Canada - British Columbia from Capricorn Books

British Columbia: TouchWood Editions, 2017. 367 pp, 8" H. B&w photographs, reproductions, maps. Inscribed by author on dedication page: "To R____ & B____ / Thank you for your / support! Hope you / enjoy these stories / from across Vancouver / Island! - Shanon", then signed again in full: "Shanon Sinn." "A compelling investigation into supernatural events and local… Read more about this item

Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1907. 331 pp, 6 5/16" H, red cloth over card covers, gilt titling on spine and front board, blind stamping to spine and covers, text block edges marbled, two ribbon book marks. 13 maps (some fold-out) and 12 plans (all present). The introductory section includes: "The Constitution of Canada" by Sir J.G. Bourinot; "Geographical and Geological Sketch"… Read more about this item

Oakville, Ontario: Oakville Galleries, 2002. 47 pp, oblong (8 3/4" H x 19" D). B&w and colour photographs. "Published in conjunction with the exhibition" at Oakville Galleries, 2002. "Roy Arden's art work, in its subject matter and 'mise en scene', make visible the 'conflictual aspects' of urban and suburban life. The many sites he has chosen to photograph… Read more about this item

Vancouver: Midtown Press, 2014. 136 pp, 8 1/2" H. B&w illustrations - photographs, drawings. "(P)ays tribute to Pauline Johnson's contribution to Vancouver's cultural heritage and her enduring legacy of sharing some of Canada's rich background of mythological stories. This collection of stories as told to Johnson by Squamish Chief Joe Capilano, represents one of her lasting achievements of cultural… Read more about this item

Ottawa: Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 1967. 180 pp, 11" H. B&w photographs, reproductions. A look at Canada's cities in its Centennial year. Contents include: St. John's by Harold Horwood; Charlottetown by Frank MacKinnon; Halifax by Hugh MacLennan, Fredericton by Esther Clark Wright; Charme de Quebec by Gerard Morisset; Trois-Rivieres by Mgr Albert Tessier; Montreal by Alain… Read more about this item

Toronto: Morang, 1908. 369 pp, 9 1/2" H. Beige cloth with paper title label on spine (a duplicate label laid in at the last page at time of publication could be used to 'freshen' the book's appearance), top edge gilt. A volume from the "Edition De Luxe" (limited to four hundred sets - this is copy number 47 -… Read more about this item

Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1922. 420 pp, 6 1/4" H, red cloth over card covers, gilt titling on spine and front board, blind stamping to spine and covers, text block edges marbled, two ribbon book marks. 14 maps (some fold-out) and 12 plans (all present). The fourth and final edition. A paper label pasted on the title page gives addresses… Read more about this item

Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1894. 254 pp, 6 1/4" H, red cloth over card covers, gilt titling on spine and front board, blind stamping to spine and covers, text block edges marbled. 10 maps (some fold-out) and 7 plans (all present, although the map listed as at page 33 is actually at page 60, opposite the appropriate text). The introductory section… Read more about this item

Toronto: Warwick Bro's and Rutter, 1909. 153 pp, 8 5/8" H. Contents: Our Business Partner, John Bull; The Imperial Question; The Truth as to the Timber Situation; The Agricultural Problems of Ontario; The Reformatory Idea; Some Suggestions as to Toronto's Street Railway Problem; Moral Bi-Metallism; The Right and Wrong of the Prohibition Movement; The Mineral Resources of Canada;… Read more about this item

Vernon, B.C.: Kettle Valley, 2003. 524 pp, 10 1/4" H. B&w photographs, reproductions. Camp Vernon officially celebrated "its Centennial as an army training camp in 2008. However, historical records indicate that discussions for its formation and actual military training activities began as early as 1896. This is a book of historical events and the personal stories… Read more about this item

Markham, Ontario: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1987. 300 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). This, the second volume of George Woodcock's autobiography, "deals with the period between 1949 and 1977. (It) details Woodcock's life in the British Columbia bush, his close and longstanding relationship with the Doukhobors, his battles with US immigration officials. We learn of the founding… Read more about this item

Victoria, B.C.: Province of British Columbia, 1903. 394 pp, 9" H. B&w photographs, tables. Contents: Introduction; Physical Characteristics (Geology of British Columbia / Rivers and Lakes / Political Divisions / A Coast Trip / Climate); Agriculture ( Upper Mainland / Lower Mainland / Vancouver Island and Adjacent Islands / General Conditions / Fruit-growing in Okanagan / Poultry-raising in… Read more about this item

Victoria, B.C.: Adelphi Book Shop, 1969. 67 pp, 9 5/16" H. Brown simulated leather boards with gold lettering on spine, gold illustration on front board. B&w plates. "First published as the complete issue of the 'British Columbia Library Quarterly' for January 1969. Now published by the Adelphi Book Shop Ltd. in an edition of 750 copies,… Read more about this item

London: Philip Allan, 1930. 308 pp, 9 1/8" H. Pale lilac/gray cloth with dark blue lettering/banding on spine. B&w reproductions, charts - all present, including large folded map in pocket at rear. Contents: Preface; Early Days; With Cook to Hawaii; With Rodney and Gardner; The Nootka Affair; Start of the Great Voyages; Otahiti; The Fabled Coast; Quadra… Read more about this item

Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1982. 192 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w illustrations, tables, maps. "(F)ocuses on the political and administrative history of a highly visible, controversial provincial institution. The book deals with two main themes: the fair's evolution from a small urban exhibit to one of the largest of its type in North America, and… Read more about this item

Bloomington, Indiana: 1st Books , 2004. 309 pp, large 8vo (9" H). Signed by author on title page. B&w photographs. "This is a humorous story about an awkward runt - a misfit growing up on a farm on the western prairies during a time when there were few radios and no electricity or plumbing. It tells… Read more about this item

Victoria, British Columbia: Rockland Books, 1998. 316 pp + Index, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). No. 186 of the first edition of 500 copies. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. "(T)he boundaries of the guide are reasonably flexible. If a book contains significant Western or Western Arctic material, it will be included. … Read more about this item

Oakville, Ontario: Chamborg Holdings, 2003. 143 pp, 8 1/2" H. Monotone drawings. In their mid-fifties, the author and his wife decide to hike B.C.'s challenging West Coast Trail. This is the story of their adventure. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear, slight bump at bottom… Read more about this item

Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2006. 464 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w photographs. "While the media has continued to toast the world's most famous Hells Angel, Sonny Barger, as an American legend, the facts tell another story - the Hells Angels are America's major crime export. (The authors) investigate how - with an estimated 2,500 full-patch members in… Read more about this item

Markham, Ontario: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1987. 300 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). This, the second volume of George Woodcock's autobiography, "deals with the period between 1949 and 1977. (It) details Woodcock's life in the British Columbia bush, his close and longstanding relationship with the Doukhobors, his battles with US immigration officials. We learn of the founding… Read more about this item