Hill's French-English and English-French vest-pocket dictionary
A dictionary of the English language : with supplement, containing over 12,500 new words and antries, and a vocabulary of synonyms of words in general use : and an appendix, which embodies a pronouncing dictionary of biography, embracing the names of newarly then thousand persons of all ages and countries : pronouncing vocabularies of modern Christian names and Latin proper names, and scripture proper names, together with various other useful tables
The Agricola of Tacitus : with a revised text, English notes, and map
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.5.4
- Call Number
- 878 TAC
- Author
- Tacitus, Cornelius
- Contributor
- Church, Alfred John, 1829-1912
- Brodribb, William Jackson, 1829-1905
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- MacMillan and Co., Limited
- Publication Date
- 1905
- Series
- Macmillan's School Class Books
- Printer
- John Clay
- Physical Description
- xxiv, 102, [4] p. : map
- Inscription
- "W-2a", in black ink inside front cover, crossed out in pencil
"W T Keeler", handwritten in pencil on front endpaper
"W.M. Cox", handwritten in black ink on front endpaper
"40", in pencil on front endpaper
"15", in pencil on p. viii
"87", in pencil on last page of titles
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Latin literature
- Notes
- Authors' given name and dates : Church, Alfred John, 1829-1912
: Brodribb, William Jackson, 1829-1905
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An English and Chinese dictionary
An English history
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV989.35.14
- Call Number
- 941 SYM
- Author
- Symes, E. S. (Edward Spence), 1852-1901
- Wrong, George McKinnon, 1860-1948
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Copp, Clark Company, Limited
- Publication Date
- 1905
- Physical Description
- 286 p. : ill., maps (some col), port. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "George Pratt / Bradner School. / BC / Canada. / 12 - 12 - 12"--Hand written in pencil on front paste down.
Study [?] notes hand written in black ink on p. 18.
"Thomson / Stationary / Company / Vancouver"--White label with blue print on back paste down.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Great Britain--History
- Notes
- Includes index.
Front fly leaf, title page, back fly leaf, and other pages in front and back are missing.
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An English history
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3857.1
- Call Number
- 941 SYM
- Author
- Symes, E. S. (Edward Spence), 1852-1901
- Wrong, George McKinnon, 1860-1948
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Copp, Clark Company, Limited
- Publication Date
- 1905
- Physical Description
- 286 p. : ill., maps (some col), port. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Granville Stationary Co., Ltd., / Books, Stationary and Photo Supplies, / 540, Granville St., Vancouver, B.C."--Blue label with gold ink on verso of first fly leaf.
"J. Gordon Lubbock. / Burnaby Lake / B.C."--Hand written in light black ink on verso of front illustration.
Math study notes (?) hand written in pencil on front fly leaf and back paste down.
"and German" and math study notes (?) hand written in pencil on front cover. "6,000,000" and drawings hand written on back cover.
"Gordon was teaching Anna / arithmetic...And said, 'how thats subtraction.'"--Hand written in pencil on verso of back fly leaf.
Tipped in leaves of study notes p. 109, 112 and 113.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Great Britain--History
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "Adapted for use in Canadian Elementary Schools"--T.p.
- "Authorized for use in the Province of British Columbia"--T.p.
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An English history
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3867.1
- Call Number
- 941 SYM
- Author
- Symes, E. S. (Edward Spence), 1852-1901
- Wrong, George McKinnon, 1860-1948
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Copp, Clark Company, Limited
- Publication Date
- 1905
- Physical Description
- 286 p. : ill., maps (some col), port. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Maple leaf forever."--Hand written in black ink on front paste down, and drawing of two maple leaves
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Great Britain--History
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "Adapted for use in Canadian Elementary Schools"--T.p.
- "Authorized for use in the Province of British Columbia"--T.p.
- "Reprinted 1913, 1914, 1915"--T.p. verso.
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An introductory English grammar
Applied business English
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.170.1
- Call Number
- 651.74 HAG
- Author
- Hagar, Hubert A. (Hubert Adonley), 1881-1953
- SoRelle, Rupert P. (Rupert Pitt), 1873-1937
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- The Gregg Publishing Company
- Publication Date
- 1915
- c1909
- Physical Description
- iii-vi, 190 p. ; 25 cm.
