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Post by Scott on Jul 12, 2011 23:05:10 GMT -8
Speaking of ferry books, our very own Phillip Vannini was profiled on page 13 of the latest (Beautiful) British Columbia Magazine in a half-page article titled "Fascinating ferry tales". In it, we're told that Mr. Vannini will be publishing two books this year, "one academic, the other for a more general audience".
Looking forward to it, professor!
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 20, 2011 6:55:39 GMT -8
A few books purchased yesterday from the bookshop on Quadra Island (Q-Cove):
"Bowen Island Passenger Ferries", by Peter Ommundsen. - this is about the Sannie Transportation Company of 1921-1956.
And 2 of Joyce Delbridge's ferry tales books. - "Ferry Tales from Puget Sound" and "Northwest Ferry Tales"
The bookstore also had most of "S.C. Heal's" books, on tugs, freighters, etc from the Vancouver area.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 19, 2011 20:42:18 GMT -8
I don't think I've seen this book before, about the North Vancouver ferries. - seen at the Bowen Island archives.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 29, 2011 11:57:26 GMT -8
An update to my marine library purchases, including some items from various Sidney "book-town" shops from this morning:
A couple of books on the subject of Christian Mission ships on the BC Coast. "God's Little Ships" (a history of the Columbia Coast Mission), "Godships" (a history of some other missionary ships on our coast). I had earlier bought the book "The Columbia is Coming!", which is another history of the Columbia Coast Mission. - I think I've found a new sub-niche in maritime history that interests me.
"Ed Monk and the Tradition of Classic Boats" - a book about the boat styles designed by Pacific coast designer Ed Monk.
"Personality Ships of British Columbia," by Ruth Greene - written in 1969, and the author was also a Vancouver Province reporter in the 1940s. - Includes a section by Mr. Gerald Rushton as "a compact history of the Union Steamship Company".
"Princess Marguerite: Last of the Coastal Liners" - a 48-page mini booklet by the wonderful Robert D. Turner. - done in 1981. A typical Turner layout with diagrams, history, and photos in various liveries. - all in a 5" x 10" size.
"Canadian Pacific: the story of the famous shipping line", by George Musk. - 1981 publish date. 270 pages of company history, individual ship history, fleet charts/lists and black-&-white photos.
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Post by mrdot on Aug 29, 2011 19:06:36 GMT -8
:)I always am challenged to see if mr. horn presents a book that hasn't been in this ship's locker for a good number of years, usually too many! I got a letter from Mr. Musk when the large edition of Canadian Pacific was puplished, and I have had all the Bill Turner books for years, but every once in a while something gets me digging into this pack rats den, and I found my Ruth Greene to revisit it again and some of the notes she left me, and EG's reference to MaCurdy's monolithic work got me looking at some of the notes stacked away amongs't that work, of which I was on the founders list, along with many of the notables in this northwest corner! Many of those books I dug deep in my allowance for, but in recent years I have added much in the flea mkt./garage sales of my later years journeys, and a number of duplicates are there for future distribution, perhaps by my brother and others! :)mrdot.
