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1990(Codice VS/0444) In 4° (cm 36) 392 pp. Grande splendida volume, illustrato con moltissime foto e carte in gran parte a colori. Pregiata edizione, stampa a cura di De Agostini, su carta distinta, tiratura limitata numerata. Con bibliografia, indici dei nomi geografici e delle carte. Grande e bel volume, elegante legatura similpelle originale blu, con titolo e fregi oro. Freschissimo, come nuovo nel cofanetto editoriale. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
1996réf. 5978Montreal PQ Canada: Effix 1996. 264pp. Couverture et dos dore avec jaquette. Reliure d'éditeur. Très Bel Ex. Folio 32 X 24. Effix Hardcover
199554 pages. Features include: Model a VIA LRC Locomotive - Build a VIA Rail Canada Light, Rapid & Comfortable (LRC) locomotive (circa 1980); Half 1 to C-D to S - The Story of S Scale; Canadian Trackside Structures - How a Real Hot Box Detectors Works; Canadian Rolling Stock - Kitbashing a Canadian National (CN) 40' 480000-series Box Car; Canadian Prototype Railways - Deerholme on the Tidewater Subdivision: CN's Last Stand in the Cowichan Valley (Part 1); The Clutterless Turnout Control - Build this unique and simple control; and Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) 2-10-0 Class R3 Decapod (circa 1918). Binding sound. Unmarked. A worthy copy. Book
1994Book is in excellent condition with no flaws; sharp corners, as new. Text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows light edge wear, no tears. 296 pages with a very large number of full page b&w photos, maps, line drawings, ads, ledgers, etc. Previous owner's name inked out on front end paper. 8 5/8"w x 11 1/4"h. Full maroon cloth boards.
2003326 pages. "Contains over 500 outstanding select photographs including 20 pages in full colour, specially prepared maps and plans together with detailed text, bibliography, footnotes and index... A carefully documented history and a sensitive portrait of railroad logging in British Columbia." - from front flap. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. An excellent copy. Book
1990Book shows very light edge wear and is otherwise in excellent condition with no other flaws; sharp corners. Text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows light edge and corner wear, some chipping. 326 pages. With a very large number of large b&w & color photos. Previous owner's name inked out on front end paper. In business for 21 years, we provide excellent and responsive customer service and ship in padded packing material.
1981Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and interior/text is clean with no marking of any kind. 290 pages with over 400 illustrations including b&w photos throughout, mechanical diagrams, layouts, maps, scale drawings, fleet lists, etc.
1973170 pages including index. Profusely illustrated with black and white archival photographs. Copyright 1973. Assorted defects to spine. Maroon boards well-worn. Gift greetings upon front endpaper. Many marginal notes, apparently written by someone quite familiar with this topic. Various clippings laid or taped in. Book
1984170 pages. Index, maps, timetables, reproductions, bibliography. Heavily worn former library copy with many defects. Reading copy only. As is. Book
1986réf. 533H1143Canada: Province of British Columbia / British Columbia Racing Commission. Good. 1986. Reprint. Paperback. 0771882475 . iv 94 pages. Many black and white reproductions of archival black and white photos and documents. "Presents the stories of railroaders in British Columbia. All of the accounts are from the first hand experiences of the men who built operated and maintained the province's rail transportation system." - from Preface. Turner was a prolific author of important books on the history of transportation in British Columbia. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Railroaders: Recollections from the steam era in British Columbia Sound heritage Series #31 Rail Train Transportation History Oral Histories Pictorial Works Employees Biography . Province of British Columbia / British Columbia Racing Commission paperback
1985réf. 839j1911Victoria British Columbia: Sono Nis Press. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1985. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0919203159 . "The dramatic story of the CPR's British Columbia sternwheelers and steam tugs through races boiling rapids moonlit cruises and gold rushes to their passing. Contains more than 300 illustrations photos maps timetables and scale drawings together with detailed text fleet lists bibliography and index." - dust jacket. 280 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Book tight with light wear. Blank white address label over prior owner's details on front free endpaper. Small bit of peeling from front free endpaper. Yellowing to half-title page where a news clipping was presumably stored. Above-average wear to dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A sound example of this yet another wonderful B.C. transportation history by Robert D. Turner. ; 4to . Sono Nis Press hardcover
