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1992Abundantly illustrated with colour and black and white archival photos. Features: Canyon City and Closeleigh - klondike locations; The Forgotten Mines of Silver Peak Mountain - just south of Hope, B.C.; Portaging in the Fur Trade; The Amazing Mr. O'B - Eugene Francis O'Beirne was the western traveller's worst hazard; Mapping Klondike Gold. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
199246 pages. Abundantly illustrated with colour and black and white archival photos. Features: Bill Maximick - Profile of a Western Artist - one of British Columbia's most respected marine artists; When Whales Were Fair Game - Between 1910 and 1943 Rose Harbour and other whaling stations whaled the Pacific; Amur, Danube & Tees - Three Pioneer West Coast Steamers that carried gold-seekers to the Klondike; Blue-Coated Mounties - The Alberta Provincial Police; Klondike Joe Boyle. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
1985réf. 417j0608Canada: Sunfire Publications Ltd. Very Good. 1985. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: Jolly Jack Thornton's Lost Placer; Historic Greenwood B.C.; Fraser River Bars - Once hundreds of gold seekers panned every gold bar from Hope to Lytton; Peace River James Jim K. Cornwall - the greatest promoter of the Peace River country; and more. 32 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Canadian West Magazine - The Pioneer Years Collector's Issue #1 August Aug. 1985 - Historic Greenwood B.C. Jolly Jack Thornton's Lost Placer; Historic Greenwood B.C.; Fraser River Bars - once hundreds of gold seekers panned every gold bar from Hop . Sunfire Publications Ltd. unknown
1994réf. 115H1475Canada: Sunfire Publications Ltd. Very Good. 1994. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 38 pages. Abundantly illustrated with colour and black and white archival photos. Features: Herschel Island - discovered by Captain John Franklin in 1826; The San Juan Island Pig War; Fort Victoria 1854-1857 Part III - Esquimalt emerges as a major outpost of British Naval Power in the Pacific; Prior House 1910-1960; First Winter in the West - Fort Macleod is constructed; Place Names of New Iceland. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Canadian West Magazine - The Pioneer Years: Summer 1994 Vol. 10 No. 2 Collector's #36 Herschel Island - discovered by Captain John Franklin in 1826; The San Juan Island Pig War; Fort Victoria 1854-1857 Part III - Esquimalt emerges as a major outpos . Sunfire Publications Ltd. unknown
1994réf. 115a9070Canada: Sunfire Publications Ltd. 1994. Book. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 46 pages. Abundantly illustrated with colour and black and white archival photos. Features: The Gold Boulder of Kootenay Lake; West with the Wheat Harvesters - an army of 1500 adventurers; Medicine of Earth and Sky - Native ways of curing illness healing wounds and easing pain; Fort Victoria 1850-1853 Part II; Shootout at Seven Oaks - bloodshed between the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy. Sunfire Publications Ltd. Paperback
1993réf. 115a9072Canada: Sunfire Publications Ltd. 1993. Book. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 46 pages. Abundantly illustrated with colour and black and white archival photos. Features: The Origins of the Fraser River Gold Rush; Donald McLean - Hudson's Bay Company Man at Hat Creek; Death in the Barrens of the North West Territories; Rocky Mountain Rangers - Southern Alberta Milita. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Sunfire Publications Ltd. Paperback
1992réf. 115a9080Canada: Sunfire Publications Ltd. Very Good. 1992. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Abundantly illustrated with colour and black and white archival photos. Features: Canyon City and Closeleigh - klondike locations; The Forgotten Mines of Silver Peak Mountain - just south of Hope B.C.; Portaging in the Fur Trade; The Amazing Mr. O'B - Eugene Francis O'Beirne was the western traveller's worst hazard; Mapping Klondike Gold. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Canadian West Magazine - The Pioneer Years: October/November/December 1992 Vol. 8 No. 3 Collector's #30 Canyon City and Closeleigh - klondike locations; The Forgotten Mines of Silver Peak Mountain - just south of Hope B.C.; Portaging in the Fur Trad . Sunfire Publications Ltd. unknown
1992réf. 115H3135Canada: Sunfire Publications Ltd. 1992. Book. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 44 pages. Abundantly illustrated with colour and black and white archival photos. Features: Rose Harbour - A Former Whaling Station; Early History of Hedley Camp; Happy Jack and the Mexico Ranch; Armand Trochu's Home on the Range - The St. Ann Ranch and Trading Company; Colin Cameron - Pioneer Policeman with the British Columbia Provincial Police. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Sunfire Publications Ltd. Paperback
