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1988réf. 828H0892Alberta: Willow Creek Publishing. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. 75th Anniversary Edition. Hardcover. 0969319207 . From limited edition of 1000 copies. 247 pages. Index. Many reproductions of archival black and white photos. Photo-illustrated endpapers. Oblong 11.2" x 12.5". When this book first appeared in 1913 it represented the most extensive chronicle of Alberta's cattle country ever undertaken and since then it has become a cornerstone in the written history of Western Canada. This edition includes every word of the original complemented by 45 additional archival photos of the same period and locale as the text. The author calls this the story of the work and play of the cowboys and the ranchers when the ranges were open and the cattle were wild. - paraphrased from dust jacket. Discrete handwritten gift greetings atop front free endpaper otherwise book clean and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A handsome example.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Range Men Cowboys Alberta History Cattle Trade Ranches Life Indians of North America . Willow Creek Publishing hardcover
1960réf. xxx004Kerrville TX: Privately published 1960. First Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Printed orange wraps. 240pp. Custom bookplate of "Tom Hahler Room 11 Union Stock Yards San Antonio Texas." Across the top of the title page he has written "Property of Tom Hahler" and covered the writing with clear tape which has now turned brown. The Kellys graduates of Baylor and George also of the U of Missouri put together this practical book on localized Spanish and Tex-Mex vocabular so that farmers and ranchers along the Texas - New Mexico border could understand their employees better. This must surely be the original issue of this book which was later reprinted. Very scarce thus. Lower corner front cover with mild triangle crease. Vg copy. Privately published unknown
1990A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full black cloth boards. Inscribed by Brian Kelly on title page. 10 1/4"w x 10 1/4"h. 150 pages. Illustrated with undreds of photographs in b&w and color. Detailed maps of routes.
1983réf. 524j0606British Columbia: Brian Kelly. Good. 1983. First Edition. Paperback. Signed without inscription by author inside front cover. An engaging history of electric trackless trolley coaches in Vancouver British Columbia. 16 pages loaded with black and white reproductions of wonderful archival photos. Undated but we believe this copy printed .ca 1983. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this informative history.; 4to; Signed by Author . Brian Kelly paperback
1990réf. 715a2768Canada: Harbour 1990. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 150 pages. Index. "Tells the colourful story of the first hundred years of public transit in words and pictures for the general reader. Illustrated with hundreds of photographs both black and white and colour. Detailed maps show the routes of the streetcars in Victoria and the Lower Mainland. Will appeal to anyone who recalls riding in the old electric streetcars or who has a general interest in the history of the province." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A sound reference copy of this interesting work which may make some long for the past. Harbour Hardcover
1990235 pages. Compiled in the spirit of the Kelly family reunion which has occured regularly since 1946. Includes: Beverages, Appetizers, Salads, Soups, Meats and Sauces, Seafood and Fish, Potatoes and Rice, Pasta, Vegetables, Casseroles, Jams Marmalade Pickles and Relishes; Pumpkin recipes, Muffins and quick breads, Cookies, Pies, Desserts and Cakes, Miscellaneous. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this precious Kelly family heirloom. Book
1982(Codice VN/0319) In 4º (28,5 cm) 224 pp. Storia, economia, personalità. Con molte illustrazioni e foto in nero e a colori. Tela editoriale, titolo oro, sovraccoperta. Ottimo // First edition. Hardcover, gilted title, dust jacket. Fine. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
réf. A9781071918371Paperback / softback. New. paperback
réf. Ca18-HUniversity of Toronto Press 1998 large hbk. 619pp ISBN:0802081460 no dj as issued excellent as new. University of Toronto Press, 1998, large hbk hardcover
