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(Formerly Sabine's Fine Used Books)
3101-115 Fulford-Ganges Road
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By Degrees
By Degrees

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Moses, Richard
Book Description: Trafford Publishing, Victoria, B.C., 2003. Soft Cover. Book Condition: New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED by author. Stories of the author's trip "around the world by tramp freighter." Colourfully illustrated soft cover with black and white titling, illustrated with black and white photographs, 246 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: $20.00

Ebb and Flow - Tides and Life on Our Once and Future Planet
Ebb and Flow - Tides and Life on Our Once and Future Planet

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Koppel, Tom
Book Description: Dundurn Group, Toronto, Ontario, 2007. Soft Cover. Book Condition: New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Drawing on science, history, and personal memories, Salt Spring Island author Tom Koppel's fascinating book engages and enlightens, demonstrating a subject we take for granted affects all our lives. He weaves together three grand narratives, exploring how tides impact coasts and marine life, how they have altered human history and development, and how science has striven to understand the surprisingly complex way in which tides actually work. Colourfully illustrated soft cover with blue and black titling, signed by author, illustrated with black and white photographs, drawings and diagrams, six pages of Further Reading, 292 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: $26.99

Every Goodbye Ain't Gone
Every Goodbye Ain't Gone

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White, Evelyn C.; Bealy, Joanne
Book Description: Dancing Crow Press, Salt Spring Island, B.C., 2009. Soft Cover. Book Condition: As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall-Oblong. Every Goodby Ain't Gone: A photo narrative of black heritage on Salt Spring Island. Text Evelyn C. White documenting the intriguing racial history of Salt Spring. Photographs by Joanne Bealy. Glossy black and white cover, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER to title page, beautiful black and white archival and contemporary photography throughout, 115 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 Artist/Author
Price: $24.95

Family Virtues Guide
Family Virtues Guide

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Popov, Linda Kavelin, Dan Popov and John Kavelin
Book Description: , Japan, . Pictorial Cover. Book Condition: Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "Simple ways to bring out the best in our children and ourselves." Authors live on Salt Spring Island, this edition written in Japanese, printed in Taiwan. Glossy illustration on flexible boards, red and black titling on white spine, white titling on front, 282 pages. With the exception of a light pressure mark on lower edge of back cover, this handsome book appears to be without flaws. 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: $35.00

Forgotten Cusheon Cove Salt Spring Island
Forgotten Cusheon Cove Salt Spring Island

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Kahn, Charles
Book Description: Salt Spring Press, Salt Spring Island, B.C., 2007. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by the authors, this book tells the history of a property on Salt Spring Island, an island in the Georgia Strait which at the beginning of the 20th century had a population of about 900. This property on the southeast side of the island housed a saw mill with up to 150 workers and state-of-the-art machinery. Pictorial cover, black and white photographs throughout, 53 pages. Cover has light shelf wear, 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. Signed by Author
Price: $20.00

Fritz the Cinema Cat
Fritz the Cinema Cat

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Nye, Louise Adela
Book Description: Trafford Publishing, Victoria, B.C., 2007. Soft Cover. Book Condition: New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by both author and illustrator, book tells the story of Fritz, the resident cat of Salt Spring Cinema, including the story of his abduction, written for children but enjoyed by readers of all ages. White soft cover with colourful illustrations front and back, red and black titling on front, black titling on spine, black and white illustrations on title page and throughout book, black and white "film strip" border at the top of each page as well as on cover. 101 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 and Illustrator
Price: $15.00

Fritz the Cinema Cat Gets His Wings
Fritz the Cinema Cat Gets His Wings

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Nye, Louise Adela
Book Description: Trafford Publishing, Victoria, B.C., 2008. Soft Cover. Book Condition: New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by both author and illustrator, book is the sequel to "Fritz the Cinema Cat", telling the touching and humourous story of Fritz, Salt Spring Cinema's resident cat, during his last days on Salt Spring. "Reluctant to leave, he's finally encouraged by another cat-spirit to go to the other side." Book would be a good introduction to discussions of possible life-after-death scenarios with children. Blue soft cover with colourful illustrations front and back, red and black titling on front, white titling on black spine, black and white illustrations on title page and throughout book, black and white "film strip" border at the top of each page as well as on cover. 99 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 and Illustrator
Price: $15.00

Head of Oak: Life and Death in the Merchant Navy, 1937-1945
Head of Oak: Life and Death in the Merchant Navy, 1937-1945

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Gibson, Andrew
Book Description: Pog Press, , 2008. Soft Cover. Book Condition: As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "This is an account of one Canadian's service in the British and Canadian merchant navies from mid-1937 until the end of 1945". Glossy soft cover with red titling to front and red spine with white titling, SIGNED BY AUTHOR to title page, several black and white photographs, 259 pages. The book is 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: $20.00

I Know How I Got This Way
I Know How I Got This Way

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Leblancq, Janet
Book Description: Dragonfly Publishing Arts, Hornby Island, BC, Canada, 1995. Card Cover. Book Condition: Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A collection of Memories of growing up in rural Manitoba with Icelandic grandparents and their oral tradition. Card cover, staple binding, inscribed by the author to title page, 32 pages. Light edge wear, a small brown spot 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. Signed by Author
Price: $14.00

Kanaka: The Untold Story of Hawaiian Pioneers in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest
Kanaka: The Untold Story of Hawaiian Pioneers in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest

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Koppel, Tom
Book Description: Whitecap Books Ltd., North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1995. Trade Paperback. Book Condition: New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The story of the Hawaiian migration in the 1880s to the coasts of British Columbia and Washington State. An extraordinary migration of the Kanaka, the Hawaiian word for "human beings", that has long been overlooked. The author chronicles the lives of the brave and hardy Kanakas and their off-spring through archival records, personal letters, photographs and interviews the decendents of the original settlers. Soft cover with a pictorial front and titling on the spine in black and blue, SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page, black and white photographs and illustrations interspersed throughout. 152 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: $19.95

Mango Woman: Eight Erotic Poems
Mango Woman: Eight Erotic Poems

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Fertig, Mona
Book Description: {m}Öthêr Toñgué Press, Salt Spring Island, B.C., 1996. Card Cover in Wraps. Book Condition: Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated card wrapper, card cover with staple binding, handmade papers, two tipped-in colour photographs of paintings by Salt Spring artists Annie Knoop ("Mangoes") and Nicola Weston ("Irises") , tissue guard, unpaginated. Limited and numbered edition, number 75 of 100 copies, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. This book appears to be without flaws. A beautiful and unique poetry book. 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: $60.00

Measure of Undoing, A
Measure of Undoing, A

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Kos, David
Book Description: Maipenrai Press, Salt Spring Island, B.C., . Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Novel by Salt Spring Island author David Kos, is set in Vietnam a quarter century after the end of the American invasion, and is an account of one doctor's determination to right the wrongs of war. Signed by author on title page. Soft cover illustrated by unknown Vietnamese artist, black titling, 213 pages. Front cover has light shelf wear, back cover slightly more shelf wear and some light smudges, 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. Signed by Author
Price: $9.75

Mystery Islands: Discovering the Ancient Pacific
Mystery Islands: Discovering the Ancient Pacific

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Koppel, Tom
Book Description: USP Press (University of the South Pacific), Suva, Fiji Islands, 2012. Soft Cover. Book Condition: New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New book by Tom Koppel, PhD. in political science, veteran author and journalist, who now makes his home on Salt Spring Island, B.C. Signed by the author. Book details his personal odyssey across a vast ocean and through time exploring new theories and discoveries surrounding life throughout the Pacific. From celestial navigation and the sweep of the ocean currents, the hardships of survival and settlement, to the rich tapestry of Pacific Island customs and traditions, "Mystery Islands" shows how new archaeological findings have changed our entire picture of when and how the Pacific islands were first discovered and settled, beginning over three thousand years ago. Book is the winner of the USP Press Award for non-fiction. Illustrated blue soft cover with white titling and French flaps, map inside front and back cover, illustrated with sixteen pages of very attractive colour photographs, nine-page Selected Bibliography, Index, 345 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: $40.00

Not the Orient
Not the Orient

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Moore, Maureen
Book Description: Oberon Press, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 2002. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Salt Spring Island author, Maureen Moore, tells the story of a poor immigrant family lost in the Canadian underclass. The family is ruled with an iron hand by Granny Olive, whose daughter, Thelma, is a stripper; her granddaughter Claire, is afraid of normal love. The story is about Claire's struggle to survive in a world where she counts for nothing. Soft cover, SGINED BY AUTHOR to title page, 156 pages. Sticker to front indicating an autographed copy, light edge wear, light crease to back cover. 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: $15.00

Slope of Kongwa Hill, The - A Boy's Tale of Africa
Slope of Kongwa Hill, The - A Boy's Tale of Africa

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Edwards, Anthony R.
Book Description: Agio Publishing House, Victoria, B.C., . Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This debut novel by Salt Spring Island author Anthony Edwards is based on his own experience living in Africa as a child. The inscription is presumed to be that of the author. Colourfully illustrated soft cover with white and tan titling, illustrated with eleven pages of black and white photographs, 412+ pages. Cover has light shelf wear, book is 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.
Price: $21.00

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