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1817réf. 22895London: J. Brettell 1817. First Edition. True first edition issued prior to the John Murray trade edition and distributed only to Selkirk’s and Halkett’s close associates and certain highly-placed officials in the British Foreign Office. 8vo pp. 125 lxxxix with folding map by A. Arrowsmith titled "Sketch of a Part of the Hudson's Bay Company Territory" in a modern quarter-leather binding. Map has some offsetting and an old repair on the verso; binding sound text very clean. The Red River Settlement was an agricultural colony located in present-day Manitoba North Dakota and Minnesota established in 1811 by Thomas Douglas Fifth Earl of Selkirk on about 120000 square miles of land granted to him by the Hudson's Bay Company. Selkirk had become interested in settling the area after reading Alexander Mackenzie's 1801 book on his travels in the region. Poverty was on the rise in Scotland and Selkirk believed he could give settlers a chance at a better life in the new colony he called "Assiniboia." His chief opponents in this plan were the partisans of the Northwest Company who had long traded without interference in the territories now claimed by Selkirk and the Hudson's Bay Company. Although the colony was not very successful agriculturally the lure of free land added new settlers every year and scarce resources and disputes over land rights led to conflict with trappers and traders from the North West Company. This work written by Lord Selkirk’s brother-in-law defends Selkirk’s actions in response to aggressions instigated by the North West Company that ultimately culminated in the 1816 “Massacre at Seven Oaks” and the death of the colony’s governor Robert Semple. The Appendix contains legal documents in support of Selkirk’s case. Streeter 3672 opines that "The tone of the Statement is arrogant and was certainly poor 'public relations' as far as the Canadian public was concerned." TPL 1092; Sabin 20703. [J. Brettell] unknown
1994réf. 291699Edmonton: Alberta Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists and the Alberta Research Council 1994. First edition. hardcover. very good/no dustjacket. 4to oblong. pp.510 Very heavy book additional postage will apply.Signed and inscribed by Mika Madunicky on verso of title page Alberta Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists and the Alberta Research Council hardcover
1851réf. 195036Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black 1851. Second. Hardcover. Good/No Dustjacket. 8vo. original cloth laid onto new boards Second and best edition. Corrected Throughout and Greatly Enlarged. 8vo. orig. green blindstamped cloth spine lettered in gilt xxxii 468pp. With a large folding map at the front Adam and Charles Black hardcover
1923réf. 328c9891Vancouver B.C.: British Columbia Electric Railway Company Limited 1923. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 40 pages. Oblong 12" x 9.5". Circa 1923. Profusely illustrated with glorious contemporary black and white photos. Considerable supporting text. A sumptuous promotional work intended to highlight the investment potential of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company and its subsidiary companies: Vancouver Power Company Limited; Vancouver Island Power Company Limited; Western Power Company of Canada Limited; Vancouver Gas Company Limited; Victoria Gas Company Limited. Very attractive gilt lettering and decoration upon chocolate brown front cover. Clean and fresh with very light wear. Discrete prior owner's name atop front cover. Two short openings to fore-edge of front cover. An exceptional and rare copy of this exquisite vintage item. British Columbia Electric Railway Company Limited Paperback
réf. elala3450St. John N.B.: James D.Seely Publisher 1898. 4to. pp. 214. 2 folding maps & 1 folding panorama of St. John N.B. profusely illus. some in red some full-page incl. panorama of Halifax N.S. ads throughout & on endleaves. original gilt-stamped cloth rebacked front cover stained tear along plate fold – no loss edges of a few leaves slightly chipped 3rd leaf defective St. John, N.B.: James D.Seely, Publisher, [1898] hardcover
2001réf. 248j0972Canada: Douglas & McIntyre Ltd. / Stó:lo Nation. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 0295980443 . "Presents a comprehensive overview of Sto:lo-Coast Salish history. Full colour original maps artwork and photographs grace the pages of this monumental volume placing a vast wealth of easily accessible information at the fingertips of general readers and academics alike. Contains innovative analyses that will expand the horizons of anyone interested in Native and West Coast history." - dust jacket. xvi 208 pages. Careful ink underlining and/or marginalia on approximatly twenty pages otherwise clean bright tight and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An attractive example of this treasured reference.; Illustrations; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; A Stlo Sto:lo Coast Salish Historical Atlas Native Peoples British Columbia Canada Fraser Valley Region Stalo Indians History Maps Washington State . Douglas & McIntyre Ltd. / Stó:lo Nation hardcover
