STEELMAN Robert J. - [Western]Livre Rare Book
1974réf. 15101974 Paris Librairie de Champs Elysée 1976 Un volume in°12 broché 247 pages
réf. 71071, Brepols, 2026 Hardback, 364 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:1 b/w, 2 tables b/w., Language: English. ISBN 9782503621005.
1999réf. 100127977Cambridge University Press 1999 148 pages 15 2x23x0 8cm. 1999. Broché. 148 pages.
1995réf. 100126490Clarendon press 1995 476 pages 23 6x3 2x16 2cm. 1995. Cartonné jaquette. 476 pages.
2015réf. 1249392015 Éditions du Long Bec - 2015 - In-4, cartonnage illustré en couleurs - 173 planches en couleurs - Édition intégrale originale (comprend les Tomes 1,2 et 3) avec un cahier graphique de 12 pages en début d'album.
1981réf. 738c9877USA: University of Washington Press / The Seattle Art Museum 1981. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 322 pages. Bibliography. Index. Reproductions of black and white photos. Decorated endpapers. ". A study of continuity and change in a Northwest Coast fishing community which has been formally incorporated into Canadian society and is administered under the Indian Act. The Haidas have preserved a flourishing ceremonial life patterned on the old matrilineal model and supporting a modified version of traditional values." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. University of Washington Press / The Seattle Art Museum Hardcover
2009réf. 645j3074Canada: Douglas & McIntyre Ltd. Good No dust jacket as issued. First Edition. Paperback. "British Columbia revealed through the eyes of its finest visual and literary artists." - back cover. "Highlights the work of more than thirty visual artists drawn primarily from the collections of the Vancouver Art Gallery. Their work is matched by texts from thirty-five of the province's greatest writers." front flap. 268 pages gloriously illustrated in colour. Gift greetings atop first page otherwise clean bright and tight with moderate wear. A quality example of this beautifully presented work.; 8vo . 2009. 1553655001 . Douglas & McIntyre Ltd paperback
1890112 p. + Portrait Frontis of the Alpine Club, one gentleman with a crutch, and full page plates with original tissue guards. Front inner hinge cracked. Paper fault on margin of page 15. Old newspaper stain on pages 12 and 13. Paper beginning to brown but not brittle. Tall 8vo. 230 mm. Original full gray cloth binding, soiled. Beveled edges. Front board in silver and black with designs of mountain and falls. Embossed lettering in gilt gold. Extremities bumped and worn. Presented by the author to Capt. O.C. Applegate, May 28, 1899. First edition. Steel's aim in writing this work was to provide descriptions of Mount Hood and Crater Lake. He calls the latter 'one of the grandest points of interest on earth. Here all the ingenuity of nature seems to have been exerted to the fullest capacity, to build one grand, awe-inspiring temple'. Also contains details of the formation and constitution of the Oregon Alpine Club, predecessor of the Mazamas, together with short biographies of its first three presidents. At the end is an Oregon bibliography. ACLC p. 298; NLS M500; Neate S160; Perret 4141. Scarce original edition. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W10
2005378 pages. "Compulsively readable, incisive in its analysis, and deft in its marshalling of factual evidence... so good, I would recommend it to my own mother." - from dust jacket review. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A quality copy. Book
1928Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Policing the Great White North - A photo-illustrated account of the manifold perils and hardships that are the daily portion of the gallant handful of men who represent law and order in the Vast Canadian Arctic; Pathetic fate of two missing WWI Sheffield soldiers revealed - William Thompson and George Walter Howard; Bill's Bear-Cub - An American trapper adopts a bear cub and his partner foretells disaster; Three Months on an Island Inferno - J.K. Wilson explains his 'holiday' on White Island, near Tauranga, New Zealand - with photos; Further Adventures of a Tenderfoot in Canada - Part I - What happened after H.P. Musson, a transplanted London paper-pusher, lost his job as a hired hand in Western Canada and began looking for his own homestead; Trapping Wild Animals in Northern Siam - The ingenious methods by which the jungle folk trap fierce whild beasts, with great photos; Cycling Round the World - Part III of III of Kai Thorenfeldt's amazing 20,000 mile journey which took over two years - with map and nice photos; Forgotten Fortunes - Frances Dickie describes the remarkable circumstances in which two of the most amazing 'finds' in the history of European art have lately come to light in France - with photo of Mrs. M.L. Westmoreland, who discovered a valuable Goya in a Paris second-hand shop; In Quest of the Dragon Lizards - Part II - Seeking the prehistoric Komodo dragon on a remote Dutch East Indies (Indonesian) island; A Terrible Journey - Joseph Metcalf fell into an underground conduit conveying water from a dam to Port Elizabeth - forty-five miles away!; The Greatest of All Thrills - A wonderfully photo-illustrated article on the new sport of parachuting from aircraft; "Heir Number Six" - A Winnipeg real estate agent goes to the North-West territory in search of an obscure half-breed regarding a dispute over land ownership. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nice vintage ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this nice vintage issue. Book
1894331p. + Plus Frontis and full page photographs. Large 8vo. Original printed wraps. Mildly XLib. (Call numbers stamped on front cover). Very small loss at head and tail of spine. Scarce first edition. PA69/MID STACK
2003No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 406pp. This study of Johnny Cash explores the conflicting life and times of the country music hero. Illustrated.
