The voice of Canada : a selection of prose and verse
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.120.31
- Call Number
- 810.8 STE Copy 1
- Contributor
- Stephen, A. M. (Alexander Maitland), 1882-1942
- Wallcousins, E.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Toronto
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons Limited
- Publication Date
- 1926
- Physical Description
- xiii, 144 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper:
"W15" [written and crossed out in black ink]
"Peggy McKay"
"409-15 Ave East"
"Vancouver B.C." [written in blue ink]
"Gertrude Gleave"
"52B - __ Ave E."
"Vancouver"
"B.C." [written and crossed out in blue ink]
"I wish I were ____
of bro-
And you a l-
health
Some _____ ma-
passing by
Would bind us b-
together
Ame-" [written in black ink, endpaper is torn cutting off words]
Front fly leaf:
"I'm dreaming
of that nite of love with
you in ____
I thrilled with
delight alone
time that
nite with
you. Graby
etc." [written in black ink]
Drawing of a woman's face in pencil and black ink.
"Ho Ho."
"drawn by Lena Cade" [written in pencil]
page iv:
poem written in black ink.
page 130:
drawing of a woman's face in pencil and black ink.
Back flyleaf:
drawing of a woman's face in pencil.
"Florence Nightingale Show"
"St. Peter's Church
"French Gramar"
"English Girl Society"
"Vancouver B.C.
"Gertrude E.R.L Gleave"
"G G.E.R.L.G" [written in pencil]
Back endpaper:
"Do not with to
have money.
for sad are the wealthy ones." [written in black ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canadian literature
- Poetry
- Notes
- Includes bibliography
- selected by A.M. Stephen
- Illustrated by E. Wallcousins
- Copy 1 of 3
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Fifty years of the Prudential : the history of a business charged with public interest, 1875-1925
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.120.41
- Call Number
- 368 MYE
- Author
- Myers, William Starr, 1877-1956
- Place of Publication
- Newark
- Publisher
- Prudential Press
- Publication Date
- 1927
- Printer
- Prudential Press
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
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The Canadian school atlas : containing seventy-three maps with complete index
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.120.25
- Call Number
- 912 COR
- Edition
- Rev. and enl. ed.
- Contributor
- Cornish, George A. (George Augustus), 1872-
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1925
- Printer
- The Temple Press
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (multiple pagings) : col. ill. (maps) : 29 cm.
- Inscription
- "This Book Cover is presented with the / compliments of / The Royal Bank of Canada", printed on front of jacket. Atlas / Peggy McKay / Florence Nightingale School / Vancouver BC" hand written on front of dust jacket.
"Peggy McKay" [Handwritten in black ink on outside envelope]
"Billy McKay
409-15th Av. East
Vancouver
B.C.
Canada" [Handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
"Jack McLennan" [Handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
"Oh dear
Baby face
Drawn by Peggy McKay" [Handwritten in pencil around drawing of a woman's face on front endpaper]
"Peggy McKay
Florence Nightingale
Vancouver
B.C.
Canada" [Handwritten in blue ink on front flyleaf]
"Along came you,
sweet little you,
Just like a flower you came.
You came into my heart
never to leave me + never to part." [Handwritten in pencil on title page]
"Liar" [Handwritten in pencil on title page]
"867-5309" [Handwritten in pencil on contents verso]
"Jenny's number...
867-5309, 867-5309
I got it, I got it, I got you number
on the wa-ll
I got, I got it, for a good time
for a good time CALL" [Handwritten on contents verso]
Handwritten story from front flyleaf to pre-title page verso (4 pages)
Drawing of woman's face on front flyleaf.
Song lyrics handwritten in blue ink on title page verso and opposite contents.
List of names under the index, page 32.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Atlases--Canadian
- Historical geography--Maps
- Canada--History--Study and teaching
- Atlases
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "Under the editorship of George A. Cornish" -- Pre Title-Page Verso
- "Prepared at the Edinburgh Geographical Institute to form a companion to the 'Canadian School Geography'" -- Pre Title-Page Verso
- "Authorized for use in the schools of the provinces of Nova Scotia, Quebec, Saskatchewan and British Columbia" -- Cover
- Contributor's full name and date as follows:George A Cornish (George Augustus), 1872-1960
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Elementary composition
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.133.44
- Call Number
- 428 ALE Copy 1
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Author
- Alexander, William John, 1855-1944
- Mowat, A.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Company, Limited
- Publication Date
- 1922
- Printer
- The Educational book company, Limited
- Physical Description
- xii, 220 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "W-10k" -- handwritten and crossed-out in pen on endpaper (front).
"Winifred Gea" -- handwritten in pencil on flyleaf.
"Walter Bews Drugs & Stationery Kodaks Books and Magazines Films etc. Revelstoke, B.C." -- stamped on flyleaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English language--Composition and exercises
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Copy 1 of 2.