1971réf. 828G3387Port Elgin Ontario: Ross Cumming & Sons. Fair. 1971. Reprint. Hardcover. 72 pages. Reprint of the 1877 first edition published by Walker & Miles of Toronto. Contains twenty-eight maps thirty-two portraits of dignitaries thirty-seven illustrations of residences and twenty-six illustrations of local businesses and views. Pages 53 through 72 provide written information including: lists of the County and town officers agricultural production educational statistics population descriptions of some of the principal towns and villages of the County and dozens of biographical sketches. Large handsome gilt decoration and lettering upon black front board. Average external wear. Prior owner's neat signature upon front free endpaper. Binding open at page 57 and partially at index. An invaluable guide to the early history of Halton County. Dimensions: 18" x 12.5"; Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall; Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Halton Ontario Oakville Burlington Gore District Chisholm Martin Fisher Leslie Georgetown Esquesing McClelland McMillan Nassagaweya Acton Nelson Trafalgar Township Highway 401 403 QEW Queen Elizabeth Way Norv . Ross Cumming & Sons hardcover
1980réf. 731j2904Victoria B.C.: British Columbia Provincial Museum. Good No dust jacket as issued. First Edition. Paperback. "Eighteen narratives in Bella Coola with grammatical analyses glossary and English translation." - front cover. 322 pages. Bibliography. Clean tight and unmarked with average wear. A sound example.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Bella Coola Texts - British Columbia Provincial Museum Heritage Record No. 10 Salishan Languages Texts Bellacoola Indians Legends grammar Analysis Glossary English Translation . 1980. 0771882068 . British Columbia Provincial Museum paperback
1995réf. 524j0861British Columbia: Footprint Publishing. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0969162154 . "With an extensive history introducing this 456 glossy page volume of 466 colour photographs that depict the railway from the 1950s to the early 1990s the chapters on the PGE and BCR show the evolution of the railway over the years in chronological sequence." - dust jacket. Lavishly produced. Illustrated endpapers. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Binding tight. Gentle undulations to text. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A wonderful example of this superb feast for the eyes of any serious rail fan. Oblong 29 x 26.5cm. 2.4kg.; Maps; Sm 4to . Footprint Publishing hardcover
1973réf. 1125557639Summerside P.E.I: H.B. Schurman 1973. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 2 volumes in dust jackets 1394 pages 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations portraits booklet of maps and geneal. tables xxii p. in pocket at end of v. 2.William Schurman was born about 1743 in New Rochelle New York married Jane Bonnet in 1768 and Elizabeth Hyatt in 1778; immigrated to Prince Edward Island about 1783 and died at Bedeque 15 September 1819. Includes Clark Haslam Huestis Maxfield Wright and allied families. H.B. Schurman Hardcover
1974réf. 622j1669Canada: 416 Squadron. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Hand-numbered 256 of only 300 published. "The granting of Colours is a memorable occasion in the life of any unit. It is recognition of the fact that the unit is really people people that for 25 years have served honourably and with distinction. In the case of 416 Squadron those people go back to 1941 and to the air and ground crews who served with such honour during the Second World War. From those wartime days we have changed aircraft four times and locations six times but the spirit of the personnel manning the Squadron has never changed. They have remained dedicated to the maintenance of those ideals of liberty that necessitated the formation of the Squadron in 1941." - Foreword. "We do hope that fond memories will be stirred when this book is read and that it will always occupy a place of honour and serve as a memento of the time you spent on 416 Squadron." - Acknowledgements. 4 133 3 pp. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Map front endpaper. Partial list of personnel during the Voodoo years. Light wear to scarlet boards brilliantly decorated in gilt. Average wear and spots of soiling to dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A sound and very rare example. 11.5 x 9". Cooke 3rd Edn p. 337. ; 4to . 416 Squadron hardcover
1983réf. 562h1797Ypsilanti Michigan: Budgate Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0961074604 . "The purpose of this book is to record and preserve all of the information available concerning our immigrant ancestors - William and Isabella Masson Campbell - along with that which can be obtained concerning their ancestors and descendants. It traces the family from Inverness-shire Morayshire and Nairnshire Scotland in the late 1600s to Hastings County Ontario in the 1830s and from there to most of the Canadian provinces eight states and four foreign countries at the present time. It encompasses up to thirteen generations." - Preface. xvi 319 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos and documents. Family tree diagrams. Maps. List of sources consulted. Place Name Index. Index of Names. Unmarked with average wear to original dark blue cloth which is brighly lettered in silver upon spine. No dust jacket presumably as issued. Contents clean and unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this invaluable genealogical reference.; B&W Photographs; 8vo . Budgate Press hardcover
