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réf. 732j2732New York: Saxon & Co. Good No dust jacket as issued. Third Edition. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by author atop second blank leaf. "Centers on a 19th-century 'Christian Utopian' mission founded in British Columbia by William Duncan a lay missionary aiming to convert and 'civilize' the Tsimshian people. Facing conflict with church authorities Duncan led his followers to establish New Metlakatla in Alaska in 1887 creating the only federal Indian reserve in Alaska today." - Google AI. "A practical missionary genius named William Duncan has succeeded in civilizing a body of Indians degraded by cannibalism and at his Metlakahtla mission stands at the head of a community of some thousand persons which has a larger church than is to be found between there and San Francisco. Testimony to the value of the results was borne in 1876 by Lord Dufferin then Governor-General of Canada who declared that he could hardly find words to express his astonishment at what he witnessed." - Encyclopaedia Britannica per title page. ix-xx 2 483 2 i-ii 1-45 reviews. Index. Black and white illustrations. Former library copy with only internal related markings. Average wear to original pale blue cloth lettered in gilt. Binding intact. Tape repair to page 28. A sound and rare signed example of this extraordinary history. Lowther 768 Wickersham 1490 Tourville 4785 Smith 10820 Ricks p. 251.; 16mo; Signed by Author . 1887. 1125985798 . Saxon & Co. hardcover
1974réf. 426H4423Canada: Self-Published. Very Good. 1974. First Edition. Paperback. 8 120 pages. Appendices. Black and white reproductions of maps and photos. "An account of a maritime mishap involving a Russian freighter which occurred during the Second World War. Details of this incident have never been fully published chiefly because they were subject to wartime secrecy restrictions. This account the result of extensive research using both official and personal sources and the author's personal familiarity with the incident will after 30 years inform readers of the correct circumstances and what really happened." - Introduction. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Tight and square. A high-quality copy. Edwards & Lort 3969.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; S.S. Uzbekistan; Vancouver Island - Marine Disasters Lend-Lease Program Pachena Point . Self-Published paperback
1991réf. 2092902137501393Shibunkakushuppan 1991. Soft Cover. Fine. Size: A5 size Number of books: 1 book Shibunkakushuppan paperback
réf. B9781013776076Hardback. New. hardcover
réf. 0266577334.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 0282908846.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1995réf. 469c6829Victoria B.C.: Royal British Columbia Museum 1995. Book. Illus. by Stephen Elizabeth J. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 393 pages. Index. Copiously illustrated with line drawings. Average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent reference. Royal British Columbia Museum Paperback
1996réf. 318c8499Canada: Harbour Publishing 1996. Book. Illus. by Thirkell Keith. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 127 pages. Index. Beautifully colour-illustrated throughout including endpapers. "With paintings by local artists poems by local poets tall tales by local characters miracles by Sechelt medicine men tips on how to predict weather risque' gossip about historical figures bold opinions plenty of hard facts and over 150 breathtaking colour photographs this is a book to be treasured by anyone with an eye for fascinating places." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with lightest wear. A lovely copy. Gift quality. Harbour Publishing Hardcover
1978réf. 75404024British Columbia: Surrey Museum and Historical Society. Fine. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919213960 . 200 pages including index. The history of Surrey British Columbia. Clean bright and unmarked. Photographic endpapers. Black and white illustrations throughout. Lightest wear to orange cloth-covered boards adorned with brilliant gilt lettering and decoration. Excellent copy. Gift quality.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Surrey Story Pictorial Lower Mainland . Surrey Museum and Historical Society hardcover
19952 vols., roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs, maps, diagrams and illustrations throughout, with 12 large-scale maps (coloured in outline) in second volume); original laminated boards, a fine set. Immensely detailed and surely definitive account of a key action. VERY SCARCE.
1999réf. 317c8477Canada: Talonbooks 1999. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 382 pages. Bibliography. Extensive footnotes. Black and white illustrations. "Previously ignored the war between the 'people of the land' and the colonial government remains of utmost significance in today's world of unsettled First Nations' land claims. After the war of 1863 aboriginal land continued to be alienated and Native jurisdiction eroded throughout British Columbia - leaving an inequity which remains unresolved almost a century and a half later." - from back cover. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. A high quality copy. May shock readers who think of area history in terms of only fishing logging and mining. Talonbooks Paperback
19728vo., Second Impression, with plates, and endpaper maps on blue stock; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON DEDICATION with newspaper obituary mounted on title verso. SOLD WITH A SMALL ARCHIVE OF STEPHENSON MEMORABILIA, INCLUDING 3 A.L.s, ASSOCIATED LETTERS AND COPY-LETTERS, Report & Accounts of the London Flotilla for 1972, Obituary number of the London Flotilla Bulletin (No. 2 July 1972) with cover photograph and extended obituary, and Order of Service of Thanksgiving at St. Martin-in-the-Fields 22 June 1972. Published a month after the first edition. Fascinating account and character sketch of the man who did more than any other to train the Royal Navy during the Battle of the Atlantic. Well-known BBC presenter and journalist Richard Baker, like many thousands of others, trained at Tobermory on Mull for the longest-running and hardest-fought campaign of WWII. A RARE AND RELEVANT ARCHIVAL COPY RELATING DIRECTLY TO ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND INSPIRATIONAL COMMANDERS OF THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC.
réf. 1331740614.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 0483234486.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1978pp. x, 120. Illustrated with numerous full page photographs. Line drawings by Joe Beeler. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original slightly soiled priced dust jacket, spine sun faded. First Edition. Hardbound. Very good. Texas Cowboys like Charles Siringo, "Teddy Blue" Abbot, Frank Abbot, and others. W10
1966réf. 664G4538Canada: Okanagan Historical Society 1966. Book. Illus. by G.K.L. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 284 pages. Includes sixteen-page index of the first twenty-nine issues of this report - an invaluable reference tool. Many reproductions of wonderful archival black and white photos. The dozens of articles include such titles as: Edgar Emeny; The Bassetts of Okanagan; The Okanagan Language; Hector Whitaker; The Story of the Postill Family; Max Herman Ruhmann; William Bill Ruhmann; The Joyce Hostel; Hugh Charles Musgrove Leir; Robert Carswell; Mr. & Mrs. W.J. Woods; Pioneer Canadian Nurse; William and Mary Rice; and many more. Year written on spine otherwise unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Okanagan Historical Society Paperback
1970réf. Q-0307111547Western Publishing Company In 1970-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Western Publishing Company, In hardcover
1961réf. 558H1654Vancouver B.C.: Prince of Wales Secondary School 1961. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 80 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of photos. Many autographs and inscriptions throughout. Above-average wear with small patch to fore-edge of front cover. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Prince of Wales Secondary School Paperback
1937réf. 813G1657Portland Oregon: The Timberman. Fair. 1937. First Edition. Paperback. 96 pages. Index of advertisers. Features: Cover photo of the vessel 'Orient City' fully loaded with lumber; Two-color ad for Broderick yellow-strand wire rope inside front cover; Nicely logging-theme illustrated Timken bearing full-page ad; American Tiger Brand Wire Rope ad features great photo circa 1885 of steam bull donkey and many loggers; R.G. LeTourneau ad features photo of their bulldozer and a Willamette-Hyster arch at work; Full-page two-color photo ad for Caterpillar features A.E. Baker of Fruit Growers Supply Susanville CA; Durable Douglas Fir Cross Arms used on telephone poles by the British Columbia Telephone Company - article with photo; Hand Methods Must Give Way to Mechanization in Eastern Canada - article; Photos of sawmill scenes in Sweden and Finland; Novel Effects in Wood at Paris Exposition - article with photos; Unique Power Plant of Vancouver Island