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1991300 pages. A compilation of articles showing the diversity of views and providing much-needed information on, and insight into, the Young Offenders Act and its operation. Prior owner's name inside front cover. Few markings to contents. Average wear. Binding intact. Solid working copy. Book
1987208 pages. Footnotes, select bibliography and index. Maps. Black and white illustrations. "Traces the development of the Fort Chipewyan fur trade from 1778, when Peter Pond entered the region, until 1835, when the rivalry between the North West and Hudson's Bay companies was no longer a factor, and a monopoly in the fur trade had been restored. Provides a vivid portrayal of life in a remote fur trade outpost during this crucial period in Canadian history." - from back cover. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
1994767 pages. Designed for use in introductory courses in business mathematics or mathematics in finance taught in most business administration programs in Canadian colleges. Identifies and builds upon unifying and integrative concepts. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Very good copy. Book
1994202 pages including index plus black and white illustrations. When author retured in 1987 from 51 years association with the Victoria Times-Colonist she began writing a manuscript on arts development in Victoria. When she passed away in 1993 the manuscript was 80% complete. Includes author's memoirs of the arts in Victoria from the 1930s to the 1990s plus McIntosh's own research extending back to 1850. Light rubbing to covers. Some curl to covers. Unmarked. Some wrinkles to lower spine corner of back cover and spine. Book
2003426 pages. Index. Bibliography. References. Reproductions of black and white photos. "The most valuable study of the Canadians in Korea." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy. Book
1986323 pages. Focuses upon curriculum, teachers, ethnicity women and class, policy-making and legislation from the late nineteenth century to the present. Adds measurably to our understanding of the Canadian West. Very light wear. Moderate quantity of highlighting. Prior owner's name blacked out atop cover page. Attractive glossy wraps. Nice copy. Book
197732 pages. Young child's tale of a young native boy named Hanok who lives by the sea. Unmarked. Well-worn. Illustrated in colour throughout. Book
1994208 pages including index. A journey around the lake system, the author's own journey of exploration in a much-loved homeland. Though busy in spots, the Shuswap is largely a well kept secret in the recreational world and one wonders why. It has all the scenic beauty and natural attractions inherent in B.C.'s extensive lake and mountain topography. It has beaches and water playgrounds without number, backed by all the services holidayers could ask for. It has possibilities enough for twelve months of the year holidays, and the author defies anyone to claim familiarity with them all. Complete with maps and colour illustrations. Book
1987187 pages including index. A book of tribute to missionary women of the West Coast as researched and recalled by the author. Relates the experiences of the early missionary wives, teachers, nurses and other dedicated women who devoted their lives to the people living in isolation on lighthouses, in logging camps, and frontier and Native villages. Faintest wear. Unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
1984Signed by author upon title page. 240 pages. Footnotes, selected bibliography and index. Reproductions of black and white photos. "A perceptive and insightful biography of this colourful eccentric who once played so large a part in the lives of North American boys." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Moderate fading to endpapers and back panel of dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
1976704 pages including index. A detailed and critical discussion of the role fo the police in Canada's law enforcement structure. Sections include: The development of Canadian Policing; Modern Police and Policing; Selection and Training; Powers in Law Enforcement; Criminal Investigation; Specialized Types of Crime; Miscellaneous Enforcement; The Police and Society. William Kelly is a former Deputy Commissioner of the RCMP. Book is unmarked but for rubber stamp upon front endpaper. Dust jacket well worn and has "3" sticker taped to spine. Book
1986160 pages including bibliography. Presents a multitude of current restaurant menus and intriguing tales from Victoria's past, along with fascinating heritage photographs, many of which date back to the early 1900s. "Did you know that a prominent Victoria hotel was once host to an indoor, nine hold golf tournament? Did you know that a Victoria heritage building, now home to a French restaurant, gained notoriety when its Chinese cook jealously beheaded a prostitute with the kitchen fish slicer?" - from back cover. Unmarked with minimal wear to glossy decorated covers. Contents clean and crisp. An unusual and interesting volume in giftable condition. Book