1984Signed by author upon title page. 240 pages. Footnotes, selected bibliography and index. Reproductions of black and white photos. "A perceptive and insightful biography of this colourful eccentric who once played so large a part in the lives of North American boys." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Moderate fading to endpapers and back panel of dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
1984réf. 839j2733St. John's Newfoundland: Robinson - Blackmore. Good No dust jacket as issued. First Edition. Paperback. An informative work about the dory boat dory builders and the dorymen who used them. xii 247 p. Bibliography. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Tight and unmarked with average wear. A sound example.; 8vo . 1984. 0920884121 . Robinson - Blackmore paperback
1943réf. 155G3718British Columbia: B.C. Racing Breeders' Society/Vancouver Thoroughbred Ass'n 1943. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 120 pages. A very detailed and informative treatment of this topic. Includes photos of horses Papworth Imp. Gallator Dolan and Shasta Pebble. Part I provides a register of Thoroughbred Horse-Breeders and Breeding Stock of British Columbia 1941 - 1942 - 1943. Part II reviews the racing seasons 1941 - 1942 - 1943. Printed upon glossy stock. Grey card covers. Unmarked. Binding intact. Page 36 was removed and cut horizontally into two pieces both of which are present. Moderate wear. A sound copy of this encyclopedic history of British Columbia horse racing in the early 1940s. B.C. Racing Breeders' Society/Vancouver Thoroughbred Ass'n Paperback
1945réf. 155G3719British Columbia: B.C. Racing Breeders' Society/Vancouver Thoroughbred Ass'n/B.C. Turf & C.C. Ltd. 1945. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 128 pages. A very detailed and informative treatment of this topic. Includes photos of horses Papworth Imp. Gallator Dolan and Shasta Pebble. Part I provides a register of Thoroughbred Horse-Breeders and Breeding Stock of British Columbia 1944 - 1945. Part II reviews the racing seasons 1944 - 1945. Printed upon glossy stock. Green card covers. Unmarked. Binding intact. Moderate wear. A sound copy of this encyclopedic history of British Columbia horse racing in the mid-1940s. B.C. Racing Breeders' Society/Vancouver Thoroughbred Ass'n/B.C. Turf & C.C. Ltd. Paperback
1946réf. 155G3720British Columbia: B.C. Racing Breeders' Society/Vancouver Thoroughbred Ass'n/B.C. Turf & C.C. Ltd. 1946. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 136 pages. A very detailed and informative treatment of this topic. Includes one-page photo of Dr. Lyon H. Appleby President of the B.C. Racing Breeders' Society plus excellent one-page aerial photos of Landsdowne and Brighouse tracks and one-page photos of the Hastings Park track and Victoria's Willows Park - all tracks are jammed with race fans. Includes photos of horses Cum Laude Dalkeith Koraway Mouse Hole Pacific Pearl Spangle Cock Brighton King Fort Garry Saffworth Meadowvale Boy Mabe Monday Pasha Papworth Imp. Dolan and Carm's Victory. Part I provides a register of Thoroughbred Horse-Breeders and Breeding Stock of British Columbia 1945 - 1946. Part II reviews the racing season 1946. Printed upon glossy stock. Blue card covers. Unmarked. Binding intact. Moderate wear. A sound copy of this encyclopedic history of British Columbia horse racing in the mid-1940s. B.C. Racing Breeders' Society/Vancouver Thoroughbred Ass'n/B.C. Turf & C.C. Ltd. Paperback
1989265 pages. "The complete proceedings of CARC's 1987 conference on what has emerged as one of the most controversial issues affecting Canada's northern communities; the right of native people to hunt and trap wildlife, both for subsistence use and commercial trade." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight and square. Solid copy. Book
1938réf. 845G0930Ottawa: Aeronautical Publications Limited 1938. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 36 pages. Features: Cover photos of the Fleet Advanced Trainer; Eastern T.C.A. Air Express Inaugurated Completing Transcontinental Service - article with photos; Commercial Operators form Traffic Control Company; Measuring Propeller Stresses; One-page ad for Gold Flake cigarettes features photo of houseboating on the Jhelum River near Srinagar capital of Kashmir; Unique Aerial Camera Being Tested by the R.C.A.F.- article with photo; Modified Blenheim's Performance a revelation; The 1939 Cessna Airmaster; Article and two photos of the very unusual Abrams "Explorer"; The Bellanca Aircruiser; The Curtiss-Wright "20" Transport; Full-page ad for the Barkley-Grow T8P-1; The Aviation Trade; The "Ensign" Makes Its Inaugural Passenger Flight - fantastic centerfold spread; Photo of the opening of a Sea Island runway at Vancouver; One-page ad for the 1939 Cub Coupe - "the finest light plane ever built"; The Sperry-RCA Automatic Direction Finder; The Lear ARC-6 Automatic Radio Direction Finder; Tale Spinning from Winnipeg; News from the West Coast; Nice photo ad for Intava lubricants on back cover features American Airlines' flagship "District of Columbia" the first plane to land at the new Malton Airport near Toronto; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Aeronautical Publications Limited Paperback
