Geography from Pulp & Circumstance

Victoria, BC: City of Victoria, 1982. 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Staple-bound booklet in card covers. Illustrated with archival b&w photos, colour photos, and a colour reproduction of the original plan for Beacon Hill Park. Includes relevant correspondence and press excerpts. Chronology. Minor wear only.

Toronto: Mike Filey, 1983. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. In Celebration of Toronto's 150th Anniversary." Soft cover compendium of historical bits and pieces organized by date. Unpaginated, but each date gets nearly a page. Vintage b&w photos. Just minor wear over all. Pages a bit toned. … Read more about this item

Victoria, BC: The View Royal Historical Society, 1993. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Slim quarto paperback in illustrated card covers. Signed on the Title Page by Editor Maureen Duffas. No personalization. Illustrated in b&w with a map, drawings and photos. Binding square and tight. Minor wear only.

Quesnel, BC: The Quesnel Advertiser, 1958. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gwen Lewis (Pen and Ink Illustrations). A compilation of tales told by and about the Cariboo miners. Staple bound booklet in textured wrap. Illustrated in b&w with photos, drawings, and maps. Clean and… Read more about this item

Vancouver, BC: Discovery Press, 1973. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First published in 1969, this copy is a 1973 third edition hardcover in burgundy boards with silver titling to the spine. Map on endpapers. Good condition: worn and a bit knocked about, but square and firmly bound. … Read more about this item

Victoria, BC: Orca Book Publishers, 1986. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Trade paperback with b&w maps and illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Very Good but with some wear and flaws: previous owner's name written inside front cover. Stress lines (a mild bump) to front lower free corner.… Read more about this item

Victoria, BC: Sono Nis Press, 1980. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Copyright 1980, but this copy is a revised second printing from 1982. Includes b&w photos on 16 plates. Index. Mildly worn. Previous owner's signature on half title. Square and firmly bound.

Victoria, BC: Orca Book Publishers, 1989. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A neighbourhood history of a district within Victoria, BC. Trade paperback with b&w map and illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Worn but still very good: mild stress lines to spine and rear wrap, address label remnant… Read more about this item

Victoria, BC: Ursula Jupp, 1975. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Mary Allard (Cover Illustrations). Hardcover in green boards with gilt titling to the spine. District maps on endpapers. Illustrated with 20 pages of b&w photos and a drawing. Index. Very Good book: binding square and… Read more about this item

Oak Bay, BC: The Corporation of the District of Oak Bay, 1981. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. oblong 4to: 9¾ - 12" long. Hardcover in green cloth with gilt titling front and spine plus the coat of arms on the front. Illustrated endpapers. B&W photos. Map. Printed in double column. Dust jacket mildly… Read more about this item

Victoria, BC: Victoria Heritage Foundation, 2004. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Cecilia Mavrow (Architectural Drawings). Fourth Edition, completely revised and rewritten. Sixth printing, with slight revisions. Soft cover architectural guide in coil binding with illustrated card covers. Illustrated in b&w with photos, drawings, and some archival materials. Maps.… Read more about this item

Victoria, BC: Desktop Publishing Ltd, 1998. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Nicely produced paperback in illustrated card covers with flaps and printed in double column on glossy paper. Illustrated in b&w with photos, maps and ephemera reproductions. Bibliography. Index. Square and firmly bound. Title… Read more about this item

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd, 2004. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This copy is a 2006 second printing of the first edition. Hardcover in forest green boards with silver titling to the spine. Colour maps on endpapers. Pictorial study of the region with… Read more about this item

Victoria, BC: City of Victoria, 1982. 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Staple-bound booklet in card covers. Illustrated with archival b&w photos, colour photos, and a colour reproduction of the original plan for Beacon Hill Park. Includes relevant correspondence and press excerpts. Chronology. Minor wear only.

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia: Macintyre Purcell Publishing Inc, 2009. Soft cover. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Part of the "Book of Everything" Series. Small trade paperback reference book, about 7" x 5", depicting the area as it is now and how it got that way. Map inside front cover. Unread. Binding… Read more about this item

Victoria, BC: Royal BC Museum Publishing, 2012. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Nearly pristine trade paperback, nicely produced guidebook with glossy paper and lots of colour photos. Includes suggestions for Additional Reading. Index. Very minor wear only.

Wellington, New Zealand: A.R. Shearer, Government Printer, 1975. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket (as issued). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A monograph by New Zealand's first professional ethnographer first published in 1897. Handsome reprint edition in blue cloth with gilt titling to the front board. No titling to the spine. Map on endpapers. … Read more about this item