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Library of health : complete guide to prevention and cure of disease, containing practical information on anatomy, physiology and preventive medicine ; curative medicine, first aid measures, diagnosis, nursing, sexology, simple home remedies, care of teeth, occupational diseases, garden plant remedies, alcohol and narcotics, treatment by fifteen schools of medicine, beauty culture, physical culture, the science of breathing and the dictionary of drugs; twenty books - one volume
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.136.95
- Call Number
- 603 SCH
- Edition
- 1920 ed.
- Contributor
- Scholl, B. Frank (Benjamin Franklin), 1860-1933
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Publisher
- Historical Publishing Co.
- Publication Date
- 1920, c1916
- Physical Description
- xvi, 1774 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
- Inscription
- "W27" [handwritten and crossed out in black ink on front pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Medicine, Popular
- Medicine
- Notes
- "Edited by B. Frank Scholl, Ph.G., M.D." -- title page
- Author's full given name and dates: Scholl, B. Frank (Benjamin Franklin), 1860-1933
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Peggy by request: the love story of Noel and Peggy from "the keeper of the door" written by request of some of my readers
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.136.122
- Call Number
- 823.9 DEL
- Author
- Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May), 1881-1939
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Ryerson press
- Publication Date
- c1928
- Physical Description
- vii, 397 p.
- Inscription
- "W25", in black ink inside front cover, crossed out in pencil
"Mary Lambert. / 2350 4 Ave D E / Vancouver", handwritten in black ink
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--20th century
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The Mary Brooks Picken method of modern dressmaking
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV990.1.2
- Call Number
- 646.43 PIC
- Author
- Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- The Pictorial Review Co.
- Publication Date
- c1925
- Physical Description
- 96 p. : ill. : 29 cm.
- Inscription
- "Helen Blair" [Handwritten twice in black ink on front endpaper]
"Helen Blair
Class II" [Handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
"Helen Blair
Fernie, B. C.
1929" [Handwritten in black ink on front endpaper]
Scribbles on front endpaper.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Dressmaking
- Textiles
- Sewing
- Object History
- Object purchased, along with a sign stand, from Jim Wolf. No information gathered as to where Jim obtained the items.
- Notes
- Includes index.
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The Canadian readers : book one a primer and first reader
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.138.2
- Call Number
- 428.2 CAN
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- MacMillian Company of Canada Limited
- Publication Date
- 1923
- Series
- Canadian readers
- Printer
- T.H. Best Printing Co.
- Physical Description
- 160 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "S-4-b" [phrase is crossed out and handwritten in black ink on front pastedown]
"Green
Rope
Scarlet
Candle____[stick?]" [handwritten in pencil on contents p.]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Notes
- "Authorized for use in the Public Schools of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia" -- title page
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In the Heart of Savagedom : reminiscences of life and adventure during a quarter of a Century of Pioneering and Missionary Labours in the wilds of East Equatorial Africa
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.169.13
- Call Number
- 266.76 WAT
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Author
- Watt, Rachel
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Pickering & Inglis
- Publication Date
- 1920
- Physical Description
- 422 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Heritage Village S3 m" -- handwritten in pen on endpaper (front).
"Grace S. Saritty / 1703 Davie Street Victoria B.C." -- handwritten in ink on endpaper (front).
"1703 Davie Street Victoria B.C." -- stamped on endpaper (front).
"1703 Davie Street Victoria B.C." -- stamped on flyleaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Missions
- Travel
- Africa
- Notes
- edited by Stuart Watt, d. 1914, (husband of author)
- Includes index.
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Tales of our ancestors from Elizabeth to James II : first series, ruffs, blades and periwigs
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.169.16
- Call Number
- 942.430 DRU
- Author
- Drury, W. P. (William Price), 1861-1949
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1926
- Printer
- Turnbull & Spears
- Physical Description
- xvi, 205 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- "Heritage Village
S3 q" [handwritten in black ink on white label pasted onto front pastedown. "S3 q" is crossed out]
"Chesterfield
School
North Vancouver, B.C." [stamped in purple ink on front pastedown]
"J.H._" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Great Britain--History
- Juvenile literature
- Notes
- "Twelve stories ... originally told, under the ægis of the Board of Education, to the children of the secondary schools of Plymouth, during the summer of 1922." --Page vii
- "List of principal works consulted": p. ix
- Author's given name and date: Drury, W. P. (William Price), 1861-
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The complete citizen; and introduction to the study of civics, based upon history, literature, and the interests of everyday life
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.169.17
- Call Number
- 323.6 WIL
- Author
- Wilson, Richard
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons Limited
- Publication Date
- 1921
- Printer
- Temple Press
- Physical Description
- 288 : ill. (some col.) ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- "Heritage Village / S3 p" -- handwritten in pen on endpaper (front).
