A Brief Historical Account of the Romance of British Columbia -1934 Limited Numbered Edition

A Brief Historical Account of the Romance of British Columbia. Published by Vancouver Club of Printing House Craftsmen, Vancouver. 1934. No 185 of a strictly limited edition of 375 copies. Leonard Shilvock (Chairman of Publication Committee); Charles E Phillips, (Editor). 8vo up to 9½” tall. 93 pages. Limp soft leather with blind-stamped designs. Front cover is a composite design of the famous “Lions” the mountains guardians of Vancouver harbour, a replica of the Bastion of Fort Nanamio and British Columbia forests. Pictorial brown mapped endpapers front; back endpapers illustrate a 1930’s cityscape also in brown. Tissue guarded frontispiece illustration plus an additional 6 illustrations of which 2 are in full color on coated paper. Heavy stock cream paper with untrimmed fore-edge; pale yellow double lined border around text block with page number below. Published primarily for presentation to delegates attending the 15th Annual Convention of Printing House Craftsmen, held in Toronto, August, 1934. The final chapter is dedicated to the history of Craftmanship Printing in British Columbia. This volume is in beautiful condition with one small scratch to back cover; no other discernible flaws. 002598   $50