1998réf. 53AG1776Canada: NFB 1998. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 37 minute VHS video tape. "Welcome to the world of Canadian painter Jack Shadbolt and to 'Transfigured' Stephen Arthur's brilliant animated homage to the painter's work. Shadbolt's exploration of West Coast aboriginal art nature and personal experience comes alive through the animation of Stephen Arthur and through the short documentary 'Metamorphosis' where we meet the creative mind behind the work." - from case. Above-average wear and usual library markings to case. Tape nice and clean. NFB Hardcover
2014réf. 548j0322Canada: D.I.E. Very Good. 2014. First Edition. Paperback. 0993852106 . Generically signed and dated upon title page by author who has also penned an accompanying cryptic illustration/diagram. "The first book to explore the life and work of exuberant and compelling British Columbia artist Godfrey Stephens whose work reflects nautical modern and classical influences along with the formative influence of his boyhood relationship with Kwakwaka'wakw Master Carver Chief Mungo Martin. From towering sculptures likened to abstract totem poles to psychedelic whirling paintings and sailing vessels crafted without blueprints or tape measures the breadth and scope of Godfrey's artistic output is staggering. Includes excerpts of the author's lifelong correspondence with her artist uncle." - front flap. Lavishly produced with 237 colour and black and white photos with over 50 full page photos and bleeds. viii 2 131 pp. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Rather than simply as a book one is tempted to describe this beautiful item as a vivacious event! Awarded the 2015 Independent Publisher's Gold Medal for Best Regional Non-Fiction.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Godfrey Stephens Artists - British Columbia Canadian Art - British Columbia Contemporary West Coast art Mungo Martin; Signed by Author . D.I.E. paperback
1962Book is in excellent condition with minor shelf wear only. Binding is solid and square, exterior shows light wear only with creaseless covers and spine, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. The glue in this perfect bound book is over 50 years old and is likely fragile.
1932réf. 431661Franckh, Frank' sche Veralgshandlung, Kosmos, 3. Auflage, 1932. 19,8 x 14 cm. (8°). Gelber Original-Leinenband, etwas randbestoßen. Die Ränder und Schnitte sind schwach fleckig. 190 (2) Seiten, komplett mit 10 Tafeln (davon 2 in Farbe) sowie einfarbigen Textillustrationen. Durchgehend schwach gelbfleckig, vorderer Innendeckel mit kleinem Vorbesitzer-Stempel. Insgesamt befriedigender Zustand. [3 Warenabbildungen]
réf. ria9780231130288_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This analysis of the general subject of WWI prisoners of war focuses on the role of a non-governmental association in confronting the increasingly chaotic conditions of East Europe. hardcover
1998réf. 270778Tulsa Oklahoma: Pennwell 1998. 4th printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No dustjacket. 8vo. pp. 518 ""This new drilling manual is divided into three distinct parts: well planning wellsite operations and reference information. It addresses all major drilling topics as well as the associated engineering topics necessary for today's team drilling approach. The emphasis of the book is practical showing the user how to achieve safe and cost effective… Pennwell hardcover
1975I Classici del West, 219 pp., brossura, Buone condizioni. sc802b 6081
1972I Classici del West, 156 pp., brossura, Buone condizioni. sc802b 6080
1987réf. mon0004037675Western History Association 1/1/1987 12:00:00 AM. hardcover. Very Good. . Western History Association hardcover
1941342 p. + Frontis folding map and illustrations. 8vo. Original blue printed paper wraps. Invaluable study of the French and English on the frontier. PA 40 x2
1979réf. 651H2557Victoria B.C.: British Columbia Historical Association 1979. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 44 pages. Features: Captain Inskip R.N. and British Columbia; The Bell-Irving Land Surveyors in British Columbia; Alfred Pendrell Waddington and "Bute Island Route"; Old Trails and Routes in British Columbia; - The HBC 1849 Brigade Trail - Fort Hope to Kamloops; Reginald C.R. Tweed; Book Reviews; and more. Address label on back cover otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. British Columbia Historical Association Paperback
2005réf. 228j2775Canada: Touchwood Editions. Very Good No dust jacket as issued. First Edition. Paperback. "This unusual atlas presents a fascinating and visually stunning picture of a region richly endowed and inviting but also vulnerable." - front flap. "The spectacular and surprising maps in this atlas were created by communities on 17 of the largest islands in the Strait of Georgia and are presented with stories of their remarkable places and people." - back cover. 160 semi-glossy pages gloriously illustrated in colour. Clean bright tight and unmarked with very light wear. A lovely example.; 4to . 2005. 189489832X . Touchwood Editions paperback
1940réf. 327c5322Victoria BC Canada: British Columbia Department of Mines 1940. Book. Fair. Paperback. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 93 pages including bibliography. Black and white photos illustrations and maps. "Includes geological descriptions of all known occurrences of mercury in British Columbia that were visited by author during field work from 1938 and 1939. To make bulletin more comprehensive introductory chapter briefly describes the mineralogy metallurgy modes of occurrence and economics of mercury." - from preface. Average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy working copy. British Columbia Department of Mines Paperback
