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1985168 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "A collection of true stories of men and ships that sailed from Victoria, British Columbia, told by old seamen at meetings of the Thermopylae Club." - from title page. Gift greetings upon half-title page. Light wear. Quality copy. Book
198547 pages. Footnotes. Black and white illustrations. Undated but appears to be circa 1985. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
1993Features: The Twig Eater - somewhere between the cartoon character and the trophy room rack lies the reality of Alces Alces... researchers and the public alike are saying the moose deserves a little respect; Big Bluestream and a Tallgrass Dream - John Morgan's vision of restoring the 'prairie ocean' is serious business indeed; The Flower Kissers - the magical union between hummingbirds and tropical blossoms; The Chaco Connection - 'there is lots of pasture, but it is bitter grass, inedible... Raising cattle will be difficult, or impossible... If only I could go back to Canada I would never come to South America again!; Machines of Illusion - computer scientists are now labouring to transcend the boundaries of time and space with virtual reality. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
198572 pages. "Our goal in undertaking this project was to encourage our members to share their personal experiences with others and in doing so enjoy the fulfillment of creative writing." - from Foreward. A delightful collection of reminiscences with titles such as: The Ocean Plunger, Seven Fishermen and One Human; The Driver's Test, An English Cottage, First Mayor of Colwood Corners, and many more. Average wear. Faint bit of writing in top corner of front cover else unmarked. Book
1973Features: Living Resources of the Ocean - A Canadian View; From Placentia Bay to Spitzbergen - a Naturalist aboard a North Atlantic Whaler; The Status of the World's Whales; Spellbound on the Bay of Fundy; Whale-Watching; My First Summer in the Arctic. Few library markings. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
1977Features: There is but one Ocean; Florida's Underwater Policemen; Ever Larger Propellers; How Salty is the Ocean; Farming Giant Kelp; Ararat's Mystery Ship; Ranching Atlantic Bluefin. Sound copy. Book
1978Features: The Birth and Growth of Planet Ocean; The Octopus as a Pet; The World's Greatest Sailing Ship; Predatory Prawns; Hawaiian Fish Emigrants; Tractor Tugs - Marine Workhorses of the Future?; Fossil Mangrove Reef of Key Biscayne; Tiger Sharks. Sound copy. Book
1978Features: Close Encounters (of the Whale Kind); Panama Sea-Level Canal I; Panama Sea-Level Canal II - Biological Catastrophe or Grand Experiment; Anchors - Getting to Grips with the Ocean Floor; Nautilus and its Ancestors; Sharks - Good Vision or Poor?; Bantry Bay Skimmer; The Private Oceans. Sound copy. Book
1978Features: Exploring the Ocean Bottom in Manned Submersibles; Feeding and Spawning of Bluefish; IFOs; El Nino - unwanted guest; Live on California's Wharves; Oil Spills - The Causes and Cures; Long-Lining for Tilefish. Sound copy. Book
1979Features: A Gallery of Sponges; Environmental Management in Africa; Wasa - Time Capsule into Sweden's Past; John Dory; Constructing a Walrus Skin boat; The Ecology of Coral Reef Algae; Ocean Ice; The Case of the Tainted Mullet. Sound copy. Book
1979Features: Communication in Atlantic Bottlenosed Dolphins; Vessels vs. Whales; The Mummichog a Fish for all seasons; Hang Gliding - Underwater; The Sargasso - Sea of Fascinations; Dividing the Continental Shelf Pie; Artificial Reef Propagation of a Salt Marsh; Jaws of Extinct Shark at Planet Ocean. Sound copy. Book
1980Features: Dune Busting - How much can our beaches bear?; Nature's Architects; Neptune's Sea-Mail Service; Ocean Drogues and Drifters; One is by land, Two is by sea; Strawberries of the Sea - the Corynactis Anemone; Tides and Turbines; the Crow-of-Thorns Starfish - More sinned against the sinning?; Botany Bay - Strange world revealed on minus tides. Sound copy. Book
1981Features: The Gannet Sanctuary at Cape Kidnappers; Waves of Energy; Living Color on the Rocky Shore; Basking Green Sea Turtles; Protecting the Southern Ocean; Galveston's Killer Hurricane of 1900; Bikini Atoll - Radioactivity and the Marine Environment; The Oyster Toadfish - a voice in Long Island Sound. Sound copy. Book
1981Features: Mangroves and Man in the Malay Archipelago; Middle World of the Mangrove; The Ups and Downs of Pelagic Birding; Combat on the High Seas; California's Underwater Park Chain; The Bass Strait Overflow; the Cannonball; Turbines in the Ocean; Dragons of the Shore. Sound copy. Book
1982Features: Heard Island - Seal's Haven, Sealer's Nightmare; Ships that Flew; Schooling Hammerheads; Argonaut - Octopus in a Parchment Shell; The Sea Butterfly; Where does the Gulf of Mexico end and the Atlantic Ocean Begin; Angels of the Reef. Sound copy. Book