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Post by Northern Exploration on Aug 30, 2011 11:30:45 GMT -8
An update to my marine library purchases, including some items from various Sidney "book-town" shops from this morning: "Ed Monk and the Tradition of Classic Boats" - a book about the boat styles designed by Pacific coast designer Ed Monk. If that type of niche in the boat industry scratches an itch, another designer who had a distictive "look" was the late Jack Hargrave. His designs graced a lot of PNW boats. www.jackhargrave.com/
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Post by Mill Bay on Aug 30, 2011 21:31:13 GMT -8
"Princess Marguerite: Last of the Coastal Liners" - a 48-page mini booklet by the wonderful Robert D. Turner. - done in 1981. A typical Turner layout with diagrams, history, and photos in various liveries. - all in a 5" x 10" size. I saw this one recently at one of the used book stores in Chilliwack, but I elected not to buy it. Mainly it had price vs. condition issues that turned me away.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 31, 2011 6:45:02 GMT -8
I saw this one recently at one of the used book stores in Chilliwack, but I elected not to buy it. Mainly it had price vs. condition issues that turned me away. Mine was $7, in really good shape. - Nice small read, but not anything new (ie. not in his other fine books) except likely for some photos taken by Mr. Turner of the Maggie in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Post by Mike on Sept 2, 2011 20:58:24 GMT -8
I don't think I've seen this book before, about the North Vancouver ferries. - seen at the Bowen Island archives. I borrowed that book from my grandfather this evening, along with: - Ferry Across the Harbor by Capt. James Barr - Union Steamships Remembered By A. M. Twigg - The Good Company By Tom Henry I don't know much about the North Vancouver ferries, or the Union Steamships, so I've decided to learn more about them. Should keep me busy for awhile. ;D
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 3, 2011 13:33:57 GMT -8
I borrowed that book from my grandfather this evening, along with: - Ferry Across the Harbor by Capt. James Barr - Union Steamships Remembered By A. M. Twigg - The Good Company By Tom Henry I don't know much about the North Vancouver ferries, or the Union Steamships, so I've decided to learn more about them. Should keep me busy for awhile. ;D I have those 3 other books that you've listed, and I've enjoyed them all. The Capt. Barr book is a good quick read, and gives a good history of the North Van ferries. For Art Twigg's book, it is organized by ship, and then by person (for a biography of each key master/mate/engineer etc). - so there is some overlap of stories, but it's a good read to get a feel for the era, the issues and of course to learn about the ships and the characters that worked on them. Enjoy!
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 6, 2011 10:56:20 GMT -8
I indulged in my marine book addiction again, this time at Bygone Books in Nanaimo, which is now having a 75%-off sale, as the owner is nearing retirement.
Here's what I bought....
Empress to the Orient - by W.Kaye Lamb. 1991, done for the Vancouver Maritime Museum. - this looks to be a lighter read, similar to how Robert Turner did "Those Beautiful Coastal Liners".
Shipyards of British Columbia: the Principal Companies - by G.W. Taylor. 1986. - very few photos, it's a reading book of 200 pages. - "he traces the creation & growth of the Province's shipbuilding and repairing firms".
Losing the Empress - the Story of the Empress of Ireland's Enduring Shadow - by David Creighton. 2000. - the author's grandparents were lost in this disaster, and they were part of the Salvation Army group on that ill fated trip.
Splendour from the Sea - the Saga of the Shantymen. - by Philip Keller. 1963. - 200+ pages, with photos, of this coastal mission-boat organization. - one of the featured ships is the Messenger III, which I recently saw at the Victoria wooden-boat show.
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....and I'm currently reading Ruth Greene's 1969 "Personality Ships of British Columbia". A good read, with short-sections on each ship.
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Post by mrdot on Oct 6, 2011 12:52:28 GMT -8
:)all of the books newly listed are in this ships locker of mine, one the shipbuilders of BC, I just sent up coast with brother wettcoast, and many years ago I worked with Phillip Keller on one of his books on the west coast missions, and it has some of my illustrations, one of the Union boats comming into Cambell River, I think ,among other coastal pictures! :)mrdot.
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Post by Mill Bay on Oct 7, 2011 10:03:05 GMT -8
Shipyards of British Columbia: the Principal Companies- by G.W. Taylor. 1986. - very few photos, it's a reading book of 200 pages. - "he traces the creation & growth of the Province's shipbuilding and repairing firms". . With all the grumbling and groaning going on at various times, maybe it should be extended to a summary of the creation, growth, stagnation and fermentation of BC's shipbuilding and repairing industry.
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Post by KE7JFF on Oct 14, 2011 16:24:46 GMT -8
I think I might take a trip to the infamous Powells Books and see what they have in stock. I found some real gems of books like "Cooking of British Columbia" once.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 6, 2011 18:57:35 GMT -8
For those who will be in Nanaimo during the next month, there is a very rare opportunity book sale:
Bygone Books (similar in style of Sidney's Galleon Books, Haunted Bookshop or Beacon Books, but smaller) is going out of business.
