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1990317 pages. Index. Clean and unmarked but for prior owner's ink stamp atop title page. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
1992327 pages. "More than 600 species of insects and mites that feed on trees and shrubs in the prairie provinces are discussed in terms of their distribution, hosts, and importance, life cycle and appearance and damage. There are approximately 1100 colour photographs; the life cycle and damage of major pest species are illustrated, and for less important species, primarily the larval stage is shown. Pests attacking coniferous hosts are separated from those attacking hardwoods, and each group is subdivided according to the kind of feeding damage and type of insect involved. Includes an extensive bibliography. A taxonomic index lists the order and family of each insect or mite. A diagnostic index lists the host species, feeding site of the pest, and species of insect or mite involved." - from Abstract. Light to moderate wear. Prior owner's details neatly atop title page else unmarked. Slight lean to spine. A quality copy of this superb reference. Book
1995"Under British Columbia's Forest Act, all timber harvested from both Crown and private land must be scaled. Timber is scaled to determine its volume and quality. This manual documents how timber is scaled for purposes of The Forestry Act and the Scaling Regulation." - from Introduction. Topics include: Scaling Overview; Timber Marking and Branding; Species Identification; Common Defects; Firmwood Scaling Procedures; Timber Grading; Documenting and Reporting Scale Results; Special Forest Products; The Weight Scale System; Weight Scale Sampling; Scaling Administration. Includes some colour illustrations. Very large and heavy binder (shipping weight 10 pounds) almost three inches thick - contains many hundreds of pages. Moderate wear. Prior owner's name and details upon first page. No other markings found. A quality copy of this very comprehensive and informative manual. Book
1985Approximately 200 pages. Containing articles prepared exclusively for the Loggers Handbook together with the official proceedings of the 75th sessions of the Pacific Logging Congress and the condensed reports of its affiliated organizations prepared by their respectife secretaries. Black and white photos. Great contemporary advertisements, some in colour. Articles include: Norm Jacobsen - logger with a world outlook; Forestry in the People's Republic of China; Pitfalls await in Developing Wood Market in Japan; What's New in Logging Machinery; Making Excelsior; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
1998389 pages. Bibliography. Line diagrams. Colour photos. "Based on the study of 1,878 shaped cedars on Hanson Island - Kwakwaka'wakw Territory - in Johnston Strait that represent 700 years of cultural identification of cedar tree activity, from 1284 AD to 1993 AD." - from title page. "Discover the fascinating world of shaped cedars - trees alive and healthy today, bearing marks of generations of careful bark harvests by traditional foresters working the 'cedar gardens' of Hanson Island. Find out why it is so important to study, document, appreciate and protect these heritage trees and the living museums within which they thrive." - from back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding sound. A worthy reference copy. Book
1995416 pages including index. "Macmillan was a prominent and influential man, always forthcoming on matters of principle. But he was also very reserved, private and complicated. Drushka's portrait of him, compiled over years of reading through the public record and working closely with MacMillan's family and business associates, is a respectful but clear-eyed look at the real H.R.: the ardent conservationist who was also a ruthless business tycoon; the shy, retiring gentleman who was also described as an "elemental force of nature:' the strait-laced businessman who had a lifelong friendship with his eccentric cousin Mazo de la Roche; the devoted family man who maintained a decades-long intimate friendship with his secretary." - from strikingly illustrated dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Lovely copy. Book
1976251 pages. Black and white photos reproduced. "Handlogger Jackson's story in his own words." - from Foreward. "Moving and exciting... a powerful story." - Logger's World. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
1966218 pages. "This publication contains a number of tables. Each of the three principal tables is designed to provide a basis for one particular aspect of intensive management of even-aged conifer and hardwood plantations in Great Britain." - from Introduction. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Three inch openings at bottom of each hinge, otherwise a nice sound copy. Book
