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Printed Wraps. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Personal account of surviving as a Japanese Prisoner-of-War during WW2 in Indonesia. Dedicated presentation inscription in the hand of the author to the title page. 236pp, illustrated, index. Bright, clean and unmarked, about 'as new'. Weight, 470g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently 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 $6.50. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Postage to anywhere within Canada, can now be approx US$16.00 for weights up to 5kg total - boxed, insured, trackable and faster than regular parcels. Less will be charged if rates indicate. NOW available - new, considerably lower Trans-Canada rates for many markets, and, new, considerably lower rates for Overseas destinations. Dedicated Presentation Inscrip.…

Card Wrappers. Zustand: VG+. First Edition. Guide to identifying and collecting Canadian Avon Collectables, with prices circa 1973. 112pp, photo illustrated in b&w. Bright, clean and unmarked with a sound, stapled binding. Weight, 150g. POSTAGE $4-6.00.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Ink gift inscription in front. Color photos by the author. Map endpages. 80pp. Indian Heritage Series Volume 1. Rear flyleaf is a bit wavy probably from binder's glue. Not bad. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Stapled Wraps. Zustand: Very Good. 27pp. Book.

Soft cover. Zustand: VG+. 1st Edition. Poetry by a Vancouver author. 40pp, pamphlet, green wrappers, gilt titles, portrait frontispiece with tissue and with printed signature. Estmated date of publication, 1930. Illustrated by the author. Yapp edges. Near Fine - one tiny 'nick to the fore-edge. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail. Lois Gilpin (illustrator). …

Self Wraps. Stapled Binding. Zustand: Very Good Condition. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. As Issued. A Collection of Short Stories. 51PP. Mimiographed text. Light blue card covers with black tape spine. Black titles and photo illustrations on front cover. B/W Photo Illustrations (illustrator).…

Pamphlet. 14p., staplebound wraps, very good condition, 5.5x8.5 inches. Photocopied from typescript.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: About Good. 1st Edition. A book of nostalgic wartime humour by the author 'Memoirs of an Old Sweat - a fondly remembered Bestseller! Signed by Doug Smith, a WWII RCAF Veteran, on the ffep. 152pp, illustrated. Book is about Fine - bright, clean and unmarked with a tight, square binding, no wear to the bright, clean green cloth showing no wear. The dustjacket is substantially complete but with edge wear- short edge tears, small lost pieces etc. Most small points of wear closed with acid-free tape. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, or via the USPS Media Mail, in card sleeve. From $5.00 to $8.50 depending on exact end weight etc. [Media Mail rates in the USA do not apply to Magazines]. Those requiring Tracking in Canada will find postage considerably more. Tracking with all shipments to the USA. Image available if required. Overseas orders, Postage, at cost, determined by final weight and destination. Bing - cover art (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). …

Stapled Wrappers. Zustand: Near Fine. Second Edition of 1979. Golden Gems Series 2. [16pp], illustrated. Fourteen poems by the author plus explanatory text, illustrated. Signed on the inside of the front wrapper, 'To Ron / Harold Harrison'. Clean and unmarked, near Fine. Weight, 31g. Shipping via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail. Size: 5.5" by 8.5". Author Signed Copy. Book.…

Glued Wrappers. Zustand: VG+. Original manuscript from a very young girl in Vancouver, 'Class II' - School Report on Vancouver 'nature' January 8, 1924 to April 20, 1924 - Vancouver City and Point Grey. [52pp], text, verse, numerous watercolour illustrations. A couple of pages are cut but there are also a few loose illustrations laid-in. An interesting survival !! Weight, 62g. Shipping via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail. Size: 6" by 9". Book.…

Pamphlet. 24p., illus., wraps soiled, previous owner's name on front wrap. Rankin was a radical alderman in Vancouver.

Plastic Comb. Zustand: Very Good. 1st. (CAD)Presumed First Edition SIGNED BY AUTHOR, no other markings, small stress crease to cover, small faint spot to cover, spot to upper corner of front cover, Very Good used copy. 21.5 x 14 cm, stiff white card covers with humorous drawing, plastic comb binding, [1-2] contents, divider page ("Tasty Tidbits"), [3], 4-339pp. Index by section; stiff card divider pages have humorous drawings. Many of the recipes bear contributors' names. Close to 300 recipes with handlettered presentation. Louie was associated with the Food services at the University of British Columbia. (1.6 JM HOZ 401/b1 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. LOUIE, Shirley (illustrator). Signed by Author.…

Original Wraps. Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine -- illus. wraps. | Second and last issue of little magazine edited by Blaser and Stan Persky. Includes tipped-in broadside, Olson's "The Ridge".

