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1980réf. 415H4640Camrose Alberta: The Camrose Historical Society 1980. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 192 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of wonderful archival photos. An engaging history of this Alberta community located southeast of Edmonton. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Krotki 2e 452. The Camrose Historical Society Paperback
1967réf. 721H3474Steinbach Manitoba: Derksen Printers Limited 1967. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 362 pages. List of source materials. Several black and white reproductions of photos. "An attempt to correlate and index the people institutions and events that shaped the history of the area that became Manitoba. Seeks to clarify and perhaps help interested students chart an objective course through the conflicting sources of Manitoba history." - Preface. Undated but appears to be circa 1967. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear to brown buckram. Minor spine lean. A sound copy. Derksen Printers Limited Hardcover
1976réf. 726j1875Vancouver Canada: Tantalus Research Limited. Good. 1976. Reprint. Paperback. 0919478379 . "A sourcebook of materials and suggestions for their use by students in learning something of the experience of Italian immigrants and their descendants in Canada and learning a little about the cultural heritage of the ancient land of which Italian and other Canadians are the heirs." - Acknowledgements. 88 pages. Black and white illustrations. Prior owner's name partially blacked out inside front cover otherwise clean tight and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound example.; Illustrations; 4to . Tantalus Research Limited paperback
2016réf. 413H4325Canada: C.L.Publishing 2016. Book. Illus. by Harris Chris. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed and generically inscribed by Chris Harris upon title page. x 262 pages. Gloriously illustrated with colour photography. In 1984 Harris "moved to the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast region of British Columbia where for over three decades people had been campaigning to protect this the largest most biodiverse contiguous wilderness complex in the termperate world now called the Chilcotin Ark. This book is a portrait of the men and women who fought for it and of a planetary refuge in a time of global change. In stories and pictures Chris Harris brings us home to this intact region of the planet reprieved from the human rush to dominate it." - dust jacket. This is a hardcover copy with dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A lovely copy. Gift quality. C.L.Publishing Hardcover
1977réf. 166j2360Summerland B.C.: Okanagan Similkameen Parks Society. Very Good. 1977. First Edition. Paperback. 28 page stapled booklet. Maps and black and white reproductions of photos. Clean tight and unmarked. A tidy example. ; 8vo . Okanagan Similkameen Parks Society paperback
1982réf. 166j2361Summerland B.C.: Okanagan Similkameen Parks Society. Good. 1982. Second Edition. Paperback. 36 page stapled booklet. Maps. Black and white reproductions of photos. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound example. ; 8vo . Okanagan Similkameen Parks Society paperback
1988réf. 118c7774Canada: Univ of Toronto Press 1988. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 269 pages. Index. Footnotes. "Reveals much about Canada's military and political development up to 1939 as well as exposing the shaky foundation on which was built the Canadian army's waging of the Second World War." - dust jacket. Above-average but not excessive wear. Usual library markings. A worthy reference copy. Univ of Toronto Press Hardcover
1983réf. 41601797Banff AB Canada: Altitude Publishing Canada Ltd 1983. Book. Fine. Paperback. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 180 pages including index. Describes how the CPR developed and promoted Canadian tourism in its quest for a profitable passenger line. Along the way it established not only an extensive network of rail ship and hotel services but also the groundwork for Canada's national identity. Wonderfully and bountifully illustrated primarily in black and white plus gorgeous colour reproductions of nostalgic promotional literature. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Giftable condition. Excellent copy. Altitude Publishing Canada Ltd Paperback
1999réf. 811G1868Canada: Vanwell 1999. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 312 pages. Index. Bibliography. Illustrated with black and white sketches and reproductions of photos. "Describes the technical factors involved in the design of these ships their construction and operation. Explains how this potential merchant fleet was dispersed at the end of WWII so that Canada's merchant marine all but vanished after 1950. Discusses the rationale involved in this disposal and provides an insightful look at the complex subjects of marine underwriting and chartering. Recalls wrecks war losses globe-girdling voyages and a variety of personal experiences by individuals who served aboard. Includes a complete Fleet List with concise details of builders name changes ownership changes and their fates. Large folded plan inside back board is taken from the original plan of the North Sands ship brought from England in 1940 from which the entire Canadian program for these 10000 ton ships originated." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. An excellent copy of this impressive reference. Vanwell Hardcover
