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ADAMS, JOAN; THOMAS, BECKY  Floating Schools & Frozen Inkwells: The One-Room Schools of British Columbia
Madeira Park, Harbour Publishing. 1985, First Edition. (ISBN: 0920080693). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (CAD) Owner's inscription to endpaper, no other markings, Fine in Fine Dj. Hardcover, 151pp, index. Archival B&W photos illustrated this history of one-room schools in British Columbia. (2.2 FO 51/00. Fine/Fine.
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 03190
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AFFLECK, GEORGE  Paper Trails - a History of British Columbia & Yukon Community Newspapers
Vancouver, Arch Communications. 1999, First Edition. (ISBN: 0968432204). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Photo-illustrated wraps, 242 pp. Includes Map and Appendix of B.C. and Yukon Community Papers. Illustrated heavily throughout with B&W photos. This book takes you behind the pages and introduces you to the many characters who helped build BC and Yukon's vibrant community newspaper industry. A perfectly crisp solid FINE as new copy. Issued without Dj. [1.5 WL FO 21/2. As New.
USD 7.90 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 | £UK 4.75 | JP¥ 697] Book number: 20468
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AITKEN, KATE  Canadian Etiquette for Daily Living
Toronto, Collins. 1953, First Thus. Paperback, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾". Ill.: HUGHES, Barbara. No markings, spine creases, some light rubbing to cover edges, edge tear to last page, Good . 17.5 x 11 cm, grey and red wraps with 50 cent price, 222pp. Kate Aitken is best known for her Cookbook and also for her work as Director of Women's Activities for the Canadian National Exhibition in which she planned and co-ordinated the fashion shows of the leading clothing designers in Canada at the time. At one point she earned the distinction of being one of Canada's 10 best dressed women. She had her own radio show. This was her book on Canadian etiquette, "in order that life may be lived smoothly and easily, it is imperative that certain definite rules of good conduct be laid down.." This was printed at a time where you could write to the author with any questions and an address is given. There are three small photos of Kate Aitken on the back cover. (0.9 JM FO 60/5. Good.
USD 17.90 [Appr.: EURO 12 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1580] Book number: 33927
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AKRIGG, G. P. V.;AKRIGG, HELEN B.  British Columbia Chronicle, 1788-1846: Adventures by Sea and Land
Vancouver, Discovery Press. 1975, First Edition. (ISBN: 0919624022). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. CAD) No markings, Near Fine in Very Good (-) dust jacket with edges rubbed and a1/2" edge tear. Blue leather hardcover, map end papers, 429pp, index. Maps, B&W illus. A heavy Book. (2.8 JM FO 15/0. Near Fine/Very Good (-).
USD 14.50 [Appr.: EURO 9.75 | £UK 8.75 | JP¥ 1280] Book number: 53541
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LEGAULT, ALBERT ET AL CONTRIBUTES  "the United Nations at Fifty" an Article in International Journal the Study of Ir in Canada, Winter 1994-5
Toronto, Canadian Institute of International Affairs. 1994. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Wraps, 238pp. Denis staors, janice Stein, Deborah Steinstra, Robert Rothwell, J. L. Granatstein, John Hilliker, Kim Nossel, Mitcehll Sharp, Joe Clark. No markings, Fine. (1.5 lbs FO 17/6. Fine.
USD 6.99 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 | £UK 4.25 | JP¥ 617] Book number: 39071
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FRONTIER GUIDE. ANDERSON, FRANK.  Calgary to Medicine Hat.
Calgary, Frontier Frontier guide No. 24. 1970, Edition Not Stated. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. White card covers, illus in B&W, side-stapled, 53pp. Map, B&W historic photos. A booklet on the history of this Alberta area. Some check marks to the list on the back cover, otherwsie VG in soft-cover. (0.8 FO 17/2. Very Good.
USD 4.90 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 | £UK 3 | JP¥ 432] Book number: 8299
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ANDERSON, DORIS  Evergreen Islands the Islands of the Inside Passage: Quadra to Malcolm
Sidney BC, Gray's Publishing Limited. 1979, First Edition. (ISBN: 0888260849). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (CAD) Owner's name, no other markings, VG. Wraps with colour photo, 224pp, index. Line maps, B&W historic photos. This is the lively history of the coastal islands of British Columbia's Johnstone Strait. (1.4 JM FO 8/7. Very Good.
USD 55.00 [Appr.: EURO 36.75 | £UK 33.25 | JP¥ 4854] Book number: 41870
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ANDERSON, ALLAN  Remembering the Farm: Memories of Farming, Ranching, and Rural Life in Canada Past and Present
Toronto, MacMillan. 1977, First Edition. (ISBN: 077051572x). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (CAD) 8vo, blue bds, xvi, 287pp B&W photos. The author spent three years with a tape recorder speaking with rural people about their lives on farms and ranches throughout Canada to produce this oral history of rural life. No markings, Near Fine in complete VG Dj with a couple of small closed edge tears. (2.2 lbs FO 9/5. Near Fine/Very Good.