1978réf. 1124573St. John's Newfoundland: Memorial University of Newfoundland. Maritime History Group. 1978. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. First Edition. pict. card wraps 257 pages fold-out graphs maps held by the Maritime History Group Memorial University of Newfoundland a sound clean copy Size: Sq 8vo. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Maritime History Group. Paperback
1944réf. 1123690Halifax: Institue of Public Affairs Dalhousie University 1944. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. printed paper wrapscloth spine 224 . incl. tables printed typescript With a chapter on the fisheries by Professor Stewart Bates . And a section on agriculture by Professor J.H.Lattimer. Size: 4 to. 27 cm. Institue of Public Affairs, Dalhousie University Paperback
1987187 pages including index. A book of tribute to missionary women of the West Coast as researched and recalled by the author. Relates the experiences of the early missionary wives, teachers, nurses and other dedicated women who devoted their lives to the people living in isolation on lighthouses, in logging camps, and frontier and Native villages. Faintest wear. Unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
1987réf. 64409736Duncan B.C.: Vibook Committee. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1987. First Edition. Paperback. 0889257876 . 187 pages including index. A book of tribute to missionary women of the West Coast as researched and recalled by the author. Relates the experiences of the early missionary wives teachers nurses and other dedicated women who devoted their lives to the people living in isolation on lighthouses in logging camps and frontier and Native villages. Faintest wear. Unmarked. Excellent copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Women in Church Work United Church of Canada Missionaries Wives Wives Duncan United Church Vibook Committee 187 pages including index. A book of tribute to missionary women of the West Coast as researched and recalled by the author. Relates the experien . Vibook Committee paperback
1992réf. 115H3136Canada: Sunfire Publications Ltd. 1992. Book. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 44 pages. Abundantly illustrated with colour and black and white archival photos. Features: Steveston - A Splendid Opening for a Capitalist; Murder in the Arctic - Oblate Missionaries Rouviere and LeRoux are killed; Old Fort Macleod - Southern Alberta's first white settlement; Old Man Green's Missing Hoard - Murder on Savory Island near Lund B.C.; Nightmare Pass Through the Rocky Mountains. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Sunfire Publications Ltd. Paperback
in-8°, 384 pages, 2 cahiers de photographies en noir, cartes, broche, couverture illustree. Bel exemplaire. [CA27/3]
1850réf. 083575Toronto: Andrew H. Armour and Co 1850. Paperback. pp. 111. 8vo. Edges age-toned covers splitting at hinges a few small spots to covers tide mark along the top of the rear cover. £50 prize awarded by The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine "For the best treatise on the bearing of the St. Lawrence and Welland canals on the interests of Canada as an agricultural country". Scarce. Sabin 37146. TPL 1850 - 3087. OCLC 918360005. Andrew H. Armour and Co paperback
1942x + 373pp., 23cm., softcover, text in English, Doctoral Dissertation (A Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of the Catholic University of America in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy), stamp at verso of title page, text is clean and bright, R109895
1942réf. R109895Washington D.C., The Catholic University of America Press 1942 x + 373pp., 23cm., softcover, text in English, Doctoral Dissertation (A Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of the Catholic University of America in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy), stamp at verso of title page, text is clean and bright, R109895