1992réf. 814c5932Vancouver British Columbia Canada: Cordillera Pub Co 1992. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 234 pages. Index. Bibliography. Copiously illustrated in black and white. "Deals specifically with Canada's very special war shipping effort in both world wars and gives attention to the postwar aftermath." - from Introduction. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Cordillera Pub Co Paperback
1924réf. 837a4623Winnipeg: Russell Lang & Co. Ltd. 1924. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 261 pages. Black and white illustrations. Being an account written from the recollections of women surviving from the Red River era. - subtitle. A tribute to the women of an earlier day by The Canadian Women's Club. Colour frontispiece. Above-average wear. Hinges open. A worthy reading copy of this wonderful history. Russell, Lang & Co. Ltd. Hardcover
1979réf. 64500688Pullman WA: Washington State University Cooperative Extension Service 1979. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 298 pages. "The forest soil has been the object of scientific study for a relatively short time. In the Pacific Northwest one of the principal forest growing areas of the world the evaluation of the soil as a factor in the production of forest resources has an even shorter history but a great deal of progress has been made. This volume represents an attempt to synthesize the results of these studies and thereby add direction to future work as well as provide current guidelines for management. Chapters include: Geology of the Douglas-Fir Region; The Klamath Mountains and Coast Ranges of Northern California; The Oregon and Washington Coast Ranges; The Willamette Valley; The Cascade Range in Oregon and Southern Oregon; The Olympic Mountains Province; Northern Cascade Mountains; Surficial Geology of the Puget Sound Lowlands; The San Juan Islands; Bedrock Geology of Vancouver; Suricial Geology of Vancouver Island; Geologic Look at Soils of the Douglas-Fir Region; Geology Glossary; Climate; Vegetation; Physical Properties and Physical Behavior of Forest Soils; Minerals Chemical Properties and Fertility of Forest Soils; Organic Matter of Forest Soils; Forest Soils Biology; Soil Formation Classification and Morphology; Forest Soil Survey; The Cycling of Elements Within Forests; Forest Soil Productivity Relationships; Soil Vegetation and Watershed Management; Forest Chemicals in Watershed Management; Some Engineering Aspects of Forest Soils; Soil Management in Douglas-fir Nurseries; Forest Fertilization Practices. Contents clean and unmarked. Binding intact. Prior owner's name printed upon fore-edge else unmarked. Average wear and above-average rubbing to card covers. Small openings at base of spine. Good working copy. Washington State University Cooperative Extension Service Paperback
1973réf. 115j2341Ottawa: Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Fair. 1973. First Edition. Paperback. 183 pages. Index bibliography and endnotes. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Prior owner's details atop first blank leaf otherwise contents clean tight and unmarked. Above-average external wear. A sound reference copy. ; 8vo . Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development paperback
1984réf. 713c8442Canada: Publisher. Good. 1984. Second Printing. Paperback. 0920225020 . 52 pages. Index. Signed by author atop title page. Profusely illustrated in black and white. A reference to what many consider to be Nanaimo's most spectacular natural feature. Average wear with bit of peeling to front cover. A worthy reference copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Piper's Lagoon Vancouver Island Nanaimo Shack Island; Signed by Authors . Publisher paperback
1994réf. 623G1882Canada: Harbour Publishing. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550171119 . "Takes a close look at a bygone west coast tradition - and finds in it the stuff of legend." - dust jacket. 152 pages. Index. Appendices include lists of personnel and vessels. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Very light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A handsome copy of this engaging history.; Folio; Union Steamship Company History Ferries British Columbia Pacific Coast Steamboats . Harbour Publishing hardcover
1990réf. 717a1884Canada: Territories MacKenzie District. Very Good. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0889254346 . 160 pages. Many archival black and white illustrations. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Binding tight and square. Lovely copy. Undated - circa 1990; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Rejoice: A History of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Alberta and the Northwest Territories . Territories (MacKenzie) District hardcover
1954réf. 327c5335Victoria BC Canada: British Columbia Department of Mines 1954. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 110 pages including index and photo plates. Black and white photos and illustrations. Colour geological maps in back pocket. Table of contents include general geology - sedimentary Yankee Bell Formation Midas Formation Snowshoe Formation structural geology folds faults cleavage joints and fractures economic geology early history of lode mining characteristics and mineralization of quartz veins distribution and mineralization of gold placer mining and descriptions of lode properties Cariboo-Hudson Gold Mines Hebson Vein Imperial Vein Midas Snowshoe Gold Mines Taylor Tungsten. Above-average wear. Back cover appears to be missing. Usual library markings. A worthy working copy. British Columbia Department of Mines Paperback
