Introduction a la connoissance de la nature, et a L'ecriture Sainte
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.4058.11
- Call Number
- 248.82 TRI
- Author
- Trimmer, Sarah, 1741-1810
- Gros, C.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- W. B. Whitaker
- Publication Date
- 1822
- Printer
- E. Skelton & Co.
- Physical Description
- viii, 184 p. ; 12 cm.
- Inscription
- inside cover: red paper printed label "T. HILL,
Bookseller & Stationer,
18,
UPPER KING STRRET,
Bloomsbury Square"
inside cover page: "Susan Vrerder"[handwritten in pencil]
"A P Yatin" [handwritten in pencil]
"[text obscured] June 13th 1827"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Christian literature
- Science
- Natural history
- Juvenile literature
- Notes
- English title: Easy introduction to the knowledge of nature, and reading the Holy scriptures.
- "Traduite de la Treisieme Edition." [Translated from the Treisieme edition.]
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The dramatic works of William Shakespeare, from the text of Johnson, Stevens, and Reed : with glossorial notes, his life, and a critique on his genius & writings
Reading and thinking. Book 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.170.7
- Call Number
- 428.6 WIL
- Contributor
- Wilson, Richard
- Litt, D.
- Place of Publication
- London, U.K.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Series
- Reading and thinking
- Physical Description
- 143 p. ; ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "The Church High School" -- handwritten in ink under front cover.
"s16" -- handwritten in pen on flyleaf.
"1/8 10c" -- handwritten in pencil on flyleaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers
- Notes
- Includes index.
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Hints to engineers for the board of trade examination : illustrated with diagrams
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV988.5.1
- Call Number
- 620.0076 MAR
- Author
- Martin, W. D.
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow
- Publisher
- James Munro
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Printer
- GEO. C. Mackay
- Physical Description
- 148 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- On the back of the front cover: " J. Woodioiv."
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Engineering--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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New Canadian readers : third reader
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV987.18.6
- Call Number
- 428.2 NEW Copy 1
- Edition
- 20th Century ed.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Company, Limited
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Series
- New Canadian readers
- Gage & Co's educational series
- Physical Description
- vi, 9-270 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Free Text-Book
The Property of" [printed label on front pastedown with the following filled in]
"Margery Dingman" [handwritten in pencil]
"School Carlton" [name handwritten in pencil]
"Division 28" [number handwritten in pencil]
"Number of Book I" [number handwritten in pencil]
"Date of issue to pupil
Day 28
Month Dec
Year ____[Ceof?]" [numbers handwritten in black ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Notes
- Copy 1 of 3
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Golden steps : selections from "The golden staircase" and other poems
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV987.39.10
- Call Number
- 808.81 THO Copy 1
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Printer
- Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd.
- Physical Description
- 64 p. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Department of education / Text-book branch" -- sealed inside of front cover.
"N. H. Thomson" -- handwritten in colour-pencil inside of front cover.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers
- Notes
- "For use in the public schools of British Columbia."
- Printed in Great Britain.
- "1798 Edinburgh" -- Logo of the company.
- Includes index.
- Copy 1 of 3
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Cyrano de Bergerac : a play in five acts
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV986.10.9
- Call Number
- 842.8 ROS
- Author
- Rostand, Edmond, 1868-1918
- Contributor
- Thomas, Gladys
- Guillemard, Mary F.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Hurst & Co.
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Physical Description
- 189 p. ; 15 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper:
"Emma F. Luckin
Martha" [written in black ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- French drama
- Notes
- "Translated from the French by Gladys Thomas and Mary F. Guillemard".
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First Latin book and reader, with the Nepos and Caesar selections prescribed for matriculation in the University of Toronto
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV986.72.6
- Call Number
- 475 HEN Copy 1
- Author
- Henderson, John, 1845-1932.
- Fletcher, J. (John), 1850-1917
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Copp, Clark Company, Limited
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Physical Description
- v-viii, 512 p. ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- front end paper : "Horatio Hodden" [written in pencil]
"Horatio Hodden" [this is not a typo. The name has been written twice and both in pencil]
"Thurs" [written vertically on left hand side and in pencil]
back end paper : "H. MOREY & CO.
bookstore ________
New Westminster, B.C.ic
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Latin language--Grammar
- Latin language
- Notes
- "Authorized by the Department of Education for Ontario".
