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1978rif. 327c5347Victoria BC Canada: Ministry of Energy Mines and Petroleum Resources 1978. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 125 pages including bibliography and appendices. "Distribution of mineral occurrences in British Columbia recorded in an extensive computerized file." - from page 5. Contents include mineral commodity occurrence maps quantitative approach to regional analysis of data and discussion mineral resource potential metallogeny. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. Sound binding. A solid working copy. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Paperback
1915rif. 327c5327Victoria BC Canada: British Columbia Bureau of Mines 1915. Book. Fair. Paperback. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 56 pages. Black and white photos illustrations and maps. "Prince Rupert the western terminus of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway is a distributing centre for the Skeena River and the Omineca Mining Divisions. It is the natural starting point . because it is the seat of Government Agency for that section of British Columbia as well as being the ocean terminus of the transcontinental railway. Starting at Prince Rupert examinations were made east as far as Lorne Creek a distance 130 miles by railroad" - from page 5. Includes the mining operations owners type of resources and type of leases at Kitsumgallum Lake near Terrace Douglas Creek Little Cedar River Nass-Skeena Coal Claims Lakelse Valley Lakelse Hot Springs Thornhill Mountain Zymoetz Copper River Legate Creek St. Croix Creek Lorne Creek and Graham Island on the Queen Charlotte Islands. Above-average wear. Assorted chips and openings primarily to front cover. Usual library markings. Spine taped. A worthy reference copy. British Columbia Bureau of Mines Paperback
1955rif. 327c5336Victoria BC Canada: British Columbia Department of Mines 1955. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 110 pages including index and photo plates. Black and white photos and illustrations. Colour geological maps in back pocket. " Geological mapping trenching and diamond drilling of coal deposits in the Peace River District." - from page 5. Table of contents include general geology coal deposits Hasler Mine Willow Creek Noman Creek origins of the coal mining notes analysis tables of coal samples. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy working copy. British Columbia Department of Mines Paperback
1940rif. 327c5323Victoria BC Canada: British Columbia Department of Mines 1940. Book. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 160 pages including bibliography. Black and white photos illustrations and maps. "Deposits of sodium and magnesium salts occur in various parts of the interior of British Columbia. The more important deposits visited by author during field work in summer and autumn of 1937." - from preface. "Includes occurances of sodium and magnesium salts technology and uses of sodium and magnesium salts occurrences of hydromagnesite and technology and uses of magnesite hydromagnesite and other magnesium compounds." - from table of contents. Average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy working copy. British Columbia Department of Mines Paperback
1965rif. 144c5663Toronto: Maclean-Hunter Limited 1965. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Features: Colour photo ad for the Ford Galaxie 500 XL Hardtop inside front cover; Feature on British Columbia - Anybody can have a boom but B.C.'s got three!; Northern Dancer - a second chance at greatness - George F.T. Ryall Audax Minor takes a knowing and affectionate look at the past present and future of Canada's favourite equine invalid Northern Dancer - nice colour photos; Avant Garde Sculpture - with photos - will it win customers in Japan; The boy who was born a grandfather by Maurice DeCunha; Robert Thomas Allen's Italian journey. Average wear. A sound copy. Maclean-Hunter Limited Paperback
1990rif. 639c5596Canada: SW & IA 1990. Book. Illus. by Coleman Sue. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. Second Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 128 pages. Bibliography. "Travel through the eyes of artist and writer Sue Coleman to the Pacific Northwest. Her portrayal is both simple and unique - a challenging blend of two art forms the uniting of two cultures. In these prints Sue Coleman stimulates the imagination in an enjoyable balance between the artist's own love of nature and the legends of the native people of the Pacific Northwest. Gives the reader a delightful insight into the relationship between man and nature in the past and present." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. SW & IA Hardcover
