A History of British Columbia. Part One: Being a Survey of Events from the Earliest Times Down to the Union of the Crown Colony of British Columbia with the Dominion of Canada. Part Two: Being a History, Mainly Political and Economic, of the Province Since Confederation Up to the Present Time; Sixty years of progress, British Columbia.
British Columbia Historical Association, 1913. First Edition. Leather Binding. Near Fine. Item #604503
Copy #261 of 350 numbered copies, signed by co-author R.E. Gosnell on limitation page. This is a truly fine copy in the deluxe binding of full brown suede leather over heavy boards (there were slso copies in cloth), spine stamped in gilt, upper cover tooled in blind, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers (has very minor wear). Notes: Binder's spine title reads: British Columbia, sixty years of progress. Half title: Sixty years of progress, British Columbia. Limited ed. of 350 numbered and signed copies. Description: 2 volumes in 1 (210 : portraits ; 226, vi pages, [574] leaves of plates) ; 33 cm Contents: pt. 1. Being a survey of events from the earliest times down to the Union of the Crown Colony of British Columbia with the Dominion of Canada / E.O.S. Scholefield -- pt. 2. Being a history, mainly political and economic, of the province since Confederation up to the present time / R.E. Gosnell. Other Titles: British Columbia, sixty years of progress Sixty years of progress, British Columbia.
Price: $295.00