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Vancouver: Chinese Benevolent Association of Vancouver , 2006. (CAD) Presumed 1st edition No markings, Fine; no dust jackdt as published. Glossy hardcover, 304pp, mostly colour photos of association officers, group photos of the Association board members throught the years. Messages in letter form from Michaelle Jean, Stephen Harper, Beverley Oda, Gordon Campbell, Sam Sullivan, and other dignataries in Chinese. Lovcal ads from Vancouver businesses. The text is almost completely in Chinese. (4.0 JM LVR 200/b1. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Vancouver: Vancouver Airport Authority, 2010. (CAD) No markings,a touch of rubbing to the base of psine, else Fine; no dust jacket as published; includes the DVD to the holder to the inside back cover. . Oblong format, boards, 96pp, colour photos.This book commemorates the role of the Vancouver airport in the 2010 Olympic and Paraolympic Games in Vancouver. (2.8 JM LVR 201/b2. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Vancouver: Mitchell Press, 1965. (CAD) Presumed 1st edition, No markings, Near Fine in Good dust jacket with edge tears and a tear and creae to top edge of rear panel. DJ is in mylar sleeve. Boards, pp, index, B&W photos. These are memoirs of a lineman and telegrapher in Canada' northlands. (1.6 JM HOJ 303/0. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Canada: Scouts Canada, 1982. (CAD) Owner's inscription to corner of first page, some rubbing to edges of balck cover, bump to top spine-side corder of front cover, Good used copy. Wraps, 305pp, B&W photos and illus. (2.6 JM LVR 201/b0. Paperback. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1987. (CAD) 1st printing of the First edition. No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Oblong format, hardcover, black cloth, 192 pp. 180 B&W ink drawings depicting native life, plants, and animals of the region. Originally published in 1815, this is an account of the capture of Jewitt and Thompson in 1802 by Maquinna at Nootka Sou nd, where Jewitt was kept as a slave for 2 years and even married against his will. This edition has been annotated and illustrated by Stewart, who has written numberous books on subjects pertaining to the Northwest Coast and its history. [2.5 JM HOZ 401/1. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Vancouver: UBC Press, 2021. (CAD) Presumed 1st edition. No maarkings, Fine; no dust jacket as published. Hardcover, 279pp, index, map, a few B&W photos. From the cover, For centuries, an intricate system of levees and ditches in Canada’s Bay of Fundy held back the highest tidewaters in the world. These "dykelands" transformed ancient saltmarsh into rich soil, but by the 1940s, the floodwalls had fallen into disrepair. Against the Tides is the never-before-told story of how the 1948 Maritime Marshland’s Rehabilitation Administration dammed the waters and reshaped the landscape forever. In this richly detailed account, Ronald Rudin reveals how federal hubris won a unique tug-of-war between state and local knowledge and compromised the region’s rivers for decades. (1.9 JM HOQ 103/b3. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Calgary: Fifth House, 2003. (CAD) 1st pinting. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, no other markings, a touch of rubbing to the extreme corner tips of cover, faint small spot just to the leading edge of the inside back cover and last two leaves, thus about Very Good. Wraps, 316pp, index,, B&W illus and photos. This is historian Bill Waiser's detailed retelling of one of the seminal moments in Canadian history This new, balanced history is based on a number of new sources that have only become available in the last few decades, including previously closed RCMP records, Regina City police records (now available through the Access to Information and Privacy Division) and the papers of John Gregory (Jack) King, one of the leading figures in the Regina Citizen's Emergency Committee Other primary sources consulted were the records of the Regina Riot Inquiry Commission and trial transcripts for those charged with rioting or related offenses - most of these records had never been consulted since they were filed… Read More

Vancouver BC: Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Industrial Development Commission, 1955. (CAD) No markings, some rust to staples, thus Very Good. Paper covers with flaps, side-stapled, no page numbers [36]pp . Small B&W photos of industry. No date to book, possibly mid-1950s; date uncertain. Colour maps of Canada and the Greater Vancouver Region.. This booklet presents the opportunities for industry to locate in the Greater Vancouver region. The varous municipalities that make up the region are presented with facts on current developments in mining,logging, manufacturing, etc and list of companies taking part in "British Columbia's Billion Dollar Boom. (0.8 JM HOX 1/a10. Staple Bound. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 1989. (CAD) First edition, no markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Coth, 237pp index, B&W andcolour photos and illus. Hubbard is one of Canada's foremost art historians. Ths book is devoted to the homes of the Lieutenant-governors of Canada. A heavy book (4.0 JM HOQ 102/b2. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Toronto: Random House Canada, 2010. (CAD) SIGNED BY AUTHOR, no other markings, two leaves are creased, otherwise Fine in unclipped Fine dust jacket, with lighrt rubbing to rear panel. Boards, 419pp, index. One of Canada's most respected jounralists looks at the rise of Christian conservatism in Canadian politics. (1.8 JM HOZ 401/5. Signed by Author. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Leroy SK: Heritage Book Committee, 1986. (CAD) 1st printing. Owner's 3 line inscription blcked out with marker to the corner of the end paper, no other markigns, faint small smudege to bottom edge of pages Very Good; no dust jacket as published. Orange cloth, photo end papers, viii, 856pp, index of names; B&W photos, maps. This is a local hstory of the town of LeRoy in Saskatchewan and has chapters on Churches, Schools, Businesses, Sports, Family histories, Service clubs, Recollections and pictures of interest. A heavy book. (5.6 JM HOJ 301/5. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Vancouver BC: The Sun Publishing Co. Ltd., 1948. (CAD) First Printing No markings, Fine. Oblong format, red plastic comb binding, card cover with colour photo of Vancouver City Hall, B&W photo of dogwood to the back cover, 100pp; 2 maps. There are close to 100 B&W full-page photos gleaned from the Sun nespaper's photo contest of sights, sports, parks, and scenery in Vancouver BC dating from the late 1940s. Uncommon. (1.8 JM HOX 1/1. 1st. Plastic Comb. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2007. (CAD) 1st printing, No markings, Fine; no dust jacket as published. Hardcover, 350pp, map; a few B&W photos. From the cover: George Mercer Dawson is a towering figure in Canadian history and science as the man who led the Geological Survey during its exploration of the Canadian West, mostly from horseback or from a canoe. A tough job for anyone, it was an extraordinary achievement for Dawson. Born in 1849, Dawson was crippled by a childhood illness that left him hunchbacked and in constant pain. He never grew taller than a young boy, and he never let his disabilities stop him. An avid photographer, amateur painter, professional geologist and botanist, and by necessity an ethnographer, Dawson wrote constantly: poetry, journals, reports, notes, and more than five thousand letters, his first at the age of six and his last just two days before he died in 1901. (2.0 JM LVR 205/b4. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Lantzville, BC: Oolichan Books., 1982. (CAD) Presumed 1st edition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on the title page. 10 word Owner's inscription to top of title page, no other markings, slight bump to lower corner of front cover, otherwise Very Good in complete Good only Dj with wear to edges and mass of small creases to head of spine, 1" tear to front corner fold. Dj is in mylar sleeve Hardcover with mustard coloured boards, 280pp, index. 8 maps, 20pp B&W photos. A project of the Coal Tyee Society, this is a hsitory of coal mining on Vancouver Island. (1.9 JM HOZ 403/4. Signed by Author. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Vancouver: UBC Press, 1997. (CAD) 1st printing of the third edition. INSCRIBED BY AUTHORS to President Martha Piper, the first woman presdient of UBC, no other markings, Fine. Wraps, 304pp.Two B&W maps. This is an alphabetical directory of BC place names with biographical, historical and anecdotal material. G. Akrigg is professor of English at UBC and Helen Akrigg has a MA in History . They have spend 40 years tracing the origins of BC place names. (1.5 JM 0428. Inscribed By Author(s). Third Edition. Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.

Smithers, BC, Canada: Heritage Club, 1974. (CAD) Presumed first edition (no dated giver) No markings, faint discolored spot to lower edge of front cover, tiny chip to head of sone about Very Good used copy. Printed green paper covers, side stapled, 183pp. B&W photos and drawing scattered throughout text. A local history of the Buckley Valley area of BC. (1.0 JM LVR 206/b1. Staple Bound. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ontario: LifeGems Personal Histories, 2008. (CAD) Presumed 1st edition SIGNED BY AUTHOR in a squiggle to the title page with the date "October 2008", there is a owner's neat inscription of 8 lines to Dedication page, no othe rmarkings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Maroon leatherette with gold titles, illus end papers, 355pp, index, some colour pages, mostly B&W photos and illus. This is a local history of Collingwood , a town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. It is situated on Nottawasaga Bay at the southern point of Georgian Bay. A heavy book, (4.0 JM HOJ 300/5. Signed by Author. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Vancouver: British Columbia Electric Railway Co. Ltd., 1955. (CAD) No markings, but the upper corner of the entire booklet is burnt with signed page edges around the top corner, most of the text is there except for the last two leaves which are the most damaged, Poor sold as is. . 7 x 4", paper covers, stapled, 24pp counting both covers. sepia coloured old photos of street cars. The cover reads: You are cordially invited to take a last ride free aboard Vancouver's street cars on Snday April 24, 1-5 pm, old no, 53 at the PNE. Ceremonies markings completion of the change from Rails to Rubber commence at 3pm in the Garden Building". (1.2 JM ITF2 docket 38. Staple Bound. Poor. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Vancouver: British Columbia Electric Railway Co. Ltd., 1955. (CAD) No markings, Near Fine. 7 x 4", paper covers, stapled, 24pp counting both covers. sepia coloured old photos of street cars. The cover reads: You are cordially invited to take a last ride free aboard Vancouver's street cars on Snday April 24, 1-5 pm, old no, 53 at the PNE. Ceremonies markings completion of the change from Rails to Rubber commence at 3pm in the Garden Building". (1.2 JM ITF2 docket 38. Staple Bound. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Madeira Park, British Columbia, Canada: Harbour Publishing, 2004. (CAD) First printing. INSCRIBED by Red Robinson and Greg Potter to the back of the endpaper, no other markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Brown boards, 190pp, index. There are lots of B&W photos of celebrtities and entertainers who have graced the theatres and venues of Vancouver, in this entertainment history. (2.6 JM HOZ 401/3. Inscribed By Authors. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".