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1976réf. 1211Langley B.C.: Stagecoach Publishing 1976. Paperback. About Very Good. Tabloid sized newspaper folio 16-3/4 inches tall pp. varies between 12 16 and 20. Text toned with mailing labels to top covers one stray pen mark occasional soil and creases wear to outer leaves. A nice run of the first 5 and perhaps only editions of this uncommon historical tabloid newspaper. Stagecoach Publishing paperback
1975170 pages. Archival black and white photos. Includes: The British Indian Department and the Frontier in North America, 1755-1830; The B.C. Mills Prefabricated System - The Emergence of Ready-made Buildings in Western Canada. Prior owner's small inkstamped name inside front cover else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
1977155 pages. Many informative black and white diagrams and archival photos. Features: The Battle of The Restigouche; Table Glass from the Wreck of the Machault; The Western European Coarse earthenwares from the Wreck of the Machault; The Cochrane Ranch. Printed upon glossy stock. Prior owner's name ink-stamped upon first blank leaf else unmarked with moderate wear. Price sticker remains upon front cover. A sound copy. Book
1970Pages 109-146. Features: Canada's Commercial Fisheries; The Cultural Diversity of Canadian Cities; Some Western Fences; Chile; Nice hippy-style colour ad for CBC TV features many of their shows; Handsome back page colour ad for 1971 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special Brougham and Sedan deVille. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
1933Pages 151-198 plus XVI pages of nostalgic ads. Black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Old English Inn; Rocher Malin - Temiscouata; Where History Was Made - only falling chimneys now remain of flourishing pioneer western outposts; Is Modern Rhodesia Ancient Ophir? - article with amazing photos. Back cover two-color Canada Pacific ad features illustration of female dancer in Bali. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1933Pages 199-246 plus XVI pages of nostalgic ads. Many great black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Problems of Labrador; The Lordly Pyrenees; A Seigniory on the Ottawa;; Ice Fields of Western Canada. Back cover two-color Canada Pacific ad for the Empress of Australia's trips in the Mediterranean. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1943Pages 203-243 plus nineteen pages of nice vintage ads. Features: Toronto's 150 Years; Metal Crafts in Canada - many photos of beautiful creations; Western Mountain Flowers; Britain's Storied Stones and Crosses; Interiors of Pioneer Houses in New Brunswick; and more. Some of the best ads include:.Ford Motor company (military theme); Magnificent two-page two-color Victory Bonds ad features soldier on battlefield; CIBC (features photo of heavy navy guns); Gold Flake cigarettes (features photo of male and female military personnel); Canadian Women's Army Corps - nice colour ad on back cover Moderate wear. Bit of sticker remnant and peel mark on front cover. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1970Pages 37-74. Features: Nice colour-photo ad for the CBC Weekend TV show includes Lloyd Robertson; Yellowknife - Capital City of the Northwest Territories - article with great aerial photo of city; The Pointer Boat - workhorse of Canadian rivers for over a century - wonderful article with great photos; Hot Springs of Western Canada; Town Symbols; Assignment in Punjab; Attractive color back page ad for Cadillac features a gold 1970 Coupe deVille. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
198490 pages. Features/Articles: Charlottetown - the pleasures of a small town with the stimulation of a city; Horns and Antlers - Revered, admired, coveted... and different in most respects; Ship-time! - for many northern communities the sea-lift is their life line; Perth Revival - dramatic mainstreet program has restored a small Ontario town's charm and character; The International Plowing Match - Canada's biggest outdoor farm show; Ducks on the Prairies - every western slough has its hungry residents, and their appetite is no joke to grain farmers; When is a tree not a tree - strange shapes and fascinating adaptations at the treeline; Riding the Rails in private style - privately-owned railcars; Fraser Valley Hops - the choice of brewers around the world; Our Endangered Species in Art; Lake Laberge (rhymes with marge) and other Yukon Names. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1957réf. 302G3437Canada: The Canadian Geographical Society. Fair. 1957. First Edition. Paperback. 40 Pages plus fourteen pages of nice vintage ads. Features: Cover illustration is A.Y. Jackson's "Yellowknife Bay"; Louisiana French; The National Trust of Britain; Machu Picchu; Upper Canada and New York State; and more. Nice one-page two-colour recruiting ad for the RCAF; Attractive 1957 DeSoto car ad inside back cover; Back cover black and white photo ad for BOAC features couple being served a gourmet meal on-board. Taped repairs to damage at upper corner of front cover otherwise a sound and unmarked copy.; Magazine; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Canadian Geographical Journal January 1957 - Upper Canada and New York State A.Y. Jackson's "Yellowknife Bay"; Louisiana French; The National Trust of Britain; Machu Picchu; Upper Canada and New York State; and more. Nice one-page two-colour recruitin . The Canadian Geographical Society paperback
