Published by Victoria Social Sciences Research Centre, University of Victoria 1968-1975, 1968
Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada
Condition: near fine. xii,328;x,446;xv,417pp. Octavo. Map endpapers on volume one and 3 and pictorial endpapers on volume 2. Original blue cloth with gilt crest on volumes 1 and 2 and gilt lettering spines of all three volumes. Tight, clean and bright copies. Near fine condition Standard bibliographical reference on the history of British Columbia with over 6900 entries (total).
Published by University of Victoria, (Victoria, BC), 1975
ISBN 10: 0969041837 ISBN 13: 9780969041832
Seller: Lord Durham Rare Books (IOBA), St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST VOLUME SIGNED BY BARBARA J. LOWTHER 3 volumes. Original blue cloth with gilt crest on volumes 1 and 2 and gilt lettering spines of all three volumes. Some fading on spines and slight shelf-wear with tear and wrinkling to page 23 in volume one otherwise, all volumes in very good condition. Vol. I: A Bibliography of British Columbia Navigations, Traffiques & Discoveries 1774-1848: A Guide to Publications Relating to the Area Now British Columbia. Barbara J Lowther. xii,328pp. Published 1968. Volume signed by author Barbara J. Lowther on title page. 2,173 biblio entries. 8-1/2 x 11 inches.This volume covers the period from the first recorded arrival of the Spanish to England's colonization of Vancouver Island, with items in English, French, Spanish, and Dutch. This is the first book of two published on Bibliographies of British Columbia. Vol. II: A Bibliography of British Columbia Years of Growth 1900-1950: Margaret H. Edwards. xv,417pp. Published 1975. 6,125 biblio entries. 8-1/2 x 11 inches. Volume covers the literature and writings from the first half of the twentieth century. This is the third book which was originally begun by Mr. J.C.R. Lort and finished by Margaret H. EdwardsVol. III: Navigations, Laying the Foundations 1849-1899: Gloria M. Strathern x,446pp. Published 1970. 631 biblio entries. 5-3/4 x 9 inches. Volume covers the literature and writings from the last half of the nineteenth centuryStandard bibliographical references on the history of British Columbia with a total in all three volumes of 8,929 biblio entries.