1960réf. 73aa1960British Columbia: British Columbia Telephone Company Ltd. Very Good. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Half-leather binding. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant traffic commercial operating accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company industry and technological news traffic levels expansion plans personnel announcements publicity and social events deaths weddings lists of exchanges and more. As such these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Rate increase approval; explansion plans for 1959 including new purchasing warehousing and repair centre to be built at Manitoba Street and Southeast Marine Drive in Vancouver; Operator Distance Dialing Nears Reality; B.C.'s Biggest Television Events in 1958 as covered by mobile television links including the Ripple Rock blast the visit of H.R.H. Princess Margaret and the Grey Cup; Changes to Sales Organization; Automating Accounting; Expanding the Personnel Department; Conversion of manual systems to dial operation; Conversion of Glenburn to Cypress; New Long Distance Route to Kamloops; Dial phones come to Sidney Keating and James Island; Pension Plan Personalized; Adoption of Irregular Base Rate Areas; Closing of two historic switchboards in Victoria and Vancouver; Teletype Sale Made to East Asiatic; R.W.J. Angus becomes new General Commercial Manager; The Birth of N.P.A. 604 the 604 area code; High cost of workplace accidents; Long Distance Anniversary greetings to a New Westminster Rotary Club from around the Western Hemisphere; Removal of high-wire span that linked Agassiz and Chilliwack since 1910 6 pnotos; Conversion jobs sparked romances; Maintenance men to match our mountains; The visit of the queen 14 photos; "Follow Me" - a child's-eye view of the telephone company through the medium of C.B.C. television; Vancouver General Hospital 3 photos; Electronic 'Detectives' Guard Microwave; The FW-1 intertoll switching installation in the William Farrell Building - the brain and heart of toll; Logging by Radio - New Switchboard serves radiotelephone subscribers; Laying cable in the Pitt River 2 photos; Opening of new headquarters in 700 block of Seymour Street in Vancouver 3 photos; A new approach to serving the public in the new addition; Activation of a new radiotelephone long distance system through the Cariboo - illustrated; Traffic Signs for Toll; New Woodland Central Office serves Whalley photos; Phone fashion; Network Television reaches the Interior; 500000th telephone installed; Night move of revenue accounting to 555 Seymour photos; Terrace phones now automatic photos; Traffic Staff Metering - Instantly; Service at New Denver is Personalized; The Heave-Ho Boys - name your antenna and they'll put it up! with great photos; new building for Gibsons Sechelt; Kamloops Editorial salutes operators; Transmission Levesl - an FW-1 Problem; Plans for 1960 including completion of Burnaby centre; Graph of telephone growth in B.C. since 1880; History of the Alma Central Office; The Happy Islanders on Calvert Trutch and Swindle Islands; Machines take over in the Accounting Field; Rough weather at Newcastle Ridge; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight and square. Marbled endpapers. Name of E.P. LaBelle stamped on bottom edge of text. A photo and announcement re: Mr. Labelle is found in the July/August 1959 issue.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Telus History British Columbia Telephone Company Telephony Telephone Talk Internal House Magazine Periodical bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest t . British Columbia Telephone Company Ltd. hardcover
1962réf. 517H3319Ottawa: Corps Committee Royal Canadian Corps of Signals. Good in Good dust jacket. 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. xii 366 pages. Glossary. Index. Colour map endpapers. Black and white photographic plates. Diagrams. Ten appendices list various officers appointees those killed in action in WWII the Korean Campaign and with U.N. forces in the Middle East and those who received awards in WWII the Korean Campaign and in peacetime since 1946. Four fold-out maps three of which are in colour. Minor soiling and wear to blue cloth-covered boards. Contents very clean bright and unmarked. Binding sound. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this important Canadian military history reference. DORNBUSCH 181 COOKE p.179.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; History of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals 1903-1961 Dieppe First World War WWI Second World War WWII England Sicily Italy Normandy D-Day Northern France Belgium Netherlands VE Day Northwest Territories NWT Yukon Radio System Korean War Campaign Peace . Corps Committee, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals hardcover
