20th century bookkeeping and accounting : a treatise on modern bookkeeping, accounting, and business customs, as illustrated in the "business transactions" which accompany this text...for use in all schools that teach bookkeeping and accounting
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV989.9.37
- Call Number
- 657.2 BAK
- Edition
- 10th ed.
- Author
- Baker, James W. (James Williams), 1873-1938
- Place of Publication
- Cincinnati
- Publisher
- South-Western Publishing Co.
- Publication Date
- 1920
- c1917
- c1920
- Physical Description
- 251 p. : ill. : 24 cm.
- Inscription
- "Pendygrasse" [Handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
"To Pendygrasse"
"George Pendygrasse"
"_ _"
"George Pendygrasse" [Handwritten in blue ink on back endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Accounting
- Bookkeeping
- Notes
- Author assisted by: Commercial Teachers and Practicing Accountants
"Granted a medal of award by the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1915"
- Author's given name and dates: Baker, James Williams, 1873-1938.
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20th century bookkeeping and accounting : a treatise on the principles of accounting and bookkeeping practice applied by modern bookkeepers and accountants
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV978.48.2
- Call Number
- 657.2 BAK
- Edition
- 15 ed.
- Canadian ed.
- Author
- Baker, James W. (James Williams), 1873-1938
- Place of Publication
- Cincinnati
- Publisher
- South-Western Publishing Co.
- Publication Date
- c1912
- c1923
- c1925
- Physical Description
- 376 p. : ill. : 24 cm
- Inscription
- "Alma Stanley"
"165" [handwritten in pencil on front flyleaf]
"Alma Stanley"
"Burnaby South High School" [handwritten in blue ink on front flyleaf]
"Dol_ _ _"
"Assets ... cash Acct. Receivable MA dsl. Inventory"
"lost purch. : _ _ pense"
"Credit"
"Liabl. ... Acct. payable Capital acct."
"Income ... Sales"
"The capital acct. is a liability of the business to an outsider" [handwritten in pencil on back endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Accounting
- Bookkeeping
- Notes
- "Author assisted by Commercial Teachers and Practicing Accountants"
- Includes indexes.
- Author's given name and dates: Baker, James Williams, 1873-1938.
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20th Century Family Physician
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.4.3
- Call Number
- Doc 123
- Edition
- First
- Author
- Best, Charles Herbert, 1899-1978
- Contributor
- Barnet, Aida
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Publisher
- Charles C. Thompson Co.
- Publication Date
- 1922
- Series
- 1
- Printer
- Penguin Press
- Physical Description
- 24cm
- Inscription
- 20th Century Family Physician / Henry M. Lyman / Christiam Fenger / H. Webster Jones / W.T. Belfield
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Medicine--Popular Works
- Notes
- Well illustrated
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20th century machine shop practice : arithmetic, practical geometry, mensuration, applied mechanics, properties of steam, the indicator ...
77 winning recipes : home tested methods for making cakes, pastries and bread
1000 ways to get rich; or, Book of knowledge : an immense collection of the most saleable and money making discoveries, formulas, recipes, mechanical secrets and methods, from which persons of very moderate capital can commence a renumerative business in any city or village
1920 national electrical code
A book about Longfellow
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV976.105.8
- Call Number
- 811.3 MCI
- Author
- McIlwraith, Jean N. (Jean Newton), 1859-1938
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Physical Description
- 165 p., [13] leaves of plates : ports. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Victoria Council School,
Wrexham
Prize
Presented to" [glued in label on front pastedown with following filled in]
"Reginald Hunter
Good Attendance
October 1910" [handwritten in black ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Poets, American--19th century
- Notes
- "with illustrations" -title page
- "by J. N. M'Ilwraith ("Jean Forsyth")" --title page
- Author's given name and dates: McIlwraith, Jean N. (Jean Newton), 1859-1938
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A book of toasts
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.58
- Call Number
- 808.51 RAM
- Author
- Ramsay, William
- Contributor
- Schroedter, Gerta
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Dodge Publishing Company
- Publication Date
- c1906
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. (unpaged) ; 16 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Public speaking
- Notes
- "With decorations by Gerta Schroedter"--title page.
