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2006réf. Star-9780444528490Elsevier 2006. Hardcover. New. Elsevier hardcover
2006réf. Star-9780444528490Elsevier 2006. Hardcover. New. Elsevier hardcover
1984réf. SHEL2064Calgary: Western Publishers 1984. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 1st printing. Yellow printed trade wraps. 335pp. Bibliography plus References cited at the end of essays. Maps. Notes on Contributors. A gathering of scholarly essays on the subject by a dozen or more people most known in the early scientific hominoid/sasquatch/bigfoot field. Near fine but we note a couple of small blotches of very slight discoloration on the back cover and as barely noticable crease to lower corner of same. Now very scarce and most desirable due to the credentials of the authors of the content. Western Publishers unknown
1903réf. 69305Ottawa Canada: Issued under authority of Clifford Sifton Minister of the Interior 1903. Single sheet 52 x 70 cm. folded to 18 x 9 cm. Front and rear cover panels plus 22 panels of text on recto with forty questions and answers and farm illustrations. A full page color map of Canada on the verso. OCLC: Univ. of MO; WI Hist. Soc.; and in Canada Univ. of BC; Univ. of Manitoba; Toronto Pub. Lib. Issued under authority of Clifford Sifton, Minister of the Interior unknown
1913réf. 249581Victoria: British Columbia Historical Association 1913. Limited edition. Hardcover suede binding. Very Good/No dustjacket. Larger Folio. Signed by Gosnell. Part One by E.O. S Scholefield and Part Two by R.E.Gosnell. Bound in gilt decorated and embossed suede upper edge gilt with marbled endpapers. The is copy 275 of a limited edition of 350 Signed by Gosnell. Full page Black and White portraits of the early leaders and pioneers with tissue guard intact. 210 pages… British Columbia Historical Association hardcover
1903réf. 69305Ottawa Canada: Issued under authority of Clifford Sifton Minister of the Interior 1903. Single sheet 52 x 70 cm. folded to 18 x 9 cm. Front and rear cover panels plus 22 panels of text on recto with forty questions and answers and farm illustrations. A full page color map of Canada on the verso. OCLC: Univ. of MO; WI Hist. Soc.; and in Canada Univ. of BC; Univ. of Manitoba; Toronto Pub. Lib. Issued under authority of Clifford Sifton, Minister of the Interior unknown books
réf. 151853London: Hatchards 1852. Hardcover 124 plus 36p. catalogue. Good no dust jacket. Frontispiece. The spine has been repaired with new leather. Locale: Manitoba; Red River Valley. Manitoba Red River Flood--1852. Hatchards Hardcover
réf. 020008Ottawa: G.E. Desbarats 1869 2nd edition. Paper covers 202pp. Good to very good. Includes folding map. The top and bottom of the spine are tape-stained and the top of the back cover has a corner crease partially torn with tape stains on the inside a previous owner's name and stamp inside. This second edition replaces the first edition which was destroyed at the printer's. Written in 1868 with the intention to influence public opinion on the acquisition of Rupert's Land. Peel 3 487 Locale: ; Hudson's Bay; Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. Western Canada. G.E. Desbarats Paperback
1968réf. 070616New York: Greenwood Press 1968. Hardcover. pp. xxiii 548. 8vo. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Seven folding maps present as called-for. Light edgewear bookplate ink name a handful of pages show pencil marks to margins binding sound; very good. Facsimile of the 1927 edition published by The Champlain Society Toronto: Champlain Society Publication XVI. Greenwood Press hardcover
1908réf. 098229Toronto: The Champlain Society 1908. Hardcover. pp. xiii 625. Large 8vo. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Top edge gilt. Black and white illustrations maps and photographs present as called-for one map shows two short tears. Ex Hudson's Bay Company Library: ink number and sticker to spine HBC bookplate to front pastedown. Cloth rippled at boards short cracks at spine spine sunned; very good. Limited edition number 56 of 520. Champlain Society II. The Champlain Society hardcover