1878réf. 1125564St. John New Brunswick: J. & A. McMillan 1878. Map. Very Good. No Binding. First Edition. 35 3/4 x 39 3/4" 90.7 x 101 cm. A large colored detailed map of New Brunswick showing parts of Maine Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Fredericton and the City of St. John are shown in insets. The map was originally issued in 1867 by Charles Gregory. Corrected by Henry F. Perley 1831-1897. Civil Engineer. No printer or publisher's attribution. Mounted on linen; 87 x 97 cm. Scale ca. 1:506880 Encased in original cloth boards with gilt title "McMillans Map of New Brunswick." case is dull corners worn wear along spine when folded in case fore edges are spotted map is very good bright no separation at folds. J. & A. McMillan, hardcover
1982réf. 63ac8946Saltcoats Saskatchewan: Saltcoats and District Historical Society 1982. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 922 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. List of homesteaders. Index. Glossary. Photo endpapers. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. A high quality copy of this massive and highly informative local history. Saltcoats and District Historical Society Hardcover
1986réf. 538h1919Victoria British Columbia Canada: Sono Nis Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919203760 . "Maclure headed British Columbia's largest domestic architectural practice for over 30 years. His clients included those domineering figures whose imagination vision and rapacity set the province's economic political and cultural history on a course which is still recognizable today. Yet Maclure was a shy often retiring man of frail health and wry humour generous and not financially successful. This is the account of a sensitive artistic personality constantly searching for pattern and form in an age whose larger-than-life canvas stretched every man to the limits of talent and ingenuity. Extensively illustrated with colour plates period and contemporary photographs paintings and architectural drawings. A scholarly and authoritative work which is easy to use both as a stimulating read or as a handy reference source." - dust jacket. 274 pages. Index. Bibliography. Complete list of over 450 architectural designs and commissions 1889-1929. Very light wear to book which bears gift greetings upon dedication page and is otherwise clean bright and unmarked. Average wear to dust jacket now in archival protection. A lovely copy of this wonderful book.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Buildings of Samuel MacLure: In Search of Appropriate Form Vancouver Island Homes Victoria Design English Modern New Westminster Vancouver . Sono Nis Press hardcover
1993réf. 115a0080Canada: Shimizu Consulting and Publishing. 1993. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. "Chronicles what happened to the Japanese men who were exiled to road camps in 1942. Primarily told through first hand reports written by men to 'The New Canadian' a Japanese-Canadian newspaper letters which the censors reported to the authorities as 'SECRET' and other correspondence of the government authorities who were responsible for them." - back cover. Extensively documents this most painful of times for Canadians of Japanese ancestry. 609 pages. Index. References. Clean tight and unmarked. A quality example of this important reference.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Exiles: An Archival History of the World War II Japanese Road Camps in British Columbia and Ontario Prejudice 'japs' World War Two Canada Relocation Japanese-Canadians Paranoia British Columbia Nisei Evacuation Yellowhead-blue River Highway Hope-Pri . 0969732805 . Shimizu Consulting and Publishing paperback
2014réf. 548j0322Canada: D.I.E. Very Good. 2014. First Edition. Paperback. 0993852106 . Generically signed and dated upon title page by author who has also penned an accompanying cryptic illustration/diagram. "The first book to explore the life and work of exuberant and compelling British Columbia artist Godfrey Stephens whose work reflects nautical modern and classical influences along with the formative influence of his boyhood relationship with Kwakwaka'wakw Master Carver Chief Mungo Martin. From towering sculptures likened to abstract totem poles to psychedelic whirling paintings and sailing vessels crafted without blueprints or tape measures the breadth and scope of Godfrey's artistic output is staggering. Includes excerpts of the author's lifelong correspondence with her artist uncle." - front flap. Lavishly produced with 237 colour and black and white photos with over 50 full page photos and bleeds. viii 2 131 pp. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Rather than simply as a book one is tempted to describe this beautiful item as a vivacious event! Awarded the 2015 Independent Publisher's Gold Medal for Best Regional Non-Fiction.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Godfrey Stephens Artists - British Columbia Canadian Art - British Columbia Contemporary West Coast art Mungo Martin; Signed by Author . D.I.E. paperback
1905réf. 738c7642Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. Good. 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. 448 pages. "Contains texts and myths obtained on the Queen Charlotte Islands British Columbia during the winter of 1900-01." - Introduction. Front free endpaper almost loose. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Swanton John R. - Recorded By Haida Texts and Myths - Skidegate Dialect: Smithsonian Institution Bureau of Ethnology Bulletin 29 Northwest Coast Indians Native Peoples British Columbia . U.S. Government Printing Office hardcover
