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1911ref. 4499Montreal QC: The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company 1911. Paperback. Fine. With "Fourth Edition April 1911" printed at foot of the "Announcements" page giving a good indication of the amount interest that the new terminal town and surrounding areas were generating at the time. Includes two fold-out maps one tipped in at title page and the other a real lithographic beauty and excellent promotional map is in color and tipped in at the rear with an additional two insert maps in it's corners. Both maps are in very fine condition. Brown printed wraps 8vo size 9.25 inches tall pp. 24 illustrated w. B&W photo reproductions showing the current stage of development of the town harbor and their surrounds with some images dated "September 1910" table of summit elevations and rwy grades on verso of terminal leaf. Volume w. a touch of rust to staples one leaf w. two light creases and a 1/4 inch closed tear at fore-edge else clean and unmarked throughout. The large color map at rear 33.5 x 26 inches wide is titled "Map Of The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway In British Columbia Showing Terminus At Prince Rupert" plate mark "4824" at lower left and has a copyright date of 1907 by Poole Bros. An additional date of "4-10-'11" is printed at the lower edge matching the pub. date of "Fourth Edition April 1911" printed on the "Announcements" page. These matching dates would have confirmed for potential investors and settlers that the map and pamphlet had the most up to date information available at the time. The two insert maps are "Map Of Price Rupert And Vicinity" and "Latitude Map". The frontis map 9x17 inches wide is titled "General Plan for the Development of Prince Rupert B.C. and was executed by Brett & Hall Landscape Architects Boston who used "City Beautiful" principles with success in Smithers and Fort Prince George as well. Evidently most of the Prince Rupert today is based upon this Brett & Hall plan. OCLC finds no copies of this 1911 edition of this GTPR pamphlet. Rumsey's copy of the large color map lacking the pamphlet and the frontis map is dated "3-28-'10 The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company paperback
ref. BN370452The Milwaukee Road in Color Vol. 5: Pacific Extension 1941-1961 Hardcover The Milwaukee Road in Color Vol. 5: Pacific Extension 1941-1961 Hardcover The Milwaukee Road in Color Vol. 5: Pacific Extension 1941-1961 Hardcover hardcover
1980ref. 3627254Canberra, National Library of Australia, (1976-1980). Gr.-8vo. Mit einigen Abbildungen. OLwdbde (mit OUmschlag) (Umschläge teils etwas verblaßt und mit kleinen Randläsuren).
ref. 42578Artist Unknown. Quebec 1940. printed size: 68.5x 55cm 25.5"x 21.5"; frame is 90x 74cm 35.5" x 29.25" original B/W photograph some age toning as usual but a good clear image short tear on the upper right with a small puncture. . B/W historic photo of Chƒteau Frontenac an imposing hotel with five brick and stone wings and a central tower erected in seven stages between 1892 and 1993. It is prominently located on a cliff overlooking the St. Lawrence River within the Qu‚bec historic district. The Chƒteau Frontenac was designed by American architect Bruce Price as one of a series of "chƒteau" style hotels built for the Canadian Pacific Railway company during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. CPR'S policy was to promote luxury tourism by appealing to wealthy travellers. The Chƒteau Frontenac opened in 1893 five years after the Banff Springs Hotel which was owned by the same company and similar in style. Artist Unknown. Quebec, 1940 unknown
ref. 40187np. 1940. Artist Unknown. printed size: 68.5x 55cm 25.5"x 21.5"; frame is 90x 74cm 35.5" x 29.25" original B/W photograph some age toning as usual but a good clear image short tear on the upper right with a small puncture. B/W historic photo of Chteau Frontenac an imposing hotel with five brick and stone wings and a central tower erected in seven stages between 1892 and 1993. It is prominently located on a cliff overlooking the St. Lawrence River within the Qubec historic district. The Chteau Frontenac was designed by American architect Bruce Price as one of a series of "chteau" style hotels built for the Canadian Pacific Railway company during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. CPR'S policy was to promote luxury tourism by appealing to wealthy travellers. The Chteau Frontenac opened in 1893 five years after the Banff Springs Hotel which was owned by the same company and similar in style. np. 1940 unknown
ref. 42679Printed by: Detroit Rotary Gravure Co Nd. 1930-40. Artist Unknown printed size: 68.5x 55cm 25.5"x 21.5" Original B/W gravure photograph usual toning but a good clear image some slight chipping on the bottom margin not affecting the image without glass the mahogany stained oak frame has Canadian Pacific in block letters on the bottom of the frame. Printed by: Detroit Rotary Gravure Co, Nd. [1930-40?] unknown
1934ref. 021594N.Y.: Alfred A Knopf Inc 1934. Firat edition so stated. Orange binding cloth dark blue spine with reverse orange lettering. One of the signatures seems to have been mis-bound so that a few pages stick out very slightly but breaking up the colored topstain. Some moderate soiling to covers else a very good copy. When Frank an amoral young drifter gets thrown off a hay truck in the California desert he ends up at a diner run by Cora and her inconvenient husband Nick. This chance meeting puts them all on a sure path to perdition. First published in 1934 and banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and eroticism The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic of the roman noir. It established James M. Cain as a major novelist with an unsparing vision of America's bleak underside and was acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for The Stranger. The novel that inspired the 1946 American film noir directed by Tay Garnett and starring Lana Turner John Garfield and Cecil Kellaway. Re-made in 1981 directed by Bob Rafelson Writers David Mamet and James M. Cain and starring Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange and John Colicos . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Book. Alfred A Knopf Inc
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1924Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Lost in the Pacific - John Edwin Hogg attempted to take a small boat to Panama from some islands 90 miles off the coast, but encountered treacherous seas; On Niagara's Brink - Orrin E. Dunlap, the unofficial historian of Niagara Falls, describes the area's most thrilling adventure, that of a barge and two men, Lofberg and Harris, who drifted to the verge of Horseshoe Falls - article with photos; An Englishwoman in Upper Egypt - Part I - Oxford Anthropology student Winifred S. Blackman relates her experiences in three winters of living with the people of Upper Egypt - article with photos; Captain Doudera's Bet - The amazing photo-illustrated story of Captain Frank Doudera, of Brooklyn, New York, and his quest to obtain a timber wolf pelt within six weeks; The Head-Hunters of the Sepik - Part II - Beatrice Grimshaw travelled up the Sepik River of New Guinea, where she dealt with the local cannibals - article with photos; Chippin' Paint - An amusing sea story; To Afghanistan in Disguise - Part II - A British officer's remarkable journey, disguised as an Oriental, across a large part of India and finally into forbidden Afghanistan and beyond, living among the natives as one of themselves; The Treasure of Tristan Da Cunha - Photo-illustrated article about a hoard of gold and jewels said to have been hidden here by pirates in 1810; Photo of a literal river full of logs in British Columbia; The Three Angleteers - Part IV - Three bored Englishmen travel to Europe for trouble and adventure; In the British Guiana Jungle - A vividly-written photo-illustrated account of an eventful boat-journey into the interior of British Guiana with a motion picture camera, culminating with a visit to the mighty Kaietuerk Falls, the greatest cataract in the world, five times higher than Niagara; The Secret of the Wilds - photos of wild animals which resemble those of prehistoric times; "Grip" and I - Part II - A bull-terrier spared from death by its new owner Count Nils Cronstedt returns the favour by saving him multiple times during his stay in West Africa as Commander of H.M.S. Heron and Assistant Marine Superintendent in Northern Nigeria; One Night - the story of a hunt in the darkness and a panther who stood his ground; and more. 88 pages plus 24 pages of nice vintage ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
1995[6], 152 p. Bibliography, index, footnotes, black and white illustrations. "It's difficult to imagine people would be willing to leave the sunny islands of Polynesia to live in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. Yet during the nineteenth century, scores of Hawaiians did just that. By the 1880s the Kanakas (the Hawaiian word for "human beings") were living in the Vancouver area, Victoria, the Gulf Islands, and in scattered communities along the coast of B.C. and Washington. This work chronicles the lives of the brave and hardy Kanakas and their offspring, and recognizes the contribution these people made to British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest". - back cover. Unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this fascinating and little-known history. Book
