hancock house publishers saanichton bc (30 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Clean cover and text. Filled with black and white photo's. --- We are a Benedictine Monastery/Seminary Library; thank you for your support.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Bob Miller (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 50 pages. CONTENTS - Ideal hours Recreation & Conservation; 2 - Anchors Away Transportation; 3 - Dollars & Sense Pensions - Taxes-Budgets; 4 - Culinary Ways & Beans Eating & Drinking; 5 - Health & Farewell Coughing to Coffin; 6 - Mixed Pickles Relatives-Friends-Neighbors; 7 - Everlasting Ego parting Comments; >>> 170 grams; >> Papaer pull to backcover;rubbing to covers; Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Small booklet but illustrated with excellent quality colour photographs. Study of the Indian from the Makaw and Quinalt in the South through the Haida, Kwakiutl and Salish to the Tlingit in the North 32 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm. May ship via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, or via the USPS Media Mail, in card sleeve. From US$5.00 to US$9.50 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Canadian First. Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; well lillustrated with black and white photographs. Book.

Self Wraps. Stapled Binding. Condition: Very Good. B/W Photo Illustrations (illustrator). 60pp. Unpaginated. Content clean, bright and sound.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. J. M. Thornton (illustrator). Second Printing. 74pp. Clean copy inside & out. No inscriptions. Includes supply & fitting of new correctly sized protective lyfjacket. Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -. Hirnschall, Helmut (illustrator). Third printing. Tight binding, clean interior. Red boards in nice condition with bright gold lettering. DJ is preserved in mylar, has not been price clipped, some faint smudges and a couple tiny tears to edges. Gift inscription on ffep, text unmarked. "'A collection of memories, life stories, wisdom and poetry from the perspective of one of the nations most influential First Nation's Chiefs." 95 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 262 pages; Light wear, short tear, crease base of spine, light scuffing. Dust jacket in Mylar, a tight bright book. "This book tells the story of a man's rise from the London slums, the adventures of a very young man entrusted with the difficult and dangerous task of building lighthouses in England, Africa, and all the along the coast of China. He predicted the fall of China to Communism. This book is also a book of amusing anecdotes about characters who flitted through his life. The author spent over 300 hours interviewing Bill Scott.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hirnschall, Helmut (illustrator). 96pp, black and white illustrations throughout. Red cloth-covered boards; blind-embossed titles on front, gilt titles on spine; cream endpapers. 8vo. Sun-faded spine ends, lightly rubbed spine ends, boards starting to curl. Text block edges just starting to tan. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket tanned, has light shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, not price clipped. Reflections, life anecdotes, wisdom and poetry from Chief Dan George of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. Their reserve is located on Burrard Inlet in the southeast part of the District of North Vancouver, British.

176p., b/w illus., dj, quarto format.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good --. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hill, Ray (illustrator). Tight binding, clean interior. Brown boards with bright gold lettering; minor wear, light soiling to outer page edges, DJ preserved in mylar, mild wear and soiling, chipping to edges. Interior unmarked, over 900 b/w photos and drawings throughout. "a comprehensive and exciting account of the petroglyphs of the Northwest Coastal regions. 314 pp. Priority or international shipping may cost extra due to size of book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Dust jacket scuffed and lightly chipped with light soil ; A bright, solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 224 pages; The writers go back to the early days of Native fisheries and the establishment of Steveston village BC as a centre for the fishermen and its canneries, the effect of WWII on the Japanese-Canadian fishermen and the dangers involved in fishing the Pacific Ocean.

sc. Condition: fine. np Lavishly illustrated photo essay celebrating the Klondike gold rush around the turn of the 20th century.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 212 pages. 28 cm. Pictorial wrappers. Glossy paper. Illustrations (Colour and b&w photos). Index. Missing Half-title page (tear off?). Else a bright, tight copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Photographs and Drawings bu Hilalry Stewart (illustrator). 191 pages. 23.6 cm. Black board with gilt lettering to spine. Dust jacket. Illustrated with 136 b/w photos (artworks : stone sculptures) + 9 color plates. Catalogue. Bibliography. Jacket with light wear and creasing, mainly at top edge. "Canada Council" stamp on front end- page. Else the book is bright and tight.

Condition: Fine. - Quarto, silver paper covered boards, in a pictorial dust wrapper. The dust jacket is rubbed with some soiling to the rear panel. The head of the dust jacket spine is chipped & has been partially repaired with scotch tape internally. 175 pages. Profuse black-and-white illustrations. Near fine in a good dust wrapper. First edition.

[0-919654-73-8] 1977. (Mass market paperback) Very good. 48pp. 8vo. Booklet format, stapled. There is small stamp (previous owner's name) to the half title page. Else is clean and bright albeit the pages are faintly age-toned, as may be anticipated. Black and white drawings and photographs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Baumgarten, Susan Im (illustrator). First Edition. 129 pages plus index. Former owner's bookplate inside front board. Attractive forest green boards. spine leans slightly to right. A reference work intended for readers requiring a compact, easy-to-read compendium of information on the area's ecology, its spectacular mammals and birds, their habitats, social organization, and migratory patterns. Includes many dozens of photographs, some in colour, plus hundreds of beautifully informative drawings. Part one deals with the general geography of the Rocky Mountain region and the behaviour and ecology of each major family or group of mammals and birds in the region. Part two, the Natural History Folios, gives a succinct textual summary and an extensive visual representation of each major species of Rocky mountain mammal, with emphasis upon photography.

Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: no dustjacket. 8vo pp.160. Covers have yellowed. Blind crease on front cover. Previous owner's name on half-title page. book.