- their sale is now in the final phase: All Hardcovers for $3 and all paperbacks for $2.
Previously it was 75% off everything and it was 50% off before that. - so the store's closing-sale has lasted a year and has been ever-increasing savings.
This final sale runs from December 6th to January 6th.
ps: - I'm currently reading "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific", which was listed at the store for $50 when I bought it there last year. I'm pretty sure that that type of book wouldn't have lasted until the 75%-off sale, but you never know.
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Post by lmtengs on Dec 6, 2011 22:13:36 GMT -8
For those who will be in Nanaimo during the next month, there is a very rare opportunity book sale: Bygone Books (similar in style of Sidney's Galleon Books, Haunted Bookshop or Beacon Books, but smaller) is going out of business. - their sale is now in the final phase: All Hardcovers for $3 and all paperbacks for $2. Previously it was 75% off everything and it was 50% off before that. - so the store's closing-sale has lasted a year and has been ever-increasing savings. This final sale runs from December 6th to January 6th. ps: - I'm currently reading "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific", which was listed at the store for $50 when I bought it there last year. I'm pretty sure that that type of book wouldn't have lasted until the 75%-off sale, but you never know. I'll be in Nanna-mo around Christmas. Could you give an address?
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Dec 6, 2011 22:18:54 GMT -8
I'll be in Nanna-mo around Christmas. Could you give an address? Bygone Books is located at 99 Commercial Street, directly across from Diana Krall Plaza.
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Post by lmtengs on Dec 6, 2011 22:25:05 GMT -8
I'll be in Nanna-mo around Christmas. Could you give an address? Bygone Books is located at 99 Commercial Street, directly across from Diana Krall Plaza. Thanks, Scott. Does anyone know if they have any maritime titles in stock right now?
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 7, 2011 6:43:41 GMT -8
Bygone Books is located at 99 Commercial Street, directly across from Diana Krall Plaza. Thanks, Scott. Does anyone know if they have any maritime titles in stock right now? They have a good maritime section, so there are still likely lots of maritime items in stock. I've had that "got it, got it, got it already" reaction to some of them, but you never know when you might stumble on something that you don't have. Like any used book store, the fun is in discovering what you don't expect to find.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 8, 2011 14:45:10 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 17, 2011 13:41:21 GMT -8
Another visit to Nanaimo's Bygone Books today. And today I discovered his binders of old postcards. I bought 48 postcards, mostly of CP BCCS steamships and some BCFerries too. ...and now I have a winter forum-posting project to enjoy Some of the cards I've seen posted here before, but maybe not all. But it will be nice for my own collection enjoyment and also to share them on the forum. There are maybe 5 of the old Princess Victoria. They still have a fair number of "BCFC Collector series" and CP Empress ships and lots of cruise ships and European steamship postcards. ($1 per postcard)
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Post by lmtengs on Dec 17, 2011 14:14:54 GMT -8
Post images of them and I'll consider purchasing some...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2011 11:26:24 GMT -8
I am looking for a copy of the Favelle book (The Queens of British Columbia). Is there any book stores that anyone knows of, or online book stores that have a copy in good condition?
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Post by Neil on Dec 23, 2011 12:45:45 GMT -8
I am looking for a copy of the Favelle book (The Queens of British Columbia). Is there any book stores that anyone knows of, or online book stores that have a copy in good condition? I saw a copy a while back at Lawrence Books, a wonderful used bookstore at 41st and Dunbar in Vancouver. Their phone number is 604-261-3812.
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Post by Scott on Dec 23, 2011 22:27:06 GMT -8
Abesbooks has 11 copies available. You won't get it for Christmas but they are available. They range in price from $7.50 to $90.00, most of them closer to the lower number. Plus shipping.
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