White, HowardMareMagnum
Whitton, James G.MareMagnum
Palm Spelling Series
1969127 pages. Above-average wear and soiling. Binding intact. School stamps inside each board. Still a worthy working copy. Book
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1983221 pages. Illegitimus non Carborundum (don't let the b******ds wear you down.) - Bill White. Average wear. One inch tear to bottom edge of back cover. Peeled area from front cover where sticker removed. Contents square and unmarked. "White's stories of the 'bad old days' of B.C. Labour will fascinate anyone interested in the largely unwritten history of this country. For those concerned with the current state of human and labour rights in B.C., Bill White's call for a return to the kind of gloves-off fighting that marked his heyday will seem appropriate and useful." - from back cover. Book
198776 pages with fascinating archival black and white photographic reproductions. Covers Horseshoe Valley, Lund, Lost Villages of Vancouver Island, Minstrel Island, 84 years in Bella Coola, Whaling stations of the Queen Charlottes, and more. Average wear and a few spots of soiling to front cover which features impressive photo of five men standing in a massive native canoe. Book
1969127 pages. Above-average wear and soiling. Binding intact. School stamps inside each board. Still a worthy working copy. Book
1945612 pages including index. Copyright date 1945. Written prior to the end of WWII hostilities, this volume presents a fascinating province-by-province look at Canada's greatly expanded wartime industrialization, her governmental departments, and the companies and men responsible for this great development. Also presents Canada as a land of limitless forests, quick running streams producing tremendous waterpower, ocean-like lakes, vast stillness, and abundant wildlife. Book was published to introduce Canadians and friends of Canada abroad to this country's industrial capacity since, upon the termination of hostilities, it would be positioned to produce far more than this country of twelve million could consume internally. Large bright gilt title and Canadian Coat of Arms upon front board. Gilt title upon spine. Contains many dozens of black and white archival photographs of significant personalities, smoke stack industries, hydro-electric installations and much more. Former owner's bookplate inside front board. Five inch tear to page 395. Moderate soiling to front board. Light bumping and moderate wear to boards. Some soiling to lower edge. Pages have little to no wear and are almost free of soiling. Book
199192 pages including index. Small dab of liquid paper upon half-title page. A readable account of the origins and mission of an Anglican parish founded in 1866 in the Cowichan Valley region, of wich the present city of Duncan is now the centre, on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The work traces the many links past and present between the parish and its people and the communities in the region, including Salt Spring Island, as well as with the extensive native community. There is a full description of the historic cemetery, still in operation, as well as biographical sketches of some of the many interesting former parishioners who lie buried in it. Book
2004228 pages. Bibliography. Index. "Updates the information found in the last edition and focuses on issues that have effected First Nations peoples at the turn of the millennium." - from page ix. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unused. An excellent copy. Book
1980117 pages including bibliography. Light to moderate soiling and wear. The first of a series of volumes on the Indian history of British Columbia, a history which begain at least a hundred centuries before the Province itself was born, and which is still being made. This volume covers the post-contact or historic period, roughly the past two centuries. Book
1988286 pages including index. An ambitious and engrossing portrait of an insecure, ambitious and not always scrupulous young man who invented a personality, and a myth, to make it to the top. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
1972130 pages with index. Mild patch of soiling to front endpaper, underlining and marginalia on page 9, one inch stain to bottom edge and sticker patch atop front cover, otherwise clean, tight and square. Presents Canadian attitudes and shows how and why they felt the distinctiveness of their own values and character in the nineteenth century vis-a-vis the United States. Book
1978148 pages. Chaika Wiseman is 82 now - a Ukrainian Jew who came to Canada in the 1920s. In childhood and now again for several decades she has been making dolls - an outpouring of "naive" art that is astonishing in its variety and profusion, and also astonishing for what it tells us about Chaika Wiseman's own history and vision of life. Relates Chaika's tough, idiosyncratic family; a childhood in Russia - the river, the village people, the pograms - and the struggle to make ends meet during the Depression in Winnipeg. Then, leads readers into the mystery - why the dolls and where they came from. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Prior owner's name upon front endpaper else unmarked. Very light wear. Minor moisture stain to top edge of text. Dust jacket bears three 1" tears to back panel and average wear. Nice copy. Book