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Abraham Lincoln : a play
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV984.21.28
- Call Number
- 822.9 DRI
- Edition
- New ed.
- Author
- Drinkwater, John, 1882-1937
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Copp, Clark
- Publication Date
- c1927
- Series
- Copp Clark literature series ; no. 28
- Physical Description
- xiv, 112 p. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper:
"Department of Education
Text-Book Branch" [sticker adhered to book]
"1934" [written on sticker in blue ink]
"A 30" [written in pencil]
Throughout book:
Study notes and markings highlighting passages of text, written in pencil.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Presidents--United States--Drama
- Notes
- "With Introduction and Study Helps" -- t.p.
- School ed.
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Academic arithmetic : being part four of the Progressive School Series of arithmetics
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.134.1
- Call Number
- 513 KEN
- Author
- Kennedy, W. T. (William T.)
- O'Hearn, Peter
- Place of Publication
- Halifax [N.S.]
- Publisher
- T. C. Allen & Co.
- Publication Date
- 1898
- Series
- Progressive school series
- Physical Description
- 143 p. ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- "Thos O Murry / T O M / Thos O / Thos" - handwritten on front cover.
"John KcKeen" - stamped in ink and handwritten in pencil several times on cover pages.
"JOHN Mc KEEN / Importer and dealer in / Boots & Shoes, Hats, Caps, / Watches, Clocks, Jewellery &c. / Wholesale & Retail / Newcastle. N. B." - stamped many times on cover pages.
"C. J. MacDONALD / Stationery. / Books, Fancy Goods, / ANTIGONISH, N. S." - stamped on cover page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Arithmetic
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A Canadian school geography
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.5.7
- Call Number
- 917.1 COR 1929
- Author
- Cornish, George A. (George Augustus), 1872-
- Contributor
- Denton, V. L. (Vernon Llewllyn), 1881-1944
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Son Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1929
- Printer
- Richard Clay & Sons, Limited
- Physical Description
- xiv, 498 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Department of Education
Text-Book Branch" [label pasted onto front pastedown]
"W-2d" [handwritten in black ink on "Department of Education" label on front pastedown]
"218-227 supplement
as regards your ____" [handwritten in black ink on front pastedown]
"Canada 1932" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper]
"F94" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
"In case of fire
Throw this in" [handwritten in pencil on back of front endpaper]
"Patricia Jeffery" [stamped in black ink on supplement title page]
"Class 4
P. N. S." [handwritten in black ink on supplement title page]
"Patricia Jeffery" [handwritten in black ink on title page verso]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Geography--Textbooks
- Canada--Description and travel
- Geography--Historical texts
- Notes
- "with numberous sketch maps, diagrams and illustrations"--T.p.
- "Authorized for use in the schools of British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Saskatchewan" --T.p.
- "With a supplementary chapter on British Columbia by V.L. Denton"
- Supplementary chapter on British Columbia p. 451-498
- Author's given name and dates: Cornish, George A. (George Augustus), 1872-1960
- Author's given name and dates: Denton, V.L. (Vernon Llewllyn), 1881-1944
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A Canadian school geography
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV989.9.22
- Call Number
- 917.1 COR 1924 Copy 1
- Author
- Cornish, George A. (George Augustus), 1872-
- Contributor
- Denton, V. L. (Vernon Llewllyn), 1881-1944
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Son Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1924
- Printer
- Richard Clay & Sons, Limited
- Physical Description
- xiv, 498 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Ethel Anderson,
9387 Fullerton Ave.,
Victoria, B.C." [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper]
"Ethel Anderson" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
Provinces and their capitals handwritten in pencil on back pastedown.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Geography--Textbooks
- Canada--Description and travel
- Geography--Historical texts
- Notes
- "with numberous sketch maps, diagrams and illustrations"--T.p.
