to Vancouver. Ten years later he was battling Canada's national corporations for control of British Columbia's meatpacking industry. Follows Diamond from horse-and-buggy potato pedlar to king of B.C.'s thoroughbred racing; from butcher to university chancellor SFU. Along the way his story is interlinked with the collapse of three European empires the growth of Vancouver into a burgeoning metropolis and influential people including W.A.C. Bennett and Supreme Court Justice Angelo Branca." - from dust jacket. A well-researched and very readable biography of this amazing sportsman businessman and philantropist. Will be of special interest to those whose ancestors lived in Galicia early in the last century. Average wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy. Diamond Family Hardcover
1960Best.-Nr. 568a0982Vancouver B.C.: Magee High School 1960. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 96 pages. Includes photos of the official opening of Magee's new addition on 11 March 1960. Loaded with great black and white photos. Two inscriptions inside back cover. Dab of liquid paper inside front cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding sound. Magee High School Paperback
2000Best.-Nr. 568a1021Vancouver B.C.: St. George's School 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Over 200 pages. Light wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. St. George's School Hardcover
1992Best.-Nr. 853a1016British Columbia: Harbour 1992. Book. Good. Hardcover. Second Printing Revised. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 176 pages. Index. Well illustrated primarily in black and white with many old photos. "A glorious celebration of unique spots from Lund and the Wishbone to Cascade Harbour and Shushartie Bay - for anyone who already knows and loves the coast and for anyone who wants a guide to the area that is as breathtakingly beautiful as the coast itself." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Harbour Hardcover
1990Best.-Nr. 323a1358Canada: Iron Horse 1990. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2 Hour VHS videotape in case. "North America's newest mountain railway was opened in 1984 in British Columbia's western central interior. BC Rail's 50000 vold electrified Tumbler subdivision starts at Wakely junction at mile 537 on the Chetwynd subdivision. The line travels northeast 82 miles to Quintette mine through some of the most rugged and remote territory where rails have ever been laid." - from cover. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Undated. Circa 1990. Iron Horse Hardcover
1979Best.-Nr. 258a0558Canada: UBC PressCanada 1979. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 136 pages. "An indispensable reference tool for government officials businessmen investors industrialists teachers students librarians environmentalists and all people with a fundamental interest in the past present and future development of British Columbia." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket which is preserved in mylar and is neatly taped to boards. Sound copy of this handsome work. UBC Press,Canada Hardcover
1958Best.-Nr. 853a1627British Columbia: Vancouver College 1958. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 184 pages. Average wear. Unmarked. Back endpaper removed. Back hinge open. Very well-presented. Vancouver College was the largest Catholic school in the province with 770 students. Vancouver College Hardcover
1980Best.-Nr. 469a1969Ottawa: Government of Canada - Ration Administration - Wartime Prices and Trade Board 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed and inscribed by author upon front free endpaper. 280 pages. "Deals with the shrimps of the Pacific Coast of Canada. The seaward limit of the region corresponds to the outer perimeter of Canada's Fishing Zone 5 i.e. 200 nautical miles 321 km from the outer coast. Eighty-five species are listed and each species is given a common name. Complete keys with accompanying diagrams are provided. Accounts of 82 species include detailed morphological descriptions and halftone illustrations notes on colour main distinguishing characters maximum carapace and total lengths total known geographic and bathymetric ranges first known local capture and information on biology and economic importance. Seventeen species are recorded for the first time. Included are sections on shrimp parasites sexing of shrimps use of keys explanation of measurements and also a gazetteer glossary partial synonymy and index to scientific and common names. Eight plates and a frontspiece illustrate the colours of 41 shrimp species when live." - Abstract. Book clean tight and unmarked with light wear. Average wear with several short edge-tears to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality signed copy of this exceptional reference. Government of Canada - Ration Administration - Wartime Prices and Trade Board Hardcover
2005Best.-Nr. 216a2064Canada: CircaNow! 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed without inscription by Jim Robson and John Shorthouse upon title page. Shorthouse succeeded Robson as the voice of the Canucks upon his retirement. Great colour illustrations. "Arms you with the tickets media passes programs and Jim's handwritten game notes so you can re-live 55 great hockey hames from the 1970s to today. For each game you get to feel the hockey pulse of the city find out what went on behind the scenes in the broadcast booth and enjoy exciting play-by-play calls from one of the best hockey announcers in NHL history." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A must have collectible for the serious Vancouver Canucks fan. CircaNow! Hardcover
1995Best.-Nr. 854a2154Victoria B.C.: Province of British Columbia 1995. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. "Under British Columbia's Forest Act all timber harvested from both Crown and private land must be scaled. Timber is scaled to determine its volume and quality. This manual documents how timber is scaled for purposes of The Forestry Act and the Scaling Regulation." - from Introduction. Topics include: Scaling Overview; Timber Marking and Branding; Species Identification; Common Defects; Firmwood Scaling Procedures; Timber Grading; Documenting and Reporting Scale Results; Special Forest Products; The Weight Scale System; Weight Scale Sampling; Scaling Administration. Includes some colour illustrations. Very large and heavy binder shipping weight 10 pounds almost three inches thick - contains many hundreds of pages. Moderate wear. Prior owner's name and details upon first page. No other markings found. A quality copy of this very comprehensive and informative manual. Province of British Columbia Hardcover
1983Best.-Nr. 325a2215Canada: Douglas & McIntyre 1983. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 464 pages. References. Index. "Political biography of the highest order a skillful mesh of insight analysis and narrative power which brings wonderfully alive the people and events of a signature era." - from dust jacket. Black and white photographic plates. Prior owner's name upon front free endpaper else unmarked with moderate wear. Partial lean to spine. A sound copy. Douglas & McIntyre Hardcover
1981Best.-Nr. 325a2277Canada: Whitecap 1981. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 250 pages. Index. Selected Bibliography. Black and white photographic plates. "During its brief existence the Kettle Valley Railway was the lifeline of southern British Columbia forging the prosperity so much taken for granted today. In so doing the Kettle Valley Railway became a part of history and bestowed upon the Canadian heritage a legacy as rich as any railway in this country." - from dust jacket. Light wear to price-clipped dust jacket. Author's signature and inscription upon front free endpaper which also bears gift greetings to prior owner. Otherwise book clean and unmarked with very light wear. A nice signed copy. Whitecap Hardcover
1998Best.-Nr. 325a2249Vancouver B.C.: Insurance Brokers Association of British Columbia 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 218 pages. Book clean bright and unmarked with only very light traces of wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket. Nice copy. Insurance Brokers Association of British Columbia Hardcover
1979Best.-Nr. 325a2424Canada: UBC 1979. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 114 pages. Articles include: City-Building in the Canadian West - A Case Study of Economic Growth in Early Vancouver 1886-1893; The Decline of Geese and Swans on the Lower Fraser River; 'Self-Respect and Hopefulness" - THe Webbs in the Canadian West; Changes of Mind - Dunne-za Resistance to Empire; The Seaforths and the Strikers - Nanaimo August 1913; Mormonism on Vancouver Island - a comment. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. UBC Paperback
