Introduction a la connoissance de la nature, et a L'ecriture Sainte
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.4058.11
- Call Number
- 248.82 TRI
- Author
- Trimmer, Sarah, 1741-1810
- Gros, C.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- W. B. Whitaker
- Publication Date
- 1822
- Printer
- E. Skelton & Co.
- Physical Description
- viii, 184 p. ; 12 cm.
- Inscription
- inside cover: red paper printed label "T. HILL,
Bookseller & Stationer,
18,
UPPER KING STRRET,
Bloomsbury Square"
inside cover page: "Susan Vrerder"[handwritten in pencil]
"A P Yatin" [handwritten in pencil]
"[text obscured] June 13th 1827"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Christian literature
- Science
- Natural history
- Juvenile literature
- Notes
- English title: Easy introduction to the knowledge of nature, and reading the Holy scriptures.
- "Traduite de la Treisieme Edition." [Translated from the Treisieme edition.]
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The dramatic works of William Shakespeare, from the text of Johnson, Stevens, and Reed : with glossorial notes, his life, and a critique on his genius & writings
Burnaby's heritage : an inventory of buildings and structures
Man turned to stone : T'xwelátse
Feeding the family: 100 years of food and drink in Victoria
Antique Trader antiques & collectibles
New possibilities for the past : shaping history education in Canada
The big six : historical thinking concepts
A to z guide to film terms
Jewels of the Qila : the remarkable story of an Indo-Canadian family
Voices from Two Rivers : harnessing the power of the Peace and Columbia
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9781553654957
- Call Number
- 333.793 STA
- Author
- Stanley, Meg, 1962-
- B.C. Hydro
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- Publication Date
- c2010
- Physical Description
- vii, 312 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.
- Inscription
- Opposite of front end paper on the top half of page:
"PRESENTED TO LISA COOD - CURATOR - BURNABY VILLAGE
MUSEUM & CAROUSEL BY
THE BC HYDRO POWER PIONEERS SEPT 29/12
HAPPY READING!
PHIL HORTON - POWER PIONEER"
[Printed in black ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Hydroelectric power plants
- Names
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-298) and index.
- "This book was commissioned by the BC Hydro Power Pioneers Association to recognize and celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the BC Hydro and Power Authority."
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Museums and the past : constructing historical consciousness
Typewriter : the history, the machines, the writers
Walhachin : birth of a legend
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9780978164034
- Call Number
- 971.172 JAC
- Author
- Jacobsen, Larry, 1928-
- Place of Publication
- China
- Publication Date
- c2014
- Printer
- Prolong Press
- Physical Description
- 160 p., [30] p. : ill., maps ; 19 x 24 cm
- Inscription
- Title page (Lower right side)
"Larry Jacobsen" [handwritten in black , author's signature]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Walhachin (B.C.)
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (page160).
- "Design and Layout by the author."
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The drug book : from arsenic to Xanax, 250 milestones in the history of drugs
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9781402782640
- Call Number
- 615.109 GER
- Author
- Gerald, Michael C.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Sterling Pub
- Publication Date
- c2013
- Series
- Sterling Milestones series
- Physical Description
- 528 p : ill. (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Chemotherapy--History
- Pharmacology
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Summary : Throughout history, humans everywhere have searched for remedies to heal our bodies and minds. Covering everything from ancient herbs to cutting edge chemicals, this book in the hugely popular Milestones series looks at 250 of the most important moments in the development of life altering, life saving, and sometimes life endangering pharmaceuticals. Illustrated entries feature ancient drugs like alcohol, opium, and hemlock; the smallpox and the polio vaccines; homeopathic cures; and controversial medical treatments like ether, amphetamines, and Xanax while shining a light on the scientists, doctors, and companies who brought them to us.
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On the Line : a history of the British Columbia labour movement
Price paid : the fight for First Nations survival
Iron road west : an illustrated history of British Columbia's railways
The last suffragist standing : the life and times of Laura Marshall Jamieson
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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