R. D. Hilton Smith

R. D. Hilton Smith (1903–1974) has been described as ...a British librarian (of London) and once head of the Toronto Public Library, came to Victoria in the early 1950s where he established Adelphi Books. He wrote of Victoria, "Canada’s best and brightest end up retired in Victoria and bring with them fine libraries and collections - in fact in many cases they’ve written their own books. For the book lover there’s a 100 years of treasures waiting to be found. (1961)" editor Martin, Lowell A.. "The Book of Knowledge Annual 1960" published by Grolier and Grolier of Canada, 1960.

Literary Work by R. D. Hilton Smith

• (1938), editor McColvin, L. R. "A Survey of Libraries", London, 1938.
• consultant editor, Encyclopedia Canadiana
• Canada (1959), editor Martin, Lowell A. "The Book of Knowledge Annual 1960", published by Grolier and Grolier of Canada, 1960.
• Canada (1960), editor Martin, Lowell A. "The Book of Knowledge Annual 1961", published by Grolier and Grolier of Canada, 1961.
• Alice One Hundred (1966)
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