"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]
"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.
"Edna Barton
Sir James Douglas School
Victoria B.C." [handwritten on front pastedown and opposing page in pencil]
Note enclosed regarding ownership of book
"Edna Barton
1457 Homely St. Victoria B. C." [handwritten on page opposing back pastedown]
"Ethel Anderson,
938 Fullerton Ave.,
Victoria, B.C." [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper]
"T.N. Hibben & Co.
ESTD. 1858
1122 Gov't. St. Victoria B.C." [sticker pasted onto back pastedown]
"E. L. Keyes / New Westminster / B C." - handwritten in ink on inside of front cover.
"E. L. Keyes / 231 Keary St. New Westminster" - handwritten in pencil on cover page.
"Prop 11412." - handwritten in pencil on cover page.
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
Authors' given name and dates: Hall, H. S. (Henry Sinclair), 1848-1934
Stevens, F. H. (Frederick Haller), 1853-1933
"Colin : / You may find this an interesting / addition to the museum's reference library. / If not please return to me. / Terry", handwritten in ink on note stapled to inside of front cover.
"To Mr. Malone for your / kind welcome and assist - / once on my up-coming book / on AXES IN CANADA / Allan Klenman", handwritten in ink on title page.
380 p., [84] leaves of col. plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Inscription
"D. Dashwood-Jones" -hand written in ink on front cover.
"Donald / Dashwood-Jone" -hand written in ink on spine.
"Wood Pidgeon" -hand written in ink on first page.
"Blue Grouse or / Sooty Grouse" -hand written in ink on first page.
"SLANG" [S handwritten in pencil added to LANG on front cover]
"Handle with care" [handwritten in pencil on text block fore edge]
"E.L. Keyes" [handwritten in pencil on text block foot edge]
"D.C.H School" [handwritten in pencil on front pastedown]
"1917
E.L. Keyes
231 Keary St.
New Westminster" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper]
Torn advertisement for "Bulldog Sole Leather" found between p. 250-251
underlining throughout book and note written on page after p. 272 and 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
"Authorized for use in the province of British Columbia" -title page
Author's given name and dates: Lang, S. E. (Sidney Edward), 1864-1950