Pulman, WA: WSU Class of 1914, 1915. Broadside. An ephemeral sophomoric warning - with rules, insults and an invitation to a tug-of-war contest across a campus body of water "Lake De Puddle" hereby issued to the WSU freshmen class of 1915. The broadside measures 23 x 19 inches wide, is..... More

New Westminster, BC: n.p., 1923. Loose Photograph. A photograph recording the hats off moment, with a dour looking Churchill lookalike and a young May Queen both paying their respects just prior to the commencement of New Westminster's 1923 54th Annual May Day Pole Dance. A sepia toned gelatin silver print..... More

Victoria, BC: n.p., n.d. Loose Print. Black & white glossy halftone print of the S.S. Beaver undergoing conversion on Cook's Way, Victoria, BC in the 1870's. Although the original photo was taken circa late 1870's (ref. Pethick p. 31) this is likely a circa 1960's reprint. Caption, dates and a...... More

Vancouver, BC: Yucho Chow Studio, c. 1930's. Loose Photograph. An Art Deco wedding photograph, dating between 1930 and 1949 (when Chow's studio was at 518 Main St.) but most likely in the late 30's, given the Art Deco background. Photo measures 6.5 x 8.5 and has Chows rubber stamp verso..... More

Cincinnati, OH: Tom Jones, Publisher Scenic Souvenir, 1909. Cover Artwork by P. J. Carter. American Edition. Paperback. Cover title. Filled with great images by the famous Banff photographer, Norman Luxton. Saddle stapled string-bound wraps, oblong 32mo (4-15/16 inches tall), pp. [1-2 : title-blank], [3-8 : text], [9-32 : plates], illustrated..... More

n.p. 1918. Loose Photographs. A captivating group of five original photos, all with a story to tell and a survivor's explanatory ink caption on verso. They variously show the shipwrecked 4-Masted Barquentine "St. James" after she struck a reef and became lodged on a sandbar at Oeno, in the Pitcairn..... More

n.p. c. 1900. Box. Fifteen c. 1900 glass plate negatives with historic images of South Sea islands, stone heads and island women, all still housed in their original Imperial Dry Plate box. We tentatively attribute this work to Frank Burnett, as the images appear to be in Burnett's photographic style..... More

Smyrna: Photographie Parisian, c. 1870. Mounted Photograph. An expansive, pre-fire Rubellin image of Smyrna, displaying his early rubber stamp "PHOTOGRAPHIE PARISIAN / RUBELLIN / SMYRNE" to one panel verso along with "Smyrne" written in a cursive hand in pencil. Circa 1870, before the company name was changed to "Rubellin et..... More

Rossland, BC: The Siskiyou Copper Company, Ltd., 1899. Archive. A small collection of ephemeral materials related to a group of Rossland promoters who capitalized and registered a memorandum of association on July 25, 1899, to develop the Bonanza and the Cavin mineral claims in Siskiyou County in northern California. Their..... More

n.p. [circa 1870]. Mounted Photograph. An intriguing image of a bearded gentleman pointing with a walking cane to a painted banner "The Books By Which All Ages Will Be Judged" - it showing four volumes opened to their centers, giving the dates of various Biblical events thus "Vol. I From..... More

Birmingham, UK: Printed by John Baskerville for the Author, 1766. Hardcover. Virgil's epic the Aeneid, here bound together with his Pastorals and Georgic works, all translated into English by Robert Andrews and printed by the legendary John Baskerville in Birmingham. Title page with "Printed by John Baskerville for the Author"..... More

Nelson, BC: Kootenay School of Art, n.d. Art Barratt ; Laine Dahlen. Revised Edition. Paperback. (c. 1970's ?) Saddle stapled illustrated wraps, 8vo (8-3/8 inches [21.3 cm] tall) pp. unpaginated (35), (36) blank, illustrated with photos, drawings and two maps. Volume with some toning, light wear and minor soil, p.o...... More

n.p. South Western Sask. Oldtimers' Association, n.d. Paperback. Side stapled card wraps, 4to size (11 inches tall), title printed on upper cover w. "MAPLE CREEK" added in black felt pen to upper cover and spine, pp. 102, [2 - photos], [6 - blank], illustrated. Volume w. only minor wear to..... More