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1968réf. 644H3128British Columbia: B.C. Ferries 1968. Book. Very Good. Map. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 9" x 4" - folds out to 24" x 18". Colour map on one side shows B.C. Ferry routes. Reverse side provides details of tourist destinations with colour photos reservation details for the sailing to Prince Rupert corporate contact details and a brief statement by W.A.C. Bennett. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. B.C. Ferries unknown
1970réf. 664G4588British Columbia: Province of British Columbia / British Columbia Racing Commission 1970. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 74 pages. Index. Made by Order in Council No. 428 Approved February 10 1970. Duo-tang binding. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Province of British Columbia / British Columbia Racing Commission Paperback
1950réf. 155G0672Steveston British Columbia: British Columbia Packers Limited 1950. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 16 pages. Twenty-four black and white photos in text. Perhaps prepared as a handout for guests of the plant this informative booklet presents an overview of the company and details of this plant including its production line warehousing fresh fish department cold storage department reduction plant evaporation plant research and development employment and the BC Packers fishing fleet. Undated but appears to be circa 1950. Printed on glossy stock. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this informative and nostalgic memento. British Columbia Packers Limited Paperback
1984réf. 753j0397Vancouver British Columbia: Kelly Douglas & Company Limited. Good. 1984. First Edition. Paperback. "This is the fourth edition of our Food For Thought magazine. This issue takes you on a cook's tour of the beautifully diverse regions of British Columbia and the Yukon." - Introduction. Includes recipes from all regions of B.C. and the Yukon. 94 glossy pages. Includes colour photos from around B.C. as well as many colour ads for grocery products of the day. One-inch opening to bottom edge of back cover near spine otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. ; 8vo . Kelly, Douglas & Company, Limited paperback
1990réf. 115H3137Canada: Sunfire Publications Ltd. 1990. Book. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 36 pages. Features: The Tragedy of the American Buffalo; Sointula - Malcolm Island Utopia; Jean Caux - The man they called Cataline; Dawson City's Outlaw Loot; The Defence of Fort Vercheres; Cariboo Cemeteries. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Sunfire Publications Ltd. Paperback
1992réf. 167c8307Toronto: Stoddart 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 228 pages including notes index and black and white photographic plates. On February 20 1959 Canada's cherished dream of a future in high-tech aircraft design and production was brutally aborted and more than 25000 people were suddenly faced with the prospect of oblivion in their chosen industry. Reveals there was much more to the scrubbing of the arrow than design flaws cost overruns and obsolescence the reasons given by federal government officials to justify their decision. Details a political web of intrique among the Tory government the Canadian and American military and the CIA. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Front free endpaper neatly removed. A nice copy. Stoddart Hardcover
1943réf. 114a9549Canada: Government of Canada - Ration Administration - Wartime Prices and Trade Board 1943. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall. Vintage World War II era Canadian food ration book. Some coupons removed some remain. Bilingual text. Fascinating instructions inside each cover. Of great educational value to those who have never lived through such times. Original owner's details handwritten upon front cover. Circa 1943. Government of Canada - Ration Administration - Wartime Prices and Trade Board Paperback
1976réf. 121a7107Ottawa: National Museums of Canada 1976. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 73 pages. This work "Emerged from work done to make the domestic rooms in the British Columbia Provincial Museum's Modern History display more historically accurate." - from Introduction. Average wear. Usual library markings. Stapled binding. Solid working copy. Location: Reference Collection. National Museums of Canada Paperback
1993réf. 318c6866Victoria B.C.: Royal British Columbia Museum 1993. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 92 pages. References. Bibliography. Black and white illustrations. "The O'Reillys were an important family in this province and in Victoria in particular. We are fortunate that a massive collection of documents and artifacts that recorded much of B.C.'s history as well as their own was saved by the O'Reilly's over the years." - from Introduction. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Usual library markings. A worthy reading copy. Royal British Columbia Museum Paperback