- "Authorized for use in the schools of British Columbia" --T.p.
- "With a supplementary chapter on British Columbia by V.L. Denton"
- Supplementary chapter on British Columbia p. 451-498
- Copy 1 of 2
- Author's given name and dates: Cornish, George A. (George Augustus), 1872-1960
- Author's given name and dates: Denton, V.L. (Vernon Llewllyn), 1881-1944
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A Canadian school geography
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV984.21.135
- Call Number
- 917.1 COR 1927
- Author
- Cornish, George A. (George Augustus), 1872-
- Contributor
- Denton, V. L. (Vernon Llewllyn), 1881-1944
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Son Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1927
- Printer
- Richard Clay & Sons, Limited
- Physical Description
- xiv, 498 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "WOODWARDS LTD.
BOOK DEPT.
90¢" [stamped in purple in on front endpaper]
"Vera Morrow" [handwritten in red ink on front endpaper]
"Section
Page" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
"Vera Morrow" [handwritten in green ink on other side of front endpaper]
"[All rights reserved] to
Vera Morrow" [handwritten in red ink on page before t.p.]
"Vera Morrow
Kitchener St. school
Geography Book (text)" [handwritten in pencil on back endpaper]
Study notes handwritten in pencil in margins throughout the book
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Geography--Textbooks
- Canada--Description and travel
- Geography--Historical texts
- Notes
- "with numberous sketch maps, diagrams and illustrations"--T.p.
- "Authorized for use in the schools of British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Saskatchewan" --T.p.
- "With a supplementary chapter on British Columbia by V.L. Denton"
- Supplementary chapter on British Columbia p. 451-498
- Author's given name and dates: Cornish, George A. (George Augustus), 1872-1960
- Author's given name and dates: Denton, V.L. (Vernon Llewllyn), 1881-1944
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A Canadian song book
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV007.21.3
- Call Number
- 784.8 MAC
- Contributor
- MacMillan, Ernest, 1893-1973
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- London
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1929
- Physical Description
- xii, 180 p.: music; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "With Mother's love/To Hazel/May 28, 1929./From Victoria/National Convention I.O.D.E." and "E. Fountain - 1957" written in pencil, endpapers (front).
"B. Geosits 1" written in ink, endpapers (front).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Songs, English
- United Church of Canada
- Hymns
- Methodist Church
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Books
- Documentary Artifacts - Sheet Music
- Notes
- "Edited by Ernest MacMillan"
- "Published under the auspices of the National Council of Education" -- Title page verso
- "'The exercise of singing is delightful to nature, and good to preserve the health of Man.' William Byrd" -- Title page
- Includes index.
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Accounting reports in business management : use of financial and operating statements, together with a system of standards and performance records, in maintaining efficient management and control
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV997.51.4
- Call Number
- 657 GRE
- Author
- Gregory, Homer Ewart
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Publisher
- Ronald Press Co.
- Publication Date
- 1928
- Physical Description
- xi, 445 p. ; 22 cm.
- Inscription
- "S. Johnson / 1416 East 41st St." -- handwritten in pencil endpaper (front).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Accounting
- Business
- Notes
- Includes index.
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A child's story of the bible
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.169.10
- Call Number
- 220.9505 ALT
- Author
- Altemus, Henry
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- Publisher
- Henry Altemus Company
- Publication Date
- c1899
- Series
- Altemus’ young people’s library
- Physical Description
- 260 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 17 cm.
- Inscription
- "Heritage Village S3 j" -- handwritten in ink on a white adhesive label
"Margaret Buttler with best wishes from Annie W. Atkins / Xmas 1914" -- handwritten in ink
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Bible stories
- Bible
- Juvenile literature
- Notes
- Includes seventy-two illustrations.
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A child's story of the bible : with seventy-two illustrations
A compend of chemistry, inorganic and organic including urinary analysis, No. 10
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV974.27.32
- Call Number
- 540 LEF
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Author
- Leffmann, Henry, 1847-1930
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Publisher
- P. Blakiston, Son & Co.
- Publication Date
- 1897
- c1894
- Series
- Quiz-compends?
- Printer
- W.M.F. Fell & Co.
- Physical Description
- viii; 193 p. : ill. ; 16 cm.
- Inscription
- inside:
"Albert Luising" [Not sure of the proper spelling of signature]
"1.00"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Chemistry
- Pharmaceutical chemistry
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Historical interest: after the index there is a 23 page "Classified Subject Catalogue of Medical Books and Books on Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Chemistry, Hygiene, Etc., Etc.,".
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A cook's tour with Minute Tapioca
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV002.58.109
- Call Number
- 641.6368 MIN
- Place of Publication
- Orange, Mass.
- Publisher
- Minute Tapioca Co. Inc.
- Publication Date
- c1929
- Physical Description
- 40 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 18 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Cooking
- Cookbooks--1920-1929
- Notes
- Includes index
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A country girl : a new and original musical play
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV997.34.9
- Call Number
- 789 TAN
- Edition
- New ed.
- Author
- Tanner, James T.
- Contributor
- Ross, Adrian, 1859-1933
- Monckton, Lionel, 1861-1924
- Rubens, Paul A. (Paul Alfred), 1875-1917
- Greenbank, Percy, 1878-1968
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Chappell & Co., Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1904
- Printer
- Henderson and Spalding, Marylebone Press
- Physical Description
- 212 p. : 28 cm.
- Inscription
- "E. B. Wilson" [Handwritten twice in pencil on title page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Musical revues, comedies, etc.
- Musical plays--Vocal scores
- Musical plays
- Music
- Subjects
- Music
- Names
- Wilson, Elsie
- Object History
- Elsie Wilson - The material in the donation is from her estate. Miss Wilson was a Burnaby resident and music teacher. The brass plaque was on her fathers home "Penrith Castle" on Blenheim St. in Burnaby
- Notes
- "By James T. Tanner. Lyrics by Adrian Ross. Music by Lionel Monckton. Additional lyrics and numbers by Paul A. Rubens. Additional lyrics by Percy Greenbank" -- Title page
- Contributor's full name and dates: Rubens, Paul A. (Paul Alfred), 1875-1917
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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 administration of industrial enterprises, with special reference to factory practice
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.175.7
- Call Number
- 658 JON
- Edition
- New rev. ed.
- Author
- Jones, Edward David, 1870-1944
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co.
- Publication Date
- 1929
- Physical Description
- v, 618 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- "Premium Stores / 4543 Kingsway Burnaby 1, B.C., Canada" -- stamped on flyleaf.
"W 29" -- handwritten and crossed-out in pen on flyleaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Factory management
- Industrial efficiency
- Industrial management
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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A doll's house : and two other plays
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.3
- Call Number
- 839.8 IBS
- Author
- Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906
- Contributor
- Sharp, R. Farquharson (Robert Farquharson), 1864-1945
- Aveling, Eleanor Marx, 1855-1898
- Place of Publication
- London
- Toronto
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons
- Publication Date
- 1924
- Series
- Everyman's library ; no. 494
- Printer
- Temple Press
- Physical Description
- xiii, 255 p. ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper:
"Alan Macdonald
Locker No." [written in black ink]
"R. W____ [Wertz?]
574" [written in blue ink]
"Alan Macdonald
Arts '28
Locker 544" [written and crossed out in black ink]
"Alan Macdonald
Locker no __" [written in black ink, locker number has been covered up with pencil]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Drama
- Notes
- edited by R. Farquarson Sharp and Eleanor Marx-Aveling
- Contributer full name given as follows: Sharp, R. Farquharson (Robert Farquharson), 1864-1945
- Contains the plays The Doll House, The Wild Duck, and The Lady from the Sea
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