Woodward's National architect : a Victorian guidebook of 1869
Ethelyn's mistake
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.169.34
- Call Number
- 813.4 HOL
- Author
- Holmes, Mary Jane, 1825-1907
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Publication Date
- c1869
- Physical Description
- iv, 311, [4] p.
- Inscription
- "Heritage Village", handwritten in black pen on white label inside front cover
"B136 j", in black pen on white label inside front cover, crossed out in pencil
"50", in pencil on front endpaper
"0765 68/ 25", in pencil inside back cover
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
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Les miserables
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.174.2
- Call Number
- 843.7 HUG volume 1
- Author
- Hugo, Víctor, 1802-1885
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- George Routledge and Sons, Limited
- Publication Date
- c1862
- Physical Description
- 465 p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "W-13b", in black ink on faded or scraped area inside front cover
"2 vols 1.00", in pencil on front endpaper
"A.S. Binns", handwritten in black ink on back of list page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
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Les miserables
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.174.3
- Call Number
- 843.7 HUG volume 2
- Author
- Hugo, Víctor, 1802-1885
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- George Routledge and Sons, Limited
- Publication Date
- c1862
- Physical Description
- 506 p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "W-13c", in black ink on scraped or faded area inside front cover
"See other volume", handwritten in pencil on front endpaper
"AS Binns"?, handwritten in brown ink on back of list page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
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Les miserables
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.16
- Call Number
- 843.7 HUG
- Author
- Hugo, Víctor, 1802-1885
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Copp Clark Co., Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1862
- Printer
- Collins' Clear-Type Press
- Physical Description
- 900 p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "471", in pencil on back of front endpaper
"622-23", in pencil on back of front endpaper
"F.B. Street / 6176 WALKER AVE. / BURNABY 1, B.C.", stamped in black on fly-leaf
"1.50 / 7se", in pencil on last blank page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
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Lorna Doone: a romance of Exmoor
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.116
- Call Number
- 823.8 BLA
- Author
- Blackmore, R. D., (Richard Doddridge), 1825-1900
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Collins Clear-Type Press
- Publication Date
- c1869
- Series
- Library of Classics
- Physical Description
- 640 p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "10/52" "5/1", in pencil on front endpaper
"To Beth. With best wishes for her / Birthday aniversary 1953. / From Uncle Cecil Aunty Ethel & Cousin Eric.", handwritten in blue ink on reverse of front endpaper
"2106", in pencil inside back cover
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
- Notes
- Frontispiece only
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Hereward the Wake last of the English
Haste and waste or the young pilot of Lake Champlain
Elsie's holidays at Roselands
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV997.45.17
- Call Number
- 813.4 FIN
- Author
- Finley, Martha, 1828-1909
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- George Routledge And Sons, Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1868
- Series
- The Elsie books
- Printer
- W. Jolly & Sons
- Physical Description
- 373 p. : 20 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Christian life
- Families
- Juvenile fiction
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Geographic Access
- Cumberland Street
- Object History
- This artifact has been passed down to all the girls in subsequent generations of the family, eventually to the donor, Mrs. Whiting. This series of 26 "Elsie" girls books are said, by the donor, to have been purchased by Jesse Love and his son in law Wallace (Flash) Whiting for the youngest of Jesse and Martha Love's children Hannah Victoria (Girlie) Love, age 10 at the time, and Annie (Love) Whiting's daughter Edith, age 8 at the time. The book series seems to have made their way through some of Jesse Love's daughter's children. Mrs. Whiting. Sarah (Love) Parker, daughter of Jesse Love, even named her daughter Elsie (Parker) Hughes after the main character of the series. The books seem to have made their way through the children and grand children of Annie (Love) and Wallace Whiting. The were donated by Edna Whiting, the daughter in law of Alfred Whiting, one of Annie's sons.
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Frost's laws and by-laws of American society : a condensed but thorough treatise on etiquette and its usages in America, containing plain and reliable directions for deportment in every situation in life
Chambers's encyclopaedia : a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people illustrated with maps and numerous wood engravings, vol. x
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.15.60
- Call Number
- 032 CHA vol. x
- Author
- Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
- Chambers, William, 1800-1883
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- W. and R. Chambers
- Publication Date
- 1868
- Printer
- W. and R. Chambers
- Physical Description
- 821 p. : ill., maps (some col.); 26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Object History
- From the August 3, 1971 acquisition record: "This set of Encyclopedia was given to my paternal Grandparents on their wedding day in 1876, in London, England. They were given to my father (L.W. Taverner) upon the day of his father in 1897 and he brought them to Canada when he emigrated here in 1904. I can recall they many times they were used as "reference" in my early childhood not only by our family, but by neighbours and friends in settling 'friendly' arguments."
