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By: Barker, Pat
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Vancouver, BC, Raincoast Book Distribution: 1996
Edition: First Canadian Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 12929
ISBN: 1551920085
Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
Light fading of DJ spine ; DJ in Mylar, unclipped. A bright solid, book ; Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 119 pages; A bright colorful book celebrating the increasingly popular sport of Dragon Boat racing. View more info
By: Broomhall, Pete
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Vancouver BC, Western Fish & Game Magazine Ltd.: 1970
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 17424
Condition: Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
DJ has tears, chipping and creasing. Boards show some shelf wear. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Beautiful colour plates as well as B&W drawings. ; B&W and Colour Drawings; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 107 pages; Beautifully illustrated for the fishing aficionado. British Columbia has rich resources for both freshwater and saltwater fishermen alike. View more info
Price: $39.95
Publisher: Vancouver BC, Self Published: 1975
Edition: 1st
Seller ID: 17137
Condition: Very Good+
Light edge wear and scuffing to white card covers ; Stapled wraps are bright and solid ; Indian heritage wilderness series; B&W Illustrations; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 44 pages; Carter is largely known for his Indian Heritage Series hardcovers about British Columbia native bands. This small guide was published later and was touted to be the first of a followup series - 'Indian heritage wilderness series'. It is a scarce book, showing only 2 in libraries according to OCLC. This brief volume details various styles of snowshoes and how they would be used. View more info
By: Clayton, Michael & John King
Price: $35.00
Publisher: London, Methuen Publishing: 1984
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 17407
ISBN: 0413546101
Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket
Red cloth boards have light shelf wear, DJ missing. ; A tight solid book. ; B&W and Colour Illustrations; X X ; 192 pages; This excoriated sport still flourishes in spite of the negative press. View more info
By: Cole, Stephen
Price: $29.95
Publisher: Toronto, Doubleday Canada: 2006
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 17456
ISBN: 0385660936
Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
DJ & book show light shelfwear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W and Colour Photographs; 10 X 8 X 1.30 inches; 400 pages; From the back DJ cover: "A unique celebration of Canada`s game in all its variety, this beautifully desinged book is the definitive guide to hockey from sea to sea to sea. Tracing the sport and its heroes region by region, town by town, this is the most thorough anthology of Canadian hockey moments, images and reflections ever compiled." "Organized into 11 chapters by province and territory, with over 1,000 player entries complete w... View more info
By: Craven, D H
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Wellington, NZ, A.H. & A.W. Reed: 1954
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 18269
Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket
DJ shows tears, chipping and scuffing. Vendor's sticker on front pastedown, pages a little yellowed ; A tight solid book - hinges intact ; B&W Photographs, drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 200 pages View more info
By: Gretzky, Wayne & Kirstie McLellan Day
Price: $22.50
Publisher: Toronto, Viking: 2016
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 18313
ISBN: 0735232628
Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
DJ shows very light shelf wear, small spot on page foredges. ; A crisp, bright book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W and colour plates; 9.37 X 6.54 X 1.50 inches; 400 pages; "In 99: Stories of the Game, Gretzky looks back on the last ninety-nine years and tells us, from his point of view, about the NHL’s most memorable moments. We already know what he means to the game. Now he shows us what the game means to him.From hockey's fierce early battles on natural ice; through its mythical golden era, where Howe, Richard, Béliveau, Hull, Orr, and Esposito defined greatness; through the un... View more info
By: Laumann, Silken
Price: $49.95
Publisher: Toronto, Harper Collins Canada: 2014
Edition: 1st
Inscription: Signed by Author
Seller ID: 17317
ISBN: 1443419079
Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
Signed by Author; Small ding on back panel of dust jacket, only light edge wear ; Inscribed by author on front free end paper. A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 9.06 X 6.06 X 1.26 inches; 292 pages; The autobiography of the amazing Olympic rower, who came back from a leg-shattering accident 10 weeks prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics to finish in the Bronze Medal position. Laumann talks about both her professional and personal life, her children and the break-up of her first marriage. "Just ten weeks before the 1992 Olympic Games, Silken Laumann, the reigning world c... View more info
Price: $35.00
Publisher: London, Hurst & Blackett Ltd: 1860
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 12152
Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket
1st volume only. Red cloth covered boards show wear to extremities, corners bumped, cloth torn down 2 inches back edge of spine, 1 inch at front, frayed top edge, worn away bottom edge, some soil of covers. Large sticker removed from front board leaving slight remnant, foxing to frontispiece, tissue guard and title page ; Cloth has pebbled finish with blind stamped design on front and back, gilt title on spine still bright, Hinges intact. Tight solid book ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 367 pages View more info
By: Madley, Lewis G.
