The story of South Africa : an account of the historical transformation of the dark continent by the European powers and the culminating contest between Great Britain and the South African Republic in the Transvaal War
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV975.30.22
- Call Number
- 968 RID Copy 1
- Author
- Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
- et al.
- Place of Publication
- Guelph, Ont.
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing Company
- Publication Date
- c1899
- Physical Description
- xvi, 888 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- South African War, 1899-1902
- South Africa--History
- Notes
- "by John Clark Ridpath, Edward S. Ellis, John A. Cooper, and J.H. Aiken"
Author's given name and dates: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Author's given name and dates: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916
"Copiously illustrated with colored maps, half-tone portraits, sketches, scenes of war pictures, in the best style of reproduction"
- Copy 1 of 2
Less detail
The British pharmacopoeia 1898
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV002.84.24
- Call Number
- 615.11 GEN 1899
- Author
- General Medical Council (Great Britain)
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Publisher
- Spottiswoode and Co.
- Publication Date
- 1899
- Printer
- Spottiswoode and Co.
- Physical Description
- xxxii, 535 p. : 22 cm.
- Inscription
- "R. Ventress
Chemist & Druggist
Duncans, - V.I., B.C." [Sticker on front endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pharmacopoeias--Great Britain
- Pharmacopoeias
- Great Britain
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "Published under the direction of the general council of medical education and registration of the United Kingdom pursuant to the acts xxi & xxii Victoria cap. xc (1858) and xxv & xxvi Victoria cap. xci (1862)" -- Title page
Less detail
The letters of Queen Victoria : a selection from her majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861, vol. 1 - 1837-1843
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.136.1
- Call Number
- 941.08 VIC
- Author
- Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
- Contributor
- Benson, Arthur Christopher, 1862-1925
- Esher, Reginald Baliol Brett, Viscount, 1852-1930
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Publication Date
- 1908
- Physical Description
- xii, 512 p. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "W37a" [written in blue ink on first page, crossed out]
"Mrs. J. A. Elliot" [written and underlined on first page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Europe--Politics and government--1848-1871
- Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901
- Victoria, Queen of Great Britain,--1819-1901
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1837-1901
- Letters
- Subjects
- Persons - Royalty
- Souvenirs
- Souvenirs - Royalty
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Books
- Notes
- "Edited by Arthur Christopher Benson, M.A. and Viscount Esher, G.C.V.O., K.C.B."--title page
- "Published by the authority of His Majesty the King"--title page
- Contributor's full names and dates: Esher, Reginald Baliol Brett, Viscount, 1852-1930
Benson, Arthur Christopher, 1862-1925
Less detail
The syllabus of physical exercise for schools
Jackson's silver & gold marks of England , Scotland & Ireland
The letters of Queen Victoria : a selection from her Makesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861, published by the authority of His Majesty the King, vol. ii, 1844-1853
A Short History of England
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.165.121
- Call Number
- 942 CHE
- Author
- Cheyney, Edward Potts, 1861-1947
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Publisher
- Ginn & Company
- Publication Date
- c1904
- Printer
- Athenaeum Press
- Physical Description
- xvi, 695 p., plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Dedicated to L. M. B. 1915" [handwritten in pencil on front endpapers]
Scribbles and notes covering entirety of back pastedown in pencil
Various notes and underlined passages throughout book
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Great Britain--History
- Great Britain
Less detail
Diary of Samuel Pepys ... : volume two
Rhymes of the kings and queens of England
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.160.2
- Call Number
- 811.4 LES
- Author
- Leslie, Mary, 1842-1920
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- William Briggs, Wesley Buildings
- Publication Date
- 1896
- Physical Description
- 177 p. : ill., ports. ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper:
"1909
D. Chartere" [written in pencil]
"NOT IN LIBRARY SERVICE" [written in pencil]
Piece of thin tissue paper between frontispiece and title page:
An attempt at tracing the frontispiece portrait of Queen Victoria - part of face and right arm.
Title page and front endpapers have the following stamped in purple ink:
"Gilmore Avenue School
LIBRARY
Book Number ________
Catalogue Page ______"
"R 134" is written in blue ink in the "Book Number" blank, on the endpaper stamps.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Poetry
- Queens--Great Britain
- Great Britain--Kings and rulers
- Notes
- "Being an account of the rulers of England from the Normal conquest to the reign of Victoria." -- t.p.
Less detail
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.
Less detail
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.
Less detail
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.
Less detail
The art of the tinsmith : English and American
A synopsis of the British pharmacopoeia preparations : designed for the use of pharmaceutical and medical students
The Book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments, & other rites & ceremonies of the church, according to the use of the Church of England; together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches; & the form & manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating of bishops, priests, and deacons.
The book of household management : comprising information for the mistress, housekeeper, cook, kitchen-maid, butler, footman, coachman, valet, upper and under house-maids, lady's-maid, maid-of-all-work, laundry-maid, nurse and nurse-maid, monthly, wet, and sick nurses, etc. etc. : also, sanitary, medical, & legal memoranda ; with a history of the origin, properties, and uses of all things connected with home life and comfort
Britain's King and Queen : the story of their lives , with sixty-eight illustrations