1983269 pages. Papers include: Forest Soils of Western Montana; Past and Current Nutrient Cycling Studies; A Biophysical Assessment of the Regeneration and growth potential of forested land in Montana; The Western Spruce Budworm in Northern Rocky Mountain Forests and Silvicultural Practices; Predicting Growth and Yield for Managed Timber Stands in Montana; Genetic Tree Improvement in the Northern Rocky Mountains; Cable Logging and Second Growth Management; Forage and Livestock in Western Montana; Wildlife on Managed Forest Lands; Watershed Management in Western Montana; Recreational Resources Inventories in Wildland Settings; An Integrated Resource Management Approach to defining Operable Timber Stocks. Bit of writing atop front cover else unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound working copy. Book
1984203 pages. Author's signature and inscription upon title page. Documents Hector Richmond's long career as one of Canada's foremost entomologists. Combines entertaining autobiography with a candid examination of the history and evolution of the forestry industry in Canada. An important statement on the preservation and utilization of our natural resources. Includes interesting black and white photographic plates. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1995110 pages. Index. "Celebrates the splendour of new forests... A personal essay in words and photographs... Conveys the timely message that our forests are capable of returning to their full grandeur, even after large-scale clearcutting... A powerful counterpoint to the claims of some environmentalist groups." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy. Book
1990112 pages. Bibliography, index, references and footnotes, appendices. Signed by author upon title page. "A unique contribution to the industrial history of Canada and the United States... Gives an account of the major manufacturers and presents material to assist the historian and collector in the identification of artifacts... An informative record and above all, a pleasant reading experience." - from page 3. Moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
199346 pages. Features: Merv Wilkinson - One Man's Alternative to Clear-cut Logging - photo illustrated article by Iain Cuthbert; The New Economy - Is Nanaimo Poised to Keep Pace with the Future? - article mentions Inuktun, Digital Resource Systems and presents a most-ambitious sketch of what the Northbrook Center Mall might look like in 15-20 years; Dozens of ads for local small businesses; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1929Splendid cover illustration of planes in spotlights by W. Gord. Wallace. 40 pages. Features: Nice Fairchild ad with photos of their Wasp, 21 and 41 models; Great photo ad for Canadian Vickers Limited showing their Vedette; Canadian Pacific Express photo ad shows packages beinng loaded into plane from a truck - super vintage ad for Canada's first air express service; Photo ad for Armstrong-Siddeley's Jaguar 455 H.P. air-cooled static radial engine; Great article with five photos discusses Industrial Photography in aviation - with aerial photos of American Falls at Niagara, Industrial Hamilton, General Motors of Canada's Oshawa Plant, and Ontario Hospital at Hamilton; The National Aeronautic Association of the United States - article by Senator Hiram Bingham; Saskatoon Aero Club - article with two photos including R. Randall, C. Yule, R. Schwinghammer, Dr. L. McConnell, T. Sigsworth, J.F. Bythell, S. McClelland and R. Mayson; News from the flying clubs; Expansion announced by Canadian Vickers, Limited; Photo of the inauguration of Canadian Pacific Express bi-weekly air service; Formation of the Canadian Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company; New metal Gipsy Moth passes strict government tests - article with photos; Helioplane developed by John E. Hess of New Westminster, B.C. - article; Great full-page photo ad for the Gipsy Moth by De Havilland; Short-wave wireless transmitter devised by R.N. Johnston and Charles Ward, two young engineers of the Ontario Forestry Branch; Ad for Montreal's Continental School of Flying with photo of Capt. J.H. St. Martein; Principles of Aeroplane Construction - article; Super vintage full-page photo ad for the rotary "Snow King" plow by J.S. Innes Limited; Full-page ad for the Wright Whirlwind engine; Nice full-page ad for the Woods Manufacturing Company of Ottawa shows their flying suits; Ad for the Monocoupe inside back cover; Rambler ad on back cover promotes their all-metal lighte aeroplanes. Average wear. Binding intact. One-inch opening to top of coverfold. A sound vintage copy of this excellent early issue. Book
1992304 pages. Index. Extensive list of oral history sources. A superb reference abundantly illustrated with black and white archival photographs. Chapters include: The Coastal Forest; Beginnings; Early Steam Power; Yarding Them Out; The Railway Era; The Birth of Truck Logging; Final Mechanization; Postwar Conversions; Modern Logging. Appendix - B.C. Coastal Log Production. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Gift quality. Book
195220 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Black and white photos. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A nice vintage copy. Book
1911136 pages. This copy was donated to the Department of Forestry at the University of British Columbia by C.D. Howe, Dean Emeritus, School of Forestry, University of Toronto. Dr. Howe's signature appears inside front board. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding sound. A worthy vintage association copy. Book
196188 pages. Features: Many color-photo fashion ads in this issue; Cover photo of John Eagle and Family of Cabin Creek Valley, West Virginia - this miner has been jobless for 15 months; If Sixteen Countries Had the (Nuclear) Bomb; Feature article on the depressed mining town of Cabin Creek, West Virginia - article with seven sombre photos scenes including what financially challenged Americans did in the days before food stamps and EBT cards; Labor Lawyer Arthur J. Goldberg becomes Labor Secretary - article with photos, including a shot of Goldberg with JFK; A Review of Freud's Psychoanalysis 50 Years After it was introduced to the US - article with photo of Freud in his Vienna consulting room; Three Ways to Keep the Air Safe - an expert offers his program for helping to avoid accidents on our crowded airlanes; The Censor as Movie Director - Geoffrey Shurlock is in charge of Hollywood's code of self-censorship; Attractive full-page color-photo ad for Sue Brett fashions for women; Nice full-page colour photo ad for Bemberg /Betty Hartford features attractive model in front of news stand which displays an assortment of contemporary fashion magazines; Gorgeous one-page color-photo ad for Bobbie Brooks fashion for women features attractive model in drawstring cotton knit sheath; Making the Greenwich Village Scene - seven great photos with captions and bried write-up; Beautiful one-page color-photo ad for Dan River features two gorgeous models in dresses in Brussels; Hot Stove Skippers - two winter nautical photos at Hulse's Boatyard in Amityville, LI; Full-page color photo ad for Dacron features model in purple pattern dress; The Ghoul with the Green Face - Today's smart fashion models look spooky, but will they ever be voted the Sweetheart of Sigma Chi; Nice one-page ad for Lester Lanin and his records; Open Doors for Young Prisoners - Forestry work camps for youths in New York state; Color-photo centerfold ad sponsored by the French government Tourist Office features four timbered Norman inns; One-page color ad for Birds Eye fish products; Nice color full-page ad for Medaglia D'Oro Espresso Coffee; Nice one-page color-photo ad for Cunard Line; Predicting the World's End is a Rite That Goes Back almost to its Beginnings; Have Parents a Right to Know? - Can they inspect school records of their children?; Bedroom fashions - in photos and words; The Case of Linda Brown - the girl who made history at age 9 looks back on the trying days of "Brown vs. the Board of Education" - article with photo; Cioppino recipe; Bridal fashion photos. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Paper generally yellowed and tender. A worthy reference copy. Book
1999Over 300 pages. Index. "Discusses fragmentation in light of the theory of 'island biogeography' which considers batches of habitat as islands, separated from each other by a sea of hostile land" - from back board. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Sllight lean to spine. A quality copy. Book
1925Approximately 100 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Complimentary card of the Hon. Wm. Finlayson, Minister of Lands and Forests, Province of Ontario paper-clipped atop front free endpaper. Name written atop table of contents otherwise unmarked with average wear. Binding tight. A sound vintage copy. Book
1997254 pages. Index. Glossary. Illustrated with two-hundred colour and black and white photographs. Printed on glossy stock. "This detailed historical account of the evolution of mechanized logging equipment describes how a special breed of inventive people, in various parts of the workd, designed and build the tools needed to haul timber from the forest... The most comprehensive history of the global logging industry ever written." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A sound reference copy. Book
195283 plus 448 pages. Twenty-four maps. Many dozens of tables, charts and graphs. Prepared by request of the Government of Ceylon to survey the development potentialities of the country with special consideration given to: Agriculture (particularly rice cultivation, mixed farming, dairying, colonization and resettlement), Irrigation, Fisheries, Forestry, Minerals, Power, Industrial development, Inland transport and shipping, vocational training, Health (including housing and water schemes), General Economics (including public finance, money and banking, savings and investment, balance of payment). Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. Bindings intact. A sound copy of this comprehensive snapshot of Ceylon's state of economic development in 1952. Book
1997336 pages. Index of biogeoclimatic zones. Index. Extensive list of literature cited. Colour photographic plages. "Describes how this fascinating tree reproduces, grows, and functions in its natural geographic range... Discusses both the ecology of Sitka spruce and silvicultural questions such as original plantation spacing, juvenile spacing, and fertilization to accelerate the harvestability of second-growth coastal spruce stands." - from back board. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
196272 pages. Fantastic vintage logging/forestry magazine studded with great ads. Features: Nice photo-illustrated Yellow Strand ad inside front cover features a trailer loading scene of Ketchikan Pulp Company's operations at Hollis, Alaska; Nicholson chain saw file ad; Great photo ad for the Northwest Engineering Company shows a trailer of the Hillcrest Lumber Co. of Mesachie Lake, BC being loaded; Full-page photo ad for the Euclid C-6 bulldozer; Fantastic two-page photo ad for International Trucks shows five logging scenes with their D-400 series; American Hoist Company photo ad shows a 700 series in operation; Rare one-page photo ad for Autocar trucks features their lightweight diesels; *Awesome* 4-page colour photo ad for the all-new Caterpillar D7E; Great two-page photo-illustrated ad for International Construction equipment shows TD25s in action with big logs; Nice two-page ad for Chevrolet Jobmaster 1962 trucks features the E8203, D6503 and U8203; One-page Pioneer chainsaw ad; Nice two-page Ford Pickup ad shows a 4x4 on the job; Photo-illustrated Pettibone Cary-Lift ad features the Super 70 carrying a massive log; Nice one-page photo ad for Manitowoc shows a Model 2300 in action near Rose Lodge, Oregon; Nice two-page photo ad for Allis-Chalmers HD-6 crawlers used by Cox Contractors of British Columbia, with photo of Morgan R. Cox and Eric Cox; Prototype of "The Utilizer" - a portable Barker-chipper which taps New Wood Supply in Pacific Northwest - article with photos of this project of Crown Zellerbach and Nicholson Manufacturing; Pine Plantations Thrive in Remote South Africa - article with photos; Railroads, Runways and Dirt Roads Employed to Harvest - swampland timber in South Carolina; Fantastic one-page photo ad for Lima equipment features a truck-mounted log loader lifting a massive log for Simpson Logging; Truck with Two Rear Ends HAusl Big Loads in B.C. - Custom-built log truck built for Vancouver Island logging company H.B. Oldfield - with photos of this amazing beast; Nice 2/3 page photo ad for Young Iron Works features a 2-point grapple and heel boom in action; Nostalgic two-color one-page Case ad features their W-10 and W-12 loaders; 1/3-page photo ad for the Garrett Tree Farmer made by Garrett Enumclaw Co.; 1/4-page photo ad for the Nelson Log Bronc; International-Drott two-color ad inside back cover features the Drott T-340 Four-in-One; Back cover ad is a great two-color photo ad for Harnischfeger P&H featuring their log loaders in action. Above-average wear to spine with chips missing at ends. A worthy copy. Book
19509.3" x 4.25" brochure which folds out to 25" x 18.5". Undated but circa 1950. One side is filled with informative photos and fine print describing many facets of the province of Alberta including: irrigation, climate, population, labour, education, unemployment insurance, communications, water, transportation, oil, oil soaked sands, natural gas, power resources, forestry resources, manufacturing, income tax, cost of living, commodity prices, wages, religion and family allowances. Reverse side blank. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this nice piece of Alberta ephemera. Book
