Ludditt Fred (38 results)

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Softcover book has some rubbing on the covers, a little edgewear, gift inscription inside front cover. Pages tanning from age and poor paper quality. Illustrated with photographs. "Once the largest city West of Chicago and North of San Francisco, Barkerville was called the Gold Capital of the World. ".…

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Staple Bound. Condition: Very Good. Very good, clean, tight condition. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.

Trade Paperback Original. Condition: Near Fine. Second Printing. Rear fore corner bumped, price tag (probably the original) on title page, the first page. Fascinating and true incidents in the lives of pioneers of the Barkerville area of British Columbia. 104 pages.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft Cover, Spine Stapled. Condition: Very Good. Clean tight copy. Signed by both Ludditt and his wife, Esther. During his time interviewing oldtimers in Barkerville, reading old records, ledgers, etc, Fred logged "personalities that will not die". In Campfire Sketches he relates, matter-of factly, heart breaking tragedies, acts of heroic kindness, and always humor. Fred has captured the aura and fascination of Barkerville. B/w photos. 104 pp. Signed by Author(s). …

1968 G+/G, DJ chipped, with small slits, previous owners name & address on title page, the early gold days in the Cariboo Country of Canada's British Coumbia, 182 pages.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. It has taken more than a hundred years for the first truly extensive and carefully researched story of Barkerville and its Cariboo goldfields to be placed between covers of a comprehensive volume.This book, rich in fact and anecdotal history, is the work of a do-it-yourself miner-historian, a mining man who talked the language of the last of the originals and their first descendants. A dedicated gatherer of the authoritative story of the Cariboo, centering on Barkerville, Fred Ludditt has done for that area what another Mitchell Press author, the late Walter R. Hamilton, did for the Klondike in his book The Yukon Story. Here is the priceless product of interviews which can never be done again. It is the story of how Billy Barkers claim suddenly sprouted the lusty town of Barkerville far inland from the sea in the upper headwaters of British Columbias famed Fraser River. Barkerville Camp, which in its heyday was the most populous place on the continent west of Toronto and north of San Francisco, will live on in these pages for posterity to know. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

1974 6" by 9 1/2" Cream Softcover,G+ , the early gold days in the Cariboo Country of Canada's British Coumbia, 104 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Later Edition. ISBN 0889830320. Trade Paperback. Good Condition. Tight sound unmarked copy with minor rubs and creases to edges and corners of covers, heavy creasing along spine, some browning to edges of interior pages, slight spine cock, minor edgewear. Later Printing.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Condition: Very Good.

Condition: New.

Paperback. 1972. Mining in the Cariboo, British Columbia, in the 1930s. There are several b&w photos. 104 Good. Covers have light shelf wear and soiling. The front cover has a light crease. Small owner's stamp three times in the front, back and once in the middle. No.

Condition: New.

Soft Cover. Condition: VG. Reprint. 104pp. with illustrations. Small curl at corners, soil to outer edges and light creasing from page handling. Wraps have edge/rub wear, creasing and light soiling. Actual book for sale pictured. 14.2 x 21.6 x .9cm, wt300g Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: Good. 1969. No Edition Remarks. 182 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over grey cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Visible wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edge wear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine.…

ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 182pp illus VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards, sl bruise lower corners) d/w VG+(in plastic, v sl sunned).

Paperback. Condition: Very good+ condition. Unknown edition. 104 pages. Illustrated with historic photographs. Inscribed by author on title page "Quesnel, B.C. Aug. 1st, 1980. Sincerely, Fred W. Ludditt." Minor shelfwear. Size: Octavo (8vo). Signed by Author(s). Book.

Stapled Paper. Condition: Very Good +. 2nd Edition. The first records (Indian traders at H.B.Co. - Kamloops) of Cariboo gold date to 1857 about 4 years prior to the famous`RUSH'. Ludditt, who also wrote: `Barkerville Days' & `Campfire Sketches', uses 40 pages to tour us thru the gold camps on a `prospect x prospect' basis. Learn about Lowhee Creek or Cottonwood via Ludditt's anectdotal style. Handful of historic b/w photos and one map ( at center) . Cond: White cover,silver lettering. 9 nuggets in colour are cover graphic. Has not been soiled, bumped, dogged nor creased. Tight in its binding. No names, no tears. On page 19 we learn about two `modern day' dredging operations on the old Cariboo diggings, by Kafue at Whiskey Flats and by Kumhila at Pine Creek. Size: 8vo. Black and White Photographs (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. As the author of these 104 pages had worked in the Barkerville gold camp, he knew which old-timers to talk to, to gather the storues fir this his third book. Read motr about : kinnikinic, Grouse Creek, Lightning Creek, Cowan's Hardware, boil holes, and W. Sellers. Illustrated with a small number of b/w photographs. . Cond : Paper wrapper is off-white with brown lettering. Five men admire gold samples in the cover photo. Tight in binding. Light wear and soil. Name of p/o on title page. Excellent reading copy. QUote (p. 58) : " At last I reached the big timber at the lake and put on a final spurt to gain the lodge. Bill McKitrick answered my knock ._._._. . " Size: 8vo. B/W Photographs (illustrator). …