Search Results: British Columbia & Cascadia from Black Sheep Books

Victoria, BC, 1931. Library Binding. Good/-. Ex-Library Book. Library Binding in dark red cloth, gilt titling to spine, several fold-out maps, several black and white photographs, 408 pages. Library marking stamped on textblock, library pocket and slip to rear fep, one foldpout map of the Coalmont Colliers No. 4 Mine is torn, chipped, crease and reinforced with failing clear tape - it is still present and legible. This book weighs more than 1 kg and will require additional shipping charges. Depending on your location, further charges might be needed to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent.

Cloverdale, BC, 1969. Soft cover. Very Good-/-. British Columbia's largest circulation outdoor magazine" This issue contains: 'Strip Mining: Need we pay the price of Experience?', 'Backpacking: The camp you carry', 'Family fishing Vancouver Island', 'What good is a wolf?' and an article about David Conover and his life on Wallace Island with a review of his book "Once Upon an Island". Illustrated cover, staple binding, many black and white photographs, 64 pages. The magazine is in very good condition, a light crease to bottom free corner, a mailing label to front. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia Press, 1979. Card Cover. Very Good/-. Includes amongst others the articles "City-Building in the Canadian West: A Case Study of Economic Growth in Early Vancouver", "The Decline of Geese and Swans on the Lower Fraser River", "The Seaforths and the Strikers: Nanaimo, August 1913". Light brown card cover with brown illustration and titling to front, 115 pages. Small light crease to back cover. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1969. Card Cover. Very Good-/-. A B.C. historical periodical with articles on "Banning a book in British Columbia", "The Skagit River Atlatle", "The First Military Intelligence Report of the Interior of British Columbia", "Some Aspects of Chinese Communiteies in Britsh Columbia Twons" and "Patterns of Trade and Investement of the Pacific Coast". Yellow card covers with black titling and illustration, 62 pages. Light edge wear and a light pressure mark to front. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Bamfield, B.C., Canada: Bamfield Marine Station, 1970. Card Cover. Good. Report No. 3, July 1970, a Bamfield Marine Station report - a preliminary list of marine invertebrates of the Barkley Sound Region, (Bamfield Survey, Part V) Compiled by William C. Austin, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University. Blue and white card cover with black titling, staple binding, illustrated with black and white maps, 124 pages. Cover has edge wear, shelf wear, a five-inch by one-inch piece of upper edge of front cover is missing, text block edges darkened, damp stain to text block edge at lower end of spine, some ink scribbles and previous owner's name written on front cover as well as some stains and soiling, staples show some rust, a darkened rectangle on title page at top edge, small ink scribble on preface page, text is basically clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer… Read More

Toronto: MacMillan of Canada, 1981. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Inscribed and signed first edition of Jack Hodgins' book "The Barclay Family Theatre", a story about a family of seven sisters. Tan boards, gilt titling on red cloth spine, coloured end papers. 299 pages. Light edge wear, two creases to bottom free corner of ffep. Dust jacket shows shelf and edge wear, some chipping to spine ends. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Princeton, B.C.: Qantalqs Ventures Ltd., 1997. Coil Binding. Very Good-. bunchgrass Country was a weekly periodical; this book consists of portions of columns, with comments about conditions of the time. Tan card covers, brown titling and illustration on front, black plastic coil binding, illustrated title page, inscribed on title page by Dawn Johnson, author, 99 pages. Cover has very light shelf wear, previous owner's ink inscription inside front cover, book is clean and bright. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Duncan, BC: M.J. Ackinclose, 2000. Soft cover. Very Good/-. Ackinclose recalls her childhood memories from growing up in Duncan, British Columbia. Illustrated soft cover, red titling to front and spine, signed by the author to title page, several black and white photographs, 104 pages plus an additional cluster of photographs and reprints of records and programs of some social events. Minor shelf wear. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Knutsford, B.C.: Heritage Committee, Rosehill Farmers Institute, 1991. Fourth Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good+. A chronicle of days gone by, book is a collection of stories, drawings and photographs depicting the history of the areas of Rose Hill, Beresford, Knutsford, Anderson Creek and Long Lake. Orange cloth with black titling on spine and front, black decoration on front, end papers are different maps showing locations of homesteads and ranches, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, maps, drawings, facsimiles, etc., 227 pages. This attractive book is in great condition. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Victoria, BC, Canada: Orca Book Publishers, 1989. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. In 1924 a wooden boat drifted south of the international border between Canada and the US on the west coast. The boat was crewless and blood-smeared. A continent-wide manhunt led to one of the most sensational murder trials in the Roaring Twenties. Red cloth, black titling to spine, 203 pages. Minor edge wear, previous owner's name and address stamp to ffep. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear including two and half inch long pressure mark to the back. It is now protected in a Brodart cover. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Chemainus: Milltown Publishing, 2003. Second Printing. . Coil Binding. Very Good. A group of long time Chemainus residents put together this pictorial comparison to capture some of their history and to illustrate the changes that have occurred over the last hundred years. Green titling and colour photo on white front cover, procected by a clear plastic layer, black plastic coil binding, black and white photographs with descriptions throughout, unpaginated. With the exception of a few pale marks on cover, book is clean and bright. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Okanagan Falls, B.C., Canada: Rima Press, 1987. Soft cover. Very Good/-. Fraser, Ellen. A Selection of columns that first appeared in the South Okanagan Review. Charming and highly readable accounts of life in the countryside of the Okanagan in British Columbia. Burgundy soft cover, gilt titling on front and spine, text block is in a heavier weight light brown coloured paper with internal text in brown, illustrated with charming line drawings of scenes of country living. 101 Pages. A few light pressure marks to the covers, light wear to corners. Simple yet handsome book. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall-Oblong