1982Features: Boats of Malta; In the belly of the whale; Surf smelt run; burying radioactive waste in the deep-sea floor; eat or be eaten - survival strategies of fishes; least terns of Gasparilla Island; the City of Rio De Janeiro - Voyage #80; the Distressed ocean swimmer; Dredge spoil - not always a waste. Sound copy. Book
1985Features: New trouble in the tide pools; Northern elephant seals return; Sunburst after nightfall; Will the Caribbean hawksbill turtle survive?; Unwanted oil and gas production; Li'l Red; Shark hunting on the Arkansas ocean deep; Follow up - Source of the Bermuda freak waves. Sound copy. Book
1988Features: Marine mirages; The anemonefishes of the Indo-Pacific; Ancient ocean rocks - high in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains; The dolphins of San Pedro Channel; Shipwreck legislation - legality vs. morality; Underwater pharmacy; Simon Lake and his diving boat. Nice copy. Book
1981160 pages. Features: John Gardner - in his own words; Keeping the Water Out; San Francisco's Two Oldest Rowing Clubs; Basque Racing Sculls; Voga is again in vogue - Venice gest people back in the water; The Riverside Boat Company brings a 12 1/2 back up to its standards; PASTIME; Singlehanding an Old Gaffer - rigging ISKRA for ocean crossings; The plight of the canoe people; Ray Speck and the Sid Skiff; Sons of Hitches - more imporvements on a cylinder; Wooden ship building in World War I; Fixing a leaky shaft log. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
2000Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. 138 pages. "A chilling first-person account of the author's experiences of war at sea while in his late teens. On December 26, 1942 as a Merchant Navy radio officer he sailed on the 'Scottish Heather' into the infamous 'black pit,' an area where German U-boats could operate freely on the surface without fear of attack from the air." - back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
1976218 pages including index. Abundantly illustrated with black and white photographs, diagrams, and cartoons. A unique paddling guide by a who's who of the sport's foremost experts. Discusses: canoe technique; kayak technique; raft technique; canoe sailing; ocean surfing; canoe poling; family camping; white water sport; wilderness travel; racing; boat types; conservation; history. Bonus: directory of canoe clubs. A very well worn copy which is unmarked and remains intact. Book
200148 pages. Features include: Gulf Herring Set; Rivers Inlet Sockeye; Fishery Updates; Selective Fishing - a Beginning or an end for the fishing industry; Pigs at Sea - Homicide Researchers Swim with the Fishes; 2001 Halibut Fishery Retains Key Strategies from 2000; Shrimp Trawlers to Study Fishery Management Options; Fish for Thought - An Eco Cookbook - By the Living Ocean Society. Average wear. Usual library markings. Book
ref. A9781163989463Paperback / softback. New. paperback
1950ref. boz_007127Océan Pacifique - Portfolio 7 planches - Nouméa Tahiti Terre Adélie - v.1950 Recueil de planches imprimées intitulé « Océan Pacifique - Océanie, Nouvelle-Calédonie, Nouvelles-Hébrides ». Il ne porte pas de date ; son contenu permet de le situer vers 1950-1960. L’ensemble comprend une couverture imprimée et sept planches de reproductions photographiques sur papier fort, six en noir et blanc et une en couleurs. Chaque planche porte en marge inférieure une légende imprimée indiquant le territoire et le sujet. Les versos sont vierges. Paysage de Mooréa (Îles de la Société) : un fare au toit de chaume entouré de végétation tropicale, au pied des pics de Mooréa. Une case à Grand-Coulie (Nouvelle-Calédonie) : une case kanak traditionnelle à toit conique, dans une clairière bordée de pins colonnaires et de cocotiers. Paysage de la Terre Adélie : un campement d’expédition polaire, avec ses tentes, ses traîneaux et ses chiens, au pied d’un relief rocheux enneigé. Exploitation de nickel, près de Nouméa (Nouvelle-Calédonie) : une vue plongeante sur les installations industrielles, avec les hangars, la voie de wagonnets, un camion et des ouvriers. Paysage de Mooréa (Îles de la Société), en couleurs : une rivière au fond d’une vallée encaissée, avec des cocotiers et des sommets volcaniques sous un ciel nuageux. Le port de Papeete, à Tahiti (Îles de la Société) : le port vu depuis le quai, avec un cargo, des goélettes, des voiliers à quai et les entrepôts du front de mer. Vue générale de Nouméa (Nouvelle-Calédonie) : la ville vue depuis les hauteurs, avec la rade et les îlots au large. Dimensions : 23,9 x 31,1 cm État : Très bon état général. Présence de taches brunâtres en marge gauche de la couverture et de quelques salissures au dos des feuillets. Voir photos pour plus de détails. Nombre de tirages : 7 tirages
1952ref. 27958La Haye et Bruxelles W. Van Hoeve 1952 In-4 Rare édition en Françai, très belles Photographies d'un des plus beau peuple du Monde 318 pp