![Cariboo Gold Mine, Pictographs] The National Amateur Mineralogist : Vol. 5 No. 2 - Aug. 1947. O....](/pictures/thumb/3992.jpg?v=1642706921)
Seattle , WA: O.B. Brown, (1947). Paperback. Cover caption "Gold Cleanup at an Early Day Cariboo Mine". Stapled wraps, 8vo (9-1/4 inches tall), pp. 36, illustrated. Volume w. soil, wear and an abrasion at foot of front cover. Wherein R.V. Wood notes in his article "Picture Rocks Key is Sought"..... More
![Petroglyphs] Indian Rock Carvings of the Pacific Northwest. Edward Meade](/pictures/thumb/3994.jpg?v=1642637143)
Sidney, BC: Gray's Publishing Ltd., 1971. Paperback. Oblong 8vo (9 inches tall), pp. 96, bibliography, illustrated throughout w. B&W photo reproductions, line drawings and a map of petroglyph sites on inside covers. Volume w. light wear to covers, p.o. name and date ffep, else unmarked. More
Vernon, B.C. Self-Published, 1968. First Edition. Paperback. Recorded here by John Corner, are most of the known Pictographs then known in the interior of British Columbia. Printed card wraps, 8vo (8-3/4 inches tall), pp. [viii], 131, illustrated throughout w. colored line drawings, tables, maps and B&W photo reproductions. Volume w...... More
n.p. [British Columbia]: n.d. [c. 1965]. Loose Photographs. A rare "snapshot" look at these Kootenay Pictographs - some of which, have since been lost to time due to flooding and road building. Thirteen c. 1965 chromogenic prints (backprints on verso dating to as early as 1961) all measuring 3-1/2" x...... More
![East Kootenay] Three 8 x 10 Photographs of Petroglyphs Near Cranbrook, B.C. Dave Kay, Photographer](/pictures/thumb/3993.jpg?v=1642465202)
Cranbrook, BC: Dave Kay. Three c. 1960s 8 x 10 gelatin silver photographs, all with the ink caption "TOP" at upper edges and all rubber stamped verso "Petroglyphs Near Cranbrook, B.C. These mysterious carvings on solid rock outcroppings were made by prehistoric humans presumably several thousand years ago. - Photo..... More
Records of the Past Exploration Society, 1904. Offprint. Paperback. A special offprint issued by Records of the Past Exploration Society from the Vol. III Part VIII - Aug. 1904 issue. Card wraps w. paste down label, 4to (10-1/2 inches tall), pp. 242-254, illustrated w. line drawings, B&W photo reproductions and..... More
![Tripoli, Libya] 1911 Wartime Photograph of Flooding Caused by Arab Guerilla Action in the...](/pictures/thumb/3904.jpg?v=1642458902)
Tripoli, Libya: 1911. Loose Photograph. A rare wartime image from the very early days of the Italo-Turkish War in November 1911. The ink caption on verso reads "The floods of Tripoli caused by Arabs damming the main conduit outside town. Note the Italian mules & horses knee-deep. Nov. 15 1911"..... More
Vincennes, France / Milan, Italy: PATHÉ Journal / La Domenica del Corriere, 1923. Achille Beltrame. Mounted Photograph / Newspaper. A rare chess photograph, capturing a multitude of participating moving parts during this living chess game, played in 1923 by two chess champions - Edouard Pape and André Muffang. The game..... More
![RPPC] Photos of Casper, Wyoming and the 1921 Lightning Strike Midwest Oil Refinery Fires. R. R....](/pictures/thumb/3976.jpg?v=1641775556)
Casper, WY: Doubleday and Art Shop, 1921. RPPC. "On June 17, 1921, it [the lightning strike] set ablaze the Midwest Refining Co. tank farm in Casper, Wyoming... Lightning struck again on July 2, 13 and 18, according to A History of Natrona County, Wyoming." The Denver Fire Journal. This group..... More
![WW I] The Star Newspaper (London) "THE WAR IS OVER" - Nov. 11th 1918](/pictures/thumb/3967.jpg?v=1640645678)
London: The Daily News, Ltd., 1918. Newspaper. The Victory Issue, announcing the cessation of hostilities and the signing of the Armistice, with a small map of the European Front on p. 3 showing from Ypres in the north to Verdun in the south and, an announcement at foot of p...... More
![In Flanders Fields] Veteran's Mendicant Palm Card * together with * McCrea Reply Poem "Victory,...](/pictures/thumb/3968.jpg?v=1640643722)
n.p. c. 1921. Ephemera. A veteran's mendicant palm card, together with a letterpress poem card, both circa 1921. Palm card printed in black ink onto thin paper, 5 inches tall x 3 inches wide, with a veteran's mendicant poem and titled "Disabled Soldiers Appeal", lightly soiled and twice folded, having..... More
![Ghost Town, Sandon, B.C.] Sandon Oldtimers' Reunion Photograph, Dinner Menu & Program with...](/pictures/thumb/3966.jpg?v=1640128261)
Vancouver, BC: Sandon Oldtimers Committee, 1980. Loose Ephemera. A collection of ephemera from a 1980 reunion hosted by the Sandon Oldtimers Committee in Vancouver, B.C. The reunion was held from August 8th-10th for ex-pats of the near ghost town of Sandon, B.C. and included a dinner at The Arbutus Club..... More
