Vancouver: Self Published, 1999. No rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight, crisp, unmarked except author's inscription on title page. Described as a volume of miscellanea, including excepts from ancestral journals, poetry, essays and letters of the author. 188 pp. Bates at the time of publication was Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. He is also the author of "A Citizen's Guide to Air Pollution" available through this seller though not at the moment listed. Please inquire.. Inscribed By Author. First. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: First Used Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 003553
Title: Quest for Continuity
Author: Bates, David V
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued
Edition: First
ISBN 10: 155056661X
ISBN 13: 9781550566611
Publisher: Self Published
Place of Publication: Vancouver
Date Published: 1999
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: Memoirs - British columbia Poetry - Canadian Essays Signed Journal Sailing Australia to London British Expeditionary Force Mons 1914
Bookseller catalogs: Poetry - Canadian; Memoirs - British Columbia; Essays;

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