"Fiction." found 22 records | Heritage Burnaby

Object History: Item was originally owned by Edith Pellant who was a Girl Guide District Commissioner for North Burnaby and Vancouver in the 1930s and 40s.

Notes: "With a preface by Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell" -- t.p.

By the Trent

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Oldham, E.S.

Edition: Special

Publication Date: 1864

Call Number: 823.8 OLD

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV994.12.1

Call Number: 823.8 OLD

Edition: Special

Author: Oldham, E.S.

Place of Publication: Glasgow

Publisher: Scottish Temperance League

Publication Date: 1864

Series: Leader Series of Popular Reward Books

Physical Description: 423, [5] p. : ill.

Inscription: "A.R. Rumohs / 4444 Slocan St / Vanc'r BC.", handwritten in blue pen on front endpaper "B K.S.A. 5/84 5 oc", in pencil inside back cover

Library Subject (LOC): Fiction--19th century

Elsie's holidays at Roselands

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Finley, Martha, 1828-1909

Publication Date: c1868

Call Number: 813.4 FIN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV997.45.17

Call Number: 813.4 FIN

Author: Finley, Martha, 1828-1909

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: George Routledge And Sons, Ltd.

Publication Date: c1868

Series: The Elsie books

Printer: W. Jolly & Sons

Physical Description: 373 p. : 20 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Christian life; Families; Juvenile fiction

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Geographic Access: Cumberland Street

Object History: This artifact has been passed down to all the girls in subsequent generations of the family, eventually to the donor, Mrs. Whiting. This series of 26 "Elsie" girls books are said, by the donor, to have been purchased by Jesse Love and his son in law Wallace (Flash) Whiting for the youngest of Jesse and Martha Love's children Hannah Victoria (Girlie) Love, age 10 at the time, and Annie (Love) Whiting's daughter Edith, age 8 at the time. The book series seems to have made their way through some of Jesse Love's daughter's children. Mrs. Whiting. Sarah (Love) Parker, daughter of Jesse Love, even named her daughter Elsie (Parker) Hughes after the main character of the series. The books seem to have made their way through the children and grand children of Annie (Love) and Wallace Whiting. The were donated by Edna Whiting, the daughter in law of Alfred Whiting, one of Annie's sons.

Enter a stranger

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Dare, Simon

Publication Date: c1933

Call Number: 823.9 DAR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV985.4018.1

Call Number: 823.9 DAR

Author: Dare, Simon

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Hutchinson & Co.

Publication Date: c1933

Printer: Taylor Garnett Evans & Co.

Physical Description: 256 p.

Inscription: "10", in pencil on front endpaper

Library Subject (LOC): Fiction--20th century

Notes: Pseudonym of Marjorie Huxtable

Ethelyn's mistake

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Holmes, Mary Jane, 1825-1907

Publication Date: c1869

Call Number: 813.4 HOL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV971.169.34

Call Number: 813.4 HOL

Author: Holmes, Mary Jane, 1825-1907

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap

Publication Date: c1869

Physical Description: iv, 311, [4] p.

Inscription: "Heritage Village", handwritten in black pen on white label inside front cover "B136 j", in black pen on white label inside front cover, crossed out in pencil "50", in pencil on front endpaper "0765 68/ 25", in pencil inside back cover

Library Subject (LOC): Fiction--19th century

Great expectations

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870

Publication Date: c1861

Call Number: 823.8 DIC

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV986.10.3

Call Number: 823.8 DIC

Author: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870

Publisher: T. Nelson and Sons

Publication Date: c1861

Series: Nelson's Classics

Physical Description: 491, [4] p. : ill.

Inscription: "10", in pencil at top of front endpaper "no. 7.", in pencil on front endpaper

Library Subject (LOC): Fiction--19th century

Notes: frontispiece only

Haste and waste or the young pilot of Lake Champlain

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Optic, Oliver, 1822-1897

Publication Date: c1866

Call Number: 813.4 OPT

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV983.9.20

Call Number: 813.4 OPT

Author: Optic, Oliver, 1822-1897

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Hurst & Company

Publication Date: c1866

Series: Oliver Optic Series

Physical Description: 288 p. : port.

Library Subject (LOC): Fiction--19th century

Notes: frontispiece is portrait of William T. Adams, the author

Hereward the Wake last of the English

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875

Publication Date: c1866

Call Number: 823.8 KIN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV974.121.23

Call Number: 823.8 KIN

Author: Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Macmillan & Co. Ltd.

Publication Date: c1866

Series: The Children's Classics

Printer: Robert Maclehose and Co. Ltd.

Physical Description: 96 p. : ill.

