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1983 Clayton's Heritage 1883
Surrey, BC: Clayton Heritage Committee, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. Beige cloth covered boards with black titles and decoration on front. B&W photographs throughout with stories of the early settlers in the area ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 136 pages; Clayton, a low lying area of Surrey BC, is located on the Serpentine Flats by Mud Bay, a popular place to access the ocean waters and was first settled in the 1880s.. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 21404
USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 37.5 | £UK 31.75 | JP¥ 6295]
Keywords: Surrey Mud Bay British Columbia serpentine flats History::Canada Community History
Cancelled with Pride a History of Chilliwack Area Post Offices, 1865
Chilliwack BC: Cecil C. Coutts, 1993. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 1550562436. Signed by Author; Card covers show light shelf wear only. ; A bright, solid book signed by the author on the title page, B&W photos and illustration throughout. Laid in is a promotional fold-out for the book ; Trade PB; 9.8 X 7.9 X 0.3 inches; 188 pages; "Twenty-four post offices are documented in this widely researched and profusely illustrated book, which will appeal to those who have an interest in the regional history of British Columbia's Fraser Valley.". Very Good+ .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 19926
USD 17.50 [Appr.: EURO 16.5 | £UK 14 | JP¥ 2754]
Keywords: 1550562436 British Columbia post office Fraser Valley yarrow Chilliwack History::Canada Community History
Enderby an Illustrated History
Enderby, BC: Enderby & District Museum Society, 2005. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0973676205. Card covers show light shelf wear and scuffing. ; A bright, solid book.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 289 pages; The book begins with a brief history of the geography of the territory as well the First Nations who inhabited it. This is followed by a historical record of the area from 1860-1945. The major part of the book is taken up with historical records of the railways, industries, families, churches and other landmarks and institutions. This is followed up by maps, bibliography and index.. Very Good+ .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 18303
USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 32.75 | £UK 27.75 | JP¥ 5508]
Keywords: 0973676205 enderby Community history shuswap spallumcheen Interior salish Okanagan British Columbia History::Canada Community History
Pioneering the Peace
Penticton, BC: Skookum Productions, Limited, 1993. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0919773087. Card covers show light shelf wear, some tanning of pages ; A bright, solid book. Stapled wraps, illustrated with B&W photos by Dave Hunter. ; Trade PB; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 63 pages; "This is the account about Frank Hunter, who, as a youth, left his home in Manitoba and ventured into the Peace River Country of British Columbia." It is not only the story of a man and his family but of an area that was largely unsettled and the people who made their homes there.. Very Good+ .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 21670
USD 16.50 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 | £UK 13 | JP¥ 2597]
Keywords: 0919773087 Peace Country British Columbia Peace River History::Canada Community History
A Song in the Wilderness
Clearwater, BC: Self Published, 1996. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0968248918. Signed by Author; Card covers show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 pages; Transplanted Pennsylvanians, Paula and her husband make a life for themselves and their family to be in the wilderness area of northwest British Columbia known for the Clearwater Lakes and the Stikine River.. Very Good .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 20167
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 | £UK 16 | JP¥ 3148]
Keywords: 0968248918 clearwater lakes stikine History::Canada Biographies & Memoirs Community History
Princeton B.C.
Princeton, BC: The Similkameen Spotlight Publishing Co, 1979. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 057122055X. Card covers show light shelf wear, top fore corner creased.; A tight solid book. B&W photographs throughout; Trade PB; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 131 pages. Very Good .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 21566
USD 19.50 [Appr.: EURO 18.25 | £UK 15.5 | JP¥ 3069]
Keywords: Community history similkameen British Columbia History::Canada Community History
Helen Dawe's Sechelt
Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1550170279. Illustrated by Decorative endpapers. DJ shows light wear and light scuffing. ; A bright, solid book, Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 152 pages; A history of Sechelt, BC from the time of it's first settlement by white Europeans in 1869 up until the late 1970's. The author spent most of her life living in Sechelt and throughout her life collected information on the area, both through listening to oral histories from local residents and First Nations, and gathering of records and data from government and other sources. She died before she could publish her intended history, but this book was finished by her brother and sister 7 years after her death.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 17600
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 19.75 | JP¥ 3935]
Keywords: 1550170279 British Columbia West Coast Pacific coast Sunshine Coast History::Canada Community History
The Chilliwack Story
