harbour publishing maderia park bc (33 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Black cloth boards, 235pp with illustrations, contents clean, tight and unmarked in like dust jacket.

Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. b/w & Color (illustrateur). 1st. pictorial c; 93 clean, unmarked pages.

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. 1st Edition. A super nice large 416 page first edition hardcover with 1 low in number line. Ian McTaggart-Cowan grew up exploring the woods around his North Vancouver home and went on to embrace his passion and energize others with his enthusiasm and knowledge. With more than 300 photographs, testimonials from those he mentored and descriptions of those who galvanized him in his pursuits, along with explanations both of his major works and the theses of his students, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in Ian McTaggart- Cowan's life and teachings Size: 11 1/2 x 8 1/2w. Book.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good (ex-library). First Paperback Edition. In pictorial wraps, 8vo, 38pp. (ex-reference library with ink stamps and marks). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Book has blue board and silver lettering. Sticker of prev owner inside front cover. Also has pen mark of pev owener.Between page 36 and 37 there is "560 operations manual" from Air Canada in 1997. An additional bonus! Book is vg owth noted. D. J. has a bit of edgewear and a small tear on the upper edge of front.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Sticker on front end page, thin black line on bottom edge, otherwise without flaw. Well-known fisherman and industry analyst, Dr. Don Pepper fished salmon as a crewman every season from 1953 into the '80s, balancing his life at sea with a career as a professional economist. Over the years he experienced profound technological changes that would not only affect the industry and lives of individual fishermen, but the balance of the world's oceans and economies. Lively and informative, Pepper catpures the fishing life of an era now past and explains the finer details of its pursuits.

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. 2nd Edition. Revised and updated edition. Expanded to cover all of North America, this essential guide provides step-by-step instructions on choosing the right grasses and plants, fertilizing, aerating, composting and pruning. Author Carole Rubin, from British Columbia's Sunshine Coast, shows you how to work with, not against, nature - and spend less time and money on maintenance.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage** (illustrateur). Soft cover, plastic coil binding, a very nice copy without flaw. 5.5 X 8.5" 64 pages. Jeanne Marie Martin's Hearty Vegetarian Soups and Stews provides many enjoyable, healthy and delicious alternatives to meat-based soups and stews. You will learn how to make vegetarian soup stocks; what to substitute if you are allergic to dairy products or wheat; tips on preparing and cooking dried beans; how to make chilled summer soups and so much more from an expert on natural foods and healthy living.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. First Edition. An ex-Library copy with usual library markings. No dust jacket, blue hard cover is worn at corners and soiled, reading slant, otherwise pages are clean and well bound. Signed on title page. 6.5 X 9.5" 240 pages. From Horseshoe Bay to Whistler and the islands and communities of Howe Sound, Around the Sound traces the area's rich and exciting history. Told in the voices of the people who call the area home, this book offers fascinating reading for locals, visitors and BC history lovers. Illustrated by black/white vintage photographs. **Bundle Up * Save On Postage**. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. A very nice copy without any flaws. Fifty-one poems plus "Home Country," an essay of nostalgic anecdotes that provides a fascinating background to much of the poetry. With book review by Susan Musgrave, Vancouver Sun Dec 1997, laid in.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Color (illustrateur). Ancient artifacts, baskets and burial cairns bring to life the rich heritage of First Nations cultures, while everything from badges to bed knobs help unravel the history of European and Asian immigrants in the Capital Region. Colorfully illustrated with maps, photographs and historical documents, Victoria Underfoot is an intriguing exploration of BC subterranean searches. **Bundle up & Save on Postage**.

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. Eighth Printing. A very nice copy without any flaws. 5.5 X 8.5" 200 Pages. More than 250 recipes, with hundreds of variations, for delicious dairy-wheat-egg-gluten-sugar-yeast free recipes that everyone will love. Using all natural foods, including amaranth, quinoa, teff, spelt and kamut for homemade breads, cereals and eggless pancakes plus delicious salads, soups, main dishes and desserts. With complete cooking and baking tips, food glossary, food families and storage chart. Vancouver resident Jeanne Marie Martin has spent more than thirty years designing meal plans for people with food sensitivities, and teaching how to prepare delicious, nutritious meals and snacks that are easy to fix, easy on the digention and easy on the pocket book.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Second Printing. Dust jacket has light creasing on top edge, pages lightly tanned at edges, thin black line bottom edge, otherwise without flaw. 6 X 9" 190 pages. This book is the story of a fabulous place - the British Columbia coast - and a man whose remarkable life it shaped - Jim Spilsbury. Spilsbury's Coast is that part of the Inside Passage between the Fraser River and the top end of Vancouver Island, one of the biggest, most intricate inland seas on the globe. Born in 1905, Spilsbury carried on his unending voyage of discovery up and down the BC coast well into his eighties. Illustrated throughout with black/white photographs, end-page maps. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage**.

Soft cover. Etat : New. Color Photographs (illustrateur). First Edition. In Island Halibut Fisherman, expert anglers Robert H. Jones and Larry E. Stefanyk tell readers everything they need to know to land the big one and get the most from fishing the west coast of British Columbia. In addition to their own experience, the authors have included invaluable "how-to" and "where-to" tips from world-renowned Vancouver Island guides. Hundreds of photographs, illustrations and maps accompany the topics of biology, tackle, bait, lures, techniques and processing.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Black & White Photographs (illustrateur). Second Printing. Built across some of the roughest terrain in Canada, by people who braved killer winters, vicious insects, daunting distances, evasive governments and the famous Chilcotin mud, this 456-km highway runs from Williams Lake to Bella Coola, British Columbia, and took almost a century to complete. Here, in a hundred years' worth of anecdotes and photographs, are the Tsilquot'ins and Shuswap Indians and immigrants who hacked out the first pack trails, the women who made welcoming homes in primitive log cabins, and the truckers and cowboys who shaped the special character of the Chilcotin country - one of British Columbia's last frontiers.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Small dimple on the bottom edge of the first few pages, otherwise without flaw. 5.5 X 8" 160 pages. From 1992. These 120 recipes were created especially for guests at the Copper Bay Lodge, on Moresby Island, in the wild and beautiful Queen Charlottes (Haida Gwaii), British Columbia. Maria Ernst's unique cuisine is an irresistible blend of her rich European culinary heritage and the fresh fish, game and produce that thrive on BC's rugged west coast.

