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Rutland, Vermont, USA: Tuttle Publishing, 1956. Second printing. Hardcover. Good. A collection of papers presented at a conference held in Rangoon, Burma in 1955 where representatives from academia, the law, religion and journalism gathered together to discuss how Asia would handle its new found freedom in the cultural sphere. 296 pages.Weight: 0.7.kg. The covers and first and last few pages have had mild insect attack and the cover is slightly chipped along some edges. The text block has heavy tanning but the rest of the book has mild tanning.The binding is tight.

Singapore: Contemporary Asian Art Centre, 2003. Paperback. Very Good. Krishen Jit , an influential figure in the arts in South East Asia, introduces us to a collection of his essays and articles from the early 1970s until 2003. Topics include an analysis of contemporary theatre, multiculturalism, symbolic vision and much else. 248 pages with some colourful pictures, his life stages, a glossary, references and an index.Weight: 0.9.kg. Post free within Malaysia Dust jacket and cover has some shelfwear, the text block has some spots and a remainder mark

Singapore: NUS Press, 2016. Hardcover. New/new. The camera was originally introduced to Southeast Asia by Western residents and travellers keen to record for themselves and home audiences a world so different from their own. It was not long before the skills of taking and reproducing photographs, mainly for portraiture and post cards, was taken up by keen native entrepreneurs in the area. In this book the author traces these developments right up to the blossoming of photography as an art form in the 21st century. 522 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Weight: 1.5kg. Post free within Malaysia, but, due to its weight, this book is may incur additional postal charges when posted outside Malaysia

Singapore: NUS Museums, National University of Singapore, 2003. First edition. Hardback. Near Fine/new. Charles Dyce was an amateur artist of the 19th century, making visual and written records of places he visited. This book is a collection of his work from the National University of Singapore Museums and covers his travels in Singapore, Malacca, Penang and Batavia. Among the paintings are views of the land from a ship's deck, trading towns, colonial settlements and beautiful countryside. Near Fine Hardback in a New Dust Jacket 127 pages with appendix, bibliography and acknowledgments. Weight: 1.1 kg. Post free within Malaysia, but, due to its weight, this book is likely to incur additional postal charges when posted outside Malaysia The book looks new except for minor rubbing at the top and base of the spine