Chilliwack BC: Chilliwack Museum and Historical Society, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0969591136. A near-fine volume in an near-fine DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W photos throughout. ; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 360 pages; A thorough and comprehensive history of Chilliwack, it's people, places and industry, which developed along the old heritage routes to the interior of BC. "From Greendale to Popkum and from Yarrow to Chilliwack, a series of small communities developed along these roads, often with just a school, general store (with post office) and church. These centres have grown over the years as urbanization has swelled the local population, but - and this is important to the identity of Chilliwack - people still say that they come from Vedder Crossing or Rosedale or Sardis. This book is an attempt to, at the very least, recognize that Chilliwack is a community of villages spread along these older heritage routes.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 20679
USD 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 60.75 | £UK 51.25 | JP¥ 10230]
Keywords: 0969591136 Chilliwack rosedale Greendale sardis Community history History::Canada Community History
The Chilliwack Story
Chilliwack BC: Chilliwack Museum and Historical Society, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0969591136. Signed by Author; DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; Signed by author on title page. A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W photographs throughout ; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 360 pages; A thorough and comprehensive history of Chilliwack, it's people, places and industry, which developed along the old heritage routes to the interior of BC. "From Greendale to Popkum and from Yarrow to Chilliwack, a series of small communities developed along these roads, often with just a school, general store (with post office) and church. These centres have grown over the years as urbanization has swelled the local population, but - and this is important to the identity of Chilliwack - people still say that they come from Vedder Crossing or Rosedale or Sardis. This book is an attempt to, at the very least, recognize that Chilliwack is a community of villages spread along these older heritage routes.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 21668
USD 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 79.5 | £UK 67 | JP¥ 13377]
Keywords: 0969591136 Chilliwack vedder crossing Greendale rosedale yarrow sardis History::Canada Community History
Moyie Reflections Recollections of a Kootenay Mining Town
Moyie, BC: Moyie History Book Committee, 1988. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0919873162. Card covers show light shelf wear, previous owner's note bottom front corner of title page. ; A bright, solid book. Illustrated with B&W photos; Trade PB; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 209 pages; Moyie was once a thriving mining town in the Kootenays in SE British Columbia. This is the history of the town and its inhabitants.. Very Good+ .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 21491
USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 46.75 | £UK 39.5 | JP¥ 7869]
Keywords: 0919873162 moyie Mining Kootenays History::Canada Community History
The Parish of St. Francis-in-the-Wood; Anglican Church of Canada 1927
West Vancouver, BC: Self Published, 1998. Revised Edition. Paperback. Illustrated by Map Endpapers. Light edge wear and soil to beige card covers ; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 0.25 x 8.75 x 5.75 Inches; 57 pages; This small volume details 'Two Short Histories' - that of the village of Caulfeild in West Vancouver and that of the quaint little church St. Francis-in-the-Wood which celebrated its 50 year anniversary in 1977. This revised version was released 20 years later.. Very Good .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 15085
USD 17.50 [Appr.: EURO 16.5 | £UK 14 | JP¥ 2754]
Keywords: Church Community history West Vancouver caulfeild RELIGION Community History
Dreams of Freedom Bella Coola, Cape Scott, Sointula
Victoria, BC: Provincial Archives, 1982. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0771883285. Card covers show light shelf wear, light soiling.; A tight solid book, B&W photos.. ; Sound heritage series No. 36; 10.4 X 7.3 X 0.3 inches; 84 pages; The Sound Heritage traditionally interviews long term residents to mine for historical information not necessarily found in books. Bella Coola, Cape Scott and Sointula are remote coastal communties.. Very Good .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 20528
USD 17.50 [Appr.: EURO 16.5 | £UK 14 | JP¥ 2754]
Keywords: 0771883285 Bella Coola sointula Sound heritage Cape scott History::Canada Community History
Vernon, British Columbia
Vernon BC: Vernon Centennial Committee 1958, 1958. First Edition. Softcover. Card covers show light shelf wear, light soiling. Previous owner' name written on front cover. ; A tight, solid book. Stapled wraps. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 63 pages. Very Good .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 20243
USD 13.50 [Appr.: EURO 12.75 | £UK 10.75 | JP¥ 2125]
Keywords: Vernon Community history Kalamalka lake British Columbia History::Canada Community History
Memories of Pioneer Life in British Columbia a Short History of the Agassiz Family
Hope BC: Harrison Lake Historical Society, 1982. Reprint. Paperback. ISBN: 0969211902. Only light wear and soil to card covers ; A tight solid book. B&W photos ; Trade PB; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 46 pages; This is a reprint of the 1945 book.. Very Good .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 21671
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 19.75 | JP¥ 3935]
Keywords: agassiz harrison British Columbia History::Canada Community History
French Presence in Victoria, B.C.
Victoria, BC: L'Association Historique Francophone De Victoria, C. B, 1991. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0969250444. Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, B&W illustrations, Fold out map ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 200 pages. Very Good+ .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 20396
USD 17.50 [Appr.: EURO 16.5 | £UK 14 | JP¥ 2754]
Keywords: 0969250444 Francophone Victoria BC History::Canada Community History
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