Bahrain: 1942. 3-Ring Binder. A series of seven retained typed letters, all composed by a young Canadian man, and sent from the wartime oil fields of Bahrain to his mother in Canada. These letters were retained by the young sender as a record for posterity due to the high possibility..... More

Victoria, BC: [City of Victoria], 1919. Folded Pamphlet. A single sheet (8.5 x 11) folded program, printed on all four pages, and issued for the 1919 Peace Celebrations Parade, held in Victoria, BC, on Sat. July 19th, 1919. The program lineup shows the 54th Kootenay Bat. as marching in the..... More

Calgary, AB: The Kinsmen Club of Calgary, 1939. Paperback. Stapled card wraps, 4to size (12 inches tall), pp. 16, illustrated throughout w. B&W photo reproductions, schedules, tables and a map. More

London: A.J. Stevens & Co., Ltd., 1949. Edition CM-8. Paperback. Manual for their 1949, 350 & 500 c.c. A.J.S. motorcycle. Printed paper wraps, 8vo (8.5 inches tall), pp. 92, illustrated w. exploded views and line drawings throughout, index. Volume w. fading, light wear and finger soil to covers, very occasional..... More

[Calgary?]: Alberta Social Credit Party, 1940. Poster. A circa 1940 meeting notice, "A Public Meeting on Social Credit (The Alberta Provincial System)" etc., printed in black ink onto paper measuring 12 x 9 inches wide; somewhat toned, else a fine, unused copy. Date assumed from paper stock and comments printed..... More

Alaska: n.p. [Army Corps of Engineers?], [1942]. Ephemera. Shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Army Corps of Engineers started and finished building 1600 miles of highway to Alaska. The 10,000 strong Corps did it in just over eight months with much help from Canadians. This humerous Christmas greeting..... More

New York, NY: Department of Education - Russell Sage Foundation, 1917 [1926]. Folding Chart. Leonard Porter Ayres was an American educator, soldier, and statistician who organized the Division of Statistics for the military during WWI and held the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Army. ref. wiki. Handwriting..... More

Kelowna, BC: B.C. Tree Fruits Limited, [1956]. Map. Printed map showing the official growing districts of B.C. Tree Fruits Limited - from Keremeos in the southwest to Kamloops and Salmon Arm in the north and Creston in the southeast - on the verso of a 1956 BC Tree Fruits letterhead..... 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

Victoria, BC: BC Gov't Travel Bureau, Dept. of Trade & Industry, 1941. Pamphlet. A wartime pamphlet published in answer to a newspaper article published in the Los Angles Examiner on Sunday, Feb. 2, 1941 where a reader has written to the editor asking if travel is still allowed to Canada..... More

Des Moines, WA: Big Tree Inn, [1930]. Menu. A circa 1930 (but perhaps earlier judging by the prices) souvenir dinner menu from the Big Tree Inn in Des Moines, Washington. Printed in 4-color half tone, the menu measures 11-3/4 inches wide when open and shows sandwiches, beverages, deserts, a $1.50..... More

London: Goulding, D'Almaine, Potter & Co, n.d. Paperback. (c. 1810-20's) Engraved musical score, bifolium (13-1/4 inches tall), pp. 4, disbound with old tape reinforcement at spine fold, paper watermarked "1810" (?). Score with edge wear including small closed tears (one enters printed area), a tiny puncture, tide mark to first..... More

n.p. (c. 1901-1992). Hardcover. The scrapbook photo albums of two prominent English families - the Bonham-Carter family (Henry Bonham-Carter and Florence Nightingale had the same Grandfather) and the Baker family, featuring the distinguished Air Marshal Sir John W. Baker. Miss Hilary Bonham-Carter and Air Marshal Sir John W. Baker were..... More