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The Fishes of Alberta (First Edition)
by Paetz, Martin J. & Joseph S. Nelson
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- Used - Fine
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- Very Good Plus
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- First Edition
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- 1970
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- Hardcover
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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CA$34.60
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Edmonton: Government of Alberta, 1970. Bound in pale green cloth with dark green lettering on upper board and spine; map endpapers; high quality glossy text pages. Neat owner address stamp is on front and rear endpapers (twice on each). Dust jacket tips are rubbed and spine panel has short tears and creases. 281 pages with maps, pictures… Read more about this item Item Price
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Wild Islands: Wildlife Adventure on North America's Pacific Coast (First Edition)
by Hancock, David and Lyn
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- Used - Near Fine.
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- First Edition
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- 1970
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- Paperback
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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CA$13.84
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Saanichton, BC: Wildlife Conservation Centre, 1970. Large format: 8 1/2" x 11". Owner return address sticker top of front cover, some rubbing along spine; internally clean, unmarked and tightly bound. 80 pages including a special section by Hilary Stewart titled "The Village that Was" about the Haida village of Ninstints on the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii).. First… Read more about this item Item Price
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Blue Angels and Whales: A Record of Personal Experiences Below and Above Water (Penguin First Edition)
by Gibbings, Robert
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- Used - Near Fine Plus
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1938
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- Paperback
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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CA$6.92
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Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin, 1938. Dust jacket has splits along the flap folds, a crease top of front panel at fore edge and a 3/4" tear top of front panel (not price-clipped). Published as a "Pelican Special" (S16). 117 pages plus 16 pages of B&W illustrations, most of them being pencil sketches made under water by the author.. First… Read more about this item Item Price
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Plants of Coastal British Columbia Including Washington, Oregon & Alaska
by Pojar, Jim and Andy Mackinnon
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- Used - Near Fine Plus.
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- 1994
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- Paperback
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- 9781551050423
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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CA$27.68
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Vancouver: Lone Pine, 1994. Comprehensive field guide to 794 species of plants commonly found along the Pacific coast, including 1,100 colour photographs, and more than 1,000 line drawings and silhouettes. 527 with index.. First Edition, First Printing. Trade Paperback Original. Near Fine Plus.. Item Price
CA$27.68
Trees of Vancouver
by Straley, Gerald B.
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- Used - Near Fine Plus.
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- First Edition
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- 1992
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- Paperback
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- 9780774804066
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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Vancouver: UBC (University of British Columbia), 1992. Clean and unmarked. A guidebook to the common and unusual trees of Vancouver. 232 page with index plus 16 pages of colour plates.. First Edition. Trade Paperback Original. Near Fine Plus.. Item Price
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Flora and Sylva (3 Volumes Complete)
by Robinson, W. (editor)
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Dust Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1903
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- Hardcover
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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CA$691.90
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London: W. Robinson, 1903. Three large (9 3/4" x 12 3/4") uniform volumes bound in maroon cloth with horizontal gilt rules and gilt lettering on spine. Spines slightly faded, light spotting of the top edge of pages, board edges lightly rubbed, spine ends pushed in, but not frayed, and tips of boards slightly pushed in as well. A… Read more about this item Item Price
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Why Elephants & Fleas Don't Sweat: A Zoological Miscellany
by Louw, Gideon
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- Used - Near Fine Plus.
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1996
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- Paperback
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- 9781550591255
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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CA$20.76
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Calgary: Detselig Enterprises, 1996. Publisher's promo sheet laid-in. "This book covers the What, How and Why of energy usage in birds, animals, fish, insects and humans." 174 pages.. First Edition. Trade Paperback Original. Near Fine Plus.. Illus. by Dirk Van Wyk. Item Price
CA$20.76
Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The Natural History of Charles Darwin
by Landon, Richard
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- Used - Fine.
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- First Edition
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- 2009
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- Paperback
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- 9780772760692
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Toronto: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, 2009. Large format, 7 1/2" x 11 1/2", 72 pages. Exquisite catalogue with many illustrations and one fold out map.. First Edition. Wraps. Fine.. Exhibition Catalogue. Item Price
CA$27.68
Seals of Arctic and Eastern Canada
by Mansfield, A. W.
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- Used - Near Fine Plus.
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- First Edition
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- 1963
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- Paperback
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CA$8.30
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Ottawa: Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 1963. Rusted staples. With B/W drawings by the author and maps; 30 pages.. First Edition. Pamphlet. Near Fine Plus.. Item Price
CA$8.30
The Pismo Clam: Further Studies of Its Life History and Depletion
by Herrington, William C.
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- Used - Very Good.
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- 1930
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- Paperback
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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Terminal Island, CA: Division of Fish and Game of California, 1930. Grey printed wraps with short split top of spine fold and previous owner has neatly written the title in ink on the spine fold. Fish Bulletin No. 18; 67 pages, 16 figures.. Pamphlet. Very Good.. Item Price
CA$20.76
The Biology of the Pilot or Pothead Whale Globicephala Melaena (Traill) in Newfoundland Waters
by Sergeant, D. E.
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- Used - Near Fine.
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1962
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- Paperback
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Comox, British Columbia, CAN
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CA$11.07
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Ottawa: Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 1962. Previous owner initials top of front cover, cover faded along spine fold and staples rusted. With maps, charts and B/W photo illustrations; 84 pages.. First Edition. Pamphlet. Near Fine.. Item Price
CA$11.07