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Heroes, hero worship and the heroic in history

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881
Publication Date
c1892
Call Number
824.8 CAR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.165.76
Call Number
824.8 CAR
Author
Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
A. L. Burt, Publisher
Publication Date
c1892
Physical Description
302, [5] p. : ill.
Inscription
"W 63", in pen inside front cover, crossed out in pencil "John Williamson / Vancouver B.C. / 4th Sept 1912", handwritten in pencil on front endpaper "F d grant", handwritten in purple pencil? on front endpaper, crossed out in pencil
Library Subject (LOC)
Fiction--19th century
Notes
frontispiece only
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Ten years in my first charge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3115
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Scott, Alexander Hugh, 1853-1931
Publication Date
1891
Call Number
285.092 SCO
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.165.82
Call Number
285.092 SCO
Author
Scott, Alexander Hugh, 1853-1931
Place of Publication
Toronto, Ont.
Publisher
Hart & Company
Publication Date
1891
Physical Description
xix, 357 p. ; 23 cm.
Inscription
"W 69" -- handwritten and crossed-out in pen on endpaper (front).
"Mary Ann Urquhart's Book / Oct. 12th 1891 / Dunriegare P.a / Glengaray Cl Ont." -- handwritten in ink on endpaper (front).
"F.J. M. Prat" -- handwriteen in pencil on endpaper (back).
Library Subject (LOC)
Presbyterian Church--Canada
Presbyterian Church--Correspondence
Biography
Notes
Includes index.
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Shakespeare's Macbeth

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3187
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Publication Date
1917
c1898
Call Number
822.3 SHA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.187.2
Call Number
822.3 SHA
Author
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Contributor
French, Charles Wallace, 1858-1920
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Macmillan
Publication Date
1917
c1898
Series
Macmillan's pocket American and English classics
Physical Description
xliii, 185 p. : front. ; 15 cm.
Inscription
Front endpaper: "W240" [written and crossed out in blue ink] "60" [written in pencil] "Harry Heaslif" [written in black ink] "write a note of witch lore" [written in pencil] Throughout book: Study notes and markings highlighting passages of text, in black ink and pencil.
Library Subject (LOC)
English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan
English drama
Notes
edited with notes and an introduction by Charles W. French
Includes index to notes.
includes advertisment and list for "Macmillan's Pocket Series of English Classics"
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I.C.S. reference library, v 15 : mathematics , arithmetic, mensuration, elementary algebra and trigonometric functions, elementary mechanics, logarithms

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
International Correspondence Schools
Publication Date
c1905
c1897
Call Number
510 INT Ver. 2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV991.45.140
Call Number
510 INT Ver. 2
Author
International Correspondence Schools
Place of Publication
Scranton
Publisher
International Textbook Co.
Publication Date
c1905
c1897
Series
I.C.S. Reference library
Printer
Burr Printing House
Physical Description
various pagings : diag. ; 23 cm.
Inscription
inside front cover : "Property of Oakalla Prison Farm" [ink stamp] inside title page: "11 - 8808" [ink stamp]
Library Subject (LOC)
Mathematics--Textbooks
Mathematics--Historical texts
Names
Oakalla Prison Farm
Object History
Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site in October 1991
Notes
"A series of textbooks prepared for the students of the International Correspondence Schools and containing in permanent form the instruction papers, examination questions, and keys used in their various courses."
Includes index.
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Bright blossoms : from "The poet's garden"

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1898
Call Number
821.8 MAC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV993.49.4
Call Number
821.8 MAC
Contributor
Mack, Robert Ellice
Place of Publication
New York
London
Publisher
E. P. Dutton & Company
Ernest Nister
Publication Date
1898
Printer
Ernest Nister
Physical Description
[20] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
Epigraph page: "Phyllis Davey. July 20th 1921." [written in pencil]
Library Subject (LOC)
English poetry
Notes
"selected and arranged by Robert Ellice Mack"
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Sunshine : written in the interest of temperence, sunshine and good humor : for the drunkard, the drunkard maker and the drunkard saver

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3434
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Beauchamp, Lou J. (Lou Jenks), 1851-1920
Edition
9th ed.
Publication Date
1890
Call Number
178 BEA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV993.53.92
Call Number
178 BEA
Edition
9th ed.
Author
Beauchamp, Lou J. (Lou Jenks), 1851-1920
Place of Publication
Hamilton, O[hio]
Publisher
Albert Dix
Publication Date
1890
Physical Description
319 p., port., 18 cm.
Inscription
Front endpaper: "Jan 1907 To Carbailey [?] Marshall I.O.O.G.F. Flower of B.C. No. 72 Vancouver B.C." [written in red pencil]
Library Subject (LOC)
Temperence
Notes
Author's given name and dates as follows: Beauchamp, Lou J. (Lou Jenks), 1851-1920
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The twentieth century speaker