1960réf. 302G3441Canada: The Canadian Geographical Society. Good. 1960. First Edition. Paperback. 39 Pages plus five pages of nice vintage ads. Features: Legend and History in the Oldest Geographical Names of the St. Lawrence; Tobacco - Another Canadian Achievement; British Columbia Lakes Pictoria; How Canada is Helping the Fishermen of Ceylon; Physiography of the Queen Charlotte Islands; Pictures of the Provinces - XXIII; Nice Army recruiting ad inside front cover; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy.; Magazine; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Canadian Geographical Journal July 1960 : Tobacco - Another Canadian Achievement British Columbia Lakes Pictoria; How Canada is Helping the Fishermen of Ceylon; Physiography of the Queen Charlotte Islands; Pictures of the Provinces - XXIII Legend and . The Canadian Geographical Society paperback
1930réf. 662G2690Ottawa: The Canadian Geographical Society 1930. Book. Illus. by Brann Esther; Banting F.G.; Scott A. Sherriff. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pages 103-188 plus 10 pages of wonderful vintage advertisements. Features: A Quebec Sketch book - article with colour plates of paintings by Esther Brann; Full-page colour plate of painting entitled "The Skeena River"; An Indian Paradise Lost - Abundantly photo-illustrated article on scenery and native peoples in the Skeena River British Columbia district; Writer James DeMille - photo and brief bio plus his poem The Maiden of Quoddy; Photo portrait and message from Prime Minister Mackenzie King; A Fragment of China - article with many wonderful photos from China by John Stone with emphasis upon architectural features; A Look at London - photo-illustrated article; Dr. Henri Ami and the work of a Canadian school of prehistory in France; Black and white painting by F.G. Banting of a lonely outpost in the Arctic; Nice one-page Canada Steamship Lines ad features The Manoir Richilieu; Color Canadian National one-page ad for Jasper National Park features illustration of the lodge; Nice back cover ad by Canadian Pacific features A. Sherriff Scott colour painting of Mountie gazing down upon the Banff Springs Hotel. Average external wear and soiling. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage item. The Canadian Geographical Society Paperback
1947réf. 302G3433Canada: The Canadian Geographical Society. Good. 1947. First Edition. Paperback. Pages 1-51 plus ten pages of nice vintage ads. Features: British Columbia - major article with many wonderful photos presenting a great snapshot of the province; Gates and the Englishman; Pack Horses; The Flight of the Thunderbird - The first commercial flight into the Canadian northland; Nice color Oldsmobile ad on back cover features a green "78" Club Sedan; and more. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy.; Magazine; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Canadian Geographical Journal July 1947 - First Commercial Flight Into the Canadian Northland British Columbia - major article with many wonderful photos presenting a great snapshot of the province; Gates and the Englishman; Pack Horses; The Flight of . The Canadian Geographical Society paperback
1960réf. 302G3442Canada: The Canadian Geographical Society 1960. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pages 113-150 plus eight pages of nice vintage ads. Features: Taming the Tides of Fundy - article with great photos; The Preposterous Fortress of the North - The Story of Fort Prince of Wales; Lebanon; Spanish Explorations in British Columbia; One-page two-color RCAF recruiting ad for their Air Transport Command; Back cover ad for Canadian Pacific passenger travel shows family chatting with engineer; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. The Canadian Geographical Society Paperback
1943réf. 302G3427Canada: The Canadian Geographical Society 1943. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pages 1-50 plus ten pages of nice vintage ads. Features: Newfoundland - the watchdog of the Atlantic - with many great military photos; In the Heart of British Columbia's Coast Range; The Watermills of Old England; Occupational Therapy Across Canada; Some Canadian Cities meaning and origin of names; Canada's Postcard Commandos - using photos to identify and target assets of our military opponents; The Balkans; and more. Some of the best ads include: The Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario with artillery illustration inside front cover; Quebec Liquor Commission "Please Use Less"; Empress Hotel/Chateau Frontenac Hotel combined photo ad on back cover. Moderate wear. Small name stamped inside front cover. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. The Canadian Geographical Society Paperback
1954réf. 302G3435Canada: The Canadian Geographical Society 1954. Magazine. Illus. by Renaud June. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pages 167-204 plus 20 pages of nice vintage ads. Features: Yellowknife - Town of the Air Age - many wonderful photos; Soldiering at Fort Henry - many excellent illustrations; Pictures of the Provinces - III; Camouglaged Eggs in the Land of the Midnight Sun; and more. Some of the nicer ads include: Colour one-page Lord Calvert Whiskey ad features Irish Setter Champion Ace Flyer of Aragon owned by Gertrude W. Drew of Toronto; Nice colour ad for the 1954 Monarch car features a black on red Lucerne Coupe; Nice colour ads for Chevrolet and Chrysler cars; Back cover photo ad for the Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF features photo of pilot and navigator in front of their CF-100 jet fighter. Moderate wear. Small name stamp inside front cover. A sound copy. The Canadian Geographical Society Paperback