1955rif. 823c5474Toronto: Esso/Imperial Oil 1955. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Features: Virgin Forest. in Big City! - Vancouver's Stanley Park; Santa's Village near Bracebridge in Muskoka Ontario; The Fish come Big in Nova Scotia - swordfish and bluefin tuna; The Kingsmere "Ruins" in the rolling hills of Kingsmere Quebec; Family Week a la Jasper; From the Mailbag of Eddie Torr. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Esso/Imperial Oil Paperback
1993rif. 715c5701Vancouver B.C.: The Jewish Historical Society of B.C. 1993. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 20 pages. Topics: The Snow Tramp a poem by Miriam Waddington; Cyril Leonoff - Building and Preserving British Columbia by David Ferman; The Lechtziers - Alley Ways Family Ways by Sarah H. Tobe; Jottings from my Notebook by Maxine Gelfant; Winnipeg Mind's Eye - photos of a bygone era; From the Memoirs of a Manitoba Maydl by Cherie Smith; Videotape Vignettes by Dr. Isaac W. Stoffman; Ruth Miller Levy Remembers. Rumpled. Unmarked. A worthy reference copy. The Jewish Historical Society of B.C. Paperback
2003rif. 469c5826B.C.: SR&R 2003. Book. Good. Spiral-Bound. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 168 pages. Extensive list of references. Many colour photos of seeds and plants. Provides directions for growing 31 species of plants indigenous to the northern Interior of British Columbia so their seed may be harvested for use in revegetating disturbed and degraded lands in northern British Columbia and elsewhere. Species discussed include grasses sedges and rushes legumes composites and some other plant families. Unmarked. Moderate wear. A sound copy of this valuable reference. SR&R Paperback
1960rif. 758c5871Port McNeill BC: Port McNeill & District Chamber of Commerce 1960. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 36 pages. A collection of distinctly local recipes. Includes vintage local advertisements plus two-panel fold-out map of northern Vancouver Island with lakes coloured blue. Undated. Appears to be circa 1950s or 1960s. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality copy of this delightful vintage cookbook. Port McNeill & District Chamber of Commerce Paperback
1954rif. 713c5784Victoria B.C.: The Government of the Province of British Columbia 1954. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 54 pages. "General information required in connection with the driving of motor-vehicles as well as questions and answers which are used in the examination of motor-vehicle drivers." - from front cover. Pencil markings to contents by a studious driving student of generations past. Average wear. A sound copy of this vintage booklet. The Government of the Province of British Columbia Paperback
1958rif. 146c5918Toronto: Maclean Hunter 1958. Magazine. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Features: Nice colour ad for the Parker 61 Capillary Pen inside front cover; Editorial - Let Courts Not Customs Men Decree Which Books to Ban; Nice Matinee cigarette colour photo ad; Colour ad for EMBA brands of mutation mink; Jockey Johnny Longden tells his own story - many great photos; Why the World Wants More of the Theatre du Nouveau Monde; Trade Secrets of the Combines Detectives - they seek out 'price-fixers'; How the Dutch sold Canada on Tulips by Alan Phillips; Should you send your child to camp; Pearl McLeod's old-fashioned kitchen in Penobsquis New Brunswick; How to Plan for your Retirement; Dictaphone Time-Master colour centerfold ad loose but present. Somewhat above-average external wear. Unmarked. Maclean Hunter Paperback
1995rif. 328c5831Canada: TNT Publishing 1995. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 194 pages. Index. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding sound. An eccentric examination of forest resource conflicts in British Columbia. "The initial intent over ten years ago was to generate some humour about B.C.'s forest industry. As the data were assembled credibility and incredibility appeared to obscure the humour." - from back cover. TNT Publishing Paperback
1987rif. 327a9645Canada: Oolichan Books 1987. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 408 pages including glossary sources and index. Black and white illustrations. "A book about a time when a young boy could start in the mine as the lowest of workers and could become through a lot of hard work and a little luck a boss or even a millionaire." - from Preface. Author's signature upon title page. Usual library markings. Only light wear. A quality copy. Oolichan Books Hardcover