2012réf. 166j3126Canada: Sono Nis Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. "In 1905 the Canadian Pacific Railway bought Vancouver Island's Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway from James Dunsmuir the Island's coal baron. A new era began in the railway's history. The E&N quickly evolved from an isolated local enterprise to a prosperous part of the CPR system. Includes nearly 500 select photographs maps and illustrations detailed appendices references and index." - front flap. A project of the British Columbia Railway Historical Association. 304 pp. Oblong 29 x 23.6 cm. A clean and lightly-worn former library copy with minimal associated markings. A quality hardcover example of this exceptional history.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; E&N Railway Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway Company - History Canadian Pacific Railway Railroads - British Columbia - Vancouver Island - history Vancouver Island B.C. - History - 20th Century . 2012. 1550392069 . Sono Nis Press hardcover
1981réf. 839h1721Victoria B.C.: Sono Nis Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919462618 . Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. "The Empresses were the finest fastest liners on the Pacific. They forged a link across the North Pacific from the west coast of Canada to Japan China and later the Philippines that lasted for over 50 years. This is the dramatic story of the Canadian Pacific's Empresses on the trans-Pacific service from record-breaking runs and million-dollar silk cargoes to typhoons and war service." - dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with over 400 magnificent black and white reproductions of archival photos illustrations maps timetables and scale drawings together with detailed text and fleet lists. 290 pages. Index. Bibliography. Map endpapers. Tight clean and unmarked with light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Original 1983 credit card purchase receipt laid-in. A quality copy of this exceptional history. ; 4to; Signed by Author . Sono Nis Press hardcover
1983réf. 323a1604Victoria B.C.: Sono Nis Press. Good in Good dust jacket. Reprint. Hardcover. 251 pages. Index. Bibliography. Appendices. Over 280 black and white illustrations photographs maps timetables reproductions and scale drawings. "The steamships played a formative role in the development of the north Pacific coast of North America and the CPR's Princesses will have a long place in its history. This is their story told candidly but with affection." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY OCEAN The Pacific Princesses: An Illustrated History of Canadian Pacific Railway's Princess Fleet on the Northwest Coast Kathleen Marguerite Elaine Norah Victoria Chippewa Iroquois Kathleen Charlotte Patricia Alice Adela . 1983. 0919462049 . Sono Nis Press hardcover
1991réf. 527j1230British Columbia: Sono Nis Press. Good. 1991. First Edition. Paperback. 1550390139 . "For 59 years the S.S. Moyie served the Kootenays carrying everything from silver ore and apples to mail and farm animals. By 1958 when she was retired she had outlasted all other passenger-carrying steam-powered sternwheelers in Canada the western U.S. and Alaska." - back cover. 60 pages abundantly illustrated with archival photos in colour and black and white. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy.; 8vo . Sono Nis Press paperback
2013réf. 215j2919Canada: Sono Nis Press. Fine No dust jacket as issued. First Edition. Paperback. "In 1949 Vancouver Island's Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway became Canada's first major railway to be fully dieselized. As the E&N - the westernmost part of the vast Canadian Pacific system - entered the prosperous post-war years change became a dominant force in the railway's history. Its traffic base changed as coal mining declined while at the same time a a major expansion of the local forest industry took place. Once a lifeline of Vancouver Island the E&N declined as new transportation modes became dominant. Includes over 500 select photographs maps scale drawings illustrations appendices references and index. This beautiful carefully researched book is the companion volume to the authors' Canadian Pacific's Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway The CPR Steam Years 1905-1949." - front flap. 324 semi-glossy pages. Clean bright tight and unmarked with lightest wear. A rare and excellent example.; 8vo . 2013. 1550392123 . Sono Nis Press paperback
1973réf. 166j2484San Marino California: Golden West Books. Good in Good dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 0870950460 . Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. "Presents the stories of Vancouver Island's many lines the men who built them and the locomotives and cars that gave them a unique and interesting character. Here is the saga of Robert Dunsmuir and his sons James and Alex the coal barons and railroad builders who influenced the entire history of Vancouver Island." - dust jacket. 170 semi-glossy pages with index and bibliography. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of marvelous archival photos. Photo endpapers. Book clean and tight with moderate wear. Prior owners' names atop dust jacket front flap and verso of front free endpaper. Average wear to unclipped dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A quality signed example of this excellent history. ; 4to; Signed by Author . Golden West Books hardcover
