Ireland Willard E (7 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN . B003VWYXZM Trade Paperback; staple bound; 56 pages. No statement of later printing on copyright page. Slight wear to corners and edges; minor dust soiling and browning to covers; slight browning and dust soiling throughout; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked in Good condition. No Signature.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Second Printing. "The true story of a valiant struggle as hardy Scandinavian and other settlers attempted to tame and soften the rigors of a rugged and beautiful wilderness at the northern extremity of Vancouver Island." - back cover. Second printing. 134 pages. Index. Bibliography. Numerous glossy black and white reproductions of wonderful archival photos. Extensive writing and yellowed tape remnants inside front cover and upon half-title page. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy reference example of this informative Vancouver Island local history. Hale & Barman 719. ; 8vo; Cape Scott Vancouver Island RCAF Holberg.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Reprint. Traces the development of the flour-milling industry up to the end of the colonial period in 1871. Reprinted from the British Columbia Historical Quarterly, April and July, 1941. 89-109, 191-214 p. Extensive footnotes. Small blindstamp to first leaf otherwise tight and unmarked with average wear. A sound example of this informative work. ; Sm 4to.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Features: Staging and Stage Hold-ups in the Cariboo; John Foster McCreight and the Bench; Gold-Rush Days in Victoria, 1858-1859; A Note on Archibald Menzies and David Douglas, Botanists; A Tribute to Saanich pioneers William and Margaret Thomson. Pages 185-257. Black and white illustrations. Prior owner's blindstamp to contents page, otherwise tight and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage example.; 8vo.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Features: The Founding of Nanaimo; Amor De Cosmos, Journalist and Politician; The Appointment of Governor Blanshard; The Journal of John Work, 1835 - being an account of his voyage northward from the Columbia River to Fort Simpson and return in the brig 'Lama,' Jan.-Oct, 1835; and more. 169-253 pp. Unmarked with blindstamp to contents page. Chip from upper corner of front cover. Tanning to periphery of original green card covers. Binding intact. A sound reference example.; 8vo.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Features: Walter N. Sage and History in British Columbia; The Trials and Tribulations of Edward Edwards Langford; Some Notes on the Douglas Family; The United Farmers of British Columbia - An Abortive Third-party Movement; The Choosing of the Capital of Canada; Captain Walter Colquhoun Grant - Vancouver Island's first Independent Settler; A Bibliography of the Printed Writings of of Water Noble Sage; and more. 159 pages. Black and white illustrations. Blind stamp to contents page otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage example.; 8vo.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Features: The Inside Story of the "Komagata Maru"; The Oolachan Fishery; Relations of the Hudson's Bay Company with the Russian American Company on the Northwest Coast, 1829-1867; James Douglas and the Russian American Company, 1840; A Further Note on the Annexation Petition of 1869; and more. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's blindstamp to contents page. Pencil marginal lines partially erased from Komagata Maru article. A worthy reference example of this special issue. ; 8vo.