Buds & blossoms
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV993.49.3
- Call Number
- 823.08 BUD
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Groombridge and Sons
- Publication Date
- c1852-55
- Physical Description
- 1 volume : ill ; 12 cm.
- Inscription
- "Ethel Puttick / The Ferns / Woodsland Rd / Hanocks", handwritten in black ink inside front cover
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
- Juvenile fiction
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Canadian series of school books : [third book of reading lessons]
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV975.61.25
- Call Number
- 428.2 CAN
- Place of Publication
- [S.l]
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1800
- Series
- Canadian series of school books
- Atlas series
- Physical Description
- 11-340 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- "_____ Bird" [handwritten in pencil on front pastedown]
Numbers and other illegible writing in pencil on front pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers
- Readers--19th century
- Notes
- "Authorized by the Minister of Education" --cover.
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The Cottage Bible, and family expositor : containing the Old and New Testaments, with practical expositions and explanatory notes ... to which are added, the references and marginal readings of the Polyglott Bible, together with original notes, and selections from Bagster's comprehensive Bible, and other standard works ... complete in two volumes
The Cottage Bible, and family expositor : containing the Old and New Testaments, with practical expositions and explanatory notes ... to which are added, the references and marginal readings of the Polyglott Bible, together with original notes, and selections from Bagster's comprehensive Bible, and other standard works ... complete in two volumes
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.74.7
- Call Number
- 220 WIL v.2 OS
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Author
- Williams, Thomas, 1755-1839
- Contributor
- Patton, William, 1798-1879
- Place of Publication
- Hartford
- Publisher
- Case, Tiffany and Company
- Publication Date
- 1853
- Printer
- Case, Tiffany and Co.
- Physical Description
- 736 p. : ill., maps : 28 cm.
- Inscription
- "SEWELL S. & SUSAN REMICK" in gold letters on front cover. Inscribed in pencil inside rear end paper "Susan Remick Susan Remick" and some aritimetic calcualtions.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Bible
- Bible. New Testament
- Bible. Old Testament
- Notes
- "edited by Rev. William Patton
- Volume 2 of 2
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The cricket field: or, the history and science of cricket
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV980.2.38
- Call Number
- 796.358 PYC
- Author
- Pycroft, James, 1813-1895
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans
- Publication Date
- 1851
- Printer
- Spottiswoodes and Shaw, New-street Square
- Physical Description
- xvi, 242 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Cricket
- Sports
- Notes
- "Dedicated to the members of the North Devon Cricket Club, by their sincere friend, the author."
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The dispensatory of the United States of America
Field-book for railroad engineer. Circular and parabolic curves, turnouts, vertical curves, levelling, computing earth-work, transition curves on new lines and applied to existing lines, together with tables of radii, ordinates, long chords, logarithms, logarithmic and natural sines, tangents, etc., and a metric curve table.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV984.58.37
- Call Number
- 625 HEN
- Edition
- 2nd rev. ed.
- Author
- Henck, John B.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Co.
- Publication Date
- 1898
- c1854
- Physical Description
- xv; 164 p. : diagr. ; 14 cm.
- Inscription
- "Presented by W.H.T. Twigg BCLS May 17 1934"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Railroad engineering
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Notes
- Author's given name and dates: Henck, John B. (John Benjamin), 1816-1903.
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Gospel choir : no. 2
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV974.121.17
- Call Number
- 783.9 SAN
- Author
- Sankey, Ira David, 1840-1908
- et al.
- Contributor
- McGranahan, James
- Stebbin, Geo. C.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Copp, Clark
- Publication Date
- c1800
- Physical Description
- 160 p. ; 25 cm.
- Inscription
- "Sept. 1895."
"Chas. E. Hock____"
"The Bal____"
"Cedarville, Ontario" [handwritten in pencil on front pastedown]
"____ 127.101
____ 182.103
____ 112.133" [handwritten on front pastedown in red/orange pencil"
illegible scribbles on back pages
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Revivals--Hymns
- Hymns, English
- Object History
- Donor's father inscribed his name and address inside book.
- Notes
- Author's full name and dates : Sankey, Ira David, 1840-1908.