1992réf. 447h1969Canada: Canadian West Magazine. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Deluxe clothbound edition of all four Canadian West Magazines published in 1992 collector numbers 27 28 29 30. Hand-numbered #99 of only 300 copies issued. Signed by Garnet Basque Publisher. 188 pages printed upon glossy stock generously illustrated in colour and black and white. A sampling of the many excellent articles includes: Bill Maximick - Profile of a Western Artist; Rose Harbour - Queen Charlotte Islands Whaling Station; Steveston B.C. - A Splendid Opening For Capitalists; and The Forgotten Mines of Silver Peak Mountain. Light overall wear. Dust jacket secured to book with three pieces of partially yellowed tape at both front and back. Prior owner's small address label inside front board. A quality copy of this special volume.; 4to . Canadian West Magazine hardcover
1992réf. 417H3138Canada: Sunfire Publications Ltd. 1992. Book. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 46 pages. Abundantly illustrated with colour and black and white archival photos. Features: Bill Maximick - Profile of a Western Artist - one of British Columbia's most respected marine artists; When Whales Were Fair Game - Between 1910 and 1943 Rose Harbour and other whaling stations whaled the Pacific; Amur Danube & Tees - Three Pioneer West Coast Steamers that carried gold-seekers to the Klondike; Blue-Coated Mounties - The Alberta Provincial Police; Klondike Joe Boyle. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Sunfire Publications Ltd. Paperback
1992réf. 115H3136Canada: Sunfire Publications Ltd. 1992. Book. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 44 pages. Abundantly illustrated with colour and black and white archival photos. Features: Steveston - A Splendid Opening for a Capitalist; Murder in the Arctic - Oblate Missionaries Rouviere and LeRoux are killed; Old Fort Macleod - Southern Alberta's first white settlement; Old Man Green's Missing Hoard - Murder on Savory Island near Lund B.C.; Nightmare Pass Through the Rocky Mountains. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Sunfire Publications Ltd. Paperback
1991réf. 653H4781Canada: Sunfire Publications Ltd. 1991. Book. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pages 83-126. Features: The First Fort Langley; Jerry Potts - classic loner of the west; Stern-Wheelers in Saskatchewan; Pioneer Smelters of British Columbia - their rise and fall; The Mad Mountain Slider of Sandon B.C. - Harry Caine was a reckless 22-year-old adventurer; Capilano Canyon. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Sunfire Publications Ltd. Paperback
1993réf. 417H3139Canada: Sunfire Publications Ltd. 1993. Book. Illus. by Kane Paul cover. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 36 pages. Abundantly illustrated with colour and black and white archival photos. Features: Paul Kane's Western Art; Fort Victoria 1843-1858 Part I; Mapping the Border; Bulldog Kelly's Buried Loot; The Lost Rocker Mine. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Sunfire Publications Ltd. Paperback
1990réf. 417H3135Canada: Sunfire Publications Ltd. 1990. Book. Illus. by Grignon Paul. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 36 pages. Features: The First Encounter - Samuel de Champlain transformed a tribal rivalry into a continental conflict; Robert Lowery's Laughs from the Past; William Duncan - Missionary to the Tsimshian; Coal Dust Days in Canmore; The Nanaimo Mine Disaster of 1887; Robert Campbell - Yukon Explorer. Unmarked with average wear. Mild undulations from moisture exposure. A sound reference copy. Sunfire Publications Ltd. Paperback
2021réf. 364360Elk Point AB: Elk Point Historical Society 2021. First Edition. black coil bound. very good/no dustjacket. 4to. pp.122. Elk Point Historical Society unknown
1985réf. 533H5151Calgary: British Railway Modellers of North America BRMNA 1985. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 50 pages. Oblong 8.5 x 11". Printed upon glossy stock. Map. Generously illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos of locomotives and bridges on almost every page accompanied by very informative text. Several photos of contemporary construction projects. "Intended to give a general view of all the major features of this section of the CPR." - Introduction. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this excellent reference. British Railway Modellers of North America [BRMNA] Paperback
1981réf. 533H5149Calgary: British Railway Modellers of North America BRMNA 1981. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 26 pages. Oblong 8.5 x 11". Printed upon glossy stock. Map. Generously illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos of locomotives. "Brings together a selection of photographs and reminiscences of my days as a rail photographer and railroader during the sunset period of the great steam era." - Introduction. Also includes four photos of diesel locomotives which took over from the steam-powered units. Includes lots of informative supporting text. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this excellent reference. British Railway Modellers of North America [BRMNA] Paperback
1983réf. 533H5150Calgary: British Railway Modellers of North America BRMNA 1983. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 26 pages. Oblong 8.5 x 11". Printed upon glossy stock. Map. Generously illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos of locomotives on almost every page accompanied by very informative text. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this excellent reference. British Railway Modellers of North America [BRMNA] Paperback
