Vancouver, BC: The Provincial Liberal Association, [1924]. Paperback. Two ephemeral B.C. election items, both published by the Liberal Party during the 1924 Provincial elections : 1) a 31 page pamphlet [staple-bound, 9 inches tall] titled "Some Plain Facts About the Oliver Government" containing convincing arguments backed up by the most..... More

Vancouver, BC: The Provincial Party of British Columbia, 1923 / 1924. Archive. "Pickings and Plunder" ; "Kill This System or It Will Kill You." ; "Can a Leopard Change Its Spots?" ; "It's Time to Swing Our Axes" ; "Do Honest Men Burn Their Books?" ; "What About the 1920..... More

Victoria, BC: Legislative Assembly of BC, 1951. Single Report. A report issued by the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in 1951 and underwritten in text by Nancy Hodges, Speaker. Nancy Hodges was known as a powerful women's rights activist and "... became the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly on February..... More

London: Rowland Ward, Limited, 1899. First Limited Edition. Hardcover. A scarcely utilized copy, nicely rebound in handsome half-leather with many text leaves still remaining unopened and the publisher's original advertisement sheet loosely inserted. Modern half-leather and cloth over boards, title stamped in gilt onto spine, large 4to size (11-5/8 inches..... More

Port Louis, Mauritius: Mauritius Printing & Co., Ltd., 1956. Illustrated by Siegfried Sammer. Editions Sammer / Limited Edition. Loose Prospectus. Just a single copy of this scarce 1956 African prospectus found in institutional collections worldwide, that being held by the National Library of Australia. Text in French. "Kélibé-Kéliba" was issued..... More

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. Parrish's first book in color and often reprinted, this is the first Scribner's illustrated edition with ten colored Parrish illustrations (inc. front cover and tp.) and decorative lobster endpapers by Parrish. Cloth covered boards w. paste-down illustration to upper board..... More

Hamilton, ON: Tom Taylor Travel Publications, [1950's]. Paperback. Two mid-1950's self-guided motor tour guides for the Canadian Rockies. The "Tom Taylor's Motor Trip Through the Canadian Rockies" guide is dated on back cover "Next Edition 1957" so likely 1956 ; the "Travel Canada First... with Husky" guide date of 1952..... More

Port-Louis - Ile Maurice: Éditions Esclapon, 1949. Huges de Jouvancourt. Jouvancourt Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 24 from an edition 250 copies. The colophon and publishers ad insert both state that the lithograph stones were destroyed after printing. A series of unbound signatures in a cloth backed case with a paper..... More

Branch of Education, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1953. Cartoons by Robyn A. Toney. Paperback. An uncommon and early Native American conservation pamphlet, written expressly in answer to those "... requesting information on erosion on Indian land and what can be done to stop it." Contains site specific examples from..... More

Ottawa, ON: The Boy Scouts Association, (1939). Special Canadian Edition. Paperback. Publication date of 1939 stated in preface. Printed card wraps, 12mo size (7 inches tall), pp. 334, illustrated throughout w. line drawings, index. Name at top of half-title, else clean throughout. The classic Scouting text - Canadian style. More

Berlin: Braunschweig, Friedrich Euler`s Verlag, 1899. Paperback. Text in German. Title in English "The agile skat player. Practical guide for thorough learning of the game of skat in all its subtleties with all the rules of the game" Printed paper wraps, 8vo (7-5/8 inches tall), pp. 96, illustrated, many signatures..... More

New York, NY: Oscar Haimo, (1958). Paperback. Staple-bound card wraps, 16mo size (6 inches tall), pp. 142, [2 - ads], illustrated w. line drawings and poems by Haimo, tables and cyan photo reproductions, index. Volume w. faint vertical crease and minor soil to front cover, fading to spine and edges..... More

Calgary, AB: The "Nutcracker" Publishing Syndicate, 1919. Paperback. Sixteen nonconsecutive 1919 issues (Jan. 2, Jan. 15, Jan. 30, Feb. 12, Feb. 26, March 12, March 26, April 8, April 23, May 7, May 22, June 5, June 19, July 24, Aug. 7, Sept. 11) of an independent political newspaper, published..... More