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
- HV975.40.22
- Call Number
- 220 COB
- Author
- Cobbin, Ingram, 1777-1851
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- R. & A. Suttaby
- Publication Date
- 1874
- Printer
- Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (multiple pagings) ; 17 cm.
- Inscription
- "John Pots
Leur + Blan han d. S
Vetnia" [Handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
"Margaret Sutherland
Feb 14, 1874
London
Philippians 1-6th verse" [Handwritten in black ink on front flyleaf]
"Tapper
Stationer,
Bookseller,
Engraver,
& Printer
40
Westbourne
Grove, W." [Sticker on back endpaper]
Prayer handwritten on front flyleaf verso and next page, Feb 12, 1874]
Notes on last few pages.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Bible
- Bible. New Testament
- Bible. Old Testament
- Notes
- "With the most approved marginal references, explanatory notes, selected from the most esteemed biblical writers." -- Title page
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The polar and tropical worlds : a description of man and nature in the polar and equatorial regions of the globe
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV974.113.15
- Call Number
- 919.8 HAR
- Edition
- New ed.
- Author
- Hartwig, G. (Georg), 1813-1880
- Contributor
- Guernsey, Alfred H. (Alfred Hudson), 1824-1902
- Place of Publication
- Guelph, Ont.
- Publisher
- J.W. Lyon
- Publication Date
- 1874
- Printer
- Clark W. Bryan & Co.
- Physical Description
- xx, [17]-811 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
- Inscription
- "A R Currie
Pennant
Sask
March 9 / 1926" [handwritten in black ink on back of portrait of Dr. Hartwig]
"John Byrne" [handwritten in pencil on p.513]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Natural history
- Polar regions--Discovery and exploration
- Tropics--Discovery and exploration
- Notes
- "Edited, with additional chapters, by Dr. A. H. Guernsey" --title page.
- "Two volumes in one" --title page.
- "Embracing also an account of the expeditions of all the arctic explorers from the discovery of Iceland, over one thousand years ago, to Hall's last expedition in the northern world, together with the wonderful discoveries and adventures of Agassiz, Livingstone, Wallace, and other distinguished travelers in the tropical countries" --title page.
- "The whole splendidly embellished with nearly two hundred beautiful illustrations, true to nature, from designs furnished by artists in the regions to which they relate" --title page.
- "New edition, with an account of Hall's last expedition, a summary of arctic explorations, and new maps of the arctic regions" --title page.
- "Sold only by subscription" --title page.
- Author's given name and dates: Hartwig, G. (Georg), 1813-1880
- Editor's given name and dates: Guernsey, Alfred H. (Alfred Hudson), 1824-1902
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A Manual of inorganic chemistry: Volume II, the metals
Proceedings of the convention to organize and first grand communication of the M. W. Grand Lodge of A. F. and A. M. of British Columbia
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 366.1 GRA
- Place of Publication
- Victoria, B.C.
- Publisher
- Grand Lodge of British Columbia, AF & AM
- Publication Date
- 1872
- Physical Description
- 53 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Freemasons--British Columbia
- Notes
- 2 copies held: copy 1.
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Proceedings of the convention to organize and first grand communication of the M. W. Grand Lodge of A. F. and A. M. of British Columbia
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 366.1 GRA
- Place of Publication
- Victoria, B.C.
- Publisher
- Grand Lodge of British Columbia, AF & AM
- Publication Date
- 1872
- Physical Description
- 53 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Freemasons--British Columbia
- Notes
- 2 copies held: copy 2.
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The works of Flavius Josephus
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.148.9
- Call Number
- 933 JOS
- Author
- Josephus, Flavius
- Contributor
- Whiston, William, 1667-1752
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Publisher
- William P. Nimmo
- Publication Date
- 1871
- Physical Description
- vi, 684 p. : ill., port. ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Jews--History--To 70 A.D.
- Jews--History--Rebellion, 66-73
- Notes
- "Translated by William Whiston" --title page.
- "Antiquities of the Jews, Wars of the Jews, appendix, life, index" --spine
- "Nimmo's Standard Library" --spine
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Science of life : its principles, faculties, organs, temperaments combination, conditions, teaching, etc., including Love - its laws, power, etc., selection, or mutual adaptation; courtship, marriage, etc. together with generation, hereditary endowment, paternity maternity, bearing nursing and rearing children, as taught by phrenology and physiology.
The night before Christmas
Sink or swim: or Harry Raymond's resolve
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.4039.1
- Call Number
- 813.4 ALG
- Author
- Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Hurst & Company
- Publication Date
- 1870
- Physical Description
- 319 p.
- Inscription
- "Allan Lewis Earle / New Westminster / B.C. / For Christmas 1909", handwritten in blue ink inside cover, "Allan" is in pencil, date crossed out
"ALLAN L. EARLE / 1024 5TH AVE", stamped in purple on facing page, handwritten "L" above
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
- Juvenile fiction
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Good words for 1870
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.122.1
- Call Number
- 828.8 MAC
- Contributor
- Macleod, Norman, 1812-1872
- Hughes, Arthur, 1832-1915
- et al.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Strahan & Co.
- Publication Date
- 1870
- Physical Description
- 870, 52 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endcover:
"W194" [written in blue ink, crossed out in black ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Religion
- English literature
- Literature--Collections
- Periodicals
- Subjects
- Religions
- Notes
- A compilation of the monthly issues of Good Words magazine in 1870.
- edited by Normal Macleod
- illustrated by Arthur Hughes, G.J. Pinwell, F.A. Fraser, J. Mahoney, Francis Walker, and others
- Includes index.
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