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3443
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Lumm, Emma Griffith
Publication Date
c1898
Call Number
801 LUM
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV994.13.4
Call Number
801 LUM
Author
Lumm, Emma Griffith
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
J. H. Moore & Co.
Publication Date
c1898
Physical Description
432 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Recitations
Notes
"containing the best and noblest readings and orations that have been presented during the last one hundred years" --T.p. "including dramas, drills and tabeaux with old time costumes, also recent patriotic pieces, both pathetic and humorous, as well as selections appropriate for Christmas, New Year's, Easter, Thanksgiving, old settlers' gatherings, Labor Day, Arbor Days, etc., etc." --T.p. "complete for both private and pubic entertainment" --T.p.
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The business guide; or, Safe methods of business

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Hansford, J. E
Edition
4th ed.
Publication Date
1894
c1892
Call Number
650 HAN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV994.14.12
Call Number
650 HAN
Edition
4th ed.
Author
Hansford, J. E
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
J. L. Nichols
Publication Date
1894
c1892
Physical Description
320 p. : ill. : 18.5 cm
Inscription
"Peter Byrne" "27/3/1900" [handwritten in pencil on front flyleaf]
Library Subject (LOC)
Business
Commerce
Notes
Author's full name and date: Hansford, J. E. (Jeffery E.), -1905?
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Illustrated natural history

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Wood, J.G. (John George), 1827-1889
Publication Date
c1897
Call Number
590 WOO
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV983.9.19
Call Number
590 WOO
Author
Wood, J.G. (John George), 1827-1889
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Henry Altemus
Publication Date
c1897
Series
Altemus' young people's library
Physical Description
244, 16 p. : ill.
Inscription
"With Best Wishes / to [Birtie] From Wilford / xmas 1909" -handwritten in pencil on cover page. Mistakenly wrote "1908" then wrote "9"over the "8".
Library Subject (LOC)
Mammals
Animals
Birds
Natural history
Juvenile literature
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Animals
Notes
Author's given name and dates: Wood, J.G. (John George), 1827-1889
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Snatched from the jaws of death : a thrilling story of modern Japan

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Ridgway, Charles
Edition
Rev. and enl. ed.
Publication Date
1895
Call Number
952 RID
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV983.9.36
Call Number
952 RID
Edition
Rev. and enl. ed.
Author
Ridgway, Charles
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
C. Ridgway
Publication Date
1895
Physical Description
62 p. : ill. ; 16 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Visually Impaired Persons
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Rouse's synonyms for the use of chemists, their assistants and apprentices

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Rouse Brothers (Musical group)
Publication Date
1898
Call Number
540.3 ROU
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV997.24.11
Call Number
540.3 ROU
Author
Rouse Brothers (Musical group)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Rouse Bros.
Publication Date
1898
Physical Description
222 p. ; 17 cm.
Inscription
Handwritten text in ink on front pastedown reads: "c/o Jis Blackosleppen Burnaby" [?]
Library Subject (LOC)
Chemistry
Dictionaries
Pharmacology
Notes
"Compiled by Rouse Bros."
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Complete etiquette and letter-writer : a guide to the rules and observances of good society, with full information on the subject of correspondence, and specimen letters that may be adapted to meet any case

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3551
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1890
Call Number
395.1 WAR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV997.30.1
Call Number
395.1 WAR
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Ward, Lock & Co., Limited
Publication Date
1890
Printer
Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works
Physical Description
288 p. ; 20 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Etiquette
Letter writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes
Includes index.
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Elsie at Ion

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Finley, Martha, 1828-1909
Publication Date
c1893
Call Number
813.4 FIN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV997.45.19
Call Number
813.4 FIN
Author
Finley, Martha, 1828-1909
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
George Routledge And Sons, Ltd.
Publication Date
c1893
Physical Description
291 p. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
"H. Morey & Co. Booksellers, New Westminster, B. C." [sticker on back pastedown] "Mrs. W. Whiting" [handwritten on page opposing front pastedown in black ink]
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.
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The elements of civil engineering, prepared for students of the International correspondence schools, Scranton, Pa.

