Single copy of this popular and influential British Columbia Quarterly Magazine. Winter of 1972. Fascinating articles on B. C. History of the pioneer days - gold, ghost towns, artifacts, lost treasure, old mines etc. This issue - Discovery - Gold Town, The Cliff Dweller, Forgotten Expressman, 1913 Liberty Nickel, Gagnon & his Flying Machine. 40pp, photo illustrated. Clean, nmarked interior. Sound stapled binding. Partial 'cup-ring stain' toi the front cover. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, with... View More...
A collection of 34 true stories from British Columbia compiled from the pages of Canada West magazine from 1969-1976. 188pp, photo illustrated. Generally, bright and clean, pages slightly browned as usual. Unmarked. Tight, square binding, no spine creases but a little wear to spine edges. Light crease to the corners. Unpacked weight, 350g.1550171895 View More...
Handwritten letter on Senate of Canada, embossed stationery, in the hand of, and signed by, Senator George H. Barnard of Victoria. dated October 18, [1937]. Double thickness, 5" by 8" sheet. Attractive, embossed crest to head of page. This item qualifies for inexpensive Lettermail postage both to Canada, the USA and other parts of the World. View More...
Canadian novel centred on the banks of the St. Lawrence river. Signed by the author on the half-title page. 245pp. Bright interior, unmarked, and with a sound binding. Pale green cloth is bright and clean and without wear. View More...
The photography of Elliott Barnes [1866-1938] featuring the Canadian West, 1905-1913. Edited and introduced by Edward Cavell. 47 p. : ill. ; 21 x 23 cm. An 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked. Weight, 192g. View More...
The photographs of Elliott Barnes [1866-1938], from 1905 to 1914, of the Canadian mountain wilderness. Edited and introduced by Edward Cavell. 47 p. : ill. ; 21 x 23 cm. Bright, clean and unmarked, still quite fresh. Weight, 194g. View More...
An account olf the building of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway. The Line had its beginnings in 1902, when construction began. It had been realized by the government that a railway was needed to exploit the timber and mineral wealth of Northern Ontario. In 1946, the T&NO was renamed Ontario Northland Railway. 203 pages : illustrations ; 21 x 23 cm. An attractive Fine copy - bright, clean and unmarked in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are often incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. We use Canada Post, the United States Postal Serv... View More...
Amelia Edith (ne Huddleston) Barr was born on 29 March 1831 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England. She emmigrated to the USA and wrote historical novels of her new Homeland. Died in 1919. 268pp, with frontispiece by Harrison Fisher. No further illustrations in this edition. This edition published in the same year as the Dodd, Mead USA edition. Interior is very bright and clean. Name in ink to the ffep otherwise unmarked. Slight foxing to the rear endpapers. Tight, square binding. Rear board a little age-soiled. Front board in a nice Fine - bright & clean with a pasted on oval image and nouveau de... View More...
High stakes skulduggery meets youthful audacity on the medieval Rhine. Robert Barr (1849 - 912) was a Scottish-Canadian short story writer and novelist, born in Glasgow, Scotland. 395 pages ; 20 cm. Interior is clean and unmarked. Binding is tight, with a minor forward lean. Boards show some minor surface wear from age, and a little wear to the tips of the corners. A good, solid reading copy. Unpacked weight, 556g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipp... View More...
History of the long-running, Canadian television show, Front page Challenge. Signed, on the title page, by the author, and one of the original panelists, Alex Barris. 231pp, photo illustrated. Fine copy, about 'as new', in an unclipped dustjacket. Weight, 530g. View More...
The authors, father and son, let us eavesdrop on ordinary Canadians under the extraordinary circumstances of the Second World War. Introduction by Knowlton Nash. viii, 304 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. An almost 'as new' copy - bright and fresh. Previous owner's details to the top margin of the titles page, otherwise the book is unmarked. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. Unpacked weight, 465g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped ... View More...
An account of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan during the Second World War. Large format softcover, 8vo, 358pp, photo illustrated. A mint copy, 'as new'. Weight, 600g NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are often incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. We use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are available. Shipped well packed. USA postage is usually $8.00 - $9.00 unless extra heavy/large. Media Mail void for magazines in USA. Canadian postage varie... View More...
Province of Manitoba, Department of Mines and Natural resources, Publication 57-3. 39pp. Booklet is in Fine condition - bright, clean and unmarked - about 'as issued' and with NO ownership marks. Weight, 125g. View More...
An Engraving after a drawing by W. H. Bartlett, 'Bridge at Bytown, Upper Canada'. Bytown is the former name of Ottawa, Canada's Capital. Engraved by J. Smith. Published by Geo Virtue and dated 1841. Found in 'Canadian Scenery Illustrated', published by Virtue in parts, each part containing Four Engravings. Bright, clean copy still with the tissue ttached. Slight foxing to the margins, no affecting the image. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. Images available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations. View More...
Book contains reproductions of all the Canadian engravings of William Henry Bartlett. Introduction by Henry C. Campbell, texts by Janice Tyrwhitt. 191 pages (chiefly illustrations) map ; 32.5 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding. Black cloth shows no wear. Unclipped dustjacket shows slight top-edge wear and a tiny lost chip at the foot of the spine. Unpacked weight, 1.282kg. Shipped anywhere in North America for US$15.00, or possibly less. View More...
Collection of 5 essays on Canadian Economic History. 269pp. Very bright and clean. Sound binding. About 'as new'. Weight, 570g. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges, at cost, without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates based on specific destination and weight. Online estimates by the Listing Site may not be correct and either additional, or reduced postage may be required, particularly for particularl... View More...
Historical documents relating to the Bank of Upper Canada. Champlain Society Edition, Ontario Series XIII, limited to 1250 copies of which this is Copy No. 1225. cliii, 400pp. Mint copy - many pages unopened. Weight, 1.11kg. View More...
Thirteen true stories of Lost Mines, Buried Treasure, Outlaw Loot and Buried or Sunken Treasure from British Columbia and the Yukon. 160pp, photo illustrated. Mint copy - 'as new'. Weight, 285g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations. View More...
This is the Deluxe Clothbound Edition. No. 1251 of a Limited Edition of 1300 copies. Fourteen articles on early Albertan history. Well illustrated with photographs including many vintage images. 112pp, 51 full color photos. Publisher's full-page 'blurb', laid-in. An 'As New' copy weighing 702g. Scans always available. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usually $6.50 or less. Canadian postage varies considerably depending... View More...
Fourteen articles on early Albertan history. Well illustrated with photographs including many vintage images. 112pp, 51 full color photos. An 'As New' copy weighing 455g. Scans always available. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usually $6.50 or less. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Maximum postage to anywhere within Canada, can now be approx US$15.00- up to 5kg total weight, box... View More...