Edinburgh: Bartholomew & Son Ltd., [1925]. Paperback. [Map title] Two linen backed folding colour maps with printed red cloth folder. Both maps scaled at 1:1,000,000 or 16 English miles to 1 inch, consisting of a Northern sheet and a Southern sheet - both with relief in gradient tints giving spot..... More
Hamilton, ON: Procter & Gamble, 1916. Canadian Edition. Paperback. Side stapled wraps, 12mo (6-7/8 inches tall), pp. [2], 84, w. "1916" stated on copyright page, illustrated w. photo reproductions and line drawings, index. Volume w. light wear and soil. The less common Canadian edition of Hill's "The Whys of Cooking"..... More
![Steamship Mystery] Fog. Valentine Williams, Dorothy Rice Sims](/pictures/thumb/3513.jpg?v=1639947728)
Boston and NY: Houghton Mifflin Company, (1933). DJ artwork by "Cosimini" American Edition. Vintage mystery, with the striking wraparound DJ artwork by "Cosimini" revealing the murder's latest victim as he swings from the lifeboat tackle. Beige cloth over boards, title stamped in red onto upper board and spine, 12mo (7-3/8..... More
Vancouver, BC: The Elite Directory of Vancouver, 1908. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Cover title "The Elite Directory of Vancouver", 1908 date from copyright page, printed by Thomson Stationers Ltd., Vancouver, BC. Blue leather over boards, title stamped in gilt onto upper board, 12mo (6-5/8 inches tall), pp. [iv], 1-125..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, Inc., 1928. DJ Artwork by "desRosiers" First American Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Black linen cloth over boards, title stamped in green onto upper board and spine, top edge stained green, 12mo (7-3/8 inches tall), pp. 305. Volume with fading to top edge stain and..... More
New York / London: Tennant and Ward / Dawbarn & Ward, 1899. First Edition. Paperback. The Photography Outdoors Issue. Slim 8vo (8 inches tall), pp. [4 - ads], frontis, [153]-205, [4 - ads], illustrated w. plates, line drawings and ads. Covers worn w. name in pencil to upper and lower..... More
![Association Copy] Training of Theatre Employees for Publix Service. Harry Marx, J. J. Fitzgibbons](/pictures/thumb/3496.jpg?v=1639582340)
New York, NY: Publix Theatres Corp. 1926. Hardcover. This being copy [Volume] "No. 3" of the Publix Theatres training manual, and the personal copy of J. J. Fitzgibbons - eventual President of Famous Players Theaters - with his "Approved" rubber stamp signed and dated "Oct. 15 - 1926", "Fitzgibbons" in..... More
![Alaska, Klondike] Dan Cadzow of Rampart House, Yukon Territory 1908 McLennan & McFeely Trade...](/pictures/thumb/3411.jpg?v=1639099922)
Vancouver, BC: McLennan & McFeely Company, Limited, 1908. Hardcover. Front pastedown with McLennan & McFeely's presentation bookplate, stating that this catalog, No. 705 is presented to C. [sp. "D."] " Cadzow, Esq. of Rampart House, and is being forwarded to him c/o the Hudson's Bay Co. in Victoria, B.C. The..... More
London & New York: Anthony Treherne & Co. Ltd. / The H.B. Claflin Co., n.d. Mary Tourtel. Second Edition. Hardcover. Date from OCLC. This small, circa early 1900s volume is No. 1 (of 7) in The Stump Books For Children series, and includes the following nursery rhymes : Old King..... More
![1880's New York Theme Park Schedule] Starin's Glen Island, Long Island Sound. John H. Starin,...](/pictures/thumb/3939.jpg?v=1638822542)
New York, NY: John H. Starin (Starin's Glen Island), c. 1880's. Steamship Timetable. Circa 1880's promotional steamship schedule for Starin's Glen Island Park in New York. Starin's was "the first summer resort in the United States, if not the world" and "...preceded Disneyland as the first "theme park" by many..... More
![Chess Masters] À Chacun Son Héros : Alekhine, le Virtuose des Échecs. Guy Gignac](/pictures/thumb/3931.jpg?v=1638219002)
Montreal, QC: Fédération québécoise des échecs, 2012. First Edition. Paperback. Text in French, inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. Printed wraps, 4to (10-7/8 inches tall), pp. 313, (315 table of contents) [5 - blank], illustrated throughout. A fine copy of this uncommon and difficult chess book..... More
![Klondike] Photograph of Yukon Territory Sternwheeler "Nasutlin" Unknown Photographer](/pictures/thumb/3926.jpg?v=1637888579)
Yukon Territory: n.p., c. 1920. Unmounted Photograph. Designed and partially built at Whitehorse by the British Yukon Navigation Company in 1912, this photo is c. 1915-1925, as she was not used 1926-28 and only did three trips in 1929. An uncommon image of a seldom seen sternwheeler, showing two women..... More
![Vancouver Island, E.J. Eyres Photo] Victoria’s Bright Blossoms - All Aboard! Edmund James...](/pictures/thumb/3895.jpg?v=1631484439)
c. 1906. Mounted Photograph. An endearing studio composite action shot of fourteen young children squeezed into in a small-wheeled cart. The cart is being pulled by the bearded photographer whilst carrying his camera and tripod tucked under his arm. The occupants include a tiny dog riding at center front, and..... More