1917. Hardcover. Experience the "World's War" as seen through a young Calgarian's eyes in 1917. The spine of the scrapbook is titled in ink using a cursive young hand "Pictures of the World's War" and is dated July 15th, 1917, while giving the owner's name and address of 1108 -..... More

Winnipeg and Toronto: Whaley, Royce & Co., Ltd., 1907. Hardcover. Their catalogue No. 21. Title continues "Canada's Greatest Music House. Importers, Manufacturers and General Dealers in Musical Instruments, Strings and Furnishings for all Instruments and General Musical Merchandise." Cloth bound hardcover w. title stamped onto upper cover and spine, 4to..... More

Edmonton, AB: [The Saturday News], 1905. Paperback. A volume given as a free premium to subscribers of Edmonton's then newest newspaper "The Saturday News", which announced the Christmas Number giveaway as it's premium on the front page of vol. 1 no. 1 on Dec. 23, 1905. Staple bound printed paper..... More

Flexible Card. Dated photos within album range from 1913 to 1919. A string bound, flexible leather photo album, oblong 12mo size (7 inches tall), pp. [44, i.e. 22 leaves] w. 131 B&W silver gelatin snapshot photos, mostly measuring 3.25 x 5.5 inches or reverse, with some being larger or smaller..... More

Calgary, AB: The Calgary Herald Co., [1900]. Paperback. A promotional view book, with the date of 1900 inferred from the publishers printing of a line drawing for the New Baptist Church instead of a photo, as it was “still under construction” [caption] and with “Calgary, Alberta" printed in the credits..... More

Moose Jaw, SK: Universal Catalog Bureau (Dubuque, Iowa), 1927. Third Edition (see introduction). Hardcover. Filled w. a vast array of choices to finish and furnish a 1920s Prairie home, restaurant, store or office, including millwork, furniture, clocks, pergolas, wainscoting, bookcases, fireplaces, glass, porchwork, radiator covers, colonnades, stairwork, etc. Decorative stamped..... More

Brandon, MB: Manitoba Winter Fair, 1926. Paperback. A fine copy of this ephemeral Prairie program, with many period ads throughout. Staple bound printed paper wraps, 8vo size (8.25 inches tall), pp. 1-63, [64] w. tear out entry forms at rear and tipped in "Correction" sheet at front. Volume cover w...... More

France: Jeux et Jouets Francais, c. 1920. Box. A hinged wooden box (8.5 x 6.5 inches) containing twenty, 6-sided wooden blocks with color lithographed images of six different puzzle pictures, four with military celebration themes, one pastoral and one featuring a Boy Scout encampment. "JJF" (Jeux et Jouets Francais or..... More

The Citizen Sailors Virtual Cenotaph Team, Naval Association of British Columbia, 2023. First Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial covers, oblong 4to size (10.75 inches tall), pp. 348, illustrated in color and B&W, includes bibliographical references and an index. A new copy, still in publisher's shrink wrap. "This book includes biographies for all..... More

USA: Jerry Gross, [1967]. Poster. An original, one sheet Gerry Gross film poster, printed in black ink onto heavy weight white paper measuring 41 x 27 inches wide, w. mailing fold lines, minor creases and toning. A great 1960's "warning" poster having the tagline "She did her homework in parked..... More

New York, NY: C. D. Fredricks, & Co., c. 1860s. CDV Photograph. A mid 1860s, carte-de-visite portrait photograph of General Tom Thumb & Mrs Tom Thumb (Charles Sherwood Stratton & Lavinia Warren) elegantly attired here for photographer C.D. Fredricks of NY City. Photo measures 3-5/8 x 2-3/16 inches wide and..... More

Charlottesville, VA: Paul B. Victorius, (1968). First Edition. Hardcover. A seminal work in the field of computer generated art. "In 1968 print dealer and book collector Paul B. Victorius of Charlottesville, Virginia published Computer Art and Human Response by computer artist Lloyd Sumner. This oblong 8vo of 96 pages, dedicated..... More

Vancouver, BC: British Columbia Estates, Ltd., 1913. Promotional Maps. A rare set of Fort George Heights promotional land sale maps ("Corrected to Feb. 25th, 1913") and related ephemera, including the original mailing envelope addressed to one Mr. Thomas [E.] Bulmer, late of Procter, BC, and thence, via a penciled correction..... More