Riondel, BC, Canada: Voice in the Wilderness Press, Inc., 1997. Soft cover. Good to Very Good. Subtitled: An Opinionated Hiking Guide to Help You Get the Most From This Magnificent Wilderness. Book covers the most rewarding hikes in the southern Coast Mountains, including trips in the Stein Wilderness and Southern Chilcotin; over 70 trips for all levels of dayhiking and backpacking; 34 shoulder-season trips; trails to avoid, and why; and what you should know about bugs, brush, hantavirus, cougars, and bears, etc. White soft cover with colourful illustrations, green, orange and purple titling, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, 272 pages. Cover has minor edge wear, front lower right corner has a light crease, text block edge has some minor discoloration, otherwise this attractive book is in great shape. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers,… Read More

Anne Pearson, 1986. Soft cover. Good. A scarce copy of this history of the Coldstream and Lavington area. Illustrated white and red soft cover with black titling, a two-page black and white map of Coldstream Estate precedes title page and another black and white map inside back cover, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, 176 pages. Cover has shelf wear, cover and first several pages stained/darkened around edges and spine, 2.5" split to lower front spine end and first page, lower end of spine cover worn, name in ink on first page, interior is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Minister of Enviroment Canadian Wildlife Service, 1989. Soft cover. Very Good-/-. A study of coastal birds in British Columbia, Canada. Red with white titling on cover and spine, and picture of bird on cover, many charts and diagrams throughout. Corners and edges slightly worn, artistic looking sunning to spine and top front edge, book is otherwise excellent. pp. 186. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1997. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Based on memoirs, interviews and archival records, this is the first full account of the glorious, occasionally scandalous, life and times of one of the world's legendary hotels. Black boards with gilt titling on spine, illustrated end papers, black and white frontispiece, and illustrated throughout with over one hundred black and white photographs and thirty colour photographs, as well as some drawings. 136 pages Book has light wear to corners and a light pressure mark on front board. Dust jacket has a faint line of sunning at top edge, but is also in great shape. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Victoria, B. C.: Province of B.C., Ministry of Forests, 1983. Soft cover. Very Good. Salkeld, Shirley. Land Management Report Number 14. A B.C. Government Ministry of Forests publication. Green soft cover with white titling, staple binding, black and white illustration on half title page, attractive black and white drawings throughout, 89 pages. Cover has shelf wear, light edge wear, cover colour is bright but flecked with multiple tiny white marks, text is clean and tight. This is a handsome book in nice shape. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Toronto: Collins, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. Second Canadian Edition, First Impression. Orange cloth, gilt titling on spine, 279 pages. Minor edge wear, stamp with previous owner's intials to top of textblock edge, previous owner's bookplate covering his previous writing, previousowner's blindstamt to rear endpaper. Dust jacket has light edge wear and a sunned spine. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Anchorage, Alaska: Alaska Northwest Publishing Company, 1983. Soft cover. Good+ to Very Good-. From the Northern History Library. As told by Joseph Grinnell, edited by Elizabeth Grinnell, foreword by Terrence Cole. This journal was written during his gold-rush experience in the late 1890s, by Joseph Grinnell, well-known ornighologist, naturalist, author and director of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of California. Black, white and yellow soft cover with yellow and white titling, staple binding, a few black and white photographs in text, 78 pages. Cover has light shelf wear, book is clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

1995. Soft cover. Very Good/-. HMCS Discovery is the longest serving Naval Reserve Division in Canada's history. White soft cover with black titling to front and spine, many black and white photographs, unpaginated. Minor shelf wear. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall