Webster's self-pronouncing vest pocket dictionary, 51,200 words : containing also rules for spelling, punctuation, use of captials, etc. ; tables of weights and measures ; parliamentary law, postal information, revenue law of 1898, national bankruptcy law ; pointers in proofreading, etc., etc., etc.
Wellcome's excerpta therapeutica
Wellcome's excerpta therapeutica
Were you born in May?
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.9.37
- Call Number
- 155.23 GRE
- Place of Publication
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Great Aim Society
- Publication Date
- c1909
- Series
- When were you born series
- Physical Description
- 26 p. ; 15 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Astrology
- Notes
- "The character, the talents, the strong points, the weak points of those born in May" -- t.p.
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What all the world's a-seeking : or, the vital law of true life, true greatness power, and happiness
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.4029.1
- Call Number
- 171 TRI
- Edition
- 12th ed.
- Author
- Trine, Ralph Waldo, 1866-1958
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Gay and Bird
- Publication Date
- 1907
- Printer
- T and A. Constable
- Physical Description
- viii, 253 p. ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- "My responsibility his in keeping myself in a faithful & never parting connection to the Infinite Source" -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (front).
"185.197.200.201" -- handwritten in pencil on envelope on endpaper (front).
"75" -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (front).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Conduct of life
- Christian life
- Character
- Notes
- Includes index.
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When it was dark the story of a great conspiracy
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.136.124
- Call Number
- 823.9 THO
- Author
- Thorne, Guy, 1875-1923
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Greening & Co., Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1905
- Series
- Greening's Colonial Library
- Printer
- Colston and Coy, Limited
- Physical Description
- viii, 427 p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "W25", in black ink inside front cover, crossed out in pencil
"C.R. Thornburrow", handwritten in brown ink on pre-title page
"Kcd/1.25", in pencil inside back cover
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--20th century
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Wire song : an illustrated history of the telephone in British Columbia, 1880-1930
With Buller in Natal or, a born leader
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV994.30.66
- Call Number
- 823.8 HEN
- Contributor
- Rainey, W. (William), 1852-1936
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Blackie & Son
- Publication Date
- 1901
- Physical Description
- 384 p. : ill., map
- Inscription
- "Arthur with love from / Flory. Xmas 1902" [Handwritten in black ink on front endpaper, top centre]
"6/-" [pencil on back of back endpaper]
"T" [pencil p.17]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Juvenile fiction
- South African War, 1899-1902
- Notes
- Author full name: Henty, G. A. (George Alfred), 1832-1902
- Illustrated by W. Rainey
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Women's and children's fashions of 1917 : the complete Perry, Dame & Co. catalog
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0486271285
- Call Number
- 391 PER
- Author
- Perry, Dame & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Dover
- Publication Date
- 1992
- Physical Description
- 149 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
- Inscription
- "BURNABY VILLAGE / MUSEUM / 1993 / DESIGN", handwritten in ink on cover page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Costume--United States--History--20th century
- Catalogs
- Notes
- "Complete, unabridged reprint of catalog no. 67, New York styles, spring and summer 1917, as published by Perry, Dame & Co., New York City"--T.p. verso.
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Women's work : textile art from the Bauhaus
The works of Flavius Josephus
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.148.9
- Call Number
- 933 JOS
- Author
- Josephus, Flavius
- Contributor
- Whiston, William, 1667-1752
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Publisher
- William P. Nimmo
- Publication Date
- 1871
- Physical Description
- vi, 684 p. : ill., port. ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Jews--History--To 70 A.D.
- Jews--History--Rebellion, 66-73
- Notes
- "Translated by William Whiston" --title page.
- "Antiquities of the Jews, Wars of the Jews, appendix, life, index" --spine
- "Nimmo's Standard Library" --spine
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Yesterday's dreams : a rural legacy
Your questions -- but my answers : the scientific examination of questioned documents, with case histories