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1979Features: Hawaiian Night Life; Imperiled Sea Frontier - Barrier Beaches of the East Coast; Marsh Snails - The Gentle Grazers; Farming Iceland's Seafowl - The Eider Duck; Lifeboat School; Sword-bearer of the Seas; Mystery of Manganese Modules; How Many dolphins?. Sound copy. Book
1994195 pages. Glossary. Contact List. Illustrated. Provides an excellent overview of the food production industries in B.C. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
1950192 pages. Undated. A revision of the Elson-Gray Basic Readers. Blue cloth boards with illustration of two children with suitcase and dog. Wonderful colour illustrations. Average wear. Binding sound. School stamp upon front free endpaper else unmarked. 4" taped repair to page 176. Worthy working copy. Circa 1950? Book
1972432 pages. Black and white archival illustrations. Includes military honour roll and index of family stories. "The district described in this history is the entire Township 31 and te south-half of Township 32 in Range 27 plus a one-mile strip along the east side of this area in Range 26. This area is the Lone Pine District so named because of the Lone Pine Creek which meanders through... We take in four school districts (or portions thereof) namely Poplar Creek, Berlin (Jutland), Burnside and Stuart." - from page 13. Chapters include: The Lone Pine Story; Towns and Local Government; Schools; Clubs and Organizations; Reminiscing; Family Histories. "Dedicated to the Pioneers who, with their bucking poles and other haying equipment, put up hay for Burns, and to the women, who sold or traded butter for groceries in order to provide a living for their families." - from Dedication page. Prior owner underlined some familiar names and added the occasional interesting marginal note. Light to moderate wear. Binding sound. Partially rubbed gilt decoration and lettering upon black front cover. Quality copy. Book
194092 pages. Charlie Ball's copy, with his name neatly printed atop front cover. Includes numerous student autographs beside their pictures, including that of celebrated British Columbia sports columnist Jim Kearney. Dozens of additional autographs upon back pages. Dozens of great black and white photos plus contemporary advertisements. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding sound. It would be interesting, and probably sobering, to know how many of these students went on to lose their lives in World War II which greeted them upon their graduation. Quality copy of this wonderful momento. Book
1932Bound run of Vantech yearbooks for the years 1927 through 1932. Each yearbook was originally bound in softcover. All covers included. Binding may readily be disassembled to reveal 6 sound and complete issues. Very rare. Moderate wear overall. Some years contain autographs. One loose page shows nice photos of the 1931 champion soccer and track teams. A precious and unique memento of early Vancouver. Book
195856 pages. "Designed for use in the schools in British Columbia during the Centennial year. Contains songs suitable for all occasions for all levels above grade 3 and a list of songs for primary grades. Includes folk-songs from many of the lands whence our pioneers came, songs by great masters, hymns, songs composed especially for Centennial celebration, songs descriptive of the province, and other material liikely to appeal to youth." - from Preface. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. A lovely collection of simple heritage tunes which are sure to please. Book
1939236 pages. Several black and white photographic plates. "Squadron-Leader Tredrey takes the reader with him day-by-day through a three-month's course at the Central Flying School, where R.A.F. instructors are themselves instructed in the 'patter' which they have to hand out to their pupils later on. A book of this kind which conveys so exactly the pilot's own sensations and enthusiasms easily earns its place among the classics of flying." - from back flap of dust jacket which is laid inside back cover. Contents clean and unmarked. Average wear and soiling externally. Binding sound. Book
1987247 pages. Index. "...Can really get your child or grandchild excited about the free enterprise system." - Mark Skousen. "...A brilliant job of presenting capitalism in a style that is both clear and entertaining to young people." - Roy Childs, Jr., Laissez Faire Books, Inc. Clean and unmarked with average wear. Binding tender. Book
1946126 pages includingindex and black and white illustrations. This work completes the author's School Certificate trilogy, Heat, Light, and Sound. Chapters include: Sound Waves; Sound Velocity and Signalling; Reflection, Refraction and Interference; Vibrations of Strings; Resonance, Vibrations of Air in Columns; Analysis and Recording of Sound; The Ear - Musical Scales - Scales of Loudness. Emphasis is on text rather than mathematics. Includes interesting black and white photographs and illustrations. Above-average wear. Spine leaning. Binding intact. Writing upon endpapers. Ocassional light pencil markings to contents. A worthy working copy of this wonderful text. Book
1936306 pages. Index. Black and white photographs. Text sections: The Social Life of the Community; The Economic Life of the Community; the Political Life of the Community; plus appendices. Prior owner's name upon front free endpaper. Light pencil notes upon back blank leaf. Nice copy of this informative work from simpler and, perhaps, more wholesome times. Book
