History of Burnaby and vicinity
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV017.17.1
- Call Number
- 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
- Author
- Green, George, 1872-1955
- Place of Publication
- [S.l.]
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Printer
- Shoemaker , McLean & Veitch
- Physical Description
- 233 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "Presented
To my valued fried Rev. D. W. Scott. a former neighbor at Capitol Hill with best wishes of the author
George Green
Victoria March 1 1947" [handwritten in black ink on page opposing front pastedown]
"BMMM-WU SIGNED 1st ED 50.00" [handwritten in pencil on page opposing front pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Name Access
- Green, George
- Notes
- Autographed by author
- "By George Green, pioneer resident of Burnaby, and an ex-Councillor. Charter Member of the British Columbia Historical Association, Vancouver Branch, and an Executive Member."
- Copy 2 of 2
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An introductory English grammar
Dent's Canadian school atlas
English poetry : book ii : for use in colleges and schools
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.76.27
- Call Number
- 821.8 JMD
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Printer
- Temple Press
- Physical Description
- vii, 314 p. ; 17 cm.
- Inscription
- Bottom edge of text block:
"E.B." [written in black ink]
Front endpaper:
"Eric Brooks
Rinby
Alberta" [written in black ink]
"F.C. Brooks
A.C." [written in black ink]
Throughout book:
Study notes and markings highlighting passages of text, written in pencil and black ink.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English poetry
- Notes
- Includes notes and annonations on every poem.
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Highroads to reading : book five
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.115
- Call Number
- 428.6 HIG
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Co. Ltd.
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Publication Date
- 1946
- Series
- Highroads to reading
- Printer
- W. J. Gage & Co. Limited
- Physical Description
- 352 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Edmonds St. Elem. Jr. H, School
1950 Douglas Road
New Westminster, B.C." [stamped in purple ink on front and back endpapers]
"S25" [phrase is crossed out and handwritten in black ink on front pastedown]
"S25" [handwritten in black ink on other side of front endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Notes
- "Authorized for use in the Public Schools of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan" --t.p.
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Highroads to reading : book six
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.116
- Call Number
- 428.6 HIG 1948
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Co. Ltd.
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Publication Date
- 1948
- Series
- Highroads to reading
- Printer
- W. J. Gage & Co. Limited
- Physical Description
- 384 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "S25" [phrase is crossed out and written in black ink on front pastedown]
"S25" [handwritten in black ink at top of front endpaper]
"______ St. ____ Jr. H. School [Edmonds St. Elem. Jr. H. School]
1950 Douglas Road
New Westminster, B.C." [stamped in purple ink on front endpaper]
"S25" [handwritten in black ink on other side of front endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Notes
- "Authorized for use in the Public Schools of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan" --t.p.
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Highroads to reading : book six
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.117
- Call Number
- 428.6 HIG 1947
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Co. Ltd.
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Series
- Highroads to reading
- Printer
- W. J. Gage & Co. Limited
- Physical Description
- 384 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Grant Didmon" [handwritten in pencil on front pastedown]
"John Sheppard" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
"S25" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper]
"S25" [phrase is crossed out and written in black ink on other side of front endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Notes
- "Authorized for use in the Public Schools of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan" --t.p.
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High school physical geography
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.187.8
- Call Number
- 917.02 GIL Copy 1
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Author
- Gilbert, Grove Karl, 1843-1918
- Brigham, Albert Perry, 1855-1932
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Macmillan Company of Canada
- Publication Date
- 1914
- c1902
- Physical Description
- 351 p. : ill. , map ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- inside, "Ella Mildred McEwan Junior 1"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Physical geography
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario."
- "Authorized for use in Saskatchewan and Alberta."
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The modern baker confectioner and caterer : a practical and scientific work for the baking and allied trades, vol. iv
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV989.29.1
- Call Number
- 641 KIR v.4
- Contributor
- Kirkland, John, 1958-
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- The Gresham Publishing Company
- Publication Date
- 1908
- Physical Description
- x, 152p. 1-8, : ill. plates.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Baking
- Bread
- Cake
- Cake decorating
- Pastry
- Confectionery
- Caterers and catering
- Object History
- Antique Dealer is from Courtenay BC. He had acquired this book in that area. The rest of the set was missing. This single volume was spotted in a Burnaby Antique Show by Curator Colin Stevens at a table rented by Bluechicken Antiques of Courtenay. After determining that it was identical to the volume missing from our set, it was purchased. The set we have is HV975.70, and was acquired from Ivan Sayers. He had acquired his set in Alberta. His set was missing Volume 4. [CMS 1991 FEB 20]
- Notes
- "Edited by John Kirkland"
- With contributions from leading specialists and trade experts"
- Includes index
- "Divisional Vol. IV"
- Volume 4 of 6
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New Canadian readers : fifth reader
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- 20th Century ed.
- Publication Date
- 1901
- Call Number
- 428.2 NEW Copy 1 GAGE Ver.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV001.1.28
- Call Number
- 428.2 NEW Copy 1 GAGE Ver.
- Edition
- 20th Century ed.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Company, Limited
- Publication Date
- 1901
- Series
- New Canadian readers
- Gage & Co's educational series
- Physical Description
- vi, 9-420 p. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Free Text-Book
The Property of" [printed label on front pastedown with the following filled in]
"Walter Edwards" [handwritten in blue ink]
"School Danny Edwards" [name handwritten in pencil]
"Division AR. - Bull" [name handwritten in pencil]
"Number of Book Eric Coe" [name handwritten in pencil]
"18/2r
79/4" [handwritten in pencil on p. before t.p.]
"99
118 ___[Lib?]
124 H w___" [handwritten in pencil on back endpaper]
"264" [handwritten upsidedown in pencil on back endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Notes
- "Prescribed for use in the Schools of British Columbia" --t.p.
- "Prescribed for use in the Schools of Alberta" --t.p.
- Copy 1 of 3
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Selected stories from Canadian prose
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV007.40.9
- Call Number
- 810.81 MAC
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- MacMillian Company of Canada Limited
- Publication Date
- 1941
- 1929
- Series
- St. Martin's classics
- Physical Description
- xx, 274 p., iv : 18 cm.
- Inscription
- Scribbles on series page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Short stories
- Short stories, Canadian
- Notes
- "Authorized for use in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia"
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The signist's book of modern alphabets, plain and ornamental, ancient and medieval, from the eighth to the twentieth century, with numerals.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV002.71.1
- Call Number
- 745.6 DEL
- Author
- Delamotte, F. (Freeman), 1814-1862
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- Frederick J. Drake & Co.
- Publication Date
- c1906
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. : 16 x 24 cm.
- Inscription
- "CITY OF WHITE ROCK
Museum/Archives" [Stamped in green ink on front endpaper and pre title page]
"M___e ______
Grande Prairie" [Handwritten in pencil on front flyleaf]
"THE GRANDE PRAIRIE SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 2357
1932 PROVINCE OF ALBERTA
DE __" [Stamped in black ink on front flyleaf]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Alphabets
- Calligraphy
- Lettering
- Notes
- Author's full name and dates : Delamotte, F. (Freeman), 1814-1862.
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