"Ernest Keyes
1333 Howe st.
Van. BC" [handwritten in pencil on front pastedown]
"Dr. Purdy, P.M.
East Selkirk" [stamped in purple ink on front pastedown]
"Ernest Keyes" [handwritten in pencil on back pastedown]
Ernest Leslie Keyes was born August 29 1902 to Richard and Isabella Keyes (nee McGregor) in Vancouver. Richard Keyes worked for the CPR. Ernest Keyes later married Beryl Edna Palmer in 1930. Ernest died in 1954 in Victoria. His cousin by marriage was BVM donor Alma Keyes.
Notes
"Based on the series prepared by J. M. D. Meiklejohn" --t.p.
"And edited by Canadian educationists for use in the schools of Canada" --t.p.
Author's given name and dates: Meiklejohn, J. M. D. (John Miller Dow), 1830-1902
Thomson Bros. booksellers, stationers and printers did business in Vancouver at 46 Cordova circa. 1888 and at 108 Cordova when this book was published.
Notes
"How to buy, dress, cook, serve and carve every kind of meat, game, fish, fowl and vegetables. Also giving plain directions for preserving, pickling, canning and drying all kinds of berries, fruits, meats, game, etc. and also instruction for making in the best style all varieties of candies, ice creams, cakes and pastry. -- title page
"MITCHELL'S CONFECTIONERY / 2950 McKay Ave. - Carl. 1028-O / Used Magazines - Ice Cream & School Supplies", hand-stamped in green inside front cover
"15-", in pencil inside front cover
"Cicely Chandler", handwritten in pencil inside front cover and on front endpaper
"2535 Elizabeth Ave / New Westminster BC", handwritten in pencil on front endpaper
"THOMSON / STATIONERY / COMPANY / LTD. / VANCOUVER", on label inside back cover
"2896", in pencil inside back cover
"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.
"Katie Milton
(Eva)" [handwritten in pencil on front pastedown]
"Katie Milton
Nelson
BC" [handwritten in pencil on title page]
Notes handwritten in black ink on title page verso, preface and p. [5]
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"
384 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Inscription
Front fly leaf:
"Lillian Keyes
1333 Howe
Vancouver
BC" [written in pencil]
Back endpaper:
"Thomson
Stationary
Company
Ltd.
Vancouver" [printed in blue ink on a white sticker]
"Based on the labours of the most eminent lexicographers". :
"New and greatly enlarged edition comprising many thousands of new words which modern literature, science, and art have called into existence and common usage with pronunciations, etymologies, definitions, appendices of proper names, illustrations, etc., etc."
"Revised, extended and improved throughout by the Rev. James Wood".
"W227" [writen on front endpaper and front flyleaf, crossed out]
"This book is the property of the"
"Mainland Fire Underwriters'"
"Association of British Columbia,"
"and is loaned to" [typed in black ink, plaque glued to front endpaper]
"Henry O Guhr Esq." [handwritten in black ink, signed on dotted line on plaque]
"for personal use only." [typed in black ink, part of plaque]
"New Westminster"
"Philadelphia Underwriters" [handwritten in black ink on bottom of plaque]
"Sl_ _ah"
"6" [handwritten in pencil on back flyleaf, inside a handwritten box]
[some writing throughout]
[illegible writing on cover in pencil]