Inscription: "Hereward the Wake", printed in pencil on paper cover

Library Subject (LOC): Fiction--19th century

Kitty

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Deeping, Warwick, 1877-1950

Publication Date: 1930

Call Number: 823.9 DEE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV007.21.8

Call Number: 823.9 DEE

Author: Deeping, Warwick, 1877-1950

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Cassell and Company Limited

Publication Date: 1930

Printer: The Greycaine Book Manufacturing Company Limited

Physical Description: 380 p.

Inscription: "11-30/25", in pencil on back endpaper

Library Subject (LOC): Fiction--20th century

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts - Books

Les miserables

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Hugo, Víctor, 1802-1885

Publication Date: c1862

Call Number: 843.7 HUG volume 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV971.174.2

Call Number: 843.7 HUG volume 1

Author: Hugo, Víctor, 1802-1885

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: George Routledge and Sons, Limited

Publication Date: c1862

Physical Description: 465 p. : ill.

Inscription: "W-13b", in black ink on faded or scraped area inside front cover "2 vols 1.00", in pencil on front endpaper "A.S. Binns", handwritten in black ink on back of list page

Library Subject (LOC): Fiction--19th century

Les miserables

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Hugo, Víctor, 1802-1885

Publication Date: c1862

Call Number: 843.7 HUG volume 2

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV971.174.3

Call Number: 843.7 HUG volume 2

Author: Hugo, Víctor, 1802-1885

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: George Routledge and Sons, Limited

Publication Date: c1862

Physical Description: 506 p. : ill.

Inscription: "W-13c", in black ink on scraped or faded area inside front cover "See other volume", handwritten in pencil on front endpaper "AS Binns"?, handwritten in brown ink on back of list page

Library Subject (LOC): Fiction--19th century

Les miserables

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Hugo, Víctor, 1802-1885

Publication Date: c1862

Call Number: 843.7 HUG

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV982.24.16

Call Number: 843.7 HUG

Author: Hugo, Víctor, 1802-1885

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: The Copp Clark Co., Ltd.

Publication Date: c1862

Printer: Collins' Clear-Type Press

Physical Description: 900 p. : ill.

Inscription: "471", in pencil on back of front endpaper "622-23", in pencil on back of front endpaper "F.B. Street / 6176 WALKER AVE. / BURNABY 1, B.C.", stamped in black on fly-leaf "1.50 / 7se", in pencil on last blank page

Library Subject (LOC): Fiction--19th century

Lorna Doone: a romance of Exmoor

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Blackmore, R. D., (Richard Doddridge), 1825-1900

Publication Date: c1869

Call Number: 823.8 BLA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV982.24.116

Call Number: 823.8 BLA

Author: Blackmore, R. D., (Richard Doddridge), 1825-1900

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Collins Clear-Type Press

Publication Date: c1869

Series: Library of Classics

Physical Description: 640 p. : ill.

Inscription: "10/52" "5/1", in pencil on front endpaper "To Beth. With best wishes for her / Birthday aniversary 1953. / From Uncle Cecil Aunty Ethel & Cousin Eric.", handwritten in blue ink on reverse of front endpaper "2106", in pencil inside back cover

Library Subject (LOC): Fiction--19th century

Notes: Frontispiece only

The modern chatterbox

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1935

Call Number: 813.4 LEB

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV010.12.1

Call Number: 813.4 LEB

Contributor: Lebeck, Oskar, 1903-1966

Place of Publication: Racine, Wis.

Publisher: Whitman Publishing Company

Publication Date: 1935

Physical Description: 190 p. : ill.

Inscription: "to. Raymond Colter. / From. Dady. 1937.", handwritten in black ink on front endpaper

Library Subject (LOC): Juvenile fiction

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts; Documentary Artifacts - Books

Notes: "192 pages of stories-verses and things to do"--cover; "Illustrated by Oskar Lebeck"

The old mam'selle's secret

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Marlitt, E. (Eugenie), 1825-1887

Publication Date: 1868

Call Number: 835 MAR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV974.63.15

Call Number: 835 MAR

Author: Marlitt, E. (Eugenie), 1825-1887

Place of Publication: Chicago

Publisher: W. B. Conkey Company

Publication Date: 1868

Physical Description: 304 p.

Inscription: "Dec. 1904 / From A.B. / To Miss C Skyrme. / In Remembrance.", handwritten in brown ink on front endpaper

Library Subject (LOC): Fiction--19th century

Object History: Book belonged to donor's mother.

The prize budget for girls

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1930

Call Number: 823.91208 PRI

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV007.21.2

Call Number: 823.91208 PRI

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Blackie & Son Limited

Publication Date: 1930

Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 22 cm.

Inscription: "2524 Russell Ave. South Burnaby, B.C." [stamped in redish ink on front endpaper] "Red Cape Pink Flower Ones" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]