Composition through reading : the direct method of teaching English, book 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.89.3
- Call Number
- 428.2 PIC 1930
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Author
- Pickles, Frederick
- Place of Publication
- London
- Toronto
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1930
- Printer
- Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ltd.
- Physical Description
- xx, 295 p. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Department of Education
The Government of The Privince of British Columbia"
Text-Book Branch" [sticker on front pastdown]
"Ronald D. King" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English language--Composition and exercises
- English literature
- Readers (Secondary)
- Textbooks
- Notes
- Author's full name is Pickles, Frederick
- "Authorised for use in the schools of British Columbia"--t.p.
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Composition through reading : the direct method of teaching English. Introductory course.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.89.4
- Call Number
- 428.2 PIC
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Author
- Pickles, Frederick
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons Limited
- Publication Date
- 1930
- Printer
- Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ltd.
- Physical Description
- xvi, 236 p. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "55" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
"Ronald King" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English language--Composition and exercises
- English literature
- Readers (Secondary)
- Textbooks
- Notes
- "Each volume a Reading Book and a Manual of Composition in one"
- "Introductory Course, Revised Edition: For Junior and Senior High Schools. Grade IX."
- "Authorised for use in the schools of British Columbia" --t.p.
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Dietetics for high school : a textbook in nutrition and food economics
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV007.21.27
- Call Number
- 641 WIL
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Author
- Willard, Florence
- Gillett, Lucy H. (Lucy Holcomb), 1880-
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- The MacMillan Company
- Publication Date
- 1935
- Physical Description
- xxv, 290 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Maureen Farr
Class 14 Room 102" [handwritten in black ink on front pastedown]
"125" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
Notes written in pencil and ink throughout book and on back endpaper and pastedown
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Food
- Diet
- Textbooks
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Books
- Notes
- Author's given name and date: Gillett, Lucy H. (Lucy Holcomb), 1880-
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Literary studies for the seventh and eighth years (grades) of the public schools of Indiana : supplementary to the school readers
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.170.8
- Call Number
- 820 IND
- Author
- Indiana. Department of Public Instruction
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Publisher
- D. C. Heath & Co.
- Publication Date
- 1901
- Printer
- Plimpton Press
- Physical Description
- viii, 380 p. : ports. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Lola Smith
Boswell
Indiana
8th grade" [handwritten in blue ink on front pastedown]
"S16" [phrase is crossed out and handwritten in black ink on t.p.]
"20¢" [handwritten in black ink on t.p.]
"Premium Stores
4543 Kingsway
Burnaby 1, B.C., Canada" [stamped in black ink on t.p.]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English literature
- American literature
- Readers--Historical texts
- Textbooks
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Science and progress
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- X3424
- Call Number
- 373.3 ENG
- Edition
- First ed.
- Author
- English, H. O.
- et al.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent and Sons (Canada) Limited
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Printer
- Wrigley Printing
- Physical Description
- Textbook "Science & Progress", by H.O. English , T. B. Edwards, D. M. Flather, W.C. Ozard and J.A. Spragge ( all teachers in BC schools), published by J.M. Dent & Sons (Canada) Limited. "Made in British Columbia, Canada By Wrigley Printing Company Limited, Vancouver.", copyright , Canada 1947. The book has blue cloth covers and is 14.5 cm wide by 20 cm high and 3.5 cm thick, 711 pages with the last page torn out. Locally produced BC school textbook.
- Inscription
- "Bill R__" and various numbers [handwritten on front pastedown]
"Grace Kellie
Turn in all experiments Rm. 6 B. R.
Edna-Gace Kellie
Lois Van Horne" [handwritten in pencil and ink on page opposing front pastedown]
[handwritten notes and underlined passages throughout book, chiefly in pencil]
"Downtown at noon. I have to go to Agnes'" [handwritten on back endpapers]
[various scribbles and notes, including 15 barely legible names and page 203-404 handwritten in pencil on page opposing back pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Textbooks
- Notes
- "By H. O. English, T. B. Edwards, D. M. Flather, W. C. Ozard, J. A. Spragge"--t.p.
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Third book of reading lessons
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV995.15.77
- Call Number
- 428.6 ONT
- Author
- Ontario. Council of Public Instruction
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- WM. Warwick
- Publication Date
- c1875
- Series
- Canadian Series of School Books.
- Printer
- Dudley & Burns
- Physical Description
- viii, 340 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- "A. Taylor / Alexander Hugh / Taylor 1875 / Nov. 26 1875" - handwritten in pencil on endpaper (front).
"Harry Tidy / New Westminster B.C." - handwritten in pencil on flyleaf.
"Alexander Hugh Taylor Queen St. 1785 / Parlament St. School / [sic] / December 13" -- handwritten in pen on flyleaf verso.
"A Taylor 1. / h. Mamc 2. / Mrs H. Barrows 3" -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (back).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- English language
- Textbooks
- Object History
- Source is "City of Burnaby (Eagles House)"
- Notes
- Includes index.
- W.M. Warwick, 8 & 10 Wellington St. East
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