TN Hibben’s home office in Victoria
The headquarters of TN Hibben, well known to us in the Chinook Jargon world for having issued…
“For the most part a reprint, with omissions, of George Gibbs’ Dictionary of Chinook jargon. There were at least twelve printings of this work between 1875 and 1906. A new edition appeared in 1887. A revised edition appeared in 1931 with title: Chinook jargon, as spoken by the Indians of the Pacific coast; for the use of missionaries, traders, tourists and others who have business intercourse with the Indians; Chinook-English; English-Chinook. This edition was reprinted in 1952.” — Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 44.
I scanned this hand-tinted photo from page 13 of my autographed copy of the book “Views of Victoria British Columbia: The Most Picturesque City of Canada“, published by TN Hibben & Co, Victoria, BC, no author, no date [1924?]. (The author listed on the spine of my copy is “Forsyth”, and the inscription inside in ink says “Yours truly, John Forsyth”.)
The scene of the crime, eh?