1833réf. 47065London: Whittaker Treacher and Co 1833. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First British edition. 8vo. Pp. viii 434 2 p. ads. Rebound in half maroon leather over marbled boards with gilt decorated and lettered spine. Binding by Seamus McClafferty Yehuda Miklaf noted on a purchase record loosely inserted. Inscribed at the head of the title-page "A present From the Author" with ink underline and note presumably by the author on p. 217. An excellent copy inscribed by the author and bound by celebrated Canadian Book binder Yehuda Miklaf. Whittaker, Treacher, and Co hardcover
1870réf. 084076Montreal: G. E. Desbarats 1870. Third edition. Leather Bound. 8vo. 1/2 red leather over cloth boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Marbled endpapers. Eight folding plates and a map. Repairs to title page and p. 41. SIGNED by author to John C. Lang Esq. Uncommon. G. E. Desbarats unknown
1866Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece (wanting original paper guard), title in red and black, 5 coloured plates (all original paper guards present) and 13 engravings in the text, frontispiece and title mildly spotted; original green cloth, upper board framed in blind and blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back, primrose endpapers, corners lightly bruised, joints a little rubbed at head else a very good, bright, clean copy. With the nineteenth century engraved armorial bookplate of Henry Ashworth James on front paste-down and separately printed errata slip mounted facing Preface. Henry Ashworth James, of Herstmonceux Place Sussex, was father of aviation pioneer Wing Commander Sir Archibald James MC; this copy was formerly in the latter's library.
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1885réf. 58338Port Hawkesbury Inverness Nova Scotia: n.p. ca. 1885. Four mounted albumen photos including three cabinet card sized photos w/ images sized 3.75 x 6.2 in. mounted on 4.25 x 6.5 in. brown boards gilt lettering stamped at lower fore-edges 1 small 3.25 x 3.25 in. photo on 5 x 5 in. gray studio mount card stock all w/ annotations on versos indicating locations and w/ manuscript greetings some soiling dustsoiling and minor spotting to the Cabinet photos the smaller image a tad over-exposed still all three with fairly good contrast and well-defined images. These scarce images depict the town and harbour of Port Hawkesbury situated along the Strait of Canso and the only really viable port along the strait which faced Point Tupper. Originally named Ship Harbour the town supplied men materials and repairs to the Gulf of St. Lawrence fishing fleet and two of these images show vessels either anchored or under sail. These cabinet photos appear to have been sent to “Angus” as “Pictures of ‘home dear home’” with manuscript notes indicating “Port Hawkesbury looking towards Pt. Tupper. . . from Pt. Tupper. . . across the harbour.” The final photo shows the small Langley family home built by John Langley 1849-1926 who had married Maria Ballieul Langley 1848-1925 in 1872. He was initially a barrel cooper and later ship’s carpenter boat builder and later a railway foreman. n.p., hardcover
1851réf. 58122Montreal: Printed and published by John Lovell St. Nicholas Street 1851. Thick 8vo. 2 xi-xv 2 18-692 pp. With numerous woodcut engraved advertisement illustrations. Original publisher’s embossed polished calf covers illustrated & embossed in blind gilt lettering on spine rear outer joint starting wear to fore-edges rubbing occasional light foxing still G copy. First edition of this excellent Victorian Canadian reference work with a focus on Eastern Canada filled with an excellent range of early illustrated ads for businesses manufacturers and professions in Canada and the United States. The illustrated ads for Canadian companies encompass the Montreal Fire Engine Manufactory with a portable fire engine illustrated; the London Commercial Hotel opposite the Quebec Steamboat wharf with scene of Quebec sidewheeler below the hotel; A.H. Armour & Co. Booksellers Stationers Printers & Bookbinders depicting a leather bound ledger; A. & S. Nordheimer Music & Musical Instruments with image of a large piano forte as well as the Hagar & Vogt Hamilton Organ Factory on Cannon Street. The final 100 pages entitled Advertisements from the United States captures an extraordinary mix of pre-Civil War American Businesses including Brown Lawson & Co. Wholesale Druggists Boston; Edwards Holman & Co. Salamander Safes; Bennet’s Temperance House in Buffalo NY; Gregory’s California Express in New York dispatching Letters for California twice a month carrying gold dust parcels packages and valuables often ahead of the postal service; Fowler & Wells Phrenology specialists in New York featuring a phrenology head as well as Hall’s Rochester Threshing Machines Separators and horse powers. Printed and published by John Lovell, St. Nicholas Street, hardcover