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The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments : translated out of the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised by his majesty's special command, appointed to be read in churches
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV974.12.7
- Call Number
- 220 BRI
- Author
- British and Foreign Bible Society
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Publication Date
- 1804
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (unpaged) ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "John Smith" [Handwritten in blue ink on front flyleaf]
"Plantagenet Division No 124
Sons of Temperance, April 2nd 1804" [Handwritten in pencil on front flyleaf]
"Mrs E. McHallam" [Handwritten in blue ink on title page]
"70 sons + 60 daughters" [Handwritten in pencil on back flyleaf verso]
"Departurs are happening
Kind friends are leaving
And never percieving" [Handwritten in pencil on back flyleaf verso]
Calculations on front endpaper, front flyleaf, and back flyleaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Bible
- Bible. New Testament
- Bible. Old Testament
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The homestead on the hillside
The national atlas : consisting of forty maps of modern geography
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.5136.1
- Call Number
- 910 BAR
- Author
- Bartholomew, John, 1831-1893
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- William Collins, Sons, & Co. Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1800
- Physical Description
- 1 v. : col. maps ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "Douglas Lunn" [handwritten in pencil on front cover]
"Douglas Lunn 1 Junction road
England" [handwritten in pencil on front paste down]
"Ethel + Mabel Morris April 9/1889" [handwritten in black ink on title page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Atlases
- Political geography
- Notes
- "Constructed and engraved by John Bartholomew"--title page
- "with a copious index"--title page
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The poems, sacred, passionate, and humorous, of Nathaniel Parker Willis
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV994.13.13
- Call Number
- 811.39 WIL
- Edition
- Complete ed., rev. and enl.
- Author
- Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Clark, Austin & Smith
- Publication Date
- 1852
- Printer
- Richard C. Valentine
- Physical Description
- viii, 352 p. : front. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- Front fly leaves:
"/72
2.00" [writen in pencil]
"Presented to
Miss Sarah A. Munson
By her friend
Miss A.L. Petric" [wriiten in pencil]
Back fly leaf:
" t.
---
E." [written in pencil]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- American poetry
- Poets, American--19th century
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Poetical works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV976.251.13
- Call Number
- 821 BAR 1856
- Edition
- 12th London ed.
- Complete ed.
- Author
- Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell
- Publication Date
- 1856
- Physical Description
- vi, 520 p. : ill., front. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper:
A printed label adhered to the endpaper, with blanks filled in with black ink, reads:
"Victoria High School.
Senior Division.
Prize
for
General Proficiency
Presented by
"A friend of Education"
Awarded to
Miss Annis H. Hicks
JPMcLeod, Principal.
Victoria, June 1888"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English poetry
- Notes
- Full author name given as follows: Browning, Mrs. Elizabeth (Barrett) 1806-1861.
- A version of this work, given in two volumes and published by Thomas R. Knox & Co, is available in the collection.
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The poetical works of Sir Walter Scott with memoir and critical dissertation
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.109
- Call Number
- 821.08 SCO
- Author
- Scott, Walter, 1771-1832
- Contributor
- Gilfillan, George, 1813-1878
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Publisher
- James Nicol
- Publication Date
- 1857
- Series
- The poetical works of Sir Walter Scott
- Printer
- Ballantyne and Company
- Physical Description
- xxxv, [6], 391 p. ; 22 cm.
- Inscription
- "Vol. I only", pencilled on reverse of front endpaper
"F.B. Street", pencilled on fly-leaf
"25", pencilled on fly-leaf
"149", crossed out, pencilled on fly-leaf
"22", pencilled on reverse of p. 391
"ohm/5", pencilled on blank page in back
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English poetry
- Notes
- "Edited by Rev. George Gilfillan"
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Proverbial philosophy
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.135.1
- Call Number
- 821.8 TUP
- Author
- Tupper, Martin Farquhar, 1810-1889
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Thomas Hatchard
- Publication Date
- 1854
- Printer
- Henry Vizetelly
- Physical Description
- x, 366 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- Front fly leaf:
"W152" [written in blue ink, crossed out in pencil]
"L.L. Lourence"
"V.L. Rowe"
"1837" [written in pencil]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Proverbs
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Treasures in needlework : comprising instructions in knitting, netting, crochet, point lace, tatting, braiding, and embroidery : illustrated with useful and ornamental designs, patterns, &c.
Webster's pocket pronouncing dictionary of the English language : condensed from the original dictionary
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.4002.1
- Call Number
- 423 WEB
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Author
- Webster, William G. (William Greenleaf), 1805-1869
- Webster, Noah, 1758-1843
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock & Co., Limited
- Publication Date
- 1858
- Physical Description
- ii-iv, 313 p. ; 13 cm.
- Inscription
- inside front cover: "Miss J.E. Simpson"[handwritten in pencil]
"Who'se she?"[handwritten in pencil]
printed sticker label inside back cover, gold foil: "Moir's Halifax Canada"
pencil notes inside back cover
small sticker label, red/gold:
"DALGLEISH,
Stationer,
B. Salterton."
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English language--Dictionaries
- Notes
- "Condensed from the original Dictionary by Noah Webster, LL.D." .
- "with accented vocabularies of classical, scripture, and modern geographical names".
- "containing 10,000 more words than Walker's Dictionary".
- Author's given name and dates : Webster, William G. (William Greenleaf), 1805-1869.
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