199589 pages. Bibliography. List of Exhibitions. List of works in this exhibition. Printed upon glossy stock. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Contents include: Artist's Statement; The Salvation Art of Yuxweluptun; Yuxweluptun and the West Coast Landscape; Yuxweluptun - A Philosophy of History; The Modernist Past of Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun's Landscape Allegories; Time Line. "I work from the native perspective that all shapes and any elements can be changed to anything to present a totally native philosophy. It allows me to express my feelings freely and show you a different view." - Artist's Statement. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
1958Features: Loaded with British Columbia content! Nice Full-page colour ad for Bulova watches; A Native's Return to B.C., by Pierre Berton; Nice colour photo ad for the 1958 Ford cars; Feature article on Victoria's Government Street, with colour photos; Many B.C.-themed cartoons; The Salty Princesses of the Pacific Coast - B.C.'s Princess Boats - article with colour photos; The Douglas Fir - the vanishing giant that built a province; The Rise and Fall of Social Credit - the west's wonder party now seems headed for destruction; What B.C. means to nine of its best artists - many colour illustrations commissioned by Maclean's - works by Jack Shadbolt, Joe Plaskett, Bruno Bobak, Lawren Harris, Gordon Smith, Molly Bobak, B.C. Binning, E.J. Hughes, John Korner; The Truth about the Sasquatch - fiction by Vernon Hockley; Nice colour full-page ad for B/A gas stations; Glamourous colour ad for B-58 Buick; Labatt's '50' ale colour ad; Nice colour ad for the Sheraton - Mt. Royal Hotel; Great full-page black and white photo ad for Canada Mink; Faded Coke ad on back cover shows a mountain scene and people in cowboy hats. Covers detached but present else average wear. Unmarked. Lerner & Williamson 1996. Magazine
1922Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Sorcerer of Nerac - The disappearance of a young farmer leads to the discovery of an amazing tragedy of superstition, leading to Frenchman Pierre Faget, the stoop-shouldered old wizard of Nerac, being sent to prison for trial; Our Crocodile Hunt - a Lake Nyassa tale involving a brush fire, a crocodile hunt, and the Kaiser's elephant gun - a lifetime of excitement in a few hours; The Man Who Turned Thief - Part II - the most mysterious one-man robberies to ever take place in America; At the Back of Beyond - photo-illustrated account of some experiences in remote Chitral; The Mutiny of the Athol - a very exciting story of the old whaling days in the Pacific, obtained from the ship's original log; Trailing the Gun-Runners - Part IV - conclusion of this thrilling story of adventure in the turbulent negro Republic of Dominica; P.M. Clarke - Correspondent - the story of an odd character whose pretty exterior concealed plenty of pluck and inexhaustible energy; "Honeymoon Island" - Photo-illustrated feature on idyllic Norfolk Island, originally a convict settlement, in the lonely Pacific; Through the East by Air - Part II - The memorable adventures of Richard and Sydney Carline, who were commissioned to make paintings of scenes in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and Persia for the National War Museum; The Banker's Bet - the tale of a cautious banker, an unwary Scandinavian, and two clever rogues; Photo of "The Peanut Office" and its Nantucket, MA proprietor; and more. 86 pages plus 8 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A high-quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
2012302, [2] pp. Oblong 28 x 23cm. A project of the British Columbia Railway Historical Association. "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. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. A superb copy of this exceptional history. Book
1945152 pages. Large oblong book measuring 10" x 14.5". "Because war censorship forbade publicity there is a widespread lack of knowledge of the outstanding production job for the war effort done by British Columbia industry... Few British Columbians - certainly very few Eastern Canadians, United States business men or British Empire industrialists - realize the extent of the accomplishments and the facilities that are now available here for manufacturing of all kinds. This survey has been prepared to place on record the information that is felt should be known. It is in two parts: First, an illustrated news section graphically telling the story of leading manufacturing developments; second, a concise factual compilation of statistics giving complete authoritative basic data." - from title page. The section on leading manufacturers is profusely illustrated with glorious black and white photos. Companies presented