Pioneer tales of Burnaby
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 096928280x
- Call Number
- 971.133 SON COPY 4
- Contributor
- Sone, Michael
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Corporation of the District of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c1987
- Physical Description
- 495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
- Inscription
- "TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Biography
- Object History
- Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.
- Notes
- "Editor Michael Sone".
- Includes index.
- 4 copies held: copy 4
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The foreigner: a tale of Saskachewan
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV005.62.58
- Call Number
- 813.5 CON
- Author
- Connor, Ralph, 1860-1937
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Westminster Company, Limited
- Publication Date
- c1909
- Physical Description
- 384 p.
- Inscription
- February 03, 2014
- "MITCHELL'S CONFECTIONERY / 2950 McKay Ave. -- Carl. 1028-O / Used Magazines - Ice Cream & School Supplies", stamped in green inside front cover
"C. Chandler / 2525 Elizabeth Ave. / Burnaby / Dex 2111 R", handwritten in pencil inside front cover
"25c", in pencil inside front cover
"Dec.28", in pencil on strip of brown paper pasted to front endpaper
"WHITE & BINDON LTD. / Booksellers, Stationers, Printers / VANCOUVER, B.C.", on black label inside back cover
"E" and "o" with slash through it, in pencil inside back cover
"/125", crossed out, in pencil inside back cover
"75", in pencil inside back cover
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--20th century
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A manual of organic materia medica and pharmacognosy : an introduction to the study of the vegetable kingdom and the vegetable and animal drugs
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.161.1
- Call Number
- 615.1 SAY
- Edition
- 2nd ed. , rev.
- Author
- Sayre, Lucius E. (Lucius Elmer), 1847-1925
- Stevens, William Chase, 1861-
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Publisher
- P. Blakiston, Son & Co.
- Publication Date
- 1900
- c1899
- Printer
- W.M. F. Fell & Co.
- Physical Description
- iii-xvii, 684 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Inscription
- inside front page: crossed-out "F 25a" [handwritten in ink]
"John M. Fisher"[handwritten in ink]
slip in book with "6B 463"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Materia medica, Vegetable
- Botany
- Pharmacology
- Notes
- Includes index and bibliographical references.
- "...comprising the botanical and physical characteristics, source, constitutents, and pharmacopœial preparations, insects injurious to drugs, and pharmacal botany."
- "Second edition, revised with hiStó:lōgy and microtechnique by William C. Stevens."
- "With 374 illustrations, the majority of which are from original drawings."
- Author's given name and dates: Sayre, Lucius E. (Lucius Elmer), 1847-1925.
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Chip, of the flying U
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.5.9
- Call Number
- 813.5 BOW
- Author
- Bower, B. M., 1871-1940
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Publication Date
- c1906
- Physical Description
- 256 p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "W-2f", handwritten in ink on white dope inside front cover, crossed out in pencil
"Cop. 1 / Bower / Chip, of the / Flying U / 141955", handwritten in black ink inside front cover
"DISCARDED", stamped inside front cover and on front endpaper, and on title page
"VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY", punched in small holes on title page and p.51
"Cop. 1", handwritten in pencil on copyright page
"10 Ap 34 Mc Leod 75.53", handwritten in pencil on table of contents page
"141955", stamped on table of contents page
"VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY", stamped on top edge of pages
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--20th century
- Notes
- Illustrator: Russell, Charles M.
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Matriculation Caesar : bell. Gall., b. IV, chapters 20-38 and bell. Gall., b. V. chapters 1-23
Latin lessons for beginners
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.38.2
- Call Number
- 475 ROB Copy 1
- Edition
- Enlarged ed.
- Author
- Robertson, John Charles, 1864-1956
- Carruthers, Adam
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Educational Book Co., Limited
- Publication Date
- 1910
- c1906
- Physical Description
- iii-xii, 418 p. : ill., maps, ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- inside front cover: crossed-out "W-86" [handwritten in ink]
printed label:
Free Text-Book
The Property of
"Mary M.R. Jeffs"[handwritten in ink]
"Britannia High School
Vancouver, B.C.
658"
By Order of the Education Department of B.C.
inside last page: "Mary Jeffs, Class 3" [handwritten in pencil]
inside back cover: "Miss Mary Jeffs" [handwritten in pen]
"1250 Salisbury Drive
Vancouver, B.C."
"Phone No. - High - 848"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Latin language--Grammar
- Latin language--Composition and exercises
- Latin language
- Notes
- "Entered according to the Act of Parliament of Canada, in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture, by W.J. GAGE & Co. Limited, Toronto, in the year one thousand nine hundred and six."