1984réf. 744a0513USA: Golden West Books. Fair in Fair dust jacket. 1984. Reprint. Hardcover. 0870950460 . 170 pages. Index maps timetables reproductions bibliography. Heavily worn former library copy with many defects. Reading copy only. As is.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; RAILROADS CANADA TRANSPORTATION HISTORY . Golden West Books hardcover
1990réf. 524j0379Victoria B.C.: Sono Nis Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919203515 . "The story of the CPR in British Columbia from the summit of the Rockies in the east to the rainforests of Vancouver Island in the west. Here is a detailed sensitive account of construction day-to-day operations engineering achievements such as the Spiral and Connaught tunnels battles with endless winter snows and mountain grades the Kettle Valley Railway Kootenay branch lines and the route through Crowsnest Pass the Esquimalt & Nanaimo locomotives and equipment steam era passenger services dieselization and the first generation of diesel power The Canadian modern unit trains and the grade revisions of the 1980s." - dust jacket. xvi 336 pages. Map endpapers. List of Sources Bibliography Index. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos plus some in colour. Gift greetings upon half-title otherwise book clean bright tight and unmarked with very light wear. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this wonderful and important history.; Art; 4to . Sono Nis Press hardcover
1978réf. 738h1723Victoria B.C.: Province of British Columbia / British Columbia Provincial Museum. Very Good. 1978. First Edition. Paperback. 0000681628 . "Much of the information on gathering and preparing foods contained in this handbook was obtained from elderly members of contemporary Indian communities." - Preface. Chapters include: Lichens Mushrooms and Fungi Ferns Conifers Flowering Plants and more. 259 pages. Glossary references and index. Printed upon glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with high-resolution colour and black and white photos. Tight square and unmarked with light wear. A high quality copy of this excellent reference.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Food Plants of British Columbia B.C. Indians Part 2 Two - Interior Peoples: Handbook No. 36 Wild Plants Edible British Columbia Indians of North America Food Lichens Mushrooms and Fungi Ferns Conifers Flowering Plants . Province of British Columbia / British Columbia Provincial Museum paperback
1992réf. 737c6963Victoria: Province of British Columbia. Good. 1992. Second Printing. Paperback. 0771881177 . 304 pages. Index. References. Glossary. Many black and white illustrations. "Considers the use of plant materials by both Coastal and Interior peoples." - from Preface. Covers: Algae; Lichens; Fungi; Mosses; Ferns and Fern-Allies; Conifers and their relatives; Flowering Plants. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this interesting and informative work.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Plants in British Columbia Indian Technology - Handbook #38 Blankets Baskets Weaving Algae; Lichens; Fungi; Mosses; Ferns and Fern-Allies; Conifers and their relatives; Flowering Plants Northwest Coast Native Peoples Interior Coastal . Province of British Columbia paperback
2007réf. 546H1639Canada: Vancouver Art Gallery / Douglas & McIntyre / University of Washington Press 2007. Book. Illus. by Herzog Fred. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 151 pages. Footnotes. Chronology. "Eighty iconic colour images of Vancouver's street life from a master photographer. Published to co-incide with Herzog's first major exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery from January 25 to May 13 2007. Text includes essays and a lengthy interview with the artist." - from front flap. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. Crease to back cover. A quality copy of this wonderful work. Vancouver Art Gallery / Douglas & McIntyre / University of Washington Press Paperback
1954réf. 847G3559Canada: The Royal Canadian Navy RCN 1954. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 80 pages. Oblong 9.8" x 8". A pictorial souvenir of the Mediterranean cruise and NATO exercises September 7 December 10 1954. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of photos. Includes vital statistics of the cruise list of Squadron Officers; Lists of crewmembers of the HMCS Algonquin HMCS Lauzon HMCA Prestonian and the HMCS Toronto; and much more. Textured gray boards adorned with gilt on front. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Hardcover
réf. 139775Winnipeg: Manitoba Free Press Company 1906. Staplebound Near fine. 8pp. Printed cream wrappers. Printed in double-columns photographs. Publisher series: Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba Transaction No. 69. Locale: Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. Manitoba Manitoba Historical Society Moose Natural History Wapiti. Manitoba Free Press Company Paperback
1990280 pages. Explores the nature and extent of women's changing realities. Prior owner's name upon half-title page. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Book
