Technology & Engineering from Pulp & Circumstance

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1979. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Expanded from a four-part article published in 1973, released as a book in 1979, this copy is an unpriced trade paperback. Not marked as such but likely a book club edition. Lightly rubbed and edge worn, the binding is… Read more about this item

London: Conway Maritime Press (Chrysalis Book Group), 2005. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio: 12 - 15" tall. An introduction to the history of cartography as concerned with the art of map-making as the science. Hardcover in terracotta boards with silver titling on the spine. Colour illustrations throughout. Bibliography and Index. Mildly worn dust… Read more about this item

Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers, 2007. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Award winning biography of the iconic inventor centred on the intense relationship he shared with his adored, deaf wife. A Phyllis Bruce Book, first published in 2006, this copy is a later printing of the 2007 trade paperback edition. Includes b&w photos… Read more about this item

Vancouver, BC: G. Alex Matches, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to: 9¾ - 12" tall. A pictorial history of Vancouver's firefighting equipment. Slim hardcover in brown cloth with gilt titling on the spine and Vancouver Fire Department insignia in gilt on the front cover. Over 200 b&w photos. Dust jacket tattered at the heel and… Read more about this item

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd, 1992. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Jim Spilsbury (Cover Painting). A memoir of growing up in a floating logging camp on the BC coast in the 1930s. Slim soft cover illustrated with drawings and vintage photos. Binding square and tight. Covers slightly… Read more about this item

Sooke, BC: Sooke Region Museum, 1990. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A history of logging in the Sooke area. Hardcover in glossy boards, no jacket, printed on glossy paper. Illustrated in b&w. Includes a list of woods harvested and their uses, plus a glossary of words… Read more about this item

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to: 9¾ - 12" tall. Fetherling treats the series of gold rushes in the English speaking world (America, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa) as a single though intermittent event that grew out of British imperialism and nineteenth century liberalism. Hardcover in… Read more about this item

Surrey, BC: Hancock House Publishers Ltd, 1993. 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Tells of a curse, a lost treasure, and a trail of corpses. Trade paperback in card covers with a 16 page section of photos (mostly colour) on plates. Eraser marks to top corner of half title… Read more about this item

Vancouver, BC: Agency Press, Ltd, 1968. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A "pictorial record" of the mining industry in BC. Paperback with b&w illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. The binding is firm and almost square, but there are several flaws to note: a pair of perforations to the front cover and first… Read more about this item

Surrey, BC: Heritage House Publishing Company, 1997. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First book in the "Creeks of Gold" series. Directions, maps, and advice for the beginner or recreational prospector in BC. B&W illustrations. Index. Binding crisp and square.

Saanichton, BC: Hancock House Publishers Ltd, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover in green boards without titling. Illustrated endpapers. Profusely illustrated in b&w with drawings and photos. Bibliography. Index. Condition is very good or better with minor wear and no ownership markings.

Surrey, BC: Hancock House Publishers Ltd, 1989. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This copy is a 1993 third printing. Slim quarto paperback in illustrated card covers. Illustrated in b&w with maps, drawings, and photos. Very Good, but faded at the spine and slightly bumped at the front top free… Read more about this item

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 1988. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in light grey boards with small fish design in silver to the front board, dark blue cloth with silver titling at the spine. Includes a b&w map. Binding square and firm. A few… Read more about this item

Tempe, AZ: Antique Electronic Supply. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Copyright 1959 by RCA, this trade paperback copy is an undated reprint. Not very good, but serviceable. Contains hi-lighting on two pages, penciled notes and underlings on another six or so pages, spine creases, and the text block is cracked to… Read more about this item

Langley, B.C.: Mr. Paperback, 1978. Soft cover. As New. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First printed 1974. Revised and enlarged since. This edition first issued in 1978. This copy is a 1980 third printing thus. Includes b&w illustrations and a "Prospector's Dictionary." As New condition: square, tight and bright with… Read more about this item

Langley, B.C.: Mr. Paperback, 1982. Soft cover. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First published in 1976, this 1982 copy is a Canadian Edition. B&W illustrations. Near Fine: toned, very minor wear, square, tight and unmarked.

London: Babcock & Wilcox, 1917. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover in blue cloth with gray decorative text and illustration to the front cover and gray titling to the spine. Well illustrated with b&w photos and many equipment drawings. Glossy paper. Includes Index and a List of Illustrations. No… Read more about this item

Nabu Public Domain Reprint. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Photo-reproduction of a 1840. This copy issued in a larger paperback, about 9 3/4" x 7 1/2". Includes illustrations in b&w. Index. Near Fine. No markings.

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1970. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A Rate Training Manual intended for U.S. Navy personnel whose duties require them to have a knowledge of the fundamentals of electricity. First published 1960. Second edition, revised and enlarged, published 1969. This 1970 Dover… Read more about this item

Annapolis, MD: Weems & Plath, 1990. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 12 Volt electrical projects for the boater. Slim soft cover with pictorial front cover. Illustrated with line drawings and circuit sketches. VG. Square, tight and unmarked. Minor wear to tips and edges. Rub mark to… Read more about this item