Lumber Operation - Nootka Wood Products Ltd. mill at Port Tasis Tahsis is driven by wood gas - article with photos - including photo of John P. Blenkinsop and Harry Smith and another photo of plant manager Lute D. Rogers with George M. Cornwall of this publication; Fantastic two-page two-color illustrated ad for the Ross Lumber Carrier Model 90; S.A. Woods Machine Company ad features their new 412 planer and matcher; Magnificent full-page ad for Disston precision ground cross-cut saws includes photos of fallers at work with this two-man saw; Distinct saving shown to be possible with two-man bucking crews - article; Plywood's outdoor uses are increasing - photo-illustrated article; Meeting of the Wooden Box Association at San Francisco; Mark Markkula and his logging Bunks and Chunks - article with photos of products and Mr. Markkula; Nicely illustrated one-page ad for Hercules Engines of Canton Ohio; Logging in Tillamook - article with photos; Super one-page photo ad for Feenaughty Machinery Co.'s FWD trucks - with photo showing a massive load being hauled; Nice truck-logging themed photo ad for Waukesha engines; Awesome photos of Allis-Chalmers tractors at work for the Big Lakes Box Company in Klamath Basin; Fantastic full-page ad with photos of the Washington Diesel Yarder made by Washington Iron Works; Crazy photo of trucks driving 132' logs across the Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills' narrow old logging bridge above Skykomish WA; Photo of a Dow low stump power saw at work; Small illustrated ad for P. Sharkey & Son Horse Collars; Photo of an FWD truck at work for Mr. W.S. Jeans of Culp Creek OR; Superheaters - their use on Donkeys and Locomotives - article; Oriental strife affects Pacific Lumber Trade - article; France decides between steel and wood rail cars; Foreign Lumber Fleet - list of lumber vessels visiting Washington Oregon and British Columbia - and their capacities; Three Bamfiled B.C. photos accompany brief article about Pacific Cable and Wireless Ltd. and their cable which extends from Bamfield to New Zealand; Photo of G.L. Graiff with redwood charcoal experimental wood gas-powered truck - Hammond Redwood Co. of Samoa CA; Reunion of pioneer members of the Southwestern Washington Lumber Manufacturers Association - with photos of T.H. MacLafferty C.A. Doty Charles Gilchrist W.C. Miles Jerry Startup S.S. Somerville; Obituary of August K. Berter; Nice illustrated ad for the Warren Axe and Tool Co. of Warren PA.; and more. Unmarked. Above-average but not excessive wear. Chips missing from backstrip. Binding intact. A rare surviving issue of this highly informative vintage lumber periodical.; Magazine; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Timberman An International Lumber Journal November 1937 Volume XXXIX Number 1 McBride Bay vessel 'Orient City' fully loaded with lumber; Two-color ad for Broderick yellow-strand wire rope inside front cover; Nicely logging-theme illustrated Timke . The Timberman paperback
1962réf. 543G2446USA: Miller Freeman Publications Inc. 1962. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 72 pages. Fantastic vintage logging/forestry magazine studded with great ads. Features: Nice photo-illustrated Yellow Strand ad inside front cover features a trailer loading scene of Ketchikan Pulp Company's operations at Hollis Alaska; Nicholson chain saw file ad; Great photo ad for the Northwest Engineering Company shows a trailer of the Hillcrest Lumber Co. of Mesachie Lake BC being loaded; Full-page photo ad for the Euclid C-6 bulldozer; Fantastic two-page photo ad for International Trucks shows five logging scenes with their D-400 series; American Hoist Company photo ad shows a 700 series in operation; Rare one-page photo ad for Autocar trucks features their lightweight diesels; Awesome 4-page colour photo ad for the all-new Caterpillar D7E; Great two-page photo-illustrated ad for International Construction equipment shows TD25s in action with big logs; Nice two-page ad for Chevrolet Jobmaster 1962 trucks features the E8203 D6503 and U8203; One-page Pioneer chainsaw ad; Nice two-page Ford Pickup ad shows a 4x4 on the job; Photo-illustrated Pettibone Cary-Lift ad features the Super 70 carrying a massive log; Nice one-page photo ad for Manitowoc shows a Model 2300 in action near Rose Lodge Oregon; Nice two-page photo ad for Allis-Chalmers HD-6 crawlers used by Cox Contractors of British Columbia with photo of Morgan R. Cox and Eric Cox; Prototype of "The Utilizer" - a portable Barker-chipper which taps New Wood Supply in Pacific Northwest - article with photos of this project