British Columbia history : the journal of the British Columbia Historical Federation, Spring 2012, vol. 45, no. 1
British Columbia history : the journal of the British Columbia Historical Federation, Fall 2012, vol. 45, no. 3
British Columbia history : the journal of the British Columbia Historical Federation, Winter 2012, vol. 45, no. 4
The Punjabis in British Columbia : location, labour, First Nations, and multiculturalism
Have yourself a very vintage Christmas : crafts, decorating tips, and recipes, 1920s-1960s
Fragile and fanciful : the story of Nova Scotia glass
British Columbia history : the journal of the British Columbia Historical Federation, Fall 2011, vol. 44, no. 3
Reflections on conservation, 2011
Sun Yat Sen : great man of the century
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 951.041 SUN
- Place of Publication
- [Guangdong, China]
- Publisher
- China Post
- Publication Date
- 2011
- Physical Description
- 21 p. : ill (some col.) ; 26 x 33 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Biography
- Postage stamps
- Names
- Sun, Yat-sen
- Notes
- Text in English and Chinese (Simplified)
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The Roman army : the greatest war machine of the ancient world
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9781849081627
- Call Number
- 355.00937 MCN
- Author
- McNab, Chris, 1970-
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Publisher
- Osprey Pub
- Publication Date
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 280 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (chiefly col.), col. plans ; 26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Rome--Army
- Rome--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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The mode in furs : a historical survey with 680 illustrations
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9780486478722
- 0486478726
- Call Number
- 391.009 WIL
- Author
- Wilcox, R. Turner (Ruth Turner), 1888-1970
- Place of Publication
- Mineola, New York
- Publisher
- Dover
- Publication Date
- 2010
- Physical Description
- xi, 257 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fur--History
- Clothing and dress
- Notes
- "This Dover ed. is an unabridged republication of the work originally published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1951, with the title The mode of furs : the history of furred costume of the world from the earliest times to the present."
- Includes bibliographical references
- Author's full name and dates: Wilcox, R. Turner (Ruth Turner), 1888-1970
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Canada's history, Aug-Sept 2010
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1920-9894
- Call Number
- 971.005 CAN Aug-Sept 2010
- Place of Publication
- Winnipeg
- Publisher
- Canada's History Society
- Publication Date
- 2010
- Physical Description
- v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canada--History
- Periodicals
- Notes
- Formerly known as "The Beaver"
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For good measure : the ways we say how much, how far, how heavy, how big, how old
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9781596433441
- Call Number
- 530.8 ROB
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Author
- Robbins, Ken
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Roaring Brook Press
- Publication Date
- 2010
- Physical Description
- [48 p.] : col. ill ; 22 x 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Weights and measures
- Measurement
- Time
- Juvenile literature
- Notes
- "A Neal Porter book."
- "Published by Flash Point, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press."
- Summary : Delves into the past to show where words such as pound, quart, feet, yard, mile, and other terms of measurement originated and why.
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Victorian pharmacy : rediscovering forgotten remedies and recipes
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 615.1094 EAS
- Author
- Eastoe, Jane
- Contributor
- Goodman, Ruth, 1963-
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Pavilion
- Publication Date
- 2010
- Printer
- L.E.G.O. spa
- Physical Description
- 224 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 24 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Traditional medicine
- Pharmacognosy
- Pharmaceutical industry
- Pharmacy
- Notes
- "As seen on BBC"--Cover
- "Foreword by Ruth Goodman".
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-207) and index.
- Summary: Follows the fascinating story of the emergence of high street healthcare in the form of the chemist's shop and the products on offer. Investigates which pills, potions, tonics and cures were available-- some effective, some deadly, and some still with us today.
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Where rivers, mountains and people meet : Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Lil'wat Cultural Centre
Burnaby scrapbook : an anecdotal history
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 971.133 MCG
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, [B.C.]
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 2009
- Printer
- Rosewood Printers
- Physical Description
- 176 p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "Pixie Mc Geachie /Dec/09", [handwritten in black ink on title page.]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Notes
- "Collected and compiled by Pixie McGeachie".
- Signed by author
- Self-published by author
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Artism
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 759.21 GIB
- Author
- Gibbons-Barrett, Stephen
- Hing, Sue
- Place of Publication
- [Mission, BC]
- Publisher
- Blurb.com
- Publication Date
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 199 p. : ill (chiefly col.) ;
- Inscription
- "TO MY FRIENDS @ B.V.M. /S G BARRETT/JUNE 16TH/2012", hand written in black ink on the front endsheet of the book
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Painters--British Columbia
- Art
- Merry-go-round art
- Biography
- Notes
- Signed by the author.
- Self-published: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/793103
- Stephen Gibbons-Barrett was involved in the restoration of the 1912 Parker Carousel and he completed a series of paintings of the carousel horses.
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The backyard blacksmith : traditional techniques for the modern smith
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9780785825678
- 0785825673
- Call Number
- 682 SIM
- Author
- Sims, Lorelei
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Publisher
- Crestline
- Publication Date
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 176 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Blacksmithing
- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Notes
- Includes index.
- http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip064/2005034870.html (web access to table of contents from original publisher, Quarry Books)
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Proceedings of the 2008 conference and annual meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, June 22-26, 2008