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Cloth. Condition: Fine. No Dustjacket: None Issued. First Edition. Archives of British Columbia, Memoir No. II. Minutes of the Council of Vancouver Island, before the formation of the Province of British Columbia. Scarces hardcover version -NOT paper. 93pp. Printed on high-quality paper, pages mainly unopened. Bright, fresh interior. Clean cloth boards with bevelled edges and minimal wear. Bookplate to verso of the ffep of well-known collector, Gordon E. Bowes. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 446g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates are based on specific destination and weight. Online estimates by the Listing Site may not be correct and either additional, or reduced postage may be required, particularly for Canadian and Overseas shipments, but not usually to the USA. In case of doubt please email. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Alberta: Past and Present Historical and Biographical; by John Blue, Provincial Librarian; Pioneer Historical Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1924. Three well illustrated volumes of 451, 497, and 546 pages. From the foreword The design of this work is to give a readable and comprehensive view of the history of Alberta from the earliest times. The author has divided the history of the province into three periods. The first period will cover the early explorations and rule of the Fur Traders. The second period concerns rival fur companies, the Selkirk Purchase, etc. 1811-1821. The third period, which in many ways is the most wonderful of all, deals with the events since 1821 tells the story of the marvellous transformation of the Great Lone Land into the rich and populous Alberta of today. The author has had the advantage of a long residence in Western Canada and has had the resources of the Provincial Library at Edmonton, the library of the University of Alberta at his disposal, as well as the excellent collection of Canadiana in the possession of Hon. Dr. A. C. Rutherford, the first Premier of Alberta. These books are in near-fine condition. They are very well made and attractive with marbled paper edges and endpapers. An historical treasure trove on the Province of Alberta.…