1981280 pages. Index. Reference notes. "An engaging and endlessly fascinating study - the major work of an author of startling originality often described as an iconoclast who drew on the English Marxist school, the theories of Harold Innis and his own western Canadian background in a remarkable exploration of the roots of labour and capitalism in Canada." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Book
197676 pages. A wonderful text for teaching students about the dandelion. Includes a variety of fascinating exercises which will really get kids thinking, not just about dandelions, but about plants and life in general. Usual library markings. Average wear. Sound working copy. Book
195925 pages. Black and white photos on glossy stock. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy of this lovely momento. Book
1978144 pages. Index of song first lines. "A book to help parents use music to aid their baby's development. No previous training is required... Destined to become a godsend for every parent, day-care instructor and teacher." - from back board. Clean, tight and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
1952Prior owner's details neatly inside front cover else clean and unmarked with average wear. Binding sound. Nice copy. Editorial Comment: This text contains many important practical topics which are left out of 'modern' texts. These topics include interest rate, insurance, stock, and bond calculations. Book
197928 pages. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy. Book
1985431 pages. Index. "Within the covers of this book, by verse, prose and pictures, an effort has been made to preserve something of the past and give to the reader an understanding of our heritage. When the idea of this book was given birth in late 1978, the time was set at 'prior to 1929' to coincide with the date of Incorporation of the Village of Quesnel. The area to be covered was to approximate that of School District No. 28... The following pages about with the history and stories of our here-to-fore 'unsung' residents." - from Introduction. Many dozens of black and white archival photos. Usual library markings. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
1986211 pages. An interesting and uncommon rural autobiography. Gift greetings atop opening page. Undated. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Circa 1986? Book
1973152 pages. "Here we examine some of the locational patterns created by various groups of men, some living in simple rural communities strongly attached to the soil, occupying tiny hamlets or nucleated villages, others in modern urban complexes whose patterns and forms of growth are sometimes subject to rigorous planning, sometimes uncontrolled sprawls or obsolescent, deteriorating, residential relics." - from Introduction. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Sound copy Book
1971Features: Last rig to Battle Mountain - the last family to take the Humboldt Trail by covered wagon, led by Sherman Wilhelm, makes one of Nevada's richest gold strikes; Motion Picture Vignettes - Neal Hart; Clues to Frontier Treasure; Over-kill in Apache land - Camp Grant Massacre; Last rails across North America - Building the Grand Trunk; A hundred miles of lonely river - the Missouri River; Toughest school in the county - Oklahoma; Stars over Chloride, New Mexico; "My God, My Hero, My Ideal" - Joaquin Miller; and more. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Magazine
1976146 pages. Founded in 1876, Victoria was not merely British Columbia's first secondary school: it is Canada's oldest public high school west of the Great Lakes. A carefully researched account of Victoria High School's origins and development, emphasis is placed upon the school's social values and attitudes, its colourful personalities, and its close interaction with the community. A wealth of historic photographs and verbal flashbacks offer a nostalgic, evocative picture of a representative Canadian Institution. Book unmarked and lightly worn. Moderate wear and sunning to spine of dust jacket. Very nice copy. Book
1987371 pages. Numerous black and white archival illustrations. Presents the history of McLean School and District #2900, just east of Lethbridge, Alberta. Topics include: Original land grant; Irrigation; Farming and Industry; Subdivisions; Jail; Electric Car; Experimental Station; Smith Farm; C.P.R. Home Farm; Communications; Mail Order Houses; Daniel Airplane; Streetcar; Fires; Japanese Settlers; School; Family Histories; Maps. Prior owner's name on back of first leaf else clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy of this impressive and extensive compilation. Book
1992Clean, bright and unmarked but for prior owner's name inside front board. Very light wear. Nice glossy copy. Book
1922Original daily hand-written attendance register for this small rural Ontario public school which was located near Merrickville, Ontario. Three of the pages are loose but present. Includes detailed guidelines re: Religious Instruction as well as Forms of Prayer. Inside front cover is printed a detailed provincial act entitled Act for the Protection of Insectivorous and Other Birds, presumably so teachers could instruct their young charges to not kill certain birds. Also included is a blank "Form of Engagement of a Public School Teacher". Surnames of students attending this school include Richardson, McKibbon, Jones, Martin, McTavish and McRitchie. The teacher was Miss Ruth Bates. This register was examined and signed (twice) by inspector R. Rose. A wonderful piece of history from Montague Township and a rare memento of the way Ontario's public education system used to operate. Book
