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Tracks in Time: Port Moody's First 100 Years
Port Moody, BC: Port Moody Heritage Society, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 098808760X. A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W and colour illustrations throughout ; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 182 pages. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 21587
USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 42 | £UK 35.75 | JP¥ 7154]
Keywords: 098808760X Community history Port Moody History::Canada Community History
Tynehead Memories
Surrey, BC: Tynehead Historical Society, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 088925317X. Illustrated cloth boards as new. ; A bright, solid book generously illustrated with B&W photographs. Wraparound black illustration on beige cloth covered boards. Tipped in on the front free end paper is a letter of donation to a seniors home ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 162 pages. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 20338
USD 27.50 [Appr.: EURO 25.75 | £UK 21.75 | JP¥ 4372]
Keywords: 088925317X tynehead Community history Surrey BC History::Canada Community History
Pioneer Tales of Burnaby Early Burnaby As Recalled By the Settlers Themselves Who Arrived from Every Corner of the World between 1888 and 1930
Burnaby, BC: Corporation of the District of Burnaby, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 096928280X. DJ shows light shelf wear, short tears and creasing. ; Boards are crisp, bright and clean. A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 12.0 X 9.2 X 1.7 inches; 495 pages; The Burnaby family histories go back as far as 1888. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 20256
USD 22.50 [Appr.: EURO 21 | £UK 18 | JP¥ 3577]
Keywords: 096928280X burnaby Community history History::Canada Community History
Children of the Kootenays Memories of Mining Towns
Toronto: Heritage House, 2018. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. ISBN: 1772031852. Light edgewear; A near-fine volume. A bright, solid book. B&W photos and maps ; Trade PB; 8 X 0.75 X 10 inches; 209 pages; "A warm-hearted memoir of a childhood spent living in various mining towns in the Kootenays throughout the 1930s and '40s.When young Shirley Doris Hall and her family moved to BC's West Kootenay region in 1927, the area was a hub of mining activity. Shirley's father, a cook, had no problem finding work at the mining camps, and the family dutifully followed him from town to town as his services were sought after.". Near Fine .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 21181
USD 18.50 [Appr.: EURO 17.5 | £UK 14.75 | JP¥ 2941]
Keywords: 1772031852 slocan nelson bc Mining british columbia Columbia mountains History::Canada Community History
Frank Gowen's Vancouver, 1914
Surrey, BC: Heritage House Publishing, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1894384253. DJ has 3/4" closed tear top front, otherwise as new ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Gowen's evocative photography throughout. ; B&W Photographs; 11.8 X 8.1 X 1.0 inches; 176 pages; "Frank Gowen's Vancouver extended from White Rock to the Sunshine Coast, as the photographer and his camera explored the playgrounds and edifices of a vibrant West Coast community. In the city itself, Stanley Park, and particularly the park's famed Hollow Tree, became Gowen's personal domain. In this era when the picture postcard was firmly entrenched as a popular means of communication, Gowen's images travelled around the world, establishing an ever-growing awareness of one of the world's finest harbours and the lands that surrounded it. The pictures selected for this book provide a testimonial to the heritage and natural beauty of British Columbia's Lower Mainland.". Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 20109
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 | £UK 16 | JP¥ 3179]
Keywords: 1894384253 Vancouver stanley park Photography post cards White Rock History::Canada PHOTOGRAPHY Community History
Frank Gowen's Vancouver, 1914
Surrey, BC: Heritage House Publishing, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1894384253. Only slight wear to DJ and book ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Gowen's evocative photography throughout. ; B&W Photographs; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 176 pages; "Frank Gowen's Vancouver extended from White Rock to the Sunshine Coast, as the photographer and his camera explored the playgrounds and edifices of a vibrant West Coast community. In the city itself, Stanley Park, and particularly the park's famed Hollow Tree, became Gowen's personal domain. In this era when the picture postcard was firmly entrenched as a popular means of communication, Gowen's images travelled around the world, establishing an ever-growing awareness of one of the world's finest harbours and the lands that surrounded it. The pictures selected for this book provide a testimonial to the heritage and natural beauty of British Columbia's Lower Mainland.". Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 21737
USD 22.95 [Appr.: EURO 21.5 | £UK 18.25 | JP¥ 3648]
Keywords: 1894384253 Vancouver stanley park Photography post cards White Rock History::Canada PHOTOGRAPHY Community History
Vancouver and Beyond During the Golden Age of Postcards, 1900
Surrey, BC: Heritage House Publishing, 2000. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 1894384156. Card covers show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. B&W photographs throughout book. ; 8.5 X 0.25 X 11 inches; 192 pages; "Vancouver and Beyond is an anthology of 50 'stories' about British Columbia's Lower Mainland in the early years of the 20th century. These stories grew out of a prized collection of picture postcards. While some of the images are not all that uncommon, most of the pictures are rare survivors of the "golden age" of postcards, which encompassed the years between 1900 and 1914, the relatively short period when Vancouver ended its days as a frontier town and became a significant Canadian city." This book enhances the history of Vancouver and the surrounding communities extending out the Fraser Valley.. Very Good .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 20770