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
International Correspondence Schools
Edition
1st ed.
Publication Date
1899
Call Number
624 INT
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV001.1.302
Call Number
624 INT
Edition
1st ed.
Author
International Correspondence Schools
Place of Publication
Scranton
Publisher
Colliery Engineer Co.
Publication Date
1899
Series
The elements of civil engineering
Printer
Burr Printing House
Physical Description
iv, 1103-1597, xi : ill. : 24 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Civil engineering
Notes
Volume 5 of 12
"Water-wheels, hydraulic machinery, water supply and distribution, irrigation, with practical questions and examples" -- Title page
Includes index.
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The British pharmacopoeia 1898

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
General Medical Council (Great Britain)
Publication Date
1899
Call Number
615.11 GEN 1899
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV002.84.24
Call Number
615.11 GEN 1899
Author
General Medical Council (Great Britain)
Place of Publication
London, England
Publisher
Spottiswoode and Co.
Publication Date
1899
Printer
Spottiswoode and Co.
Physical Description
xxxii, 535 p. : 22 cm.
Inscription
"R. Ventress Chemist & Druggist Duncans, - V.I., B.C." [Sticker on front endpaper]
Library Subject (LOC)
Pharmacopoeias--Great Britain
Pharmacopoeias
Great Britain
Notes
Includes index.
"Published under the direction of the general council of medical education and registration of the United Kingdom pursuant to the acts xxi & xxii Victoria cap. xc (1858) and xxv & xxvi Victoria cap. xci (1862)" -- Title page
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Pediatrics : the hygienic and medical treatement of children

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Rotch, T. M. (Thomas Morgan), 1849-1914
Publication Date
c1895
Call Number
618.9 ROT
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV002.84.33
Call Number
618.9 ROT
Author
Rotch, T. M. (Thomas Morgan), 1849-1914
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
J. B. Lippincott Co.
Publication Date
c1895
Printer
J. B. Lippincott Co.
Physical Description
xii, 17-1132 : ill. : 26 cm
Library Subject (LOC)
Children--Diseases
Infants--Health and hygiene
Infants--Diseases
Milk hygiene
Child development
Child psychology--Cases, clinical reports, statistics
Pediatrics
Notes
Includes index.
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Companion to the latest edition of the British pharmacopoeia, comparing the strength of its various preparations with those of the United States, and other foreign pharmacopoeias, to which are added not official preparations, and practical hints on prescribing

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Squire, Peter Wyatt, Sir, 1847-1919
Edition
17th ed.
Publication Date
1899
Call Number
615.11 SQU 1899
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV002.84.38
Call Number
615.11 SQU 1899
Edition
17th ed.
Author
Squire, Peter Wyatt, Sir, 1847-1919
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
J. & A. Churchill
Publication Date
1899
Printer
H. Virtue and Company, Limited
Physical Description
xxxii, 850 p. ; 22 cm
Inscription
"J.C. GIDLEY DUNCAN B.C." [Stamped in blue ink on title page verso]
Library Subject (LOC)
Pharmacopoeias
Medicine
Notes
Includes index.
Author's full name and dates : Squire, Peter Wyatt, Sir, 1847-1919.
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Elementary manual of chemistry

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV002.84.43
Call Number
540 STO
Author
Storer, Frank H. (Frank Humphreys), 1832-1914
Lindsay, William B., 1858-
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
American Book Company
Publication Date
1894
Physical Description
453 p. ill. includes index
Inscription
"J.C. Gidley" "Duncan" "B.C." [purple stamp in 3 locations: front and back cover and verso]
Library Subject (LOC)
Science
Chemistry
Notes
"Being a Revision and Rewriting of Professor W.R. Nichols Abridgement of Eliot and Storers Manual"
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English wit and humor : classified under appropriate subject headings, with, in many cases, a reference to a table of authors

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3878
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1898
Call Number
827 HOW v.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV005.42.4
Call Number
827 HOW v.1
Contributor
Howe, W. H. (Walter Henry), 1848-
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
George W. Jacobs & Co.
Publication Date
c1898
Physical Description
220 p. : port. ; 16 cm.
Inscription
English / Wit and / Humor / Philadelphia / George W. Jacobs & Co. / Publishers / copyright, 1898
Library Subject (LOC)
Humor
Notes
Preface signed: W.H. Howe
Author full name given as follows: Howe, W. H. (Walter Henry), b. 1848.
Published originally in London in 1891 under title: Everybody's book of English wit and humour.
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Scotch wit and humor : classified under appropriate subject headings, with, in many cases, a reference to a table of authors

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3879
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1898
Call Number
827 HOW v.2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV005.42.5
Call Number
827 HOW v.2
Contributor
Howe, W. H. (Walter Henry), 1848-
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
George W. Jacobs & Co.
Publication Date
c1898
Physical Description
222 p. : port. ; 16 cm.
Inscription
Scotch / Wit and / Humor / Philadelphia / George W. Jacobs & Co. / Publishers / copyright 1898
Library Subject (LOC)
Humor
Notes
Preface signed: W.H. Howe
Author full name given as follows: Howe, W. H. (Walter Henry), b. 1848.
Published originally in London in 1891 under title: Everybody's book of Scotch wit and humour.
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