"We'll stick to the finish!" : "C'est la guerre" (it is the war) a voice from the soldiers and sailors overseas--people and places visited in the war zones
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV984.21.15
- Call Number
- 940 CHA
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Author
- Chapple, Joe Mitchell, 1867-1950
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Publisher
- Chapple Publishing
- Publication Date
- 1918
- Physical Description
- xiv p., 1 l., 303 p. front., plates, ports., maps, facsims. 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "To our dear son / E. Arthur [Shons] / With Love and best Wishes / From Mama & Papa / Christmas 1918."--hand written in ink on end paper.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives
- Subjects
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
- Notes
- "First edition, August 15, 1918, five thousand. Second edition, September 30, 1918, fifiteen thousand."--Title page verso.
- Contains newspaper clipping: "Sleeps last sleep where, as a boy, he often played"
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The western conveyancer : a complete collection of all forms and conveyancing precedents in use in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV978.55.1
- Call Number
- 346.7120438 MAC
- Author
- MacVicar, George D.
- Scott, Walter S. (Walter Samuel), 1870-1951
- Place of Publication
- Calgary, Alta.
- Publisher
- Burroughs and Co., Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1914
- Physical Description
- 1800 p. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "J. D. McAra / Law printer and bookbinder / Calgary. Alta." -- stickered on endpaper (front).
- "---------------------------------------------------------" -- handwritten in ink on flyleaf.
- "Supplied by / Burroughs & Co., Ltd. / Law Books / Calgary, Canada" -- stamped on flyleaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Conveyancing
- Canada, Western
- Real property
- Notes
- Includes index.
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What's cooking : 101 short-cuts with Tea-Bisk
What you should know about your new Mercury : owner's manual
The white road to Verdun
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV977.3.2
- Call Number
- 940.3 BUR
- Author
- Burke, Kathleen
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- George H. Doran Company
- Publication Date
- c1916
- Physical Description
- vii, 13-168 p., [15] leaves of plates : ill., ports ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "To
Margaret Pa_erson [Paterson]
from
Miss MacKenzie
_ct 29th, 1914 [Oct 29th, 1914]" [handwritten in black ink on back of portrait of Kathleen Burke]
Menu of dinner to Miss Burke found on front pastedown
Facsimile of tribute to Miss Burke found on front endpaper.
Facsimile of 10 signatures of "the defenders of Verdun" found on back endpaper and back pastedown
Newspaper clipping from The Glasgow Herald Tuesday, August 4, 1964 "Inspiration of the Scottish Women's Hospitals Units" with the follow handwritten in black in at the top "Dear Aunt Meg
Am I right in thinking you might be intereseted in this? H."
found folded next to inscription to Margaret Paterson.
Bookmark with accession number HV977.3.22 found inside front cover with the following printed on it "'Kathleen Burke'
Chapter I.O.D.E.
This book is being sold to provide fund for the Canada Ward of Scottish Women's Hospital
Royamont, France ..."
- Library Subject (LOC)
- World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives
- World War, 1914-1918--Anecdotes
- World War, 1914-1918
- Notes
- "Reproduction of menu of dinner to Miss Burke at Verdun July 26, 1916" found inside front cover.
- "Facimilie of General Dubois' tribute to Miss Burke followed by signatures of the officers present" found inside front cover.
- "Additional signatures of the defenders of Verdun at the dinner to Miss Burke" found inside back cover.
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Who's who in western Canada : a bibliographical dictionary of notable living men and women of western Canada
Who's who in western Canada : a bibliographical dictionary of notable living men and women of western Canada, volume 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.61.2
- Call Number
- 920 WHO
- Contributor
- Parker, C. W. (Charles Wallace), 1864-1932
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Canadian Press Association
- Publication Date
- 1911
- Physical Description
- 390 p. : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Presented to Burnaby
Historical Society
_______ B Brown
__M_ Burnaby
1932 to 1959" [handwritten in blue ink on front endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canada
- Dictionaries
- Biography
- Notes
- "Edited by C.W. Parker" --title page
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Will power and success
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV984.21.38
- Call Number
- 150 BUS
- Author
- Bush, David V. (David Van), 1882-1959
- Place of Publication
- St. Louis, Mo.
- Publisher
- D. V. Bush
- Publication Date
- c1916
- Physical Description
- 277 p. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper:
"Chrissie Youngson" [written in pencil]
Front fly leaf:
"1922.
Chrissie Youngson.
