Fifteen Years' Sport and Life in the Hunting Grounds of Western America and British Columbia First half is stories of hunting in British Columbia on and off over a 15 year period, including information on record trophies. Second hlaf of the book is devoted to life on the Pacific Slope, including personal reminiscences and experiences. Closing chapter written by Mrs. Baillie-Grohman about the "Yellow and White Agony" by which he refers to the servant question out west.
b&w plates, appendix, index.
Second Edition.
book : hardcover
1907
2008.014.006
Rare & Fragile Books
Saddlebags for Suitcases A young woman travels alone by horseback, crossing Canada, going from West to East, Vancouver to Montreal. Book is stamped Property of Calgary School Board inside the front cover. There is a library pocket on the back cover.
duplicate of 2008.014.020
book : hardcover
1942
2008.014.019
Library
Saddlebags for Suitcases A young woman travels alone, crossing Canada by horseback, going from West to East, Vancouver to Montreal.
Scribble on title page. There is a library pocket with card on the back cover. Facing page has a record of use sheet.
duplicate of 2008.014.019
book : hardcover
1942
2008.014.020
Library
Men for the Mountains In a domain of timber, cataract, avalanche and wildlife, Sid Marty, lives as few people do, dependent on horse and helicopter, contending with forest fires, electrical storms, constant danger and sudden death. This book takes place amid the natural grandeur of Yoho, Jasper and Banff, and other picturesque locales.
Signed by author on title page, "Sid Marty, Cranbrook, April 79".
Maps on the endpapers.
book : hardcover
1978
2008.014.028
Library
David Thompson's Narrative Originally published as Champlain Society Publication XII. Includes itinerary, contact with natives, trips to Lake Athabaska and across the Rocky Mountains.
Originally published by The Champlain Society in 1916 (Toronto). Bibliography, index. Drawings/Maps -- 3 fold out panoramas at back of book, 3 maps in map pocket attached to back cover.
book : hardcover
1916 (reprint 1968)
2008.014.038
Library
Great Gates, The; The Story of the Rocky Mountain Passes Covers the area from Mexico to Jasper National Park area in Canada. Includes sketches of some 800 Rocky Mountain passes listed by state or country. It is noted if the pass can be crossed by ordinary car or if 4WD is necessary.
b&w photographic plates in center of book, index.
book : softcover
1981
2008.014.048
Library
Canada Before Confederation, A Study in Historical Geography An exploration of how geography, man, exploration, cultures, history shaped Canada before Confederation, built on what little research was available, supported by original thought and synthesis. Text is divided by regions of Canada.
Bibliography, Index.
Tourist Information Travel Guide Travel Guide of Motor Highways of British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Nevada and California 1936
map : printed
1936
2009.030.056
PF.0177.0005
Dictionary of Altitudes Commission of Conservation Canada, 2nd Edition, elevations in Canada, includes an official United States diagram showing the Great Lakes water levels from the early 1800's. Also included are elevation profiles, presented as graphs, of the major railways or rail lines in Canada.
textual record : book
1916
2009.032.163
Library - Reference
Altitudes in Canada Commission of Conservation Canada, 2nd Edition, 1915 with relief maps in back cover, includes an official United States diagram showing the Great Lakes water levels from the early 1800's. Also included are elevation profiles, presented as graphs, of the major railways or rail lines in Canada.
book : hardccover
1915
2009.032.164
Library - Reference
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