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Book Collection #4 All about B.C. & B.C. authors - $12,345 (coquitlam)
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People of the Totem Pole - N.Bancroft-Hunt (hardcover) $10
no dustcover
From Publishers Weekly
The Native American peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast of Canada and AlaskaTlingit, Kwakiutl et al.developed a remarkable civilization. In the wake of their "discovery" in the 18th century by Europeans, diseases decimated their populations, legislature outlawed their ceremonies, the church condemned their customs and their land was appropriated. Firsthand accounts of native societies, made while they were still largely intact, have survived however, and the coauthors of The Indians of the Great Plains here offer a clear, informative and entertaining introduction, including descriptions of dances, marriages, myths and totems, how the peoples built canoes, what they used for currency, the iconography of their nightmares, and the architecture and decor of their homes. One pivotal societal tenet was that of wealth. Status was gained by showing a disregard for material considerations and a ceremony called the potlatch was held for the purpose of disposing of and destroying possessions. Vivid photographs of masks, totem poles, clothing and implements of everyday and ceremonial use are professionally executed, carefully chosen and articulately interpreted.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Terry Fox A Story of Hope - Maxine Trottier (hardcover) $5
"Even if I don't finish, we need others to continue. It's got to keep going." --Terry Fox
Dozens of photographs and simple, evocative text combine to tell the story of Terry's life and legacy--how he grew up loving sports and competition, always determined to finish what he started; how he developed cancer and lost his leg; how he trained day after day, on one strong leg and a prosthetic limb, with the idea that he might try to run across Canada; how he managed to make it two--thirds of the way before cancer returned; and how by so doing, he inspired millions of people around the world and raised millions of dollars for cancer research.
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Vancouver - David Cruise & Alison Griffiths (hardcover) $5
From the internet:
tells the history of Vancouver from 16,000 years ago to the present in this ambitious, deeply imagined novel.
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Victoria - Robert Amos (softcover) $10 signed copy
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Bella Coola - Cliff Kopas (hardcover) $10
2nd printing 1974, signed copy, no dustcover
From the internet:
"Bella Coola" blends anecdote, legend, fact and a cast of vibrant characters into a highly readable account of a remote but very special place.
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Kootenay Sketchbook 1920 - Alice Bruce (softcover) $20
Published 1981. Drawings from the sketchbook of Kathleen Lymberry 1891-1974
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Cactus in Your Shorts - George Metheson (softcover) $10
A humorous history of BC's desert valley and of its people. Osoyoos anyone?
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Early History of Port Moody - D.M.Norton (softcover) $5
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Songs of the Sourdough - Robert W.Service (hardcover) - $5
Copyright 1907 Reprinted in 1951. No dustcover. Stock pic from the internet.
The collected version of Robert W.Service. All his poems in one volume. Includes: The call of the wild; The law of the Yukon and many others.
Robert Service spent seven years on Vancouver Island, from 1896 to 1903, working at a variety of jobs from farm hand to road builder to bank clerk. Often referred to as the "Bard of the Yukon," Robert Service was a prolific novelist and poet, publishing numerous poetry collections, two autobiographies, and six novels during his lifetime.
Though he was born in England, he is best known for his writings set in Northwest Canada featuring the Klondike Gold Rush.
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Vancouver’s First Century - Anne Kloppenborg & others (hardcover) $20
A city album 1860 - 1960 / First edition, published 1977
From the internet:
Vancouver’s Edwardian wood frame houses now stand in the shadow of highrises; her few cobblestone streets reflect neon lights in the rain, and her turn-of-century mansions look out onto the terraces of condos. Only scattered reminders of the earlier city still An old brick facade on Hastings Street, a giant fir stump in Point Grey. But Vancouver’s past comes alive in the pages of this book.