1908réf. 180960Ottawa ON: Department of Public Works Canada 1908. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The complete 5-volume first edition set comprising: 1. Report Upon Survey With Plans and Estimates of Cost; 2. Plates 1 to 15 To Accompany Report; 3. Plates 16 to 33 To Accompany Report; 4. Plates 34 to 56 To Accompany Report; and 5. Typical Views. The original paper covers of Volume One and of the "Typical Views" volumehave been bound in brown cloth over boards and the 3 volumes of Plates are in matching clam shell covers with gilt titles to the front covers and spines. All plates are present in all volumes. The ends of the spine of the cover for Plates 16 to 33 have small tears but the set is otherwise in near-fine condition. Due to the size/weight of this 5-volume set an additional shipping charge will apply. Department of Public Works, Canada hardcover
1995réf. 828G0563Canada: The Old Book Store 1995. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 300 pages. "Contains the entire first edition published in 1952. Known errors have been corrected and new material on the 1st Battalion in Northwest Europe 1944-1945 has been added. The history of the Regiment has been brought forward from 1951 to 1994." - from copyright page. Moderate wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Light wear to book which bears minimal library markings. Binding sound. A handsome copy of this treasured reference. The Old Book Store Hardcover
1983réf. 005478The Hague: International Court of Justice 1983. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xviii 327pp. maps figures notes references. Red cloth VG to fine with only very light corner bumps. Counter-memorial only does not include the separate volumes of annexes. Full title: International Court of Justice: Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary in the Gulf of Maine Area Canada/United States of America; Counter-Memorial Submitted by Canada 28 June 1983. Scarce. International Court of Justice Hardcover
réf. elala5710cToronto: 1905. First Edition. oblong 4to. pp. 199. illus. throughout. original cloth. elala5710 [cToronto: 1905] hardcover
1937réf. 813G1657Portland Oregon: The Timberman. Fair. 1937. First Edition. Paperback. 96 pages. Index of advertisers. Features: Cover photo of the vessel 'Orient City' fully loaded with lumber; Two-color ad for Broderick yellow-strand wire rope inside front cover; Nicely logging-theme illustrated Timken bearing full-page ad; American Tiger Brand Wire Rope ad features great photo circa 1885 of steam bull donkey and many loggers; R.G. LeTourneau ad features photo of their bulldozer and a Willamette-Hyster arch at work; Full-page two-color photo ad for Caterpillar features A.E. Baker of Fruit Growers Supply Susanville CA; Durable Douglas Fir Cross Arms used on telephone poles by the British Columbia Telephone Company - article with photo; Hand Methods Must Give Way to Mechanization in Eastern Canada - article; Photos of sawmill scenes in Sweden and Finland; Novel Effects in Wood at Paris Exposition - article with photos; Unique Power Plant of Vancouver Island Lumber Operation - Nootka Wood Products Ltd. mill at Port Tasis Tahsis is driven by wood gas - article with photos - including photo of John P. Blenkinsop and Harry Smith and another photo of plant manager Lute D. Rogers with George M. Cornwall of this publication; Fantastic two-page two-color illustrated ad for the Ross Lumber Carrier Model 90; S.A. Woods Machine Company ad features their new 412 planer and matcher; Magnificent full-page ad for Disston precision ground cross-cut saws includes photos of fallers at work with this two-man saw; Distinct saving shown to be possible with two-man bucking crews - article; Plywood's outdoor uses are increasing - photo-illustrated article; Meeting of the Wooden Box Association at San Francisco; Mark Markkula and his logging Bunks and Chunks - article with photos of products and Mr. Markkula; Nicely illustrated one-page ad for Hercules Engines of Canton Ohio; Logging in Tillamook - article with photos; Super one-page photo ad for Feenaughty Machinery Co.'s FWD trucks - with photo showing a massive load being hauled; Nice truck-logging themed photo ad for