1000 ways to get rich; or, Book of knowledge : an immense collection of the most saleable and money making discoveries, formulas, recipes, mechanical secrets and methods, from which persons of very moderate capital can commence a renumerative business in any city or village
"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]
"Thos O Murry / T O M / Thos O / Thos" - handwritten on front cover.
"John KcKeen" - stamped in ink and handwritten in pencil several times on cover pages.
"JOHN Mc KEEN / Importer and dealer in / Boots & Shoes, Hats, Caps, / Watches, Clocks, Jewellery &c. / Wholesale & Retail / Newcastle. N. B." - stamped many times on cover pages.
"C. J. MacDONALD / Stationery. / Books, Fancy Goods, / ANTIGONISH, N. S." - stamped on cover page.
260 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 17 cm.
Inscription
"Heritage Village S3 j" -- handwritten in ink on a white adhesive label
"Margaret Buttler with best wishes from Annie W. Atkins / Xmas 1914" -- handwritten in ink
Historical interest: after the index there is a 23 page "Classified Subject Catalogue of Medical Books and Books on Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Chemistry, Hygiene, Etc., Etc.,".
Elsie Wilson - The material in the donation is from her estate. Miss Wilson was a Burnaby resident and music teacher. The brass plaque was on her fathers home "Penrith Castle" on Blenheim St. in Burnaby
Notes
"By James T. Tanner. Lyrics by Adrian Ross. Music by Lionel Monckton. Additional lyrics and numbers by Paul A. Rubens. Additional lyrics by Percy Greenbank" -- Title page
Contributor's full name and dates: Rubens, Paul A. (Paul Alfred), 1875-1917
A dictionary of the English language : with supplement, containing over 12,500 new words and antries, and a vocabulary of synonyms of words in general use : and an appendix, which embodies a pronouncing dictionary of biography, embracing the names of newarly then thousand persons of all ages and countries : pronouncing vocabularies of modern Christian names and Latin proper names, and scripture proper names, together with various other useful tables
"W-2a", in black ink inside front cover, crossed out in pencil
"W T Keeler", handwritten in pencil on front endpaper
"W.M. Cox", handwritten in black ink on front endpaper
"40", in pencil on front endpaper
"15", in pencil on p. viii
"87", in pencil on last page of titles
"A.B. Peebles" [handwritten in pencil on front pastedown]
"B. Peebles
P.N.S. 1917" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
"B. Peebles" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper]
"Miss B. Peebles
New Westminster
B.C." [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper]
"Allen Peebles
Mary Peebles
Brownie Peebles" [handwritten in pencil on back endpaper]
"H. Morey & Co
Booksellers and Stationers
New Westminster B.C." [stamped in red ink on back endpaper]
"Heritage Village
S3 h" [handwritten in black ink on white label stuck to front pastedown. "S3 h" is crossed out]
"For Dear Philly
from
Mr. and Mrs. Minsh_ll [Minshull]
21st Dec 1894" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper]
"144 Pages
5/8" thick
C to C" [handwritten in pencil on back pastedown]
"...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.
A manual of organic materia medica : being a guide to materia medica of the vegetable and animal kingdoms, for the use of students, druggists, pharmacists, and physicians
inside front page:
"George Smith "
"39 Orchard St. S.S."
"Glasgow" [handwritten in ink, crossed out]
______________________________________
"George Smith"
"18 Grove St."
"Glasgow" [handwritten in ink]
next page:
"Mr. George Smith"
"5939 Battison St."
"Sth Van.,"
"B.C."
"Canada" [handwritten in ink]
554 p. , 1-16 , 49 leaves of plates (some col.) : ill. ; 26 cm.
Inscription
inside front cover:
pasted in label, yellow/natural paper with black ink, some handwriting in black ink]
"McGill University"
"Montreal"
"Faculty of Medicine"
"Prize"
"awarded to"
"Mr. E.H. Funk" [name handwritten in black ink]
"for best examination in"
"subjects of 3rd year"
"T.G. Roddick L.L.D. Dean" [presenter, handwritten in black ink]
inside back cover, lower left corner:
"JOSEPH FORTIER,"
"BINDER"
"Cor. Notre Dame and St. Peter"
"MONTREAL" [small printed label pasted in, black ink on pink paper]
547 p. , 1-16 , 15 leaves of plates (some col.) : ill. ; 26 cm.
Inscription
inside front cover:
pasted in label, yellow/natural paper with black ink, some handwriting in black ink]
"McGill University"
"Montreal"
"Faculty of Medicine"
"Prize"
"awarded to"
"Mr. E.H. Funk" [name handwritten in black ink]
"for best examination in"
"subjects of 3rd year"
"T.G. Roddick L.L.D. Dean" [presenter, handwritten in black ink]
inside back cover, lower left corner:
"JOSEPH FORTIER,"
"BINDER"
"Cor. Notre Dame and St. Peter"
"MONTREAL" [small printed label pasted in, black ink on pink paper]
"George Pratt / Bradner School. / BC / Canada. / 12 - 12 - 12"--Hand written in pencil on front paste down.
Study [?] notes hand written in black ink on p. 18.
"Thomson / Stationary / Company / Vancouver"--White label with blue print on back paste down.
"Granville Stationary Co., Ltd., / Books, Stationary and Photo Supplies, / 540, Granville St., Vancouver, B.C."--Blue label with gold ink on verso of first fly leaf.
"J. Gordon Lubbock. / Burnaby Lake / B.C."--Hand written in light black ink on verso of front illustration.
Math study notes (?) hand written in pencil on front fly leaf and back paste down.
"and German" and math study notes (?) hand written in pencil on front cover. "6,000,000" and drawings hand written on back cover.
"Gordon was teaching Anna / arithmetic...And said, 'how thats subtraction.'"--Hand written in pencil on verso of back fly leaf.
Tipped in leaves of study notes p. 109, 112 and 113.
Inside front cover, lower right corner:
printed paper label: circular, white and burgundy ink,
seal/medallion design, two hearts in overlapping circles, text:
"THE J.F. HARTZ CO.
LIMITED
TORONTO"