1997137 pages with black and white illustrations. The complete guide to marketing and selling your home privately. Step-by-step detailed instructions. Learn the secrets of the pros. Author has been a licensed member of the real estate industry for over ten years. High-lighting and some underlining in blue ink. Average wear. Solid working copy. Book
1988Signed, without inscription, by author upon title page. 331 pages. Index. Glossary. Black and white reproductions of photos. "A collection of essays on various aspects of oil history, pointing out that government involvement is as old as the industry itself." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
1966170 pages including index. Copyright 1966. Brings to life almost four centuries of our history with a superb collection of 584 illustrations - most of them photographs - from every major archival collection in the country. Chronologically arranged. An excellent compendium of primary source material. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Nice tight copy. Book
1966170 pages. Index. Many archival black and white illustrations. Printed upon high quality coated paper. Book clean and unmarked with very light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Nice copy. Book
1995282 pages. Colour photographs. Map endpapers. Tired of the frantic activity of society, and, more troubling, growing tired of each other (and their inability to have a child), Author and his partner decide to take unusual steps to avert a crisis in their marriage. They escape on a yearl-long canoeing expedition in Northern Canada. Author enfolds the reader in his world and portrays the universal drama of two people learning to get along. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Gift quality. Lovely copy. Book
1988192 pages. Black and white illustrations and line drawings. "Radfords, Canada was to be a replica of Radfords in Yeovil, England. It was... almost. Relive the fun, adventures and disasters, of pioneer life as the Petter family emigrate from a comfortable home in England to the bare prairie in Canada. Joan Key relates the adventures as seen through the eyes of a young child - a delightful view of life in pioneer days." - from back cover. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. Solid copy. Book
2001288 pages. Black and white photographic plates. "...Not only the memoir of an outstanding Canadian, it is also the story of our age." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Lean to spine. Book
1974128 pages. A visual delight as well as a valuable and intriguing chronicle. Moderate wear to book. Top half inch of spine open. Dust jacket rough. Solid copy overall. Book
1994254 pages. "The shocking true story of Polish secret agent Ryszard Paszkowski - his at times brutish training, his hijacking of an aircraft to the West, his flight from a German prison, his work for CSIS, and the stirring promise and crushing denial he found in Canada." - from dust jacket. Author was a long-term Edmonton MP. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Crisp and fresh. A superb copy. Book
1986435 pages. For twelve arduous but captivating years, Raymond de Coccola was, for all intents and purposes, a Barren Land Eskimo. An unforgettable portrait of adventure, of murder, of sexual mores. It is Father Raymond's touching first-person revelation of birth and of death, of patience and of fatalism; and it is a staggering account of his people's tragedy and loss. It is also a story of survival and hope. Bookplate upon front flyleaf. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. Reading creases along spine. Includes a large assortment of excellent black and white plates. Book
194371 pages including index. A guide-book to the future of a vast region awaiting development after the war. A study of the past, present and future of international co-operation in this region. Presents a high challenge to the people of Canada and the US, and their governments. Author was regional chairman of the National Resources Planning Board. Light soiling. Unmarked. Some yellowing. Includes three fold-out maps. Moderate wear to illustrated boards. Nice copy. Book
1992189 pages including index and bibliography. "One cannot truthfully tell the history of Matsqui and the surrounding area unless one takes careful account of the influence of the church on the lives of the people who pioneered and developed it." - from the Foreward. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Contents clean and unmarked. Light wear and soiling to illustrated covers. Very nice copy. Book
2001Signed and generically inscribed by author upon half-title page. 287 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Many black and white reproductions of photos. "Throughout hr long life, Mildred walked 'the lonely path of peace' with the likes of J.S. Woodsworth, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King." She was a crusading socialist and an absolute pacifist who lived her beliefs in word and deed. But this story of her extraordinary life does not seek to sanctify her. Her foibles and frailties are as much a part of the tale as her deep spirituality and unquenchable dedication to social causes spanning six decades." - from back cover. Unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book