British Columbia from Attic Books

Cecil Lake, BC: Nor' Pioneer WI in cooperation with Louise Framst Books, 2000. Hardcover. Near fine. 400 p. 29 cm. Numerous b&w illustrations. Colour photos on endpapers. Blue cloth. Tucked inside is a map of Cecil Lake's Early trails and First Landowners

The Vancouver Daily Province, 1946. Hardcover. Good +. ix, [3], 65 p. 27 cm. Colour frontispiece and 2 other colour illustrations. Black cloth spine with red paper boards and yellow label. Worn corners and some holes in edges. Some spotting or soiling to paper. Early white settlement at Nootka. Foreword by Andrew Paull Te Qoithetahl, North American… Read more

Toronto; Fernie, BC: Head Office; Mines Office, 1917. Booklet. Good. 12 p. 18 cm. Black card covers tied with blue string. Lists Board of Directors for 1918, Directors' Report by Elias Rogers, Financial Report, proceedings of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, president's address.

Toronto; Fernie, BC: Head Office; Mines Office, 1910. Booklet. Good. 15 p. 18 cm. Black card covers tied with blue string. Tear in rear cover. Covers and pages have three vertical creases. Some tears in page edges. Lists Board of Directors for 1911, Directors' Report by Elias Rogers, Financial Report, proceedings of the Annual General Meeting of… Read more

Vancouver: The Coast Publishing Co, nd. ca. 1940. Softcover. Very good. Unpaginated. 15 x 23 cm. 16 b&w views. Staplebound card covers. Light wear, mainly to spine. A little label residue inside front cover. Views of totem poles, Prospect Point, Siwash Rock, Brockton Point Lighthouse, rose garden, etc.

Surrey, BC: Hancock House, 1987. Softcover. Near fine. 180 p. 22 cm. B&w illustrations. Paperback. Light wear. Signed by author on title page. Bibliography and index.

Published for the C. P. R. News Service, nd. Card covers. Good. Unpaginated viewbook. 27 x 32 cm. 23 16 x 21 b&w photos, one per leaf. Brown card covers tied with twine, with oval colour illustration pasted to front. Some soiling and small tears to covers. Slight discolouration to title page. Two photos detached, about half of… Read more

Fernie, BC: Savage Publishing, 2001. Softcover. Very good +. v, 67 p. 23 x 31 cm. Colour illustrations. Softcover is a little warped with slightly roughened edges. A few faint spots.

Vancouver: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, nd. Hardcover. Good. xlvi, 688 p. 27 cm. B&w illustrations. Half black leather with green cloth. Worn extremities. Plates opposite p. 156 detached. Includes prehistory, apoctyphal voyages, Captain Cook, furtraders, Nootka Sound controversy, Captain George Vancouver, Alexander Mackenzie, Simon Fraser, Hudson's Bay Company, founding of Victoria, Vancouver Island colony, native… Read more

London: Constable & Company, 1913. Hardcover. Good +. xi, [3], 175 p. 21 cm. 12 b&w plates and 5 maps. Green clothhardcover with black and white impressing. Some fading to cloth, long crease on front cover. "The twentieth century of the world's progress is Canada's, and the Pacific is the Ocean of the Future. Yet, despite the… Read more

Montreal: Dawson Brothers, 1874. Cloth. Fair. x, 244 p. 19 cm. One fold-out map, one fold-out chart. Brown cloth hardcover. Some wear to spine ends and corners, dampstains to both boards. New endpapers. Dampstains to bottoms of pages up to about p. 20 and some foxing. Title continues: "And of a Winter Voyage along the Western Coast… Read more

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex library. 439 p. 24 cm. 2 maps and 219 b/w photos of mountains, rivers and glaciers throughout the Selkirk range. Blue cloth binding with gilt lettering and embellishments on spine. Bumped corners, tears in spine ends, spine faded, small ink stamp on lower edge of text block and… Read more

Victoria, BC: Published by Authority of the Legislative Assembly, 1913. Seventh edition. Softcover. Good. Bureau of Provincial Information. Official Bulletin No. 23. 54 p. 26 cm. 16 b&w photos. Brown paper covers. Chipped spine ends, small stain to top front cover and first page.

Toronto: Champlain Society, 1940. Cloth. Very good +. 550 copies printed of which this is no. 294. The Publications of The Champlain Society XXVI. xxxi, 328, xii p. 25 cm. 26 illustrations, maps & sketches. Spine faded. Marks at top front and scratches on lower rear. Many uncut pages. Colnett is remembered largely for his involvement in… Read more

Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1984. Hardcover. Very good +/Fine. xvii, 287 p. 24 cm. 39 b& plates and 8 maps. Beige hardcover in mylar-covered pictorial dustjacket. Inscription on front free endpaper. Topics include: policy making; piracy; policing; Nass, Kimsquit and Skeena; etc. Appendix, bibliography, index.

McBride, British Columbia: The McBride Robson Family Story Group with assistance from Gov. of Canada's New Horizon Program, 1979. Paperback. Good. vii, 375p. 25.5 cm. Pictorial paperback binding. Includes foldout sketch maps by Matthew G. Wheeler. Numerous black and white photos throughout. Signed by author. Spine cracked and edges of book are soiled. Text is unmarked. Bumps to… Read more

Victoria: Colonist Presses, ca. 1905. Pamphlet. Near fine. [24 p.]. 21 cm. About 50 sepia illustrations. Grey card cover pamphlet with green, red and white print. Spine tail splitting slightly. Clean and bright. Very tiny tear or indentation in centre of fore-edge. "The Evergreen City of Canada" has grand homes, pretty views, sailing opportunities, Beacon Hill Park,… Read more

Victoria, 1912. Paperback. Good. 30 p. 27 cm. Stapled paper covers. Rust mark at top front and chipped bottom corner. Title page has chipped top corner. Some discolouration and soiling to rear. Creases and light soiling to tops of pp. 20-21. Orange mark in margin of p. 9. Surveyor-General's report; Inspection of surveys; Timber Inspector's report; Report… Read more

Ottawa, Canada: Department of Agriculture, 1947. Staplebound. Ex library-very good. Dominion of Canada Department of Agriculture Publication No. 794 Technical Bulletin No. 62. 58 p. 24 cm. Map. Photographs. Library stamp and red pencil notations to front cover.

Ottawa: Government Printing Bureau, 1905. Cloth. Very good +. xvii, 459 p. 24 cm. 96 b&w plates. Olive green cloth with gold impressing. Some soiling to cloth. Front cover reads British Columbia after title. Topics include: surveying; travel and exploration; C.P.R.; Upper and Lower Kootenay valleys and lakes; mountaineering; Swiss Alpine Club; Appalachian Club of Boston; lady… Read more