Self publiished canada (4 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. 240 pages. Black and white illustrations. Signed by author upon title page. "This book deals mainly with one family, but it could be the story of thousands of families who had settled on the Canadian prairies in the early 1900's. The author of this book is a product of that era. It is his desire that you enjoy the book by being able to relate to the same or to similar circumstances as he describes in the book, and, that you understand the hopes and the aspirations of a beloved prairie people." - from Prologue. Gift greetings upon title page. Signed by Author(s).…

Paperback. Condición: Fair. Reprint. 274 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. "A true story of a young W.W. II airman - one of two survivors of a plane which was blown up over nazi-occupied Holland." - from front cover. Many black and white photos. Prior owner's stamp and a bit of writing upon title page. Above-average wear. A worthy reading copy. Signed by Author(s).…

Paperback. Condición: Fine. First Edition. 194 pages. Author describes her awakening while she lived in Peru for five years. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy.

Paperback. Condición: Fair. First Edition. "The following historical stories are a record of the Valley of Cowichan Indians and white settlers who came and made their home in the forest of giant trees. The stories of Port Renfrew are included because I feel that they would interest many." - Acknowledgements. "Born at Cobble Hill in 1878, Mr. Dougan began writing stories of his boyhood and other incidents of early pioneer days in 1947 and for more than twenty years his articles appeared regularly in the Cowichan Leader. In the following pages he takes you back through these wonderful years to the beginnings of settlement in the Cowichan Valley and other areas on Vancouver Island." - Introduction. 284 semi-glossy pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of marvelous archival photos. Three-panel fold-out map inside back cover. Somewhat above-average external wear. Gift greetings atop front free endpaper. Minor waviness to top corner of first thirty pages from moisture. Binding intact. A sound first edition example of this very informative and engaging local history of the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. Hale & Barman 251. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Cowichan Valley History Vancouver Island British Columbia. …