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1986réf. 111a8187Canada: James Lorimer & Company 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 330 pages. Index. "Ogle Gowan. built the powerful Protestant machine that shaped Canadian history for more than 100 years." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. James Lorimer & Company Hardcover
1971réf. 73107114Calgary AB Canada: Frontier Publishing Ltd. 1971. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 40 pages with many black and white photographic reproductions and maps. Includes the stories of The Dog and Big Rib Charcoal the Wood Mountain Mob Dutch Henry the Nelson-Jones Gang Scraping Hide Edward Fletcher Vigilante Action Riverboat Days in Manitoba and Mike Running Wolf. Average soiling and wear. Unmarked. Frontier Publishing Ltd. Paperback
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
1972réf. 722a4611Regina SK: Bibliographic Services Provincial Library 1972. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 66 pages. 523 entries. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Location: Reference Shelf. Bibliographic Services, Provincial Library Paperback
1992réf. 755j0519Courtenay British Columbia: Arts Alliance. Good. 1992. First Edition. Spiral Binding. 128 pages. Index. Numerous black and white photos of the artist contributors alongside their contributed recipes. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. ; 8vo . Arts Alliance unknown
1956réf. 228c9684Canada: Shell 1956. Map. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. 19" high x 18" wide fold-out colour street map. Service station ink stamp on front cover otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Shell Paperback
1990réf. 323a1358Canada: Iron Horse 1990. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2 Hour VHS videotape in case. "North America's newest mountain railway was opened in 1984 in British Columbia's western central interior. BC Rail's 50000 vold electrified Tumbler subdivision starts at Wakely junction at mile 537 on the Chetwynd subdivision. The line travels northeast 82 miles to Quintette mine through some of the most rugged and remote territory where rails have ever been laid." - from cover. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Undated. Circa 1990. Iron Horse Hardcover
1950réf. 228c9711USA: Puget Sound Navigation Company/Black Ball Line Ltd./Black Ball Ferries Ltd. 1950. Map. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Measures 18"x12". Circa early 1950s. Shows existing and proposed ferry routes. Includes photos of the MV. Chinook and the MV. Kahloke plus photos of local scenic attractions and related write-ups. Average wear. Unmarked. A nice collectible. Puget Sound Navigation Company/Black Ball Line, Ltd./Black Ball Ferries, Ltd. Paperback
1955réf. 644H0784British Columbia: Bowen Island Agencies. Very Good. 1955. First Edition. Paperback. Undated. Perhaps circa 1950s. This 3-panel promotional brochure extolls the many benefits and amenities of living on Bowen Island "only 12 short miles from downtown Vancouver." The brochure was published by D.A. Moon of Bowen Island Agencies a realtor located on the island. Includes map and photos. A nice Bowen Island collectible.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Live on Bowen Island - Vintage Promotional Brochure David Moon Agencies Real Estate Realtor . Bowen Island Agencies paperback
2001réf. 135a2505Canada: National Museum of Science and Technology 2001. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Features: Viking Pop Culture on Display - the Case of the Horned Helmets; Baseball Landscapes Civically Considered; Decouvir etudier et mettre en valeur la culture materielle - dialectique entre cultures populaire et savante l'exemple quebecois au 20e siecle; Hooked Mat Mania and Cross Border Shopping in the early Twentieth Century; Images Objects and Ideas in the Popular Culture of Seafaring; Minivans Gender and Family Values; Recuperer pour creer - les enjeux de la recuperation des textiles dans le design de mode quebecois depuis 1980; Popular Culture in the Museum context - Hitchcock Hip Hop and the Hockey Hall of Fame; Six book reviews. Average wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy. National Museum of Science and Technology Paperback
1987réf. 15604725Toronto: The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0921819005 . 155 pages. Colour plates throughout. Map endpapers. Tissue protected colour frontis of Sir John A. MacDonald. Clean bright and unmarked. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Beautiful copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company: The First Hundred Years 1887-1987 History Canadian Sir John A. MacDonald . The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company hardcover
1975réf. 514j2627British Columbia: B.C. Sugar Refining Company Limited. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1975. First Edition Thus. Paperback. "The recipes in this book have been tested by a special panel of dieticians. All the B.C. Sugar products used for the recipes are at your local grocery store. Keep a good supply on hand and when you need a tasty dish for the family or for a special occasion you'll find the answer here." - inside front cover. 16 page stapled booklet in glossy colour-photo covers. Undated but appears to be circa 1975. Clean tight and unmarked with moderate wear. A well-preserved example. 23.5 x 17.6 cm. ; 8vo . B.C. Sugar Refining Company, Limited. paperback
