Vancouver, Bob Amussen and Gerry Gilbert, 1972. First Edition. Square 8v0. 79pp. Stapled into printed wrappers. Almost Fine, with s faint bump to the tail edges. "Sometime last summer George Bowering said that what was needed was a Vancouver Review of Books. From that not-so-chance remark developed the notion of a magazine which would provide an authentic west coast response to new books, films, theatre, video, art happenings, food, along with special features on various aspects of life and politics."With these words began Canada's longest running independent literary magazine.