"Chesterfield / School / North Vancouver B.C." -- stamped on endpaper (front).
"J.H.B" -- handwritten in ink on flyleaf.
"70-" -- handwritten in pencil on flyleaf.
"Made in Great Britain" -- stamped on flyleaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Citizenship
- Notes
- Includes index.
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Pioneers of progress : stories of social history, 1750 - 1920
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.169.20
- Call Number
- 361 HIG
- Author
- Higham, Charles Strachan Sanders
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co.
- Publication Date
- 1929
- Printer
- J. and J. Gray
- Physical Description
- xi, 180 p. : ill., ports. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Chesterfield
School
North Vancouver, B.C." [stamped in purple ink on front pastedown]
"Fred HISales" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
"Heritage Village
S3 t" [handwritten in black ink on white label on back of front endpaper. "S3 t" is crossed out]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Social history
- Social problems
- Progress
- Notes
- "With illustrations" --Title page.
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A history of the British empire
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.169.21
- Call Number
- 942 SAN
- Edition
- Rev. and extended ed.
- Author
- Sanderson, Edgar, 1838-1907
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Blackie and Son Limited
- Publication Date
- 1924
- Physical Description
- xxxii, 520 p. : ill., maps, geneal. tables ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Chesterfield School / North Vancouver, B.C."--stamped in blue ink on end paper.
"[J.H.]."--hand written in pencil on fly leaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Great Britain--History
- Notes
- "New Edition"--spine.
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Heroes of land and sea : selected from the works of Sir Henry Newbolt
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.169.24
- Call Number
- 920.02 NEW
- Author
- Newbolt, Henry John, Sir, 1862-1938
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co.
- Publication Date
- 1926
- Printer
- William Clowes and Sons, Limited
- Physical Description
- ix, 177 p. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "D" [handwritten in black ink on front cover]
"H" [handwritten in black ink on back cover]
"H Ray" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper]
"Herbert Davidson" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper]
"Heritage Village
S3 x" [handwritten in black ink on white label pasted onto contents page]
Various drawings with captions and poems handwritten in pencil or black ink on every blank page, including the title page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Heroes--Great Britain
- Adventure stories
- Biography
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Algebra : instruction paper, part II
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.170.11
- Call Number
- 512 RIS v.2
- Author
- Risley, Walter J.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- American School of Correspondence
- Publication Date
- c1920
- Physical Description
- 2 v. ; 22 cm.
- Inscription
- "S16 [crossed out]" - handwritten in ink on cover page.
"35", - handwritten in ink on cover page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Algebra
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Physiology and hygiene for public schools
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.170.12
- Call Number
- 612 RIT 1927
- Author
- Ritchie, John W. (John Woodside), 1871-1943
- Caldwell, Joseph S.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Educational Book Co. Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1927
- c1925
- Series
- Canadian Health Series
- Physical Description
- vi, 302 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Clarence Rhead, J.B. St. S., Dec. 1st, Class 13" written in pencil, inside cover
"516" written in pen, inside cover page (crossed out)
"15c" (cents), written in pen, inside cover page
"This book belongs to Clarence Rhead, Cl. 13." written in pencil, inside cover page
Stamped: "Premium Stores, 4543 Kingsway, Burnaby 1, B.C. , Canada", inside cover page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Physiology--Textbooks
- Hygiene--Textbooks
- Notes
- Includes index, height and weight tables, and glossary.
- "Authorized by the Minister of Education for use in the public schools of Alberta."
- Author's given name and dates : Ritchie, John W. (John Woodside), 1871-1943.
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Early history of the province of British Columbia
The story of world progress
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.174.1
- Call Number
- 940 WES
- Edition
- Canadian ed.
- Author
- West, Willis M. (Willis Mason), 1857-1931
- Contributor
- Eastman, Mack, 1882-
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Publisher
- Allyn and Bacon
- Publication Date
- c1924
- Series
- Allyn and Bacon's series of school histories
- Printer
- L. H. Jenkins, Inc.
- Physical Description
- xix, 749, 53 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps, ports. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Laurence Barber / 1006 12th Ave W. / Vancouver B.C. / Phone Bayview 7541R" [handwritten inside front cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Europe--History
- Notes
- "Canadian edition prepared by Mack Eastman" -- t.p.
- Author's full given name and dates : West, Willis M. (Willis Mason), 1857-1931.
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The administration of industrial enterprises, with special reference to factory practice
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.175.7
- Call Number
- 658 JON
- Edition
- New rev. ed.
- Author
- Jones, Edward David, 1870-1944
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co.
- Publication Date
- 1929
- Physical Description
- v, 618 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- "Premium Stores / 4543 Kingsway Burnaby 1, B.C., Canada" -- stamped on flyleaf.
"W 29" -- handwritten and crossed-out in pen on flyleaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Factory management
- Industrial efficiency
- Industrial management
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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