Search Results: Titles starting with L from The Penang Bookshelf

Kota Samarahan, Malaysia: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 2020. First edition. Paperback. New. The purpose of this book is to both make Iban speakers more comfortable with the terminology used in social science work and to enable non-Iban speakers in this field to be understood in the community. The book takes the form of a dictionary giving the English word or phrase, followed by an explanation of its meaning and the translation of the English into Iban. New Paperback. First Edition. 127 pages. Weight: 0.4 kg. Post free within Malaysia

c 1930. Paperback. Good. A booklet in French describing the wonders of rubber. Good Paperback