The home library of useful knowledge : a condensation of fifty-two books in one volume, constituting a complete cyclopedia of reference, historical, biographical, scientific and statistical : embracing the most approved and simple methods of self-instruction in all branches of popular education
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV980.2.17
- Call Number
- 030 PEA
- Contributor
- Peale, R. S. (Richard S.)
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- Home Library Association
- Publication Date
- 1888
- c1887
- Physical Description
- 830 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
- Inscription
- "Mr. Morris Moss"
"J. A. C. Maerriman"
"Nov 27th 1888"
[handwritten on certificate of membership in endpapers]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Notes
- "Compiled and edited by R. S. Peale, assisted by eminent specialists in each department" -- t.p.
- Includes index
- Contributor's full name is Peale, R. S. (Richard S.).
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Chemistry : a text-book for high schools
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV980.2.19
- Call Number
- 540 COR
- Author
- Cornish, George A. (George Augustus), 1872-
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The MacMillan Company of Canada Limited
- Publication Date
- 1920
- c1917
- Series
- MacMillan's Canadian School Series
- Physical Description
- iii-vii; 297 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.
- Inscription
- Notes inside, and "Douglas Lunn"
"Class 8 - m"
"Alum= Aluminum Potassium Sulphate"
"75c"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Chemistry--Textbooks
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "Assisted by Arthur Smith."
- "Authorized by the Ministers of Education for Saskatchewan, Ontario and British Columbia."
- Author full name: Cornish, George A. (George Augustus), 1872-.
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The century illustrated monthly magazine : November 1886; to April 1887, vol. xxxiii, new series vol. xi
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV980.2.28
- Call Number
- 050 CEN
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Century
- Publication Date
- c1887
- Printer
- De Vinnie Press
- Physical Description
- 976 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- American literature
- Notes
- Includes index.
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Book of home building and decoration : prepared in cooperation with and under the direction of the leading manufacturers of the country
Method for American reed-organ
The people's common sense medical adviser in plain English : or, medicine simplified
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV979.17.3
- Call Number
- 610.03 PIE
- Edition
- Ninetieth ed.
- Author
- Pierce, R. V. (Ray Vaughn), 1840-1914
- Contributor
- Pierce, Valentine Mott
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- World's Dispensary Medical Association
- Publication Date
- c1918
- Physical Description
- 1008 p. , [4] leaves of plates : ill. , ports. ; 20 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Medicine
- Health
- Hygiene
- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Editor: Pierce, Valentine Mott,
- Author's given name and dates: Pierce, R. V. [Ray Vaughn] , 1840-1914.
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Hawkins electrical guide : questions, answers & illustrations, a progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications : a practical treatise, no. 1
Hawkins electrical guide : questions, answers & illustrations, a progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications : a practical treatise, no. 2
Hawkins electrical guide : questions, answers & illustrations, a progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications : a practical treatise, no. 3
Hawkins electrical guide : questions, answers & illustrations, a progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications : a practical treatise, no. 4
Hawkins electrical guide : questions, answers & illustrations, a progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications : a practical treatise, no. 5
Hawkins electrical guide : questions, answers & illustrations, a progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications : a practical treatise, no. 6
Hawkins electrical guide : questions, answers & illustrations, a progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications : a practical treatise, no. 7
Hawkins electrical guide : questions, answers & illustrations, a progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications : a practical treatise, no. 8
Hawkins electrical guide : questions, answers & illustrations, a progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications : a practical treatise, no. 9
Hawkins electrical guide : questions, answers & illustrations, a progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications : a practical treatise, no. 10
A textbook on electric lighting and railways
Campfire girls in the Alleghany mountains : or, a Christmas success against odds
20th century bookkeeping and accounting : a treatise on the principles of accounting and bookkeeping practice applied by modern bookkeepers and accountants
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV978.48.2
- Call Number
- 657.2 BAK
- Edition
- 15 ed.
- Canadian ed.
- Author
- Baker, James W. (James Williams), 1873-1938
- Place of Publication
- Cincinnati
- Publisher
- South-Western Publishing Co.
- Publication Date
- c1912
- c1923
- c1925
- Physical Description
- 376 p. : ill. : 24 cm
- Inscription
- "Alma Stanley"
"165" [handwritten in pencil on front flyleaf]
"Alma Stanley"
"Burnaby South High School" [handwritten in blue ink on front flyleaf]
"Dol_ _ _"
"Assets ... cash Acct. Receivable MA dsl. Inventory"
"lost purch. : _ _ pense"
"Credit"
"Liabl. ... Acct. payable Capital acct."
"Income ... Sales"
"The capital acct. is a liability of the business to an outsider" [handwritten in pencil on back endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Accounting
- Bookkeeping
- Notes
- "Author assisted by Commercial Teachers and Practicing Accountants"
- Includes indexes.
- Author's given name and dates: Baker, James Williams, 1873-1938.
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The beacon second reader
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV978.53.1
- Call Number
- 372.41 GIN
- Author
- Fassett, James H. (James Hiram), 1869-1930
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Publisher
- Ginn & Company
- Publication Date
- c1914
- Physical Description
- 192 p. : ill ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "School Dist. No.81 / Columbia Building / Grade No" - stamped on behind front cover ; "n.3" -- handwritten in ink under the stamp
"School Dist. No. 301 / Bellingham, Wash. / Corrected No. 102 / 1922" -- stamped on endpaper (front). ; "102" handwritten in ink under the stamp
"Bellingham, Wash. / School 301 Dist." -- stamped on behind front cover ; "Date 9-1-20 / F.B. Road II / No. 76" handwritten in ink under the stamp
"PEAPL / a" -- handwritten in pencil on front cover paper
"4 / 2" -- handwritten in pencil on flyleaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fairy tales
- Readers (Elementary)
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Author full name: Fassett, James H. (James Hiram), 1869-1930.
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