Waukesha engines; Awesome photos of Allis-Chalmers tractors at work for the Big Lakes Box Company in Klamath Basin; Fantastic full-page ad with photos of the Washington Diesel Yarder made by Washington Iron Works; Crazy photo of trucks driving 132' logs across the Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills' narrow old logging bridge above Skykomish WA; Photo of a Dow low stump power saw at work; Small illustrated ad for P. Sharkey & Son Horse Collars; Photo of an FWD truck at work for Mr. W.S. Jeans of Culp Creek OR; Superheaters - their use on Donkeys and Locomotives - article; Oriental strife affects Pacific Lumber Trade - article; France decides between steel and wood rail cars; Foreign Lumber Fleet - list of lumber vessels visiting Washington Oregon and British Columbia - and their capacities; Three Bamfiled B.C. photos accompany brief article about Pacific Cable and Wireless Ltd. and their cable which extends from Bamfield to New Zealand; Photo of G.L. Graiff with redwood charcoal experimental wood gas-powered truck - Hammond Redwood Co. of Samoa CA; Reunion of pioneer members of the Southwestern Washington Lumber Manufacturers Association - with photos of T.H. MacLafferty C.A. Doty Charles Gilchrist W.C. Miles Jerry Startup S.S. Somerville; Obituary of August K. Berter; Nice illustrated ad for the Warren Axe and Tool Co. of Warren PA.; and more. Unmarked. Above-average but not excessive wear. Chips missing from backstrip. Binding intact. A rare surviving issue of this highly informative vintage lumber periodical.; Magazine; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Timberman An International Lumber Journal November 1937 Volume XXXIX Number 1 McBride Bay vessel 'Orient City' fully loaded with lumber; Two-color ad for Broderick yellow-strand wire rope inside front cover; Nicely logging-theme illustrated Timke . The Timberman paperback
1984réf. 818H1808Toronto: University of Toronto Press 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. xvii 1 285 pages. List of sources. "The authors have selected nearly three hundred maps half in colour which combined with ample explanatory text and informative captions present a unique graphic history of Ontario from its discovery by European explorers to the present. An outstanding example of contemporary methods of map reproduction and a work which combines effectively the insights of historical geography and cartography." - from dust jacket. Book clean bright and unmarked with light wear. Binding sound. Multiple closed openings and patches to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. 42cm x 32cm. 4kg. A must for the library of any serious student of Ontario's cartographic history. University of Toronto Press Hardcover
1907réf. 184865Toronto: The Champlain Society 1907-1914. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dj. 8vo. pp. xxi 2 331 1907 limited to 500 copies ex library pp. vii 2 578 1911 limited edition number 348 lacks two maps at the back pp. xviii 555 1914 limited edition number 202 The Champlain Society hardcover
1927réf. 757H3005Vancouver British Columbia: Vancouver Girls' Corner Club 1927. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 127 pages. "The inspiration to compile this Cook Book came from an increasing desire to preserve the recipes of the delicious cakes served by the ladies of the various church organizations at the Tuesday night suppers of the club. This service has been faithfully rendered since 1917 when the Club was organized." - page 7. Several charming ads for local businesses including the British Columbia Electric Railway Co. which makes the case for housewives to convert to electric ranges "the modern method of cooking." Unmarked with moderate soiling and wear. A wonderful culinary memento of 1920s Vancouver. Bibliographic references: Driver B61.1 Hale 2606 Ferguson & Fraser p.233. Vancouver Girls' Corner Club Hardcover
1956réf. 732h5328British Columbia: Northern Sentinal Press 1956. Book. Illus. by Haddelsey Vincent. Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed without inscription by author upon title page. pp. viii 46. "A selection of legends folk stories and customs of the Haisla people a branch of the Kwakiutl Indian language-group who live on the West Coast of British Columbia." - subtitle. Lovely line drawing illustrations. Sound and unmarked with light wear. A special first edition copy. Northern Sentinal Press Paperback