USD 19.95 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 | £UK 15.75 | JP¥ 3171]
Keywords: 1894384156 Vancouver Fraser Valley harrison Chilliwack harbor lower mainland History::Canada PHOTOGRAPHY Community History
Ghost Towns and Drowned Towns of West Kootenay
Surrey, BC: Heritage House Publishing Company, 1994. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0919214614. A near-fine volume. Illustrated with B&W photos; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 110 pages; "Leaning headstones and cow parsnip covered ruins proclaim that people once lived in over fifty ghostly communities of West Kootenay. Other towns like Arrowhead, Beaton, Needles and Waneta were drowned or became power dams. Comaplix died one fiery night. Elsie Turnbull helps you revisit them all.". Near Fine .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 21532
USD 13.95 [Appr.: EURO 13.25 | £UK 11.25 | JP¥ 2218]
Keywords: 0919214614 West kootenay Mining Ghost towns History::Canada Community History
Backtracking with Fernie & District Historical Society
Fernie, BC: Fernie & District Historical Society, 1977. First Edition. Softcover. Card covers show light shelf wear, light scuffing. Some pen marking in title on front card cover. ; A tight solid book. Stapled wraps, B&W photos throughout, B&W map inside front cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages; An early history of Fernie, British Columbia located in the Kootenays.. Very Good .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 19852
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 19.75 | JP¥ 3974]
Keywords: Fernie Kootenays British Columbia Community History
Historic Highlights of Cawston
Cawston, BC: Cawston Centennial Committee, circa 1967. Softcover. Card covers show light shelf wear, minor creasing, light soiling, a few pages show some rippling. Previous owner's name on title page. ; A tight solid book, stapled wraps. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 56 pages; A brief history of the town of Cawston in the Similkameen Valley written by its residents about the time of Canada's Centennial. Very Good .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 20381
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 | £UK 16 | JP¥ 3179]
Keywords: cawston similkameen History::Canada Community History
Memories: Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs & Harrison Mills
Agassiz, BC: Agassiz-Harrison Historical Society, 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1550566148. Only slight wear ; bright, solid book, text unmarked. Green pebbled cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles front and spine. Might require extra postage. ; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 478 pages; Volume 2 is devoted entirely to the family histories of those who settled in the area.. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 20746
USD 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 79.5 | £UK 67.25 | JP¥ 13513]
Keywords: 1550566148 agassiz harrison mills harrison lake harrison hot spings History::Canada Community History
Memories: Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs & Harrison Mills (2 Volumes)
Agassiz, BC: Agassiz-Harrison Historical Society, 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1550566148. Only slight wear ; Both volumes are bright, solid books, text unmarked. Green pebbled cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles front and spine; map endpapers in Vol 1. Might require extra postage. ; 2 Volumes; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 863 pages; Vol 1 is devoted to the history of the area and its institutions and Vol 2 to family histories.. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 19848
USD 175.00 [Appr.: EURO 163.5 | £UK 138.25 | JP¥ 27820]
Keywords: 1550566148 agassiz harrison mills harrison lake John green sasquatch harrison hot spings History::Canada Community History
Mackenzie B.C. Turns Twenty
Mackenzie, BC: The British Columbia Heritage Trust, 1985. First Edition. Softcover. Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 120 pages; Lake Williston was created when the WAC Bennett Dam north of Prince George was built to increase the production of elecricity powering the province of British Columbia. It went into production in 1968. At the base of the lake a town was planned to house workers brought in to open the area to logging. Mackenzie became a thriving community in the lumber rich area, with many peripheral businesses and services developed to service the community.. Very Good+ .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 18358
USD 19.50 [Appr.: EURO 18.25 | £UK 15.5 | JP¥ 3100]
Keywords: Williston Lake logging sawmills Peace River Forestry Electric Power Mackenzie History::Canada Community History
The Peacemakers of North Peace
Davies, Ventress and Kyllo, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Orange cloth covered boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. Gilt title front and spine ; B&W Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 528 pages; There are 416 pages of the history of the peace River District and its people, followed by a 98 page section on Hudson's Hope, a 14 page index and followed by a fold out map which is a facsimile of the pre-emptors map of the Peace River district dated 1922, a short tear bottom of map. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 20161
USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 46.75 | £UK 39.5 | JP¥ 7949]
Keywords: Peace River Hudson's Hope British Columbia History::Canada Community History
The Langley Story Illustrated an Early History of the Municipality of Langley
Maple Ridge BC: Don Waite Publishing, 1977. First Paperback Edition; First Printing. Softcover. ISBN: 0919213618. Card covers show very light shelf wear, soil.; A bright, solid book. Contains B&W photos, and maps as well as family trees and index ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 280 pages; This is the trade paperback 1st edition. Very Good .
Ainsworth BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 21125
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 | £UK 16 | JP¥ 3179]
Keywords: 0919213618 Langley BC Family tree Fraser Valley Community history History::Canada
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