- Copy 1 of 3. Refer to HV972.122.6 and HV972.122.54
- Copy missing pages from 419 to 438
- Author's given name and dates : Robertson, J.C. ( John Charles), 1864-1956.
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The modern world dictionary of the English language : an original work on a new principle which compiles for each word the highest authorities of all dictionaries on orthography, pronunciation, etymology, meaning, origin, development, and use, including a condensed explanation of over fifty thousand important subjects ; to which is added a compendium of historical, biographical, geographical, scientific, religious, and sociological names, and a complete survey of human achievement in the nineteenth & twentieth centuries ; with especial reference to invention, exploration, and the development of civilization through scientific research ; illustrated with many colored plates and drawings, volume four
The modern world dictionary of the English language : an original work on a new principle which compiles for each word the highest authorities of all dictionaries on orthography, pronunciation, etymology, meaning, origin, development, and use, including a condensed explanation of over fifty thousand important subjects ; to which is added a compendium of historical, biographical, geographical, scientific, religious, and sociological names, and a complete survey of human achievement in the nineteenth & twentieth centuries ; with especial reference to invention, exploration, and the development of civilization through scientific research ; illustrated with many colored plates and drawings, volume one
The practical guide to health : a populare treatise on anatomy, physiology, and hygiene, with a scientific description of diseases, their causes and treatment : designed for nurses and for home use
The household companion : comprising a complete cookbook, practical household recipes, aids and hints for household decorations, the care of domestic plants and animals and a treatise on domestic medicine
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.136.94
- Call Number
- 640 FLI
- Author
- Flick, Lawrence F. (Lawrence Francis), 1856-1938
- Contributor
- Johnson, Alice A.
- Hill, Janet McKenzie, 1852-1933
- Hartshorne, Henry, 1823-1897
- Place of Publication
- [S.I]
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- c1909
- Physical Description
- 370 pages : ill., (some col)
- Inscription
- "W26a" [top left corner of inside cover, black ink]
"W26" [top left corner front leaf, black ink]
[children's pencilled drawings throughout]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Cooking, American
- Etiquette
- Medicine, Popular
- Notes
- Edited by Alice A Johnson; Janet McKenzie Hill; Henry Hartshorne;
- Flick, Lawrence F. (Lawrence Francis), 1856-1938
- Including a chapter on tuberculosis, the great white plague, a curable and preventable disease.
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The garden of lies
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.136.107
- Call Number
- 813.5 FOR
- Author
- Forman, Justus Miles, 1875-1915
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock & Co., Limited
- Publication Date
- c1902
- Physical Description
- 315, [4] p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "W25", in black ink inside front cover, crossed out in pencil
"C.R. Thornburrow", handwritten in brown ink on front endpaper
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--20th century
- Notes
- frontispiece only
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First year Latin
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.169.23
- Call Number
- 475 COL
- Author
- Collar, William C. (William Coe), 1833-1916
- Daniell, M. Grant (Moses Grant), 1836-1909
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Publisher
- Ginn & Company
- Publication Date
- 1907
- c1901
- Printer
- Athenaeum Press
- Physical Description
- xiv, 311 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- Front end paper:
"Robert Duncan"
"Cumberland"
" High School" [handwritten in italic and blue ink]
Opposite of front end paper:
"Robert Duncan"
"Cumberland"
" High School"
[hangwritten in ink and pencil]
"Marriott" "15" [printed in ink]
Last two pages plus back end papers:
[Various notes written in ink and pencil]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Latin language--Grammar
- Latin language
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Authors' given name: Collar, William C. (William Coe), 1833-1916.
Daniell, M. Grant (Moses Grant), 1836-1909.
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My friend Prospero
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.169.31
- Call Number
- 813.4 HAR
- Author
- Harland, Henry, 1861-1905
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- T. Nelson & Sons
- Publication Date
- c1904
- Physical Description
- 367, xvii p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "Heritage Village / B136 g", handwritten in black pen on white label inside front cover, number crossed out in pencil
"J.H. PARKIN", stamped in brown inside front cover
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--20th century
- Notes
- frontispiece only
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Leila's choice
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.169.35
- Call Number
- 823.8 HAM
- Author
- Hampden, Mary
- Contributor
- Lintott, E. Barnard (Edward Barnard)
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- The Religious Tract Society
- Publication Date
- c1903
- Printer
- Butler & Tanner
- Physical Description
- 156, [32] p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "Heritage Village", handwritten in black pen on white label
"B136 k", in black pen on white label, crossed out in pencil
"10c", in pencil on front endpaper
"10", in black pen on front endpaper
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--20th century
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The penitentes of San Rafael : a tale of the San Luis Valley
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.169.37
- Call Number
- 813.5 HOW
- Author
- How, Louis, 1873-1947
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Publisher
- The Bowen-Merrill Company
- Publication Date
- c1900
- Printer
- Braunworth, Munn & Barber
- Physical Description
- 381 p.