- Inscription
- inside front cover: printed label: B.C. Commercial and Secretarial School "Miss JR Crawford [handwritten in ink] inside front page: "Miss JR Crawford [handwritten in ink] "2833 Burns St." "Vancouver, B.C."
"50c" [handwritten in ink]
ink stamp: "Premium Stores
4543 Kingsway Burnaby 1,
B.C., Canada"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Commercial correspondence
- English language--Business English
- Notes
- Includes two works: "Applied Business English" by Hubert A. Hagar and "Applied Business Correspondence" by Rupert P. SoRelle".
- Author's given name and dates: Hagar, Hubert A. (Hubert Adonley), 1881-1953
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The art of writing & speaking the English language : dictionary of errors
The Baptist book of praise for public and private worship : prepared for the use of the Baptist denomination (especially of the English Baptist churches, Sunday schools, young people's societies, etc., in Wales and Monmouthshire)
Class book of French composition : graduated extracts from standard English authors
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.170.5
- Call Number
- 448.242 BLO
- Edition
- New ed.
- Author
- Blouet, P. (Paul), 1848-1903
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Hachette and Company
- Publication Date
- 1902
- Printer
- T and A. Constable
- Physical Description
- vii-xii, 194 p. ; 16 cm.
- Inscription
- inside front page: "S 16" [written in ink, crossed-out]
page before title page: "Cissie B. Nisbet [handwritten in ink]
Bridgend
Slamannan"
"15 c"
stamped: "Premium Stores
4543 Kingsway
Burnaby 1, B.C., Canada"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- French language--Composition and exercises
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Elementary English composition
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3729.1
- Call Number
- 428 SYK
- Author
- Sykes, Frederick Henry, 1863-1917
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- The Copp, Clark Company Limited
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Physical Description
- 206 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Frank Forsyth" -- handwritten in pen on endpaper (front).
"George Zomytt" -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (front).
"Ernest Keyes" -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (front).
"50c" -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (front).
"Thomson stationery Co. Ltd Vancouver --" -- stamped on endpaper (back).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English language--Composition and exercises
- English language--Grammar
- English language--Study and teaching
- Object History
- Ernest Leslie Keyes was born August 29 1902 to Richard and Isabella Keyes (nee McGregor) in Vancouver. Richard Keyes worked for the CPR. Ernest Keyes later married Beryl Edna Palmer in 1930. Ernest died in 1954 in Victoria. His cousin by marriage was BVM donor Alma Keyes.
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Elementary English composition
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV978.56.2
- Call Number
- 428 SYK Ver. 2 Copy 1
- Author
- Sykes, Frederick Henry, 1863-1917
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Copp, Clark Company, Limited
- Publication Date
- 1902
- Physical Description
- xiv, 227 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "21" [handwritten in black ink on front pastedown]
"Harold Butler
Lampson St School" [handwritten in black ink on front pastedown]
"Omit pp 110
mem. stories. l, p, c, b, sent
c, c r, f.c, ; t; f.r.c" [handwritten in black ink on t.p.]
"35¢" [handwritten in black ink on t.p.]
"_ Butler [E?]" [handwritten in faded black ink on back pastedown]
Colour painting of flower [rose?] on back endpaper
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English language--Composition and exercises
- English language--Grammar
- English language--Study and teaching
- Notes
- "Authorized by the Education Department of Ontario" --cover.
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Elementary English composition
Elementary English composition
Elementary English composition
English poetry : book ii : for use in colleges and schools
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.76.27
- Call Number
- 821.8 JMD
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Printer
- Temple Press
- Physical Description
- vii, 314 p. ; 17 cm.
- Inscription
- Bottom edge of text block:
"E.B." [written in black ink]
Front endpaper:
"Eric Brooks
Rinby
Alberta" [written in black ink]
"F.C. Brooks
A.C." [written in black ink]
Throughout book:
Study notes and markings highlighting passages of text, written in pencil and black ink.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English poetry
- Notes
- Includes notes and annonations on every poem.
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