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Victoria, BC, James Bay Centennial Book Committee: 1986
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Inscription: Signed by Author
Seller ID: 6583
ISBN: 0969275005
Condition: Fine in Very Good dust jacket
Signed by Author; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 215 pages; Signed by author on front free end paper. Light wear and scuffing of DJ. A tight bright book. Dust jacket in Mylar. The James Bay in Victoria, British Columbia is a beautiful contained community of Victorian homes. This is the story behind their athletic association View more info
Price: $39.95
Publisher: Taunton, UK, Gingerjonny Publications: 2003
Seller ID: 10370
ISBN: 0954503104
Condition: Very Good
Light wear to corners; Trade PB; 208 pages; Includes a 95 page history, followed by club records going back to the 1870's View more info
Price: $40.00
Publisher: New York, Fitzgerald (Dick & Fitzgerald): [1894]
Edition: Fifth Edition
Seller ID: 17936
Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket
Some spotting of brown cloth covered boards, a repair of front hinge left a couple of pages skewed. Pages 69-74 assembled upside down. Notations on back free end paper ; There are no titles on boards ; Oblong 32mo 4" - 5" tall; 74 pages; This American edition is undated but appears to be published shortly before 1900 (Worldcat) View more info
By: N/A
Price: $29.95
Publisher: Vancouver BC, Vancouver Organizing Committee for 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Games: 2010
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 16904
Condition: Near Fine
Only slight wear to white card covers ; Color Illustrations; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 162 pages; This book chronicles the the participation of first nations peoples in the organizing of and participation in the 2010 Games in Vancouver. Many were involved in the torch relay, the opening ceremonies, performances at the first nations pavilion and competing in the events. View more info
By: N/A
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Vancouver BC, Vancouver Organizing Committee for 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Games: 2010
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 16905
Condition: Near Fine
Signed by Associated; Only slight wear to white card covers ; Inscribed and signed by numerous BC First Nations leaders to someone who was involved in the organizing of the First Nations participation in the games. ; Color Illustrations; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 162 pages; This book chronicles the the participation of first nations peoples in the organizing of and participation in the 2010 Games in Vancouver. Many were involved in the torch relay, the opening ceremonies, performances at the first nations pavilion and competing in the events. View more info
By: N/A
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Edmonton, AB, Edmonton Chinese Chess Association: 2008
Seller ID: 15568
Condition: Very Good+
Only slight edge wear, some scuffing of spine. ; This was published to honour the 25th Anniversary of the establishment of Edmonton Chinese Chess Association. The book is printed in English and Chinese with glossy card covers and glossy pages. There are many advertisements. Also included are many photos of the members of the association and group photos from recent competitions. A bright, solid book. ; Trade PB; Color Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 126 pages; From the introduction - "The game of Chinese chess, known as elephant chess, is played by Chinese the world over... The... View more info
By: O'Flynn, John & Ainsley Baldwin
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Victoria, BC, Trafford Publishing: 2008
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed by Author
Seller ID: 16157
ISBN: 1425163777
Condition: Very Good
Signed by Author; Only light edge wear and curling of card covers. ; Inscribed by the author to the wife of one of the athletes mentioned in the book as follows; - July 2008/ To my dear Mary/ Thanking you ad yor family for all that you have done for the Vanvouver ISSC & the GAA in Canada/ John O'Flynn. A bright, solid book.; 9.80 X 6.90 X 0.80 inches; 216 pages; "John's (Irish) parents introduced him and his brothers and sister to Ireland's national games of Gaelic Football and Hurling with the members of the Vancouver Irish Sporting and Social Club" He was at the founding meeting of t... View more info
Price: $40.00
Publisher: New York, American Alpine Club: 1982
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 17078
ISBN: 0930410130
Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 223 pages; "Spanning forty years, this book recreates the spirit of a golden age of exploration and travel when adventure-seeking men and women made grand tours into an unknown wilderness and alpinists, scientists, photographers, and tourists discovered for the first time the secrets of a great and varied land.In the mighty Selkirk Mountains of Canada lies Rogers Pass which was the scene of three major events in the history of North America: in 1884, it presented an enormous obstacle to th... View more info
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Toronto, George Routledge & Sons: 1907
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 18097
Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket
This is an ex-library edition that has been rebound in green cloth. Typical library marking and stamps, tape remainder stains inside front and back boards. ; A tight solid book. ; Ex-Library; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 249 pages; A quaint look at roughing it in the Maritime region of Canada citing where the best regions were for hunting various species, fishing, traveling by canoe. View more info
Price: $39.95
Publisher: Montreal, Sylvain Harvey: 2011
Seller ID: 16151
ISBN: 2923794346
Condition: Near Fine
As new, still in shrink wrap. Because this is still in shrink wrap, I cannot state edition or printing. Being an oversized book, it may require extra for shipping. ; Trade PB; Color Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 240 pages; "Adventurer and mountaineer François-Guy Thivierge has conquered the highest peaks on the planet. His book, aimed at both explorers and the general public, is a passionate account of the path that led him to reach the summits. Magnificently illustrated with images taken on the spot, this 240-page coffee-table book features over a hundred colourful photo... View more info
By: Tuschar, Hans M
Price: $45.00
Publisher: Klagfurten, Verlag Johannes Heyn: 1989
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 12000
ISBN: 3853665470
Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
Some chipping head of DJ spine, scuffing ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve. A beautiful photographic record of this striking terrain. ; 175 pages; (from Wikipedia) "Karawanken (German) or Karavanke (Slovenian) is a mountain range on the border between Slovenia and Austria. With a total length of 120 km, the Karawanken chain is the longest range in Europe. Together with the Kamnik Alps and the Savinja Alps, the Karawanken chain forms a natural border between Austria and Slovenia. There are therefore a number of mountain passes on important trade routes. Nowadays both rai... View more info