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 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 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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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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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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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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A Manual of inorganic chemistry: Volume II, the metals
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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A handbook of the analysis of sentences : with numerous illustrative examples, and a complete series of exercises for school and home work
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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Battles for the union : comprising descriptions of many of the most stubbornly contested battles in the war of great rebellion, together with incidents and reminiscences of the camp, the march and the skirmish line. Embracing a record of the privations, heroic deeds, and glorious triumphs of the soldiers of the republic.
The Casquet of literature
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.168.1
- Call Number
- 820.8 GIB
- Contributor
- Gibbon, Charles, 1843-1890
- Place of Publication
- [London]
- Publisher
- Blackie
- Publication Date
- 1875
- Physical Description
- viii, 380 p. :ill. ;23 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper middle section:
"H.W. Tyson"
"Victoria"
"B.C." [handwritten in black ink]
Back endpaper middle section:
"Nellie Tyson"
"Victoria B.C." [handwritten in black ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English literature
- American literature
- Notes
- edited by Charles Gibbon
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The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV002.58.38
- Call Number
- 220.5 RIV
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publication Date
- 1877
- Physical Description
- (unpaged) : ill (col.) ; 14 cm.
- Inscription
- "Mary Ann Gladwin / A Reward From The Wesleyan [?] Sabbath School / --oo-ke -en / Aug 12th / 1877" -- handwritten in ink on the first page
"WM/41" -- handwritten in pencil on the sencond page
- "Elizabeth Wamsley / Born November / the 7th 1983" --handwritten in ink on endpaper (back).
"Samuel William Wamsley of -- -- to May. -- -- the 15th of Oct. in the Year 1882" -- handwritten in coloured pencil on the last page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Bible
- Bible. New Testament
- Bible. Old Testament
- Notes
- "Newcomb bookseller Boston" -- Stickered under the cover.
- "Translated out of the original tongues; and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by His Majesty's special command." -- title page
- "Appointed to be read in Churches." -- title page
- Includes index.
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