History Of British Columbia From Its Earliest Discovery To the Present Time

London; (1894): Samson, Low, Marston & Co. First Edition. Octavo. xvii, 568 pages, many textual illustrations, folding map. errata slip bound in. The author became the collector of customs and internal revenue for the North West Territories in 1869 and becoming the special commissioner for the settlement of crofter fishermen on Vancouver Island. After completing… Read more about this item

Toronto, Canandai: William Briggs, 1894. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. First Edition, 1894, Comprehensive First edition about the history and development of British Columbia. Author Alexander Begg was a journalist, civil servant, and immigration officer who persuaded many Scots to settle in Canada. Heavily illustrated with 118 text illustrations and large folding map of The Canadian Pacific Railroad. 568… Read more about this item

Toronto: William Briggs, 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Pp. xvii, 568, frontis portrait, illustrated, folding coloured map at end. Original brown cloth, gilt lettered, boards lightly bumped at the corners and a little scuffed, small tear in the margin of p. 35-6, else a fresh and near fine copy. Lowther 1097; Watters 652.

1894.. Spine sunned, spine ends worn, 2” tear to map at left margin otherwise very good.. 4to, . Toronto: William Briggs, original blue and gilt stamped cloth. Lande 945; Lowther 1097. A comprehensive history of the western Canadian province from the early navigators of Captain Cook, Sir Francis Drake, Captain John Meares and Captain George… Read more about this item

Toronto: William Briggs, 1894. Hardcover. Fair. Photographs. Xviii, 7-568 Pp. Full Sheep, Morocco Spine Labels, But Quite Worn, Covers Detached And Crudely Reattached With External Brown Tape And Internal Clear Tape, Morocco Spine Labels And Surrounding Parts Of Spine Detached And Laid In Loosely. Faint Damp-Staining Lower 1/2" To 3" Of Pages. Lacking The Map Which Was Furnished… Read more about this item

Canada: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1972. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Facsimile Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 568 pages. Black and white illustrations. Facsimile reprint of the 1894 first edition as published by William Briggs. "The most comprehensive early history of the province." - from dust jacket. Heavily worn former library copy with usual markings. A… Read more about this item

Toronto. William Briggs. 1894. Hardcover. 21.5cm, xvii,568p., text illustrations, rear folding colour map, wine cloth, ex library, good. (cnds).

Mcgraw -Hill Ryerson, 1972. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Facsimile Reprint. Fine copy in jacket with some sunning to spine, and a little rubbing to extremities..

Toronto, Ont: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. A reprint of an 1894 text published by Ryerson Press; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with a few black and white photographs and drawings; dust jacket is protected by a Brodart sleeve..

Toronto, William Briggs, 1894, First edition. . original brown cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, gilt BC coat of arms on front cover, and seal on spine, bookplate of Alexander Douglas [writer to the Signet] on endpaper, lightly toned in some margins but a clean fine copy. . 8vo [22.5 x 15.5 cm]; xvii, [i], [i, errata… Read more about this item

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The History of British Columbia from Its Earliest Discovery to the Present Time.

McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good-/Good. This book was first published in 1894. This is a 1972 re-issue. It begins with the Discoveries of the explorers James Cook, Alexander Mackenzie and others. Begg treces the development of British Columbia to the post-Confederate era, with the coming of the railway, immigration, industrialization and the rise of cities. Red cloth,… Read more about this item

McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1972. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback / softback. New.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The History Of British Columbia From Its Earliest Discovery To The Present Time.

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.