The Living Land An Account Of The Natural Resources Of British Columbia
by Haig-Brown, Roderick
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ has some light shelf wear, with minor creasing. Page foredges have light foxing and endpapers have light offset discoloration, previous owner's name in ink on FFEP. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Colourful map enclosed in pocket attached to back end paper. Richly illustrated with colour plates and B&W and colour illustrations and maps. ; B&W and Colour Illustrations, Maps; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 269 pages; "Haig-Brown, naturalist and renowned fisherman, here presents a popular account of the natural resources of his province, their use and management." "This book is intended to stimulate the thinking of British Colombians about the proper use of their rich inheritance of natural resources. In addition, the hope is that the book will serve to advance the cause and the philosophy of conservation among the peoples of the world." This book was produced by The British Columbia Natural Resources Conference who hired Roderick Haig-Brown to write it. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18856
- Title
- The Living Land An Account Of The Natural Resources Of British Columbia
- Author
- Haig-Brown, Roderick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company of Canada Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- British Columbia, Timber, Salmon, Fisheries, Natural Resources
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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- FFEP
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- Shelf Wear
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- First Edition
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