1912réf. 417H4164Toronto: The Maclean Publishing Company Limited. Good. 1912. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 256 pages including 123 pages of marvelous nostalgic ads many illustrated and quite uncommon representing long-forgotten firms and products. Some stories include black and white photos/illustrations. 9.75" x 6.85". Articles of "Special Canadian Interest" include: The National Political Situation - armaments and taxes as involved in the problem of Canada's attitutde on naval defense; Warders of the Silence - life among Canadian Forest Rangers; The Frog in Canadian Diet - the frog now holds an honored place on popular menu cards; The Community Court Idea - groups of bungalows erected in open courts present attractive features photo-illustrated; Canada as a Land of Opportunities - investors may make safe and profitable use of capital in many lines in this country during its period of expansion; Before Dollars Came - how Directors of Bank of Upper Canada frustrated a plot to wreck it by rebels who made run on it in 1837; Breaking Irrigation Records - large system under construction in Southern Alberta; Dr. Marden's Inspirational Talks - What the World Owes Dreamers; Louis Riel's Religion of Rebellion - did the North-west agitator believe in the justice of his cause and have faith in the purpose of his mission not listed in Arora. Fiction: Beautiful Sebastiana; The Movable Feast; The Gold That Glittered; Wooing Dorothea; The Mistake of Creation by Jack London first published in the Feb. 1912 issue of Cosmopolitan An Odd Case. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A sound and complete copy of this marvelous vintage issue.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Maclean's Magazine September Sept. 1912 Vol. XXIV No. 5 - The Frog in Canadian Diet Frog as Food - Canada Canada - Naval Defense Forest Rangers - Canada Canada - Residential Planning Bank of Upper Canada - History Irrigation - Alberta Louis R . The Maclean Publishing Company, Limited unknown
1961réf. 118c7763Winnipeg: Privately Printed. Poor in Poor dust jacket. 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. "Author spent three years on Active Service with the Lord Strathcona's Horse in France and Belgium arriving first in France in February 1916 and serving continuously from then until struck off to hospital in England in February 1919. He was through all of the actions of the period following March 21 1918 being the only officer of the unit to come out of the action of April 1 1918 without being hit. He had a better opportunity than most to observe at first hand the activities of the Cavalry and his story will prove both interesting and informative." - dust jacket. xi 308 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Many reproductions of archival photos. Includes nominal roll with awards and casualties. A heavily-worn former library copy with the usual markings. Lacking front free endpaper. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Not pretty but a worthy reading copy. Cooke 3rd Edn p. 216 Dornbusch 98. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Guyencourt Lieutenant Frederick Maurice Watson Harvey V.C. Canadian Cavalry Brigade "Stand to Your Horses": Through the First World War 1914-1918 with the Lord Strathcona's Horse Royal Canadians . Privately Printed hardcover
1862réf. 6192[Victoria], The Colonial governement, 1862. In-8 de [4]-63-[1]-18-[2]p., demi-maroquin rouge, dos à nerfs (reliure moderne).
1832réf. 22939Montreal. A la Librairie de E.R. Fabre & Cie. Juin 1832 1832. Hardcover. 24mo 13cm 16p. in the original plain boards fine n12 A book of prayers in response to a cholera epidemic outbreak in Lower Canada in 1832 which was brought by immigrants from Britain. At the time it was not understood how the disease spread nor how to treat it. Six thousand people were believed to have died. Montreal. A la Librairie de E.R. Fabre, & Cie. Juin 1832 hardcover
réf. 18827A Londres, et se vend à Paris, Chez Le Breton, Desaint, Pissot, Lambert, 1755. xxiv, 336 pp. 12mo. Modern marbled boards, red leather label with gilt lettering. Kress 5421; Higgs 1030; INED 884; Goldsmiths 9028 (without the preliminaries); not in Einaudi; Conlon 55:545; Sabin 9602; JFBL B635; Howes B.1049; Leclerc 241; Echeverria, pp. 15n and 19; not in Muller. First edition, second issue ('Italic type' as identified by Echeverria & Wilkie) and without the errata on page xxiv and with the errata corrected. Butel-Dumont argues that Great-Britain owes her power and wealth to the colonies. He analyses the commerce and trade as well as the population of the British colonies at the time of the Guerre du Canada. With the outbreak of the Seven Years War, many of whose battles were to be fought in the New World, considerable curiosity about the British colonies was excited. This was one of the books profiting from this curiosity. It emphasized the phenomenal growth and prosperity of the colonies. 'This is the first extensive French text on the British North American colonies and was occasioned by the heightened tensions preceding the Seven Years War. It gives accounts of the geography, history, religion, government, economics, trade, and products of the several colonies' (Echeverria & Wilkie). According to INED this work was also attributed to Véron de Forbonnais. - Tiny hole in half-title and title, modern ex-libris on the front paste-down.