3854 Union St.
Vancouver,
BC." [written in black ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Success
- Self-help
- Notes
- Full author name given as: Bush, David V. (David Van), 1882-
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The winning of popular government : a chronicle of the union of 1841, v.27
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.106.14
- Call Number
- 971 CHR v.27
- Author
- MacMechan, Archibald, 1862-1933
- Contributor
- Wrong, George McKinnon, 1860-1948
- Langton, H. H. (Hugh Hornby), 1862-1953
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Glasgow, Brook & Company
- Publication Date
- 1916
- Series
- Chronicles of Canada, 27
- Printer
- T. and A. Constable
- Physical Description
- xi, 172 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 19 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canada--History
- Notes
- "Edited by George M. Wrong and H.H. Langton"
- "In thirty-two volumes"
- "Part VII The Struggle for Political Freedom"
- Includes bibliographic references and index.
- Author's given names and dates: MacMechan Archibald McKellar, 1862-1933
- Editor's given names and dates: Wrong, George McKinnon, 1860-1948
- Editor's given names and dates: Langton, H.H. (Hugh Hornby), 1862-1953
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World relations and the continents : an elementary geography for the junior and middle grades of the public schools
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.70.3
- Call Number
- 910 MCI
- Author
- McIntyre, Alexander
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Educational Book Co., Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1911
- Physical Description
- v, 7-202 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 26 cm.
- Inscription
- "The Property of the School District of" [printed label with the following filled in on front pastedown and "of the School District" crossed out]
"Doris Mann" [handwritten in pencil]
"Prov. Normal" [handwritten in pencil]
"Class 4" [handwritten in pencil]
"Year 1917-1918" [handwritten in blue ink with "Number of Book"(part of printed label) crossed out]
"Doris Mann" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
"'Child Life History' P. 171
P. 209" [handwritten in black ink on back endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Geography--Historical texts
- Geography--Textbooks
- Notes
- "Authorized for use in the schools of Manitoba"--title page.
- "Authorized for use in the schools of Saskatchewan"--title page..
- "Authorized for use in the schools of Alberta"--title page.
- "Authorized for use in the schools of British Columbia"--title page..
- "Part I. World Relations"--title page.
- "Part II. The Continents"--title page..
- Four maps of British Columbia ("East and West Kootenay", "The Northern Interior", "Yale District" and "South Western Part of") found after p. 202
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The world's greatest war : a thrilling story of the most sanguinary struggle of all the ages, its battles and strategy; with a concise account of the causes that led the nations of Europe into the awful conflict
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV986.53.17
- Call Number
- 940.3 RUS
- Author
- Russell, Thomas Herbert, 1862-1947
- Contributor
- Pattison, William King
- Cooper, John A. (John Alexander), 1868-
- Place of Publication
- Brantford, Ont.
- Publisher
- The Bradley-Garretson Co. (Limited)
- Publication Date
- c1915
- Physical Description
- 448, 32 p., 72 p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- World War, 1914-1918
- Notes
- "with introductory chapter by William King Pattison"--title page.
- "Special article on "The Canadian Contingent" by John A. Cooper"--title page.
- "Exciting personal experiences from the bloodstained battlefields of Europe"--title page.
- "Over 100 actual photographs, maps and authentic drawings"--title page.
- Author's given name and dates: Russell, Thomas H., 1862-1947
- Contributor's given name and dates: Cooper, John A. (John Alexander), 1868-1956
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The world's great events : an indexed history of the world from earliest times to the present day, volume eight ; from A. D. 1899 to A. D. 1906
The world's great events : an indexed history of the world from earliest times to the present day, volume five ; from A. D. 1648 to A. D. 1776
The world's great events : an indexed history of the world from earliest times to the present day, volume four ; from A. D. 1493 to A. D. 1648
The world's great events : an indexed history of the world from earliest times to the present day, volume nine ; from A. D. 1906 to A. D. 1911
The world's great events : an indexed history of the world from earliest times to the present day, volume one ; from the world's beginning to B. C. 208
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.4058.1
- Call Number
- 909 SIN v.1
- Edition
- New standard ed.
- Contributor
- Singleton, Esther, 1865-1930
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- P. F. Collier & Son Company
- Publication Date
- c1913
- Printer
- Collier Press
- Physical Description
- 358 p., plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- "R. H. Tate
389 Ker Cir" [handwritten in blue ink on page opposing front pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- World history
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Notes
- Volume 1 of 10
Edited by Esther Singleton
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The world's great events : an indexed history of the world from earliest times to the present day, volume seven ; from A. D. 1848 to A. D. 1899
The world's great events : an indexed history of the world from earliest times to the present day, volume six ; from A. D. 1776 to A. D. 1848
The world's great events : an indexed history of the world from earliest times to the present day, volume ten ; from A. D. 1911 to A. D. 1913
The world's great events : an indexed history of the world from earliest times to the present day, volume three : from A. D. 1194 to A. D. 1492
The world's great events : an indexed history of the world from earliest times to the present day, volume two ; from B. C. 207 to A. D. 1193
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.4058.2
- Call Number
- 909 SIN v.2
- Edition
- New standard ed.
- Contributor
- Singleton, Esther, 1865-1930
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- P. F. Collier & Son Company
- Publication Date
- c1913
- Printer
- Collier Press
- Physical Description
- 361 p., plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- "R. H. Tate
389 Ker Cir" [handwritten in blue ink on page opposing front pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- World history
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Notes
- Volume 2 of 10
Edited by Esther Singleton
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Writing and thinking : a handbook of composition and revision
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3745.1
- Call Number
- 808 FOE
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Author
- Foerster, Norman, 1887-1972
- Steadman, J. M., Jr. (John Marcellus), 1889-1945
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Publication Date
- c1941
- Printer
- Riverside Press
- Physical Description
- iii, [448] p. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Gerald Flink
Cl. 21 (Div. II)
Sr. Matric,
King Ed." [handwritten in black ink on page before t.p.]
"Canadian Agents
Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd.
Toronto, Ont." [stamped in black ink at bottom of t.p.]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English language--Composition and exercises
- English language--Grammar
- Notes
- Tables on lining-papers
- Author's given name and dates: Steadman, J. M. (John Marcellus), 1889-1945
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The years between
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.93
- Call Number
- 823.8 KIP
- Author
- Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Company
- Publication Date
- 1919
- Printer
- The Country Life Press
- Physical Description
- xiii, 153 p.
- Inscription
- "The property of / Robert A. Mobbs", handwritten in grey ink on front endpaper
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--20th century
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The Young and Field literary readers : book one, a primer and first reader
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV978.56.1
- Call Number
- 372.4 YOU v. 1
- Author
- Young, Ella Flagg, 1845-1918
- Field, Walter Taylor, 1861-1939
- Contributor
- Barney, Maginel Wright, 1877-1966
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Mass.
- Publisher
- Ginn & Company
- Publication Date
- c1916
- Series
- The young and field literary readers, Book one
- Printer
- Athenaeum Press
- Physical Description
- 160 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Stride Avenue School / Oct 1929." -- handwritten in black ink on front flyleaf.
"14" -- handwritten and circled in pen on flyleaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Readers--1870-1950
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Contributor's name and dates:
- Illustrated by Maginel Wright Enright (Barney, Maginel Wright, 1877-1966)
- Sister of the architect, Frank Lloyd Wright,
- Refer to http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Wright.html
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The Young and Field literary readers, book two
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV990.11.1
- Call Number
- 372.4 YOU v.2
- Author
- Young, Ella Flagg, 1845-1918
- Field, Walter Taylor, 1861-1939
- Contributor
- Barney, Maginel Wright, 1877-1966
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Mass.
- Publisher
- Ginn & Company
- Publication Date
- c1916
- Series
- The Young and Field literary readers
- Printer
- Athenaeum Press
- Physical Description
- 208 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Macdonald school" - stamped on endpaper (front).
"Discard" -- handwritten in marker on flyleaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Readers--1870-1950
- Notes
- Contributor's name and dates:
- Illustrated by Maginel Wright Enright (Barney, Maginel Wright, 1877-1966)
- Sister of the architect, Frank Lloyd Wright
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The Yukon territory: its history and resources
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.148.4
- Call Number
- 971.21 CAN
- Author
- Canada. Department of the Interior
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1916
- Physical Description
- x, 233 p., [4] folded leaves of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 26 cm.
- Inscription
- Two advertisements for "Snow Man". One includes a description of the story and a passage from the book. The other features a sketch of Captain James C. Critchell-Bullock and a brief description of the book. Found between p. 52-53
Newspaper article on the death of Dr. Dudley James Bell from October 10, 1941. Found between p.134-135
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Mining law--Yukon
- Yukon--Economic conditions
- Notes
- "Issued by direction of the Hon. W. J. Roche, Minister of the Interior" --title page.
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The Zodiac birthday book
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.12.65
- Call Number
- 133.5 RUY
- Author
- Ruyl, Beatrice Baxter
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Baker & Taylor Co.
- Publication Date
- 1910
- Physical Description
- x, 124 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- "A Bingham" [handwritten inside front cover]
- "BINGHAM / 4139 Parker St. / Vancouver B. C." [stamped inside front and back covers]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Astrology
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