1989réf. 738c7722Canada: D.C.I. Good. 1989. First Edition. Paperback. 0929120000 . 48 pages. Signed and inscribed upon half-title page by Rene Fumoleau one of the four researchers engaged in the production of this book. "Intended to portray the significance of our Great River The Mackenzie Dehcho to the Dene. Through a variety of means - legends poems photos explorer's journals and illustrations - we hope that readers will get a new sense of importance of the river and a greater appreciation of history from a Dene perspective." - from Introduction. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Dene Athabascan Indians Athapascan Indians of North America Northwest Territories Mackenzie River Region; Signed by Authors . D.C.I. paperback
1995réf. 352H1019Victoria: Ministry of Environment Lands and Parks British Columbia 1995. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. x 106 pages. Reference list. Map. Tables. Graphs. "Identifies and develops habitat enhancement objectives and recommendations that maintain biodiversity of the Cariboo-Chilcotin grasslands." - from page iii. High-lighting on one page otherwise unmarked with light wear. A sound copy. Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Parks, British Columbia Paperback
1971réf. 431j2328Toronto: MacMillan of Canada. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. "David Thompson was undoubtedly one of Canada's greatest explorers and mapmakers. But he was also one of the finest travel writers of his age. His own account of his years in the Canadian West was still incomplete when he died in 1857; it was not published until 1916 and then only in a limited edition. Victor Hopwood has skilfully selected the key sections from Thompson's great narrative and blending with them passages from the voluminous journals and reports has produced the first modern edition of the work for general readers." - dust jacket. 10 342 pages. Index. Numerous maps. Book very clean tight and bright with very light wear to original dark blue cloth. No markings found. Light wear to dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A quality example. ; 8vo . MacMillan of Canada hardcover
1970réf. 121a5608Canada: Vancouver Historical Society 1970. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 127 pages. Index. "Tells the stories of hundreds of immigrants who left their homes far behind to make their way to the small frontier town at the end of the rail on Burrard Inlet. For three quarters of a century thereafter they and more Swedes who joined them helped to transform Gastown into the present city of Vancouver." - from dust jacket. Book clean bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Dust jacket shows average wear and is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Sound copy. Vancouver Historical Society Hardcover
1979réf. 846G0139Canada: Good Medicine Books 1979. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 368 pages. Decorated endpapers. Many dozens of reproductions of black and white photos in text. "Will entertain and enlighten railroaders and non-railroaders alike for years to come. The region covered by the book forms roughly a rectangle. It begins in the prairie city of Calgary Alberta. From there it goes westward through an Indian Reserve in the foothills past classic stations at Banff and Lake Louise through the Spiral Tunnels and to Golden British Columbia on the Columbia River." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear and soiling to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Average wear to book. Contents clean and unmarked. Binding intact. A sound reference copy. Good Medicine Books Hardcover
2003réf. 326H4421Canada: Self-Published 2003. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed without inscription by Doreen Hunter upon title page. ix 56 pages. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of photos. Andrews was a teacher forester surveyor engineer author artist and Surveyor-General of British Columbia 1951-1968. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this interesting and important B.C. life story. Self-Published Paperback
1984réf. 105H2931New Jersey: Thomas B. Wilson 1984. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pages 97-192 pages. Features: Index of the tax assessment rolls Hope Township 1802-1808; Marriage Records of the Gore District continued; Legal Notices from the Ontario Gazette 1871; Marriage Register of the Bathurst District; Baptismal Records of St. Marks Anglican Church Niagara 1837-1840; Marriage Records of the Huron District concluded; Death Records of Victoria County 1871; Marriage Register of the Johnstown District; Missing Persons Notices from the Church; Marriage Notices from the Christian Guardian 1858 continued; Marriage Records of the London District continued; Inscriptions from St. Andrew's Churchyard Vernonville Haldimand Township Northumberland County; Marriage Record of the Ottawa District continued; Marriage Record of the Victoria District Hastings County continued; Marriage Register of the Prince Edward District continued. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Thomas B. Wilson Paperback
1972réf. 136H3596Fort St. John BC: Alaska Highway News / Phyllis James. Good. 1972. First Edition. Paperback. 33 pages. Black and white illustrations. A depression-era tale of Saskatchewan farm kids Earl and Evelyn who move to Peace River Country. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Power of the Peace Phyllis James Great Depressions Saskatchewan Juvenile Works Dust Bowl Fort St. John . Alaska Highway News / Phyllis James paperback