of Crown Zellerbach and Nicholson Manufacturing; Pine Plantations Thrive in Remote South Africa - article with photos; Railroads Runways and Dirt Roads Employed to Harvest - swampland timber in South Carolina; Fantastic one-page photo ad for Lima equipment features a truck-mounted log loader lifting a massive log for Simpson Logging; Truck with Two Rear Ends HAusl Big Loads in B.C. - Custom-built log truck built for Vancouver Island logging company H.B. Oldfield - with photos of this amazing beast; Nice 2/3 page photo ad for Young Iron Works features a 2-point grapple and heel boom in action; Nostalgic two-color one-page Case ad features their W-10 and W-12 loaders; 1/3-page photo ad for the Garrett Tree Farmer made by Garrett Enumclaw Co.; 1/4-page photo ad for the Nelson Log Bronc; International-Drott two-color ad inside back cover features the Drott T-340 Four-in-One; Back cover ad is a great two-color photo ad for Harnischfeger P&H featuring their log loaders in action. Above-average wear to spine with chips missing at ends. A worthy copy. Miller Freeman Publications, Inc. Paperback
1915Numerous black and white photographs. "...Framed with the object of producing an account of the great contest now in progress, which shall be at once popular and authoritative... An account written by men of great experience in political, military, and naval matters... Will contain a great deal of first-hand material which will be really valuable to historians of the future." - From Preface. Contents: Chapter CI - Operations on the Western Front, April to September, 1915. Centerfold illustration - Map to Illustrate the Battle of Artois. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. Magazine
1916Numerous black and white photographs. "...Framed with the object of producing an account of the great contest now in progress, which shall be at once popular and authoritative... An account written by men of great experience in political, military, and naval matters... Will contain a great deal of first-hand material which will be really valuable to historians of the future." - From Preface. Contents: Chapter CXXXVI - The Western Front During the Battle of Verdun. As this is the last issue of Vol. VIII, it contains an index, plus list of illustrations, places, and maps and plans. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Magazine
1916Pages 161-200. Cover illustration of a rifle grenade. Considerable text is supported by the following photos and illustrations: exploding German howitzer shell, blowing up barbed-wire entanglements, Private Morrow of the 1st Royal Fusiliers - an Irish V.C., great photo of a British heavy gun ready for action, British heavy howitzer on a railway mounting, snipers on the western front, one-page photo of Lieutenant Jean Navarre in flight, German airmen Immelmann and Boelcke, Lieut. McCubbin, Shell-makers at Woolwich lined up for dinner at YMCA, Lloyd George, Sir George Williams, J.J. Virgo, Lord Kinnaird, A.K. Yapp, photos of the YMCA entertaining troops at home and abroad, Lady Askwith, 'cabbage patch' in London, and more. Moderate external wear. Ink stamp atop front cover, otherwise unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
2000réf. 815j1464British Columbia: Priority Printing. Very Good. 2000. First Edition. Paperback. 096873720X . "Anthony Guppy was born in India in 1920 where his father was with the Indian Civil Service. In 1921 the family moved to the isolated village of Tofino on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Growing up there during the Depression gave him a special affection and regard for the beaches and inlets and forests where he and his siblings played learned to fish hunt and sail. After serving in the Canadian Army overseas during WWII he returned to the West Coast. In this memoir he returns to the early years in Tofino." - back cover. 202 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean bright tight and unmarked with very light wear. An attractive example.; Cover Illustration; 8vo . Priority Printing paperback
1969réf. 244j2921Canada: The Vancouver Numismatic Society. Good No dust jacket as issued. First Edition. Paperback. A comprehensive study of the trade tokens of British Columbia the result of seven years of research. Contents are grouped by city with a separate section for the Yukon. 10 88 p. Includes Token Locator and lists of relevant publications. Tight with average wear. Very frequent blue high-lighting with less frequent small marginal marks. A sound working example of this excellent reference.; 8vo . 1969. The Vancouver Numismatic Society paperback