1985réf. 842c7020Ottawa Canada: Royal Canadian Geographical Society 1985. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 90 pages. Features/Articles: Forty Years Ago - the Society and World War II; Outport Resettlement 20 Years Later - between 1966 and 1969 814 families were uprooted in the Placentia Bay region of Newfoundland; Tree planting in the Cascade Mountains east of Hope B.C.; World's Largest caribou herd mired in Quebec-Labrador boundary dispute - includes terrible photos of dozens of dead caribou - killed by high flood waters; Divvying Up the Fish - World Court decision on Georges Bank still leaves tangled aftermath in Canada-US relations; Ukrainian Festival at Dauphin Manitoba; Cleland Island - a special place specially protected; Ecological Reserves - B.C. leads the way with 113 'outdoor laboratories'; Black Holes Quasars Blastwaves - Canadian astronomers probing outer space for clues to the origin of the universe; Helping Eels over the Dam - ladder speeds them on their fascinating odyssey from the Sargasso Sea to Lake Ontario; Morley Thomas awarded 1985 Massey Medal; Spanish names along our west coast; Waterspouts over Lake Winnipeg. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Royal Canadian Geographical Society Paperback
1961réf. 302G3443Canada: The Canadian Geographical Society. Good. 1961. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Pages 183-233 plus fifteen pages of nice vintage ads. Features: The Day of Chrysler's Farm - major article with many excellent illustrations and maps; Upper Canada Village; The Ontario-St. Lawrence Development Commission - article with photo; Nice Canadian Army recruiting ad inside back cover; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Canadian Geographical Journal June 1961 : The Day of Chrysler's Farm Upper Canada Village; The Ontario-St. Lawrence Development Commission - article with photo; Nice Canadian Army recruiting Ad . The Canadian Geographical Society unknown
1950réf. 302G3434Canada: The Canadian Geographical Society 1950. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Features: Old Fort Henry - The Citadel of Upper Canada; The Big Muddy Valley of Southern Saskatchewan; One-Hundred Years of Lower Fort Garry; and more. Moderate wear. Please note: this is a most unusual issue as it seems to combine feature articles from different issues. The pagination is not continuous and some pages are smaller than others. Table of contents is only partially correct and prior owner has made multiple corrections. Please ask if you have any questions. The Canadian Geographical Society Paperback
1969Features: Cadets climb mountains (7 pages); 405 Squadron takes anti-submarine trophy; Militia take to the field at Camp Dube; Interesting collections and hobbies at La Macaza; How are you with the Press?; Annual Art Competition; They shall never forget - Shelburn and the other escape organizations set up throughout Western Europe; A North Atlantic Christmas - MWO J.L. Wilson. Sound copy. Magazine
1973réf. 653H4786Canada: Garnet Publishing Co. Good. 1973. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 40 pages. Features: Cover illustration of the Battle of Batoche; Norfolk County Witchcraft; Murder on the Rangeland - a 60-year-old account of one of the greatest manhunts in B.C. history near Clinton; Gabriel Dumont's Ferry; The Evil-Tempered Explorer - Captain Sir Edward Belcher R.N.; Sir Allan Napier MacNab - The Laird of Dundurn; Laura Secord - Heroine of Upper Canada; The Battle of Batoche; and more. Bit of writing on front cover. Average wear. A sound vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Canadian Frontier Magazine Paul Spintlum Moses Paul Laura Secord Sir Allan Napier MacNab Sir Edward Belcher Gabriel Dumont Clinton B.C. Manhunts - British Columbia Witchcraft - Norfolk County Ontario . Garnet Publishing Co. unknown
1984réf. 243G1766Canada: Canadian Forces Station Holberg - San Josef 1984. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Unpaginated. Almost 5/8" thick. Excellent colour photographic endpapers. Black and white archival photographs throughout accompanied by substantial supporting text. Includes list of base personnel. At time of publication Canadian Forces Station Holberg had for 30 years stood as the western anchor of the Canadian radar chain. This copy was formally presented to Colonel L.G. Jenks. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Canadian Forces Station Holberg - San Josef Hardcover
198372 pages. Features: Auction Report 1982; Architectural Stone Carving in 19th Century Guelph; Quebec House - James Wolfe's childhood home in Kent; Early Coins of Canada; Canadian-American Postal Relations - I - The Beginnings to the 1820s; A Dowager Clings to Dignity - Edmonton's Alberta Hotal set a standard of Western Hospitality; Legh Mulhall Kilpin (1855-1919); Restoration and Renovation VI - Landscaping Your Period House; The Graphic Art of Advertising Pot-Lids; Unsuspected Harmonies - an unusual exhibit investigates multicultural responses to aesthetic qualities. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
1912170 pages plus appendices and index. Circa 1912. Presumed first edition. Fascinating information. My, how things change over the years i.e. gold-backed curreny explained on pages 95-96. Title page and front endpaper missing. Binding not perfect but still functioning. Cloth covered boards with various aesthetic defects. Book
2009réf. 311h5452Vancouver Canada: Cordillera Books 2009. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. pp. x 187. BibIiography. Index. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos. Presents the fascinating life story of Svein Stokke and his successful career in the shipping business. Involves companies such as: Canadian Transport Company Star Shipping MacMillan Bloedel Seaspan International and Seaspan Corporation. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this work which is sure to provide highly informative reading for anyone interested in the history of shipping on Canada's west coast. Cordillera Books Paperback