8°, gebunden mit Umschlag. Condition: Gut. 207 Seiten, Umschlag leicht berieben und an den Kanten etwas bestoßen, sonst sauberes Exemplar. A40253 Sprache: Englisch.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition; Second Printing. DJ and boards show light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 264 pages; The author concentrates on visitations in the area of the Rocky Mountains.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 221 pages. 9 in x 11 in. Frontispiece illustrated with b/w plate, 3 photographs. Beautifully illustrated with photographs and some historical prints and facsmilies. Pages good condition, clean. Book plate with no name top of ffep. Green cloth with embossed title on upper cover. GIlt title on spine. Edges show light wear. WHite DJ illustrated on both covers. DJ, edges lightly worn, soiled. VG+/VG. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. reddish brown publisher's cloth; lettering in black on spine and on front cover; green pictorial dust jacket; lettering in white and black on nspine and on front cover; hinges tight; spine is square; 408 pages; no prior owner's inscriptions or signaturtes; mild age toning to pages as a result of cheaper paper chosen by publisher, otherwise the book's condition would be "fine".

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A blend of warm and humorous reminiscences of Prairie life, light wear to dj, illustrated, signed by the Author on half-title along with a letter from the Author to a Mr. Newell who apparently contributed to the Dustjacket flap, 182pp. nf/vg. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition. About Fine But For Mild Bumping To Extremities, Slightly Soiled Fore Edges, And A Red Remainder Stripe Across Bottom Edge At The Spine Heel. Lacks The Jacket. Internally Fine And Bright. 492 Pages. Photos.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1976). 1976 1st edition. Folio (219 x 286mm). Pp320. B/w photographs, illustrations by the author, bibliography. Blind-stamped green boards. Boards slightly bumped/bowed, slight use. Good in frayed and tanned dust-wrapper. Something of a classic in the field, this is a detailed description of the raptor as both wild animal and as (semi-) domesticated hunting animal. Part I covers: The general biology of raptors; Distinguishing characteristics; Energetics; Convergent evolution; Social behaviour; Reproduction; Post fledging and mortality; Longevity; Artificial propagation; Human attitudes. Part II covers: The birds of falconry; The goshawk; Sharp-shinned hawk; Cooper's hawk; Red-tailed hawk; Ferruginous hawk; Golden eagle; American kestrel; Merlin; Prairie falcon; Gyrfalcon; Peregrine falcon. Part III is entitled Falconry and deals with: Falconry equipment; The first and best kind; Obtaining birds; Eyas versus passager; Due care and attention; Training; Hawks in the field. Part IV is entitled The Endangering of the Peregrine: A Study in Environmental Strategy. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1976). 1976 1st edition. Folio (219 x 286mm). Pp320. B/w photographs, illustrations by the author, bibliography. Blind-stamped titles to green boards, spine titled in gilt. Boards bumped, slight use. Good in slightly soiled but complete dust-wrapper. Something of a classic in the field, this is a detailed description of the raptor as both wild animal and as (semi-) domesticated hunting animal. Part I covers: The general biology of raptors; Distinguishing characteristics; Energetics; Convergent evolution; Social behaviour; Reproduction; Post fledging and mortality; Longevity; Artificial propagation; Human attitudes. Part II covers: The birds of falconry; The goshawk; Sharp-shinned hawk; Cooper's hawk; Red-tailed hawk; Ferruginous hawk; Golden eagle; American kestrel; Merlin; Prairie falcon; Gyrfalcon; Peregrine falcon. Part III is entitled Falconry and deals with: Falconry equipment; The first and best kind; Obtaining birds; Eyas versus passager; Due care and attention; Training; Hawks in the field. Part IV is entitled The Endangering of the Peregrine: A Study in Environmental Strategy. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1976). 1976 1st edition. Folio (219 x 286mm). Pp320. B/w photographs, illustrations by the author, bibliography. Green cloth. Good-plus in very rubbed dust-wrapper. Something of a classic in the field, this is a detailed description of the raptor as both wild animal and as (semi-) domesticated hunting animal. Part I covers: The general biology of raptors; Distinguishing characteristics; Energetics; Convergent evolution; Social behaviour; Reproduction; Post fledging and mortality; Longevity; Artificial propagation; Human attitudes. Part II covers: The birds of falconry; The goshawk; Sharp-shinned hawk; Cooper's hawk; Red-tailed hawk; Ferruginous hawk; Golden eagle; American kestrel; Merlin; Prairie falcon; Gyrfalcon; Peregrine falcon. Part III is entitled Falconry and deals with: Falconry equipment; The first and best kind; Obtaining birds; Eyas versus passager; Due care and attention; Training; Hawks in the field. Part IV is entitled The Endangering of the Peregrine: A Study in Environmental Strategy. .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 221 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with black and white illustrations throughout. Previous owner's inscription on the ffep. A small stain on the tail page edges. Bound in green hardcovers with gilt titles on the spine, lightly worn on the corners. White dustjacket in very good condition with black titles. Worn around the edges. Lightly scuffed and smudged. VG+/VG Size: 9 x 11. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The book and jacket are in very good condition, minor shelf rubbing to jacket and area unfortunately has some tape on it on the front jacket cover. Apart from writing on the front paste-down the page opposite (which contains the author's signature), and the page following, the text and images inside appear clean and clear throughout. 'A collection of memories, life stories, wisdom and poetry from the perspective of one of the nations most influential First Nation's Chiefs.' 95 pages. 8.1 x 9.25 inches. May require additional postage. This listing was made by a small independent book shop. We carefully inspect every single book we list and give accurate descriptions. If you require, we will promptly send pictures of listed books upon request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.