- Copy 1 of 2. Refer to BV985.3721.1
- Author full name: Fletcher, J. (John), 1850-1917.
- cover price: "Price $1.00"
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Obstetrics: a manual for students and practitioners
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.5.7
- Call Number
- 618.2 EVA
- Author
- Evans, David James
- Contributor
- Gallaudet, Bern B. (Bern Budd), 1860-1934
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Publisher
- Lea Brothers and Co.
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Series
- Lea's series of pocket text-books
- Physical Description
- 430 p., ill. : 21 cm.
- Inscription
- inside front cover:
printed and personalised "Ex Libris" paper label (book plate), black ink on white, design is a study or sitting room with a lit fireplace and a bench next to it in a square frame, name is at the bottom of the design in a scroll-type frame
"L.E. BORDEN, M.D."
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Obstetrics
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "Series edited by Bern B. Gallaudet."
- 'Illustrated with one hundred and forty-nine engravings."
- Features 32 page publisher's catalogue after the index.
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Elementary English composition
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3729.1
- Call Number
- 428 SYK
- Author
- Sykes, Frederick Henry, 1863-1917
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- The Copp, Clark Company Limited
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Physical Description
- 206 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Frank Forsyth" -- handwritten in pen on endpaper (front).
"George Zomytt" -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (front).
"Ernest Keyes" -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (front).
"50c" -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (front).
"Thomson stationery Co. Ltd Vancouver --" -- stamped on endpaper (back).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English language--Composition and exercises
- English language--Grammar
- English language--Study and teaching
- Object History
- 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.
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Instructions for the use of A.W. Faber's improved calculating rule
The master Christian
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3919.1
- Call Number
- 823.8 COR
- Author
- Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924
- Place of Publication
- New York?
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead and Company
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Physical Description
- 626 p. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- [lined in ink and pencil on some pages]
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The royal treasury of story and song : part vi : tales that are told
English poetry : book ii : for use in colleges and schools
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.76.27
- Call Number
- 821.8 JMD
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Printer
- Temple Press
- Physical Description
- vii, 314 p. ; 17 cm.
- Inscription
- Bottom edge of text block:
"E.B." [written in black ink]
Front endpaper:
"Eric Brooks
Rinby
Alberta" [written in black ink]
"F.C. Brooks
A.C." [written in black ink]
Throughout book:
Study notes and markings highlighting passages of text, written in pencil and black ink.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English poetry
- Notes
- Includes notes and annonations on every poem.
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The poetical works of Alfred Tennyson
The golden treasury of the best songs and lyrical poems in the English language
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.46
- Call Number
- 821.8 PAL
- Contributor
- Palgrave, Francis Turner, 1824-1897
- Place of Publication
- London
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Printer
- Turnbull & Spears
- Physical Description
- xv, 459 p., [18] leaves of plates ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- Back fly leaf:
"2.00 i
6/17 8" [written in pencil]
"Paul Eder & Co., San Francisco"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English poetry
- Songs, English
- Notes
- "selected and arranged with notes by Francis Turner Palgrave"
- Plates are accompanied by thin guard sheet printed wtih descriptive text.
- Includes index.
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The essays of Elia
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV977.3.14
- Call Number
- 824.7 LAM
- Author
- Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Collins' Clear-Type Press
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Physical Description
- 444 p. : ill. ; 16 cm.
- Inscription
- "Many happy returns / March 7, 1925 / from L C" [handwritten inside front cover]
"Harry Cathc___" [handwritten inside front cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English essays--19th century
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A book about Longfellow
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV976.105.8
- Call Number
- 811.3 MCI
- Author
- McIlwraith, Jean N. (Jean Newton), 1859-1938
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Physical Description
- 165 p., [13] leaves of plates : ports. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "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]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Poets, American--19th century
- Notes
- "with illustrations" -title page
- "by J. N. M'Ilwraith ("Jean Forsyth")" --title page
- Author's given name and dates: McIlwraith, Jean N. (Jean Newton), 1859-1938
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