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st. (CAD) Presumed 1st edition. Small remainder mark to top edge of pages, no other markings, otherwise Fine in unclipped Very Good dust jacket with several small edge tears. Hardcover, 144pp, 200 B&W photos of firefighting equipment. Marches was interested in fire engines from the time he was a boy spending his leisure time in the nieghbourhood |No17 fire hall. He was instrumental in the formation of the British Columiba Antique Fire Apparatus Association. (2.0 JM LVR 202/b3 Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" Tall. Remainder.…

Printed Wraps. Zustand: Good VG. First Edition. Small volume of verse by a Vancouver journalist. Foreword by Rev. Andrew Roddan. Preface by St. John Brock Smith. 71pp. Bright and clean internally. Small, light stain [?] on front cover. Wear to 1/2" at foot of spine. Scan available. Weight, 75g Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book. …

Printed Wraps. Zustand: VG+. First Edition. Compiled from Newspaper accounts. More than 14 Authors contributed. 1st printing, stiff wraps, 6.5"x10", 64pp, photo illustrated. Clean tight copy. Interior is Fine. Front wrapper is Fine. Rear Wrapper with minor surface soiling. Weight, 130g. 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.…

Plastic Comb. Zustand: Fine. (CAD)Presumed First Edition INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR: "Enjoy! Shirley Louie", no other markings, Fine. 21.5 x 14 cm, stiff white card covers with humorous drawing, plastic comb binding, [1-2] contents, divider page ("Tasty Tidbits"), [3], 4-339pp. Index by section; stiff card divider pages have humorous drawings. Many of the recipes bear contributors' names. Close to 300 recipes with handlettered presentation. Louie was associated with the Food services at the University of British Columbia. (1.6 JM HOJ 303/a0 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. LOUIE, Shirley (illustrator). Inscribed By Author.…

Card Wrappers. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. The author's memories of his eraly life as a Homesteader on the Canadian Prairies after emigrating from England in 1905. The book is signed by him beneath his photo portrait on p3. 172 pages, portraits; 22 cm.Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding. Clean wrappers. Unpacked weight, 209g. 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. Size: 22cm by 13cm. Author Signed Copy. Book. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st. (CAD) Stated First Edition INSCRIBED: "To ----and ____/Many thanks for your friedship. Enjoy!!/ Sincerely, Mary White" and dated April 21, 2014, no other markings, tiny faint spot to back cover, thus Near Fine; no dust jacket perhaps as published. Oblong photo cover, xii, 321pp, index. B&W photos. The author is the only child of Ernest (founder of Buckerfield's Feeds--an institution in British Columbia) and Amy, who was a long-time director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and active member of Vancouver's arts community. Mary brings the Buckerfield family and accomplishments to life in this family history. A heavy book (3.1 JM LVR 202/2 Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Inscribed By Author. …

Paperback. Zustand: Fine. 1st. (CAD) 1st publication, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR: "To L---/with love/ Rosanna" no other markings, there is a very small faint touch of light blue to the leading edge of pages, (about the size of a pea), possibly a manufacturing fault, no obtrusive, otherwise Fine. Wraps, 330pp, a few B&W photos. Hille was born in South Africa and grew up in Denmark and noethern British Columbia. she was a textile artist and worked in community and international development. These are memoirs of her youth, her travels, and her experience with a grassroots-inspired humanitarian organization. (1.7 JM HOZ 402/1 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Inscribed By Author. …