1993réf. 533H5148Calgary: British Railway Modellers of North America BRMNA. Good. 1993. First Edition. Paperback. 0919487033 . 26 pages. Oblong 8.5 x 11". Printed upon glossy stock. Maps. Generously illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos. "Canadian Pacific's Rossland Subdivision is situated in the West Kootenay District of southern British Columbia. The subdivision 21.5 miles in length had its origin in 1896 as a three-foot gauge railway from Trail Creek Landing at the confluence of Trail Creek and the Columbia River up into the mountains to Rossland. A Year later a standard gauge road was built to West Robson. Both under the corporate title of the Columbia & Western Railway were to be the foundation of the Rossland Subdivision as it is today." - p.1. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Slight bit of waviness in upper corner from past moisture exposure - hardly worth mentioning. A sound copy of this excellent reference.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Canadian Pacific Railway CPR Rossland Subdivision Railways - British Columbia . British Railway Modellers of North America [BRMNA] paperback
1986réf. 533H5147Calgary: British Railway Modellers of North America BRMNA 1986. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 30 pages. Oblong 8.5 x 11". Printed upon glossy stock. Map. Generously illustrated with archival black and white photos. "I hope this work will be of interest not only to those whose hobby is the same as mine but also to those railroaders who worked their trains over the difficult mountain grades of the Boundary Subdivision often under less-than-ideal conditions." - p.2. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this excellent reference. British Railway Modellers of North America [BRMNA] Paperback
1977128 pages. Bibliography. "Concise, interesting and informative text is accompanied by over 130 photos. But these are not simply poor snapshots of boarded-up stations you sometimes see in other books on old railroad stations. Almost all of the photos chosen are superb action shots, showing the stations in use, occupied, earning revenue, or with today's train passing through." - from dust jacket. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
194850 pages. Features/Articles: Cover photo of view from Jasper Park Lodge; The New Prince George starts service this month; Jasper Park Lodge - a Quarter of a Century, with many photos; Canadian National Cameos - the meaning of train signals; Longmoor - a memorial window for the Canadian railway troops, who did their overseas training on the Longmoor Military Railway, was unveiled April 25 at the Garrison Church at Longmoor, Hants; Posters display our services - great pictorial display; The Reminiscing Run - a gabfest ensues when engineers get together; T.C.A. enters Bermuda - new direct air service inaugurated from Montreal and Toronto - with photos; G.T.W. (Grand Trunk Western Railway holds annual meeting; List and photos of staff working in Moncton's New Atlantic Building; System News; Chickens Without Wings - Dominica specializes in eating Crapaud (Frogs) which the natives refer to as "Mountain chicken"; Young Railroaders' Club; and more. Address label on back cover. Small piece missing from back cover. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
194650 pages. Features/Articles: Cover photo of Joan Fontaine, who starred with Bing Crosby in "The Emperor Waltz", filmed in Jasper; Unity of Purpose - delegates from all parts of the C.N.R. system in Canada and the U.S. met in Montreal on June 11th; Jasper goes Hollywood - filming of The Emperor Waltz - with photos; T.C.A. links Canada with Chicago - soon service to Cleveland will begin; A Century of Progress - The Great Western Railway from Hamilton to London; Vancouver's Diamond Jubilee; Waterway for Salmon - Hell's Gate fishways on the C.N.R. and C.P.R. sides of Fraser River Canyon; He Knows his Race Tracks - Jim Quinn, operator, Canadian National Telegraphs, Toronto; Meet Mr. Saskatchewan - E.G. Wickerson; System News; Dozens of photos of new names on pension roll; Departmental Doings; Photo of one of the largest single-unit freight shipments ever handled by rail - a 100-ton crude oil fractioning tower for McColl Frontenac Oil Company at Montreal; Lots of company news; Young Railroaders' Club; Coke ad on back cover; and more. Address label on back cover. Unmarked. Three inch opening to top edge of front cover. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
198326 pages. Oblong 8.5 x 11". Printed upon glossy stock. Maps. Generously illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos of locomotives and the S.S. Canora car ferry, accompanied by very informative text. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this excellent reference. Book
1983réf. 533H5152Calgary: British Railway Modellers of North America BRMNA 1983. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 26 pages. Oblong 8.5 x 11". Printed upon glossy stock. Maps. Generously illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos of locomotives and the S.S. Canora car ferry accompanied by very informative text. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this excellent reference. British Railway Modellers of North America [BRMNA] Paperback