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The Fraser River
by Haig-Brown, Alan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 155017147X
- ISBN 13
- 9781550171471
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 155017147X . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Illustrated with stunning full colour photography by Rick Blacklaws ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 200 pages; " From northeast BC, where the river is a clear mountain stream running quietly below Mt. Robson, to the dry belt where the Fraser slows to a tame trickle you can jump over, to the ferocious torrents of the world-renowned Canyon, to the fertile farms and urban sprawl of the Fraser Valley, Haig-Brown and Blacklaws document the wildlife and landforms of the Fraser system, as well as the full spectrum of vigorous human life on the river-the mills and marinas, ocean liners and gillnetters, houseboats and fish wheels that are home to more than half of BC's population." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21667
- Title
- The Fraser River
- Author
- Haig-Brown, Alan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 155017147X
- ISBN 13
- 9781550171471
- Publisher
- Harbour Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Madeira Park, BC
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- 155017147X, Salmon, Delta, Fraser Valley, Fraser Canyon
- Bookseller catalogs
- PHOTOGRAPHY;
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Ainsworth Books
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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