The Vancouver Rowing Club: A History 1888–1980

Carver, John Arthur. The Vancouver Rowing Club: A History 1888–1980. Vancouver: Aubrey F. Roberts Ltd., 1980. Hardcover in original dust jacket. Signed, hand-numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies. This is copy No. 747, signed “Jack Carver” by the author. 186 pp., illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs. A detailed history of the Vancouver Rowing Club and its place in the sporting and social history of Vancouver and British Columbia. Book generally in good condition. Original dust jacket shows light age-related wear and marking but remains present and is protected in a clear plastic sleeve. Binding sound. Please see photographs for further indication of condition. An attractive signed limited edition with particular relevance to collectors of Canadian sporting history, rowing, Vancouver and British Columbia local history.