1977réf. 318j1966Victoria British Columbia: Aural History - Provincial Archives of British Columbia. Good. 1977. First Edition. Paperback. Presents the history of The Union Steamship Company which was formed in 1889 to serve rapidly expanding enterprise and population along the West Coast. Contains much content from former employees. 77 pages. Many black and white archival photos. Tight and unmarked with average wear. A sound example of this interesting and informative history. ; Cover Illustration; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Navigating the Coast - A History of the Union Steamship Company: Sound Heritage Volume VI No. 2 . Aural History - Provincial Archives of British Columbia paperback
1978réf. 106a1081Canada: NC Press 1978. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Revised Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 256 pages. Abundantly illustrated with black and white archival photos upon glossy stock. "I found the text itself admirable - Dr. Charlebois writes with a restraint which is much more effective than any less careful style would have been and yet of course through the words emerges a sense of rage and grief." - Margaret Lawrence. Heavily worn former library copy with usual markings. Binding sound. Still a useful reference copy. NC Press Hardcover
1993réf. 464c7699Canada: Caitlin Press 1993. Book. Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 413 pages. Index. Great reproductions of black and white photos. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. "Author recounts some of the highlights of his forty years in the Cariboo/Chilcotin particularly his love/hate relationship with the famous Gang Ranch and its various owners." - from back cover. Moderate wear. Minimal markings. A sound copy. Caitlin Press Paperback
2012réf. 811H4172Great Britain: Worth. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. 1849310602 . 192 pages. Bibliography. Profusely illustrated with magnificent colour illustrations. Illustrated endpapers. "The 270 eye-catching posters featured in this book tell an important part of the history of Canada and of Canadians during the First and Second World Wars. Significant both as historical objects and as artworks these posters reveal how the artists of the day used their skills to contribute to the war effort marking a major chapter in the history of design and propaganda." - dust jacket. Oblong 11.5" x 8.75". Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A superb copy of this most handsome work.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; War Poster - Canada World War 1914-1918 World War 1939-1945 Canadian Military - Recruitment Canada - National security Canada - Patriotism; Canada - Propaganda . Worth hardcover
2001réf. 837H1657Canada: McGill-Queen's University Press / Septentrion 2001. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxxvii 1 747 pages. Index. Footnotes. Bibliography. "Examines Ontario's formative years focussing on Essex County in Ontario from 1788 to 1850. Upper Canadian attitudes to land and society are shown to have been built on contemporary visions of the cosmos. Shows how almost unbridled acquisitiveness and its concomitant land speculation could promote or hinder development." - half-title page. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. An excellent copy. McGill-Queen's University Press / Septentrion Paperback
2014réf. 413G4184Canada: The Ladysmith & District Historical Society. Very Good. 2014. First Edition. Paperback. 0978498429 . 140 pages. Glossary. Reproductions of many black and white photos. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Bit of peeling atop first page where label removed. A nice copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Discover the Gap: Through the Memories of Those Who Lived Them at Porlier Pass B.C. / British Columbia Gulf Islands Dionisio Provincial Marine Park North Galiano Island . The Ladysmith & District Historical Society paperback
1998réf. 622G3855Canada: PSVI 1998. Book. Illus. by Colbeck Lynda A. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 199 pages. Index. Selected references. Black and white illustrations. Includes: plants and animals to look for; the natural history of seashore creatures; introduction to local seaweeds; detailed drawings; maps to provincial and regional parks. Prior owner's details atop title page otherwise minor soiling and light wear. A quality copy. PSVI Paperback
1945réf. 344H3487Toronto: Duell Sloan and Pearce 1945. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xv 3 247 pages. Index. Founder of the CCF tells how the organization came into being how its principles have been successfully practiced in Saskatchewan and reveals what plans the CCF has for Canada in the post-war years. Surveys the role of Canada as a 'middle power' and discusses in detail its social political and economic future." - dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Weinrich 2869 Amtmann 2529. Duell, Sloan and Pearce Hardcover
1979réf. 863j0407Don Mills Ontario: Burns & MacEachern. Good dust jacket only. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 0887680844 . "Drawing extensively from Archibald McDonald's letters reports and diaries Jean Murray Cole lets the subject of this biography tell his own story: of the enmity between the Red River settlers and the violent vindictive Nor'Westers who were determined to destroy the Red River colony; of his years of service in the Hudson's Bay Company where he became commander of forts on the Lower Fraser and Columbia rivers; and of the long canoe voyages through the untamed Canadian wilderness." - dust jacket. pp. xviii 2 268. Footnotes bibliography and index. Map endpapers. Black and white plates. Book clean tight and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this extraordinary life story. ; Endpaper Maps; 8vo . Burns & MacEachern hardcover
1977réf. 862a4676Canada: Self-Published 1977. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 61 pages. An engaging and informative review of early Canadian clothing for children. Includes many black and white illustrations and diagrams. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Self-Published Paperback
1994réf. 758c7059Canada: Cookbook Committee St. Mary Magdalene Church. Good. 1994. First Edition. Spiral-Bound. 0969352611 . 144 pages. Index. Includes highlights of local architectural features. Page 123 rumpled otherwise moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy of this friendly work.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; From the Kitchens of Mayne Island Gulf Islands British Columbia Recipes Cookbook Cookbook Committee St. Mary Magdalene Church . Cookbook Committee, St. Mary Magdalene Church unknown
1992réf. 64601770Victoria BC: Victoria Golf Club Centennial Committee 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 230 pages including index. Illustrated with colour and black and white photographs. Book clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket which bears half-inch tear at bottom edge of back panel and is missing one inch chip from top edge of back panel. Overall a very nice copy. Victoria Golf Club Centennial Committee Hardcover
1985réf. 644H5083Canada: Crook Publishing 1985. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 6 240 pages. Map of early Vancouver. "In 1886 Vancouver teacher Amy MacDonald discovers rifles being smuggled through the city and engages the Royal North West Mounted Police and others to prevent the contraband from reaching Metis rebels in the North West. Life in the city is complicated by the murder of a Metis and the persecution of the Chinese. Within the social limits of the day she tries to obtain justice." - paraphrased from 3. A work of historical fiction which describes contemporary methods of logging the state of the streets and everyday small facts of life in the Vancouver B.C. circa 1886. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Hale 871. Crook Publishing Paperback
1997réf. 815a2022Canada: Self-Published 1997. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 143 pages. Abundantly illustrated in colour and black and white. Second book by the author. "Describes his journey through the 1980's and early 1990's. Includes the trials of meeting some difficult challenges and celebrates the rewards of meeting them and winning - winning at some cost but winning just the same." - from page 9. Len Cullen now passed away was a very successful Ontario businessman and gentleman who was respected and appreciated by many. Book clean bright and unmarked. A lovely memento to this fine man. Self-Published Paperback
1990réf. 653H4782Canada: Sunfire Publications Ltd. 1990. Book. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 38 pages. Features: The Moyie - commissioned for the transportation of passengers and freight on the Stikine River route to the Klondike goldfields; Tagish Post - originally named Fort Sifton the main purpose of this post was to collect duties on the thousands of tons of freight being transported by stampeders rushing to the Klondike goldfields; The Phantom Train of Medicine Hat - true story of a train wreck in which the engineers had been warned in advance; The West Coast Trail - originally it was the only link between shipwrecks and safety; The Legend of the Flying Dutchman - life and death struggle in Union Bay's Fraser & Bishop store. Name atop title page otherwise clean bright and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Sunfire Publications Ltd. Paperback
1991réf. 731H3024Canada: Douglas & McIntyre 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 160 pages. Footnotes. Selected Bibliography. Index. Illustrated in black and white. "The Spanish heritage of the Pacific Northwest has long been overshadowed by that of the region's more persistent colonizers the English. With this book Donald C. Cutter sets aright the historical balance." - dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Douglas & McIntyre Hardcover
