A messenger from Santa Claus : and other Christmas stories
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV976.257.1
- Call Number
- 813.5 SCR
- Author
- Scribner, Harvey, 1850-1913
- Place of Publication
- Toledo, Ohio
- Publisher
- Franklin Printing & Engraving
- Publication Date
- 1904
- Physical Description
- 191 pages : ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Christmas
- Christmas fiction
- Short stories
- Notes
- Illustrations by: L. Bang, David L. Stine, Thomas S. Parkhurst
- "By Harvey Scribner author of 'My Mysterious Client' 'The Mystery of an express Robbery etc.'" Tp.
- Stories include:
- A messenger from Santa Claus --
- The ghost of the tower room --
- A visit to Santa Claus --
- The ice king's bride --
- The island witch --
- The magic whistle.
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Among ourselves : a schoolmaster with his friends at the round table
Anatomy of an exhibition : the Look of Music
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 iIllustrated history of hairstyles 1830-1930
An illustrated history of Canadian labour, 1800-1974
An index of treatment by various writers
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV974.27.56
- Call Number
- 615.5 VAR
- Edition
- 5th ed.
- Author
- Various
- Contributor
- Hutchison, Robert, Sir, 1871-1960
- Hilton, Reginald
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- John Wright and Sons
- Publication Date
- January 1910
- 1907
- Printer
- John Wright and Sons
- Physical Description
- xvi, 926 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Inscription
- Inside front cover, lower right corner:
printed paper label: circular, white and burgundy ink,
seal/medallion design, two hearts in overlapping circles, text:
"THE J.F. HARTZ CO.
LIMITED
TORONTO"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Medicine
- Therapeutics
- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Edited by:
- Hutchison, Robert, Sir, 1871-1960.
- Hilton, Reginald, 1895-
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An introductory course of quantitative chemical analysis, with explanatory notes and stoichiometrical problems
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.122.49
- Call Number
- 545 TAL
- Edition
- 5th ed., rev.
- Author
- Talbot, Henry Paul, 1864-1927
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- The MacMillan Company
- Publication Date
- 1921
- c1908
- Physical Description
- iii-vii; 177 p. : ill. , tables ; 22 cm.
- Inscription
- inside, "P.G. Paterson '23"
"H.G. Dolittle: W"
"R.S. Willison 21"
Philip G. Paterson"
"McAinsh & Co. Limited"
"4 College St. Toronto"
"Vol 1"
"2.00"
"$1.50"
crossed-out "S 79"
problems and notes
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Chemistry, Analytic--Quantitative
- Chemistry--Textbooks
- Notes
- Includes index.
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An introductory English grammar
A pictorial history of the carousel
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0911572295
- 0498061701
- Call Number
- 731.832 FRI
- Author
- Fried, Frederick
- Place of Publication
- Vestal, NY
- Publisher
- Vestal Press
- Publication Date
- c1982
- Physical Description
- 232 p. : ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Merry-go-round--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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Apples of gold, or, daily watchwords for 1908
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.56
- Call Number
- 242.2 PAR
- Edition
- 7th
- Contributor
- Parsons, Charles R. (Charles Richard), active 1885-1892
- Place of Publication
- Bristol, Eng.
- Publisher
- Charles R. Parsons
- Publication Date
- [1907]
- Printer
- A. Jenkins & Co.
- Physical Description
- 99 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "E__ / with love from / M__ Wyatt + Slate / Christmas ___" [handwritten opposite title page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Devotional calendars
- Christian life
- Notes
- "Edited by Charles R. Parsons" -- t.p.
- Contributor's full name is Parsons, Charles R. (Charles Richard)
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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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A researcher's guide to British Columbia nineteenth century directories : a bibliography & index
A ride to Khiva : travels and adventures in Central Asia
A ride to Khiva : travels and adventures in central Asia
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.51.1
- Call Number
- 915.8 BUR 1877
- Author
- Burnaby, Fred, 1842-1885
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Publication Date
- 1877
- Physical Description
- 403 p. : maps ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- A Ride to Khiva / Fred Burnaby / Map of the Imperial Border of Russia with China & the Routes from it into the interior of the Chinese Empire
Map of Turkistan and adjacent territory showing Russian boundaries
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Khiva (Uzbekistan)--Description and travel
- Asia--Description and travel
- Object History
- Purchased from E-Bay.
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The arms, flags, and emblems of Canada
