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A Most Agreeable Place

History of Booksellers and Stationers in British Columbia

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My published articles about BC’s bookselling history include:

“Evidence of Refined Taste,” Amphora no. 175 (Spring 2017): 3–6.

“Seth Thorne Tilley: Pioneer Bookseller,” British Columbia History vol. 50, no. 3 (Fall 2017): 5–11.

“The bookstore should be the most agreeable of places. It should invite those thirsting for knowledge, and those whose appetite needs to be stimulated by a tempting display of books, to come in, and make themselves at home, and buy to the extent that they may please." (Publishers' Weekly, February 28, 1885)

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Bailey Bros. and Granville Stationery Co.: Part 3 of a Series
Bailey Bros.: Photographers and Booksellers, Part 2
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Wood & Charlton
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