include: West Coast Shipbuilders Ltd.; Western Bridge and Steel Fabricators Ltd.; Vivian Engine Works Ltd.; Vivian Diesels and Munitions Ltd.; Arrow Transfer Co. Ltd.; Canada Western Cordage Co. Ltd.; Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd.; Boyles Bros. Drilling Company Ltd.; Canadian Mixermobile Company; United Distillers Ltd.; The H.R. Macmillan Export Company Limited; Industrial Engineering Ltd. (power/chain saw manufacturer); British Columbia (B.C.) Packers; W.R. Carpenter (Canada) Ltd. - crushers of copra and oil seeds; Edward Lipsett Ltd - commercial fishing supplies; Vancouver Iron Works Limited; British Columbia Telephone Company The Canadian Fishing Company Ltd; British Columbia Distillery Company Limited; Hammond Furniture Company Ltd; American Can Company Limited; Empire Sheet Metal Works Ltd; Canada Chain and Forge Company; Vancouver Engineering Works Ltd; Dominion Bridge Company Limited - including a grand photo of their new Pattulo Bridge looking toward the barrens of Surrey, plus a photo of the Hotel Vancouver's underlying steel structure during construction; Smith Bros. & Wilson Ltd - General Contractors; Heaps Engineering (1940) Limited; Marwell Construction Company; Canadian Sumner Iron Works; McDonnell Metal Manufacturing; Jones Tent and Awning Limited; Leek & Company Limited; McCarter & Nairne - Architects and Structural Engineers; Stewart-Lovick Ltd - Advertising; Terminal City Iron Works; Westland Foundries; British American Paint Co. Ltd; Bloedel Stewart & Welch Ltd.; Straits Towing and Salvage Co. Ltd.; Island Tug and Barge Ltd.; Standard Oil Company of British Columbia Limited; The Vancouver Sun; The Vancouver Daily Province; A-1 Steel and Iron Foundry Ltd.; A-1 Pattern Shop & Brass Foundry Ltd; Pacific Coast Terminals Co. Ltd.; Canadian Forest Products Limited; Alaska Pine Co. Ltd; Newcastle Ship Building Co. Ltd; Bennett & White Construction Co. Ltd; Evans Coleman & Evans Ltd; Falconer Marine Industries Limited; Yarrows Ltd.; Victoria Daily Times; The Daily Colonist; The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Limited. Also included in this section are photo illustrated features on power generation, brewing, the pulp industry, technical education, tourism, mining, highways, mining, printing, the British Columbia Police Force, New Westminster, Victoria, and Prince Rupert. A very uncommon and informative publication which proudly and abundantly presents the bold industrial might of Canada's pacific province in the immediate aftermath of the second world war. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this important record of British Columbia's industrial history. Book
1920162 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with high quality detailed illustrations. Presents a vast range of Simonds products - far too many to list - with illustrations, specifications, pricing, and more. Undated but appears to be circa 1920. Unmarked. Average soiling and wear to red cloth exterior which which is brighly adorned with silver lettering. Some foxing to endpapers. Variable soiling to contents - nothing excessive. Narrow opening at page 133 otherwise binding sound. A rare vintage copy of this extremely informative and interesting catalog, prepared especially for the tall timber of the Pacific Coast. Book
900Pacific Ocean Western part latitude 28"N. to 20"S. and longitude 94"E. to 160"E. including Eastern Archipelago - Magnetic variation curves are for 1930. Washington D.C., published Oct. 1931, at the Hydrographic Office, under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy. Small corrections. Folded editorially. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: Pacific Ocean Western. Anno: '900. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 777x1031 mm
1785ref. PHO-1570Paris, Moutard, 1785. 3 volumes in-8, demi veau époque, dos à nerfs, charnières fendues, coiffes absentes, coin et coupes usés, 3ff.-viii-519pp., 2ff.-591pp., 2ff.-477pp., quelques rousseurs.
1841ref. LBW-1308Paris, [1841-1854]. 290 x 400 mm.
1827ref. LBW-4444[1827]. 760 x 503 mm.
1827ref. LBW-4418[1827]. 505 x 366 mm.
1827ref. LBW-4421[1827]. 498 x 363 mm.
1827ref. LBW-6869[1827] 471 x 755 mm.
1843Dettagliata carta nautica della Polinesia francese, con Tahiti e le isole del Vento, le isole Australi, con le isole Tubuai e le isole di Bass, le isole Cook, le isole Gambier, le isole Marchesi. L'autore della carta, edita dal Depot de la Marine, è Clement-Adrian Vincenton - Doumolin (1811 - 1858)Incisione su rame, in ottimo stato di conservazione. Detailed nautical map of French Polynesia, with the Austral, Gambier, Marquesas, Society and Tuamotu archipelagos, issued by Depot de la Marine.The author is Clement Adrien Vincendon-Dumoulin (1811-1858).Copperplate, in very good condition.