Paperback. Zustand: Fine. 1st. (CAD) 1st publication, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR: "To B---& M-----/thanks for the memoires/ Rosanna/ Feb, 24" no other markings, includes the publisher's book mark Fine. Wraps, 330pp, a few B&W photos. Hille was born in South Africa and grew up in Denmark and noethern British Columbia. she was a textile artist and worked in community and international development. These are memoirs of her youth, her travels, and her experience with a grassroots-inspired humanitarian organization. (1.7 JM LVR 206/1 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Inscribed By Author.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Lacking Dustjacket. 1st Edition. Survey of some of the various, major backgrounds of British Columbia's history and development - Prehistoric, Russia, Spanish, American, British etc. xiii, 358 p. illus., maps, ports. 21 cm. Interior is clean and unmarked. Binding is tight and square. No significant wear to the green cloth. Sun darkened spine. Sharp corners. Lacking the dustjacket. The author was an ex-President of the British Columbia Historical Association. 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 $6.90 - $9.00 unless extra heavy/large. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Postage to anywhere within Canada, can now be a maximum of US$16.00 for weights , including more than one book - up to 5kg total fitting the Flat Rate Box- boxed, insured, trackable and faster than regular parcels. Less will always be charged if rates indicate. NOW available - lower Trans-Canada rates for many major markets, and, new, considerably lower rates for Overseas destinations. Size: 21cm Tall. Book.…

Stapled Card Wrappers. Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. 'A whimsical / Vancouverite / is Speaking here / in Verses Light'. Verses on Vancouver and its local attractions. 16 pages, attractivelty illustrated by the author. Bright, clean copy. Unmarked except for a very tiny ink-blot to the fore-edge of the front cover. 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 Size: 14.5cm by 18.5cm. Peggy hARVEY (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Zustand: About Fine. First Edition. An immigrant's view of his adopted homeland. This copy is No. 104 of a Limited Ediiton of 150 copies and is signed by him on the limitation page. Unpaginated, illustrated. Plastic spiral binding with laminated card wrappers. Bright, clean, unmarked copy, almost 'as new'. Weight, 446g. Size: Quarto. Author Signed Copy. Book.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good to VG. First Edition. Poems written about the events at Dunkirk in 1940. Signed by the author on the title page. 38pp, photo illustration of Winston Churchill on front. Wrappers slightly soiled and some wear evident along fore-edge of front panel. Weight, 50g. Size: 8" Tall. Signed by Author(s). Book. …

Printed Card Wraps. Zustand: Good VG. First Edition. Short novel of British Columbia's Gambier Island. Undated. Ink inscription to ffep is dated 1967. Green card wraps with gilt titles and decoration. Bright, clean copy with a sound binding. Weight, 100g. Size: 7" Tall. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardcover, no dust jacket - full green cloth over boards with gold lettering stamped on spine and front. Sewn binding. xiii + 358 pages, with illustrations, maps. 1st Edition, presumed 1st Printing. CONDITION: VERY GOOD, with moderate shelf wear to boards, bumped corners and bottom edge; gilt lettering now dull but legible, sun-faded spine; binding square and tight, pages age tanned but unmarked throughout; front flyleaf has a book plate and signature in pencil of the former owner. CONTENT: With a view to understanding the culture and settlement of British Columbia, the author surveys early exploration of the province by Russia, Spain, the United States, and Great Britain. >Guaranteed secure packaging, free tracking, and no-hassle return policy.…

French Wrappers. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No DJ Issued. First Edition. Scarce little book of British Columbia poetry. 76 pages ; 18 cm. Title to front wraapper reads - 'Rambling rhymes of the British Columbia coast'. Text block is bright white, unmarked - Fine condition. Dark Green wrappers are Fine, excepting a tiny Catalog Number to the foot of the spine. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $7.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. First Edition. Signed by Carrie Marshall on title page. 208 pp.; 4to; black cloth lettered in gilt, with ship illustration in white front cover. In illustrated yellow & black dust jacket with chips & closed tears at edges; 2" tear with loss foot of front spine edge. Very Good dust , in protective mylar wrap; Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st. (CAD) First edition. SIGNED BYA AUTHOR and dated July 2021, no other markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover, 379pp, B&W and colour photos. Taylor is an entrepreneur who has been shaping Vancouver's waterfront since the 1970s and 1980s. He is a co-founder of the Creekhouse, False Creek Marinas, and Granville Island Brewery. From the dust jacket: This is a collection of stories about how I made my way in the world, along with glimpses of how the world has changed from 1944 to 2020. It chronicles the exploits of a Canadian boy, growing up in a farming community in Manitoba and evolving into a creative entrepreneur who drove some of his stakes into the urban seaboard of Vancouver and other shores beyond. There will be prodigious challenges, visionary schemes materialized, lessons learned, and the gradual acquisition of humility and humanity in this recounting of pivotal experiences.(2.5 JM LVR 201/a5 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Signed by Author.…