USD 8.99 [Appr.: EURO 6 | £UK 5.5 | JP¥ 793] Book number: 36814
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ANDERSON, ALLAN  Roughnecks & Wildcatters
Toronto, MacMillan. 1981, First Edition. (ISBN: 0771594968). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (CAD) 8vo, grey bds, 303pp. 32pp B&W photos and illus. Hundreds of first-hand strories by canadian rig builders, drillers, mudmen, jughounds, scouts, landmen, geologists, and others of "The Oil patch". INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR and datd 1981 to the title-page. VG+ in unclipped Good only Dj with 3" tear to head of spine repaired recto with magic tape, edges worn. (2.1 FO 5/3. Very Good (+)/Good. Inscribed By Author.
USD 14.90 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9 | JP¥ 1315] Book number: 16134
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ANDERSON, FRANK W..  The Rum Runners Frontier Book No. 11
Calgary AB, Frontier Publishing Ltd. 1968, Edition Not Stated. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No markings, VG+. Card cover, side-stapled, 56pp. B&W photos. This is a history of bootleggers in Alberta in the year decades of the 20th century. (0.8 JM DDD 640. Very Good.
USD 4.99 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 | £UK 3 | JP¥ 440] Book number: 42345
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BROADFOOT, ANNE WITH CREER, ALAN G.  Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver: A History of Service, 1919/1994.
Vancouver:, Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 0969935315). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (CAD) Blk bds with blind embossed logo, vi, 224pp. Biblio, list of officers. B&W illus and photos from Vancouver Archives. This is a history of Vancouver's development as well as a chronicle of the Real Estate organization. Fine in complete Fine- Dj with panel gloss lightly rubbed. A heavy book. (2.5 FO 3/3. Fine/Fine -.
USD 19.90 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12 | JP¥ 1756] Book number: 14762
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BROADFOOT, ANNE WITH CREER, ALAN G.  Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver: A History of Service, 1919/1994.
Vancouver:, Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 0969935315). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (CAD) Blk bds with blind embossed logo, vi, 224pp. Biblio, list of officers. B&W illus and photos from Vancouver Archives. This is a history of Vancouver's development as well as a chronicle of the Real Estate organization. No markings, Fine in complete Fine- Dj with panel gloss lightly rubbed. A heavy book. (2.5 JM DDD 290. Fine/Fine (-).
USD 18.99 [Appr.: EURO 12.75 | £UK 11.5 | JP¥ 1676] Book number: 51552
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ARCHBOLD, RICK  I Stand for Canada: The Story of the Maple Leaf Flag
Toronto, Macfarlane Walter & Ross. 2002, First Edition. (ISBN: 155199108X). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (CAD) No markings,there is a mylar dedication page from a company indicating that this copy was a gift book, which is adhered on the innter edge to the front endpaper, AS New in AS New Dj. Red bds, 186pp, index. Color and B&W photos and illus. This is the history of how Canada chose the red maple leaf flag and presents a look at the maple leaf as a Canadian symbol. A heavy book. (2.6 JM DDD 620. As New/As New.
USD 22.99 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 | £UK 14 | JP¥ 2029] Book number: 03810
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ARCHBOLD, RICK  I Stand for Canada: The Story of the Maple Leaf Flag
Toronto, Macfarlane Walter & Ross. 2002, First Edition. (ISBN: 155199108X). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (CAD) No markings, Fine in Fine Dj. Red bds, 186pp, index. Color and B&W photos and illus. This is the history of how Canada chose the red maple leaf flag and presents a look at the maple leaf as a Canadian symbol. A heavy book. (2.6 JM FO 50/3. Fine/Fine.
USD 24.99 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2206] Book number: 53454
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ARCHER, JOHN H.  Saskatchewan a History
Saskatoon / Regina, Westerner Producer Prairie Books. 1980. (ISBN: 0888330642). Softcover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. INSCRIBED by AUTHOR, owner's inscription, corner creases to cover, small stain to the upper corner tips of last 20 leaves or so, Good used copy. Wraps, 422pp, index. Maps. (1.9 FO 6/1. Good. Inscribed By Author.
USD 11.90 [Appr.: EURO 8 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1050] Book number: 44538
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ARCHER, JOHN; DERBY, A.M.  The Story of a Province a Junior History of Saskatchewan
Toronto, McClelland and Stewart. 1955, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: DAVEY, A.W. (CAD) No markings, Fine; no Dj. Illus green cloth, 278pp, index. B&W drawings in text by A.W. Davey. This history of the province was produced for the Saskatchewan Golden Jubilee of 1955. (1.9 FO 70/2. Fine.
USD 14.95 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9 | JP¥ 1319] Book number: 50036
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TRAIL CITY ARCHIVES  Historical Portraits of Trail
Trail BC, City of Trail Archives. 2001, Second Edition. (ISBN: 0969030541). Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (CAD) No markings, as New. Glossy wraps, 126pp. Many B&W historical photos of Trail and area, published to celebrate the city's 100 anniversary. This is the revised edition of 2001. (1.7 JM FO 3/3. As New.
USD 32.90 [Appr.: EURO 22 | £UK 20 | JP¥ 2904] Book number: 01481
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ARGAN, WILLIAM; COWAN, PAM  Cornerstones an Artist's History of the City of Regina
Regina SK, Leader-Post Carrier Foundation / Centax. 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 1895292219). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (CAD) SIGNED BY AUTHOR (William Argan with drawn portrait in a tam), no other markings, Very Good with very light rubbing to cover edges. Wraps, 144pp. B&W illus of buildings and structures with capsule histories. (1.3 JM DDD 610. Very Good. Signed by Author.
USD 13.95 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1231] Book number: 50455
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ARMSTRONG, JOE C.W.  Farewell the Peaceful Kingdom: The Seduction and Rape of Canada, 1963-1994
Torotno, Stoddart Publishing. 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 0773728708). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to the half-title page, owner's stamp to endpaper, no other markings, Fine in Fine (-) Dj. Boards, 746pp, index. This book is "an incisive account of how Canada,from 1963 to the present, transformed itself from a stron feeration into a society bent on self destruction." (3.5 JM FO 59/0. Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Author.
USD 19.45 [Appr.: EURO 13 | £UK 11.75 | JP¥ 1717] Book number: 42190
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ARMSTRONG, AUDREY  Harness in the Parlour a Book of Early Canadian Fact and Folklore
Toronto, Musson Book Company Ltd. 1974, 2nd Printing. (ISBN: 0773710051). Softcover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (CAD) The price printed to the back cover has been neatly struck out in pen, no other markings, Near Fine. Wraps, 90pp. Line drawings. The title referes to the old practice of keeping the "good" harness in the parlour rather than in the stable. This is a book of customs and folklore of Canada's pioneer days. (1.4 JM FO 15/2. Near Fine.
USD 6.99 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 | £UK 4.25 | JP¥ 617] Book number: 45047
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FRASER VALLEY MILK PRODUCERS ASSCOIATION  Fraser Valley Milk Producers Association the First 40 Years 1917-1957
Vancouver, The Association. 1957. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. No markings, tiny crease to corner VG. Glossy card cover sidee-stapled, unpaginated ( 20 pp). Map, B&W photos and illus. Message fromt eh president R. Nicholson. A history of the association. (Clipped to the cover is a business card for the association indicating that this was a complimentary copy). (0.99 JM FO 54/0. Very Good.
USD 17.50 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 | £UK 10.75 | JP¥ 1545] Book number: 44236
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AUCOIN, PETER  Party Government and Regional Representation in Canada
Toronto, University of Toronto Press. 1985, First Edition. (ISBN: 0802072801). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (CAD) Yellow highlighting noted to about 20 pages, thus Good used copy. Wraps, 161pp. This was the first of 4 volumes dealing with Representative Institutions. (1.2 JM DDD 420. Good.
USD 6.80 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 | £UK 4.25 | JP¥ 600] Book number: 03886
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NO STATED AUTHOR  Bytown a Guide to Lowertown Ottawa
[Ottawa], National Capital Commission. 1981, Fourth Edition. Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Card cover with B&W street scene, side-stapled, 43pp. B&W photos from the public archives. A historical look at the Lower Town, Ottawa's first inhabited areas. Text in English and in French. No markings, crease to back cover, Good used copy . (0.9 lbs FO 11/1. Good.
USD 4.50 [Appr.: EURO 3.25 | £UK 2.75 | JP¥ 397] Book number: 38221
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NO STATED AUTHOR.  It Happened in British Columbia.
Vancouver, Evergreen Press. 1970, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (CAD) 4to, green cl with white titles, 138pp. Illus endpapers. Copiously illus with B&W and colour photos. An illus review of some aspects of British Columbia's first 100 years as a canadian province. Published by the BC Centennial '71 Committee to co mmemorate the 100th anniversary of the Province's entry into Canadian Confederation on July 20, 1871. One bumped corner otherwise VG in complete VG(-) Dj with top edges losing crispness. (2.0 SI 80/3. Very Good/Very Good -.
USD 9.70 [Appr.: EURO 6.5 | £UK 6 | JP¥ 856] Book number: 6741
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NO STATED AUTHOR  Kindling the Spark the Era of One-Room Schools
Vancouver, B.C. Retired teachers' Association. 1996. (ISBN: 0968096301). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. There are some faint checkmarks in pencil to the contents pages, no other markings, NFine. Red wraps, [215]pp, index. Line drawings. this is a collection of some 60 memoirs written by different teachers of their experiences of teaching a one-room school in rural and northern British Columbia. (1.4 JM FO 8/4. Near Fine.
USD 8.49 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 | £UK 5.25 | JP¥ 749] Book number: 33614
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