Canadiana/Americana from Purpora Books

Glendale, CA: La Siesta, 1992. Text and B&W illustrations. 72 pages with index. . Reprint. Thin Trade Paperback. Near Fine Plus..

New Westminster, BC: Heritage Preservation Foundation of New Westminster and BC Heritage Trust Not dated, but illustration on front cover by Joanne Folka is dated 1979. 77 pages with many B&W historical photos and documents relating to the New Westminster Court House first built in 1891.. First Edition. Thin Trade Paperback Original. Near Fine..

Parksville, BC: Writers Den, 1995. Smallish. First printed in 1993. True stories based on true events. Author writes about his and his father's experiences bush piloting in northern BC from the early 60s to the mid 70s. 120 pages with B&W sketches and illustrations from photos.. Fourth Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine..

Toronto: Macmillan Canada, 1968. Owner return address label top of front free endpaper; clean book; map endpapers (both different). Dust jacket is not price-clipped (retaining publisher's printed price of $7.50), has a short tear top of rear panel, a small divot-like tear on the rear flap fold, and a 2" diagonal crease at the bottom of the front flap.… Ler mais sobre este item

Vancouver: University of British Columbia, 1989. Two volumes, uniformly bound in grey paper over boards with gilt lettering on upper boards and spines, in matching paper covered slipcase (without any gilt) Spines and front edges of slipcase slightly sunned, and ownership book mark on front pastedown of each volume. Volume I, 1875-1876 (ISBN: 0-7748-0276-6), 296 pages plus 16… Ler mais sobre este item

Vancouver: Transmontanus / New Star, 2007. Minor wear to wraps. A nude beach twenty minutes away from downtown Vancouver and directly below the University of British columbia. 91 pages with B&W illustrations from photos.. First Edition. Thin Trade Paperback Original. Near Fine..

Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1980. Minor rubs to dust jacket. Nootka Sound on the western edge of Vancouver Island had by 1790 become the single most important anchorage in the fur trade of western North America. 281 pages with index. . First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Fine/Near Fine.

Winnipeg: Peguis, 1976. Errata slip attached to contents page. 100 pages.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Plus..

Ottawa: Borealis, 1982. Reminiscences of homesteading on Palliser's Triangle in the semi-arid area of the Canadian prairies. 109 pages.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine..

Victoria, BC: James Bay Athletic Association, 1986. Owner initials on rear free endpaper. 215 pages plus list of members plus 32 pages of B&W photographs. Signed by author on front free endpaper. . Signed by Author. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine Pluis/Near Fine.

Chemainus, BC: Chemainus Festival of Murals Society, 1993. Large format, 11" x 9". Nicks and rubs along edges of cover, and minor wear ends of spine. Internally fine. First page "The Mural Capital of North America - and the World - 1983-1993 / Special 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition". Interesting commentary behind each of the 32 murals… Ler mais sobre este item

Vancouver: Greystone / Douglas & McIntyre, 2006. Route descriptions in both directions (north to south, 26 pages & south to north, 60 pages) with detailed trail maps.. First Edition, First Printing. Trade Paperback Original. Fine..

Edmonton: Reidmore, 1981. Large format, 9" x 12". Chronicle of the city of Edmonton from the beginning with Fort Edmonton (1795) to the present (1981). Contains over 400 B&W photogaphs; 237 pages plus index.. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Fine/Near Fine Plus.

Missoula: Pictorial Histories, 1990. From Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Fairbanks, Alasska. 112 pages with B&W historical photos and maps.. Third Revised Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine..

Victoria, BC: Sono Nis, 1985. Bottom tips of book gently bumped. Dust jacket has edge wear, rubs along folds, a short tear top of rear panel, and sticker scar on rear panel that hides about 1/5 of the author's face. "This biography explores a man and a philosophy of conservation that insisted the naturalist be a good man… Ler mais sobre este item

Victoria: First Choice, 2015. Autobiography of a guide and outfitter in northern British Columbia. 356 pages with B&W illustrations from photos. . Third Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine..

Willowdale, ON: Firefly, 2000. Large format, 11" x 11". Glossy illustrated boards which repeats the dust jacket desgin. 207 pages with index and many many colour photographs of the subject matter. Heavy and may require additional postage depending on destination. . First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Illus. by John De Visser.

Duncan, BC: Firgrove, 2002. "An affectionate look back at some of the people and events that shaped Cowichan Valley (British Columbia) history over the past 150 years. 160 pages with index and B&W illustrations from historical photos, and some illustrated by Vivian McClure.. Second Printing. Trade Paperback Original. Fine..

Owen Sound, ON: Ginger Press, 2011. Square, 9" x 9", cover with flaps. Collection of vintage and contemporary photographs of the "gem of Owen Sound", Harrison Park. Foreword by John Arthur Harrison. 88 pages.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine..

Sherbrooke, Quebec: Self-published, 1929. Bound in dark green cloth with black lettering on upper board. Minor rubbing of tips and ends of spine, and small owner signature on front free enpaper; endpapers sound. All 26 B&W plates present, though two are loose. Account of Stanstead and Sherbrooke, Quebec. 121 pages plus the plates.. First Edition. Hard… Ler mais sobre este item