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494 More Glimpses of Historic Seattle
494 More Glimpses of Historic Seattle

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Dorpat, Paul
Book Description: Mother Wit Prress, Seattle, 1982. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. This is the second of what will eventurally be three books - a picture book of photographs and memorabilia of historic Seattle. Brown and white illustrated soft cover with white and brown titling, staple binding, black and white photographs throughout, very little text, unpaginated (approximately 95 pages.) Cover has shelfwear and is slightly darkened around edges, on the eighth page from the back two sentences are underlined in red ink, otherwise book is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $15.00

Above the Sand Heads:  A vivid account of life in on the Delta of the Fraser River 1868-1900
Above the Sand Heads: A vivid account of life in on the Delta of the Fraser River 1868-1900

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Ladner, T. Ellis
Book Description: , Burnaby, B.C., 1979. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Above the Sand Heads: Firsthand accounts of pioneering in the area which, in 1879, became the Municipality of Delta, British Columbia. Narrated by T. Ellis Ladner (1871-1958) and prepared for publication by Edna G. Ladner. Illustrated soft cover, many black and white photographs, 181 pages. Very light shelf wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $15.00

Affecting Eternity
Affecting Eternity

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Callam, John
Book Description: Pacific Educational Press, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2007. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The origins of the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Education. Published on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary this book is an account of its history and of its people, the politics, the social and cultural context, the conflict and compromise. Glossy soft cover, inscribed by the author to title page Partially onto white sticker), some black and white portraits, 316 psges, laid in is an errata page. Minor shelf wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Signed by Author
Price: $16.00

 
Agricultural Geography of British Columbia

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Dalichow, Fritz
Book Description: Versatile Publishing Co. Ltd., Vancouver, 1972. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Beige paper covers with light brown cloth spine, maps and diagrams throughout, 161 pages. Some light smudge marks on covers and small corner crease bottom right. Binding is sound. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $20.00

Album of Victoria Old Homes and Families
Album of Victoria Old Homes and Families

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Nesbitt, James K.
Book Description: , Victoria, BC, Canada, 1956. Card Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Nesbitt gives us an insight into the lives of some of the first families of Victoria and their famous homes, e.g. the Douglas family, the Dunsmuir family and Craigdarroch Castle, etc. Card cover illustrated with black and white photographs, black and white photographs, 63 pages. Light age darkening, minor shelf wear. The book appears to be unread. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $10.75

All Alone Stone, Spring 1980, Volume IV
All Alone Stone, Spring 1980, Volume IV

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Bowditch, Dan et al
Book Description: Islands Protection Society, Masset, B.C., 1980. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A publication "dedicated to the islands and the earth, the little ones and the unborn." A collection of articles, stories, news items, poetry, photographs, artwork pertaining to Queen Charlotte Islands' environment. Colourfully illustrated soft cover with red titling on spine and front, illustrated throughout with colour and black and white photographs, drawings etc., 80 pages. Cover has edge wear with associated small creases, shelfwear, light foxing spots, interior is generally clean and tight. This is a handsome publication. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $9.75

All That We Say is Ours - Guujaaw and the Reawakening of the Haida Nation
All That We Say is Ours - Guujaaw and the Reawakening of the Haida Nation

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Gill, Ian
Book Description: Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver B.C., 2009. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The story of the Haida people as they reassert their title and rights to their homeland. Brown hard cover with dark brown titling on spine and front, signed by the author, two black and white maps, 317 pages. Dust jacket has minor shelf wear. This is a handsome book, in nice condition. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Signed By Author
Price: $35.00

Along the Way....
Along the Way....