- Notes
- volume 10 of 10.
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The book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church, according to the use of the United Church of England and Ireland : together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung in said churches. And the form and manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating of bishops, priests, and deacons.
The old mam'selle's secret
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV974.63.15
- Call Number
- 835 MAR
- Author
- Marlitt, E. (Eugenie), 1825-1887
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- W. B. Conkey Company
- Publication Date
- 1868
- Physical Description
- 304 p.
- Inscription
- "Dec. 1904 / From A.B. / To Miss C Skyrme. / In Remembrance.", handwritten in brown ink on front endpaper
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
- Object History
- Book belonged to donor's mother.
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Chambers's encyclopaedia : a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people illustrated with maps and numerous wood engravings, vol. ix
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.15.59
- Call Number
- 032 CHA v.9
- Author
- Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
- Chambers, William, 1800-1883
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- W. and R. Chambers
- Publication Date
- 1867
- Printer
- W. and R. Chambers
- Physical Description
- 827 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Object History
- From the August 3, 1971 acquisition record: "This set of Encyclopedia was given to my paternal Grandparents on their wedding day in 1876, in London, England. They were given to my father (L.W. Taverner) upon the day of his father in 1897 and he brought them to Canada when he emigrated here in 1904. I can recall they many times they were used as "reference" in my early childhood not only by our family, but by neighbours and friends in settling 'friendly' arguments."
- Notes
- volume 9 of 10.
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The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ : translated out of the original Greek ; and with the former translations diligently compared and revised
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.34
- Call Number
- 225.52 AME
- Contributor
- American Bible Society
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- American Bible Society
- Publication Date
- 1867
- Physical Description
- 316 p. ; 12 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper:
"35" [written in pencil]
"E.D. Street" [written in blue ink]
Table of contents:
"225
A512" [written in pencil]
Back endpaper:
"To Sheridan
from his "Friend"
In memory of
a happy summer
holiday
___ John
May 15 - 1946" [written upside-down in blue ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Bible. New Testament
- Christianity
- Bible
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British pharmacopoeia
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV002.84.25
- Call Number
- 615.11 GEN 1867
- Author
- General Medical Council (Great Britain)
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Spottiswoode & Co.
- Publication Date
- 1867
- Printer
- Spottiswoode & Co.
- Physical Description
- xxiv, 434 p. : 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "N. W. Minthorne
Druggist & Bookseller
Fenelon Falls" [Stamped in blue ink on front flyleaf]
"E. B. Borland
Orland
Ont
1873" [Handwritten in pencil on front flyleaf]
"Sno S ____dy
B
30/11/95" [Handwritten in pencil on front flyleaf]
"Sno S ___dy
Bolcaygeon
Feb. 14th 1895" [Handwritten in pencil on pre-title page]
Calculations on back flyleaf and endpaper.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pharmacopoeias--Great Britain
- Pharmacopoeias
- Great Britain
- Notes
- "Published under the direction of the General Council of medical education and registration of the United Kingdom pursuant to the Medical Act, 1858" -- Title page
- Includes index.
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Chambers's encyclopaedia : a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people illustrated with maps and numerous wood engravings, vol. viii
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.15.58
- Call Number
- 032 CHA v.8 1866
- Author
- Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
- Chambers, William, 1800-1883
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- W. and R. Chambers
- Publication Date
- 1866
- Printer
- W. and R. Chambers
- Physical Description
- 828 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Object History
- From the August 3, 1971 acquisition record: "This set of Encyclopedia was given to my paternal Grandparents on their wedding day in 1876, in London, England. They were given to my father (L.W. Taverner) upon the day of his father in 1897 and he brought them to Canada when he emigrated here in 1904. I can recall they many times they were used as "reference" in my early childhood not only by our family, but by neighbours and friends in settling 'friendly' arguments."
- Notes
- volume 8 of 10.
Less detail
Chambers's encyclopaedia : a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people illustrated with maps and numerous wood engravings, vol. vii
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.15.57
- Call Number
- 032 CHA v.7 1865
- Author
- Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
- Chambers, William, 1800-1883
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- W. and R. Chambers
- Publication Date
- 1865
- Printer
- W. and R. Chambers
- Physical Description
- 828 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Object History
- From the August 3, 1971 acquisition record: "This set of Encyclopedia was given to my paternal Grandparents on their wedding day in 1876, in London, England. They were given to my father (L.W. Taverner) upon the day of his father in 1897 and he brought them to Canada when he emigrated here in 1904. I can recall they many times they were used as "reference" in my early childhood not only by our family, but by neighbours and friends in settling 'friendly' arguments."
- Notes
- volume 7 of 10.
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