- Inscription
- "Heritage Village", handwritten in black pen on white label inside front cover
"B136 m", handwritten in black pen on white label inside front cover, crossed out in pencil
"Sutton's", handwritten in pencil inside front cover
"ld/58 18", handwritten in pencil on front endpaper
"15", in blue pen on front endpapaper
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--20th century
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The great Miss Driver
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.169.41
- Call Number
- 823.9 HOP
- Author
- Hope, Anthony, 1863-1933
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- T. Nelson & Sons
- Publication Date
- c1908
- Series
- The Nelson Library
- Printer
- T. Nelson and Sons
- Physical Description
- 374, [x] p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "Heritage Village", handwritten in black pen on white label inside front cover
"B136 q", in black pen on white label inside front cover, crossed out in pencil
"15", in pencil on front endpaper
"co/20", in pencil inside back cover
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--20th century
- Notes
- frontispiece only
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Applied business English
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.170.1
- Call Number
- 651.74 HAG
- Author
- Hagar, Hubert A. (Hubert Adonley), 1881-1953
- SoRelle, Rupert P. (Rupert Pitt), 1873-1937
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- The Gregg Publishing Company
- Publication Date
- 1915
- c1909
- Physical Description
- iii-vi, 190 p. ; 25 cm.
- Inscription
- inside front cover: printed label: B.C. Commercial and Secretarial School "Miss JR Crawford [handwritten in ink] inside front page: "Miss JR Crawford [handwritten in ink] "2833 Burns St." "Vancouver, B.C."
"50c" [handwritten in ink]
ink stamp: "Premium Stores
4543 Kingsway Burnaby 1,
B.C., Canada"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Commercial correspondence
- English language--Business English
- Notes
- Includes two works: "Applied Business English" by Hubert A. Hagar and "Applied Business Correspondence" by Rupert P. SoRelle".
- Author's given name and dates: Hagar, Hubert A. (Hubert Adonley), 1881-1953
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Progressive arithmetic : third book
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.170.3
- Call Number
- 513 MIL
- Author
- Milne, William J. (William James), 1843-1914
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Morang Educational
- Publication Date
- 1913
- c1906
- c1907
- c1908
- Series
- Milne's progressive arithmetics
- Physical Description
- 366 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "This book is the Property of THE / DEPARTMENT OF SOLDIERS' / CIVIL RE-ESTABLISHMENT / and must not be sold to or found / in possession of any private indi- / vidual." - stamped in green ink on inside of front cover and title page.
"PREMIUM STORES / 4543 KINGSWAY / BURNABY 1, B.C., CANADA" - stamped in black ink on title page.
"S16 [crossed out] / 15c " - handwritten in ink on title page.
"Feb 4 1922 / Feb 4 1922 Sal / Pencil / Redipoint" - handwritten in pencil on inside of front cover.
"1 eagle weighs 258 / grams" - handwritten in pencil on back cover page.
"es 50" - handwritten in pencil on inside of back cover.
"G. S. FORSYTH & CO. / VANCOUVER, B.C." - stamped in blue ink on inside of back cover.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Arithmetic
- Mathematics--Textbooks
- Notes
- "Authorized by the Minister of Education for use in British Columbia." - title page.
- Includes index.
- Author's given name and dates: Milne, William J. (William James), 1843-1914.
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The right of way : being the story of Charley Steele and another
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.175.1
- Call Number
- 813.5 PAR
- Author
- Parker, Gilbert, 1862-1932
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Copp, Clark Company, Limited
- Publication Date
- c1901
- Physical Description
- x, 368 p. : ill.
- Inscription
- “W29”, in black pen on fly-leaf, crossed out in pencil
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--20th century
- Notes
- frontispiece only
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Physiography: an introduction to the study of nature
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.175.9
- Call Number
- 551 HUX
- Author
- Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895
- Gregory, Richard, Sir, 1864-1952
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- MacMillan and Co., Limited
- Publication Date
- 1920
- c1904
- Printer
- Richard Clay & Sons
- Physical Description
- v-xi; 423 p. : ill. , maps ; 15 cm.
- Inscription
- inside, "5/6" "75" "RE"
- crossed out "W 29" "150"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Physical geography
- Notes
- "Revised and partly rewritten by Sir Richard Gregory."
- "With 301 illustrations."
- Includes index.
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