Large collection of rare B.C. history books up for sale

Thousands of rare books about B.C.'s history will be on sale today and Saturdayat the Westbank Museum in West Kelowna.

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The books are part of whatcollector David Ellis claimsis the world's largest collection of out-of-print B.C. history books.

"I keep them in mystoragein Vancouver and come up here twice a year and flog them to you guys,"said Ellis, a longtime bookcollector and seller.

His father began collecting the books over 45 years ago and Ellis now has roughly 80,000 books on B.C. and First Nations histories.

"My main customers now are the First Nations they want these books to know who their neighbours were for specific claims and proof of claims," Ellis said.

The book sale will be on from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. PT. at the Westbank Museum in West Kelowna, B.C.

With files from the CBC'sDaybreak South andAlya Ramadan.

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