First edition. A fine copy. Directory of bookshops in British Columbia. Lists over 500 general and specialty bookstores, new and antiquarian, including college, university, and chain bookstores. Unnumbered entries. Entries may include name, address, telephone and fax no. (occasionally e-mail address), and a brief description of the store's specialties. Minimum is name, address and phone. Arranged by mailing address, then alphabetically by bookshop name. There are also a few listings for western U.S. stores known to the author and very brief directories for book binding and repairs, publications distributed by or in bookstores, associations, writing programs, and annual festivals/conferences in BC. There is no index. With thirteen short articles, mostly by BC booksellers writing about their experiences, a similar contribution by Mr. Aitken, and various other material.