1981rif. 328a4903January Press 1981. Book. Illus. by Mast Uli: Photographer. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Unpaginated. Oblong 9.5" x 12". "Uli Mast is an independent photographer who makes his home on Vancouver Island British Columbia. This book is part of his ongoing exploration of the West Coast environment." - from dust jacket. Black and white photography follows magnificent B.C. timber from when it is cut until it is put in the water ready for transport to a mill. Simple yet evocative. Usual library markings. Above-average but not excessive wear. A sound copy. January Press Hardcover
1976rif. 327a4894Esquimalt British Columbia: St. Paul's Church 1976. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 99 pages. This history of this important naval and garrison church. Sturdy hard cover library binding. Usual library markings. A sound copy. St. Paul's Church Hardcover
1974rif. 327a4892Ocean Park British Columbia: Self-Published 1974. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 247 pages plus 17 pages of footnotes and a four-page index. A review of the United Church and its founding partners the Congregational Methodist and Presbyterian Churches in British Columbia. Chapter titles include: The First Missionaries 1858-1871; The Hard Years 1871-1886; A Booming Province 1886-1900; Yukon Missions; Into the 20th Century 1900-1914; In Flanders Fields 1914-1918; Resurgence 1918-1925; Church Union 1925; The Making of a New Church 1925-1930; The Years of Testing 1930-1939; Shadows of World War II 1939-1945; Growth and Expansion 1945-1974. A detailed treatment. Library hardcover binding and usual markings. Average wear. Binding sound. A quality working copy. Self-Published Hardcover
2001rif. 413a3996British Columbia: Thomas and Black 2001. Book. Good. Paperback. Second Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 208 pages including notes. Documents the near-demolition of British Columbia by the NDP during the 1990s. "A must for the thoughtful and a stimulus for the forgetful." - Trevor Lautens Vancouver Sun. Moderate wear. Gift greetings atop opening page else unmarked. A sound copy. Lest we forget. Thomas and Black Paperback
1997rif. 647a4323British Columbia: Douglas & McIntyre 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 136 pages. Index. Bibliography. "Based on memoirs interviews and archival records this is the first full account of the glorious occasionally scandalous life and times of one of the world's legendary hotels. Lavishly illustrated with over 100 black and white and 30 colour photographs as well as some drawings gathered from both public and private collections." - from dust jacket. Book clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Light wear to dust jacket. A high quality copy of this engaging and handsomely presented work. Douglas & McIntyre Hardcover
2004rif. 233a4164Canada: Self-Published 2004. Book. Fine. Paperback. Signed by Authors. Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 398 pages. Black and white illustrations. Author's signature atop title page. "Over a period of 55 years the author has sailed on over fifty ships under eight national flags." - from back cover. Discard stamp atop first page else clean bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Nice copy. Self-Published Paperback
2001rif. 569a7486Sardis British Columbia: Sardis Secondary School 2001. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 144 pages. Light wear. Clean bright and unmarked. Nice copy. Sardis Secondary School Hardcover
1985rif. 647a4187Canada: UBC 1985. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 291 pages. Map laid inside back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. One inch tear to base of spine. A sound working copy. UBC Paperback
2000rif. 569a7485Sardis British Columbia: Sardis Secondary School 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 144 pages. Many autographs. Light wear. Nice copy. Sardis Secondary School Hardcover
1999rif. 855a4208British Columbia: Raincoast 1999. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 192 pages. "Reveals the hidden highlights of 26 of Vancouver's finest private gardens. For each detailed garden plans and a selection of colour photographs complement descriptive text which includes insights in the words of each garden's creator." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. A lovely copy of this gorgeous work. Raincoast Hardcover
1955rif. 758a4015Prince George BC: Beta Sigma Phi Members of Prince George 1955. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 90 pages. Undated. Circa 1950s A well used copy of with the expected soiling and wear. Minimal markings - some writing atop back cover. Binding intact. A sound copy of this charming old cookbook. Beta Sigma Phi Members of Prince George Paperback