1982réf. 321a7909British Coliumbia: Basilian Fathers and Parishioners of the Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church 1982. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 255 pages. Dozens of black and white photographic reproductions. Text primarily in English with some Cyrillic. An excellent compilation of history of this Vancouver church. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Moderate learn to spine. Sound copy. Basilian Fathers and Parishioners of the Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church Paperback
1995réf. 328c5831Canada: TNT Publishing 1995. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 194 pages. Index. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding sound. An eccentric examination of forest resource conflicts in British Columbia. "The initial intent over ten years ago was to generate some humour about B.C.'s forest industry. As the data were assembled credibility and incredibility appeared to obscure the humour." - from back cover. TNT Publishing Paperback
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
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
1981réf. 15504677Canada: Hancock House Publishers. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0888391145 . 192 pages. Index. Bibliography. ".Introduces the characters who opened up the north. They raped the forests endured the ostracism of the 'respectable' took their lives in their hands to drive huge trucks or fall top spars - and forged a lifestyle that has become the stuff of legends. There is plenty of action and plenty of dirt." - from dust jacket. Abundant black and white photos. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper. Dust jacket bears moderate wear and is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Nice clean solid copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Lumber Trade History Logging Forests and Forestry Cutting Up the North - The History of the Forest Industry in the Northern Interior SIGNED BY AUTHOR . Hancock House Publishers hardcover
1978réf. 125a8485Canada: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited 1978. Book. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 167 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. Traces the growth of fascism in Canada from its roots in Quebec with Adrien Arcand to its widespread appeal across the country. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A fascinating read. Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Limited Paperback
1965réf. 713c6146Vancouver B.C.: Trade Union Research Bureau 1965. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 16 pages. Undated. Circa 1960s. "Labour CANNOT price itself out of the World Market" - from front cover. The trade union movement rebuts J.V. Clyne's contention that "Wages are too high". Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Trade Union Research Bureau Paperback
1977réf. 856c6164Canada: Railfare 1977. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 128 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. Railfare Hardcover
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
1994réf. 64601413Don Mills ON Canada: Stoddart Publishing 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 288 pages including index and black and white photos. For the first time in English Lucien Bouchard reveals the man behind the public persona. In this rare look at a politician in office we meet a warm human being whose career has been driven and governed by his deep loyalty to Quebec. Part autobiography part essay this lively book will give all Canadians rich insight into how Bouchard will play the role of his life. Remainder dot upon bottom edge else book clean bright and unmarked. Dust jacket in similar condition. Excellent copy. Stoddart Publishing Hardcover
1990réf. 738G2385Canada: Raincoast Book Distribution. Very Good. 1990. First Edition. Paperback. 0969348533 . 40 pages. Signed and dated upon half-title page by Roy Henry Vickers. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Elders are Watching - Signed By Roy Henry Vickers Pacific Northwest Coast Native Art Poetry; Signed by Authors . Raincoast Book Distribution paperback
1980réf. 644j2584Prince Rupert B.C.: P. Bowman. Good. 1980. First Edition. Paperback. "Dedicated to all hard-working Yardmasters everywhere - especially the Day Yardmaster on the Skeena Sub for they're the ones who really make the World of Railroading go 'round." - Dedication Page. 6 134 p. Many black and white reproductions of photos. Tight clean and unmarked with light wear. First blank leaf neatly removed. A quality example. ; 8vo . P. Bowman paperback
1920réf. 83700399Toronto: The Musson Book Company Limited 1920. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 265 pages. Includes black and white photographic plates. Unmarked. Above average wear and soiling. Binding open at page 1. Hinges intact. Very good reading copy of this engaging Canadian biography. The Musson Book Company, Limited Hardcover
