Vancouver's Society of Italians by Culos, Raymond - 1998

Madeira Park, B. C.: Harbour Publishing. Good in Good dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 1550171887 . 223 p. 28.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Stain on both boards along bottom edges. Light wear to the corners. Text block pages are somewhat rippled due to moisture contact. Otherwise, the pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a stain on the reverse side along the bottom edges and spine bottom paper thinned where it was stuck the book spine. Light rub wear. A social history of the people who made up Vancouver's three main mutual aid societies from 1904 to 1966: the Sons of Italy, the Veneta, and the Vancouver Italian-Canadian associations. Illustrated with black and white archival photographs. .

Canada: Harbour Publishing, 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 223 pages. Index. Extensive reference notes. Signed and inscribed by author upon half-title page. "A compelling social history and the first comprehensive book of its kind... an inside look at an interesting and essential part of Vancouver's unique cultural heritage." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy..