Mason Elda Copley (3 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. No publication year stated. Covers creased, tiny tears at edges. Interior is clean.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Self Published by Elda Copley Mason. 1976. VG paperback. Covers rubbed, but cover art still visible. Covers handled with signs of past creasing, but sit flat. Copy solid and squared. Packaged using bubble wrap and a sturdy cardboard box. Tracking number provided for no extra cost. Thank you for supporting our small town, family owned book store.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. [8], 128 pages including index, appendices and interesting 17 page black and white photo section. Signed by author beneath her photo. Note to prior owner signed by author stapled to title page. Author lived on this beautiful island for nearly forty years, leaving in 1955. "This was a setting that people from all walks of life might admire and which many would claim as their own. And though the beauty would chage under the hand of man, man would add a beauty of his making ; weathered cabins, pioneer gardens, and hard won fields." - Introduction. Includes sections entitled: Exploration; The First White Settlers; Settlers - the Second Wave (1900-1919); Early Industries; The Community Organizes; Arrival (describes author's family's move to Lasqueti); Lasqueti in the 20's; The Thirties; Lasqueti During World War II; The Post-War Period; Return (describes a return visit by the author to Lasqueti in 1972). Prior owner's details written atop title page. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Bibliographic reference: HALE & BARMAN 583.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Mason Elda Copley Lasqueti Island History Strait of Georgia Gulf Islands History British Columbia Logging Settlers Pioneers; Signed by Author(s).