1993254 pages. Buying a house or condominium is the most expensive purchase of a lifetime for most people. Yet people will buy a home on the basis of a first impression or the assurances of a salesperson they do not even know! This volume is a complete do-it-yourself inspection guide that provides a thorough approach to all of the components of a house, property and neighbourhood. The authors target the symptoms of existing problems and tell how to pinpoint where future problems might occur in all areas. Features checklists, diagrams, charts, appendices and glossary. Average wear. Clean and unmarked. Solid copy. Book
1947(5), 116 pages. Black and white illustrations plus centrefold photos. "Dealing with the Canadian Farmer's Pests and Pals among birds and animals seen daily on his home acres." - subtitle. "Reveals their evils and suggests control measures in the case of pests and hands out appreciation and protective encouragement in the case of pals." - from Introduction. Includes chapters on mice, beavers, hawks, snakes, robins, pocket gophers, gophers, bats, big game animals, skunks, and more. Apparently intended for younger readers but definitely informative for older readers too. Begins from the point that "it is no longer necessary for farmers to suspect and shoot at almost every wild creature that invades their home acres." - Introduction. Average wear and external soiling. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this interesting work. Peel (2) 4077. Book
1980240 pages including index. Presents the history of British Columbia in all its exciting contrast with almost four hundred illustrations. Spans the whole range from the age of the dinosaurs to the politics of the 1980s. "The pictures are well chosen so the reader comes away with a good idea of what life was like during the different periods of B.C.'s development. Woodcock's text, which is always quick and readable, completes a production that could serve as a model for others of the sort." - Books in Canada. Gift greetings upon front endpaper. Light wear overall. Some sunning to spine of jacket. Nice copy. Book
1994276 pages including notes and index. A new model for understanding the forces revolutionizing our lives, as well as down-to-earth advice about what you can do to protect yourself. Book
1997294 pages including index. Examines what technology is going to mean to you financially, where the best job prospects will be, and how changes in the health care and educations systems will affect you and your family. Author is considered to by Canada's leading futurist. Book
1992219 pages including bibliography and black and white illustrations. "Rich in information about our past, from European discovery to settlement, the creation of the townsite, incorporation, and the development of the modern town, while preserving its village character." - Jack Collins, Mayor, Qualicum Beach. Clean and unmarked. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
198964 pages. A collection based on the tumultuous and brave history of the Chinese immigrants to Canada. Drawing upon the real background of the Chinese role in the gold rush, the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the settling of the west coast in the nineteenth century, Yee has created eight original stories that combine the rough-and-tumble adventure of frontier life with the rich folk traditions that these immigrants brought from China. Prior owner's name upon front endpaper. Very light wear. Lovely copy of this attractive volume. Book
1926253 pages. Index. Fold-out. Numerous figures. Average wear. Unmarked. Chipping to spine ends. Binding intact. Sound reference copy. Book
198532 poems upon 34 pages. Author's signature and inscription inside front cover. Poems cover a range of topics but share a Christian underpinning. Contains information about the author on page 34. Book
197140 poems upon 40 pages. Author's signature inside front cover. Poems cover a range of topics but share a Christian underpinning. Book
197338 poems upon 40 pages. Author's signature inside front cover. Poems cover a range of topics but share a Christian underpinning. Book
1986216 pages, 16 pages of great black and white photos. 'Hello Canada' is the first definitive biography of Foster Hewitt. Few Canadians will ever forget the sound of his voice as he screamed the words "He shoots! He scores!." Book
1997210 pages with index and black and white photographic plates. "...Reveals a unique view of leadership as experienced in the crucible of corporate life.. a brash, satisfying read, delivering the inside story on high-profile clashes with government over resource policy, with environmental protestors and competitors." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's name atop front free endpaper else clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archval-grade Brodart cover. Nice copy. Book
2001228 pages. Index. Bibliography. Historical background and insightful commentary are added to more than 80 intricately detailed maps of 400 years of Canada's battlefields... Also included are more than 50 stunning photos and illustrations of our soldiers at war." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound reference copy. Book
réf. 1331941407.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
