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Sockeye and Tinplate ; Technological Change in the Fraser River Canning Industry 1871-1912
by Stacey, Duncan A
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0771882955
- ISBN 13
- 9780771882951
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Victoria, BC: British Columbia Provincial Museum. Very Good+. 1982. First Edition. Paperback. 0771882955 . Signed by Author; Light wear to extremities. Beige card covers, corners bumped lightly. ; Inscribed by the author on the Foreword page "George thanks for all your help - Duncan. A tight solid book. ; Trade PB; Heritage record #15; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 62 pages; "In publishing 'Sockeye and Tinplate, the Museum is drawing on the expertise who has worked in and studied the fishing industry since 1966." The changes in the industry have been slow and gradual but increasingly effective such as "the vacuum machine which replaced the steam box, the double steamer on the canning line and new refrigeration techniques at sea." .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16103
- Title
- Sockeye and Tinplate ; Technological Change in the Fraser River Canning Industry 1871-1912
- Author
- Stacey, Duncan A
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0771882955
- ISBN 13
- 9780771882951
- Publisher
- British Columbia Provincial Museum
- Place of Publication
- Victoria, BC
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- 0771882955, canneries, Fraser River, Fisheries, Pacific, Salmon
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Ainsworth Books
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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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