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. Second Printing. A very nice copy without any flaws. 8 X 9.5" 223 pages, published 1998. The Raincoast Kitchen is a rich, delicious blend of great recipes and coastal history. Wild sockeye salmon barbecued in the traditional First Nations style; Bunkhouse Beef Stick, Donkey Boiled Coffee, and other hearty grub from the old-time logging camps; Nettle Spanokopita, Pickled Chanterelles and other light contemporary fare. The best of West Coast cuisine is spiced up with a generous helping of historical anecdotes and photographs from The Museum at Campbell River collection.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Robert Jack (illustrateur). Small gift inscription inside cover dated 1977, pages tanned, otherwise appears to be an unread copy. Pages tanned with age. Copyright 1978. Maps by Charles Merrick. You will find Roberts Creek about half-way between Gibsons and Sechelt on the mainland coast of British Columbia. The events of interest recorded here are from 1889, when the first settlers came, to 1955, including notes on many of the earlier settlers and their families. Illustrated with many vintage photographs.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Dust jacket has repair bottom back corner, otherwise without flaw. 6 X 9" 303 pages. Inscription by Edith Iglauer dated 1992, on the title page. Edith Iglauer, author of the bestselling Fishing with John and Denison's Ice Road, worked as a journalist for nearly 50-years, covering an extraordinary range of subjects for The New Yorker, Harper's, Saturday Night, and other publications. This collection is introduced in a wry, affectionate foreword by Allan Fotheringham. Each selection in the book is introduced by the author as well, with her professional and personal memories of the time in which she wrote it. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Black & White Photographs (illustrateur). Gift inscription first title page, otherwise without flaw. 9 X 11.5" 176 pages. Readers of Jim Spilsbury's first two bestselling books, Spilsbury's Coast and The Accidental Airline wanted more pictures. Now they have them, in this collection of over 200 photographs from Jim's own archive. Spilsbury's Album is a uniquely personal record of life on the BC coast from World War One to the 1990s. Most of the photographs have not been seen before. They include scenes of Savary Island in the early days, a wonderful selection of photographs of the "Queer Collcetion of Aircraft" that Jim transformed into the third largest airline in Canada, and dozens of pictures of the logging camps, Indian villages, canneries, steamboats and floating villages that make the British Columbia coast such a special place. Complementing the pictures are more of the lively reminiscences that made Jim's earlier books so popular. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage**.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Black & White Photographs & Drawings (illustrateur). First Edition. A very nice copy without flaw 6 X 9" 256 pages. A fascination with British Columbia and the ability to bring its stories to life have brought Howard White numerous awards and accolades. Here, among others, are stories about the magic of the tides; about Minstrel Island, the one-time logging hub turned ghost village; the perils of roaring down the Sunshine Coast Highway in a decrepit Volvo, and of navigating the same highway in a dumptruck full of fish parts, all told with Howard White's wit, intelligence and insight. Winner of The Stpehen Leacock Award for Humour.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Philip Croft (illustrateur). A very nice copy without flaw. 8 X 10" 141 pages, from 1986, West Vancouver. With a foreword by Bob Switzer. Illustrated by the author with sketches and water colour paintings, this is a beautifully articulate, humorous and philosophical tribute to the West Coast. Based on his regular daily walk through his own neighbourhood in West Vancouver, into the forest and down to the beach, Philip Croft's book contains a wealth of knowledge about the natural phenomena many of us take for granted. A lyrical appreciation of the sights, sounds and smells of the outdoors as the seasons unfold. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage**.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Black & White Vintage Photographs (illustrateur). A very nice copy without flaw. 8.5 X 11" 88 pages. Born on Pico Island in the Portuguese Azores in 1828, Joseph Silvey began whaling when he was just 12 years old. Around 1860 Silvey came to the British Columbia coast on a whaling schooner and jumped ship. He was married twice and had 11 children. His many descendants still populate the BC coast. Historian Jean Barman brings to life the story of this Renaissance man and has dedicated this book to Joe Silvey's great-great-great-grandsons. Illustrated throughout with vintage black-and-white photographs.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Name sticker on front page, otherwise without flaw. 5.5 X 8" 254 pages. "In the middle of a March night nearly 30 years ago, a heavy fog rolls in off the Gulf of Georgia to smother a small fishing town at the mouth of the Fraser River. Ominous and unsettling, the fog sets the scene for a compelling series of events that will forever alter the town and its people." Tim Bowling draws on the mysterious, powerful life cycle of the Pacific salmon to create a mythic narrative of human discovery, loss, conflict and forgiveness in Downriver Drift, his first novel.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Black & White Photographs (illustrateur). A very nice copy without flaw. 6.5 X 9.5" 291 pages. Alan Twigg began these 50 interviews in 1978 as discussions about Canadian literature and writing. They are in fact discussions about examining and enriching life. Strong Voices offers the wisdom of Bill Bissett, Leonard Cohen, George Faludy, Robertson Davies, Margaret Laurence, Jane Rule, Michel Tremblay, George Melnyk, Mavis Gallant . and more. A rare feast of intelligence.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Small sticker on front end page, otherwise without flaw. 6 X 9" 176 pages. Jeanne Marie Martin brings to this inspiring collection 25-years' experience as an internationally known food writer, teacher, nutrition consultant and superb cook. Here there are more than 120 easy to follow recipes using natural foods prepared with simple ingredients. Also food combining principles that work for weight loss and healing diets.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Black & White Vintage Photographs (illustrateur). First Edition. A very nice copy in dust jacket without flaw. Signed on title page. 6.5 X 9.5" 240 pages. From Horseshoe Bay to Whistler and the islands and communities of Howe Sound, Around the Sound traces the area's rich and exciting history. Told in the voices of the people who call the area home, this book offers fascinating reading for locals, visitors and BC history lovers. Illustrated by black/white vintage photographs. **Bundle Up * Save On Postage**. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Black and White Photographs (illustrateur). Tenth Printing. A very nice copy without flaw. 8 X 11.5" 270 pages, from 1995. Foreword by Bob Hunter. Stories and History of the BC Coast. Raincoast Chronicles First Five is the "unauthorized" version of British Columbia's history - raw, exciting, and all true - stories of the men and women who survived the coast's worst catastrophes and authored its greatest triumphs. This volume contains facsimile reproductions of the first five issues, including the award-winning logging and fishing editions, and ten pages of new material.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Black and White (illustrateur). First Edition. Front cover has small price sticker scar. top corner is creased, light edgewear, otherwise without flaw. 8.5 X 11" 76 pages. From 1987. Stories and History of the BC Coast. Raincoast Chronicles has been a west coast institution ever since the first issue appeared from the tiny fishing village of Pender Harbour in 1972. The"unauthorized" version of British Columbia history. Lund , Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Beaver Cove. Dance of the Whales, stories from the Horseshoe Valley.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Greta Guzek (illustrateur). First Edition. A very nice copy without any flaws. 6.5 X 9" 194 pages. Honest, offbeat, and very funny, Tom Henry's stories about living in the country are broadcast each week on CBC Radio. This volume collects the best of Henry's anecdotes from Metchosin, a rural area on southern Vancouver Island where he lives with his family.