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Hastings, Margaret Lang
Book Description: Margaret Lang Hastings, White Rock, BC, 1981. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book is an account of pioneering White Rock and surrounding district in British Columbia, presented originally as a centennial anthology. Revised Edition. Signed by the author on half-title page. Illustrated off-white soft cover with brown titling, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, 270 pages. Cover has shelf wear with light creases, light edge wear, occasional smudges on text block edges, erasure smudge on end paper, text is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $16.00

Anthropology 240: Archaeology Laboratory Manual
Anthropology 240: Archaeology Laboratory Manual

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Department of Anthropology
Book Description: University of Victoria, Victoria, B. C., 1989. Card Cover. Book Condition: . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Anthropology 240: Archaeology Laboratory Manual. Field trip instructions for the Greater Victoria area. Blue card cover with spiral binding, black titling, unpaginated, 10 sections: Lab 1 -10. Very light wear. Leftover of price sticker to front. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $10.00

Assu of Cape Mudge - Recollections of a Coastal Indian Chief
Assu of Cape Mudge - Recollections of a Coastal Indian Chief

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Assu, Harry & Joy Inglis
Book Description: University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver, 1989. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A signed first trade paperback edition. Colourfully illustrated soft cover: front cover shows a photograph of Chief Harry Assu, back cover is a painting by Emily Carr, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, drawings, maps, 163 pages. Edges have very light wear, light shelf wear. This is a handsome book - clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Signed by Author
Price: $65.00

Atlin - the Story of British Columbia's Last Gold Rush
Atlin - the Story of British Columbia's Last Gold Rush

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Dickinson, Christine Dickinson & Deane Solie Smith
Book Description: Atlin Historical Society, Atlin, BC, 1995. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A history of gold-mining in Atlin, inscribed by Diane Solie Smith. Red soft cover with red, black and white titling, illustrated with black and white photographs on cover and throughout, 379 pages. Book is in great shape and appears to be unread. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Signed by Author
Price: $38.00

B.C.'s Little Nugget - A Story of Lillooet and Its Miyazaki House
B.C.'s Little Nugget - A Story of Lillooet and Its Miyazaki House

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Yarmola, Joanne
Book Description: Overland Press Ltd., Kamloops, B.C., 1986. Card Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A history of Lillooet's Miyazaki Heritage House. Purple card cover with black and white illustration and white titling on front, staple binding, illustrated with black and white frontispiece and black and white photographs, drawings and maps. Cover sunned at edges, ink date on title page, otherwise this little book appears to be without flaws. 66 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $9.75

Bamfield Survey: Marine Invertebrates
Bamfield Survey: Marine Invertebrates

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Austin, William C.
Book Description: Bamfield Marine Station, Bamfield, B.C., Canada, 1970. Card Cover. Book Condition: Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Report No. 3, July 1970, a Bamfield Marine Station report - a preliminary list of marine invertebrates of the Barkley Sound Region, (Bamfield Survey, Part V) Compiled by William C. Austin, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University. Blue and white card cover with black titling, staple binding, illustrated with black and white maps, 124 pages. Cover has edge wear, shelf wear, a five-inch by one-inch piece of upper edge of front cover is missing, text block edges darkened, damp stain to text block edge at lower end of spine, some ink scribbles and previous owner's name written on front cover as well as some stains and soiling, staples show some rust, a darkened rectangle on title page at top edge, small ink scribble on preface page, text is basically clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $20.00

Barnstorming to Bush Flying - British Columbia's Aviation Pioneers 1910-1930
Barnstorming to Bush Flying - British Columbia's Aviation Pioneers 1910-1930

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Corley-Smith, Peter
Book Description: Sono Nis Press, Victoria, B. C., 1989. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall-Oblong. This well-researched book illustrates not only the accomplishments of British Columbia's pioneer flying crews, but how they achieved them. SIGNED by author. Soft cover with blue and black titling on white spine, white and black titling on colourfully illustrated front cover, reverse side of covers illustrated with black and white photograph, black and white frontispiece features a "Charlie Brown" cartoon, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, illustrations and maps, included is an announcement of the publication of the sequel to this book. With the exception of a small dent near bottom back of spine, this handsome book is in great shape. 242 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Signed by Author
Price: $18.50

Bats of British Columbia
Bats of British Columbia

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Nagorsen, David W. & R. Mark Brigham
Book Description: U.B.C. Press, Vancouver, 1993. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Royal British Columbia Museum Handbook. Signed by David Nagorsen, illustrated by Salt Spring Island artist Michael Hames. Book is Volume 1 of The Mammals of British Columbia. Colourfully illustrated black soft cover with blue and pink titling, rounded corners, colour illustrations on insides of covers, illustrated throughout with black and white drawings, photographs, maps, diagrams, 164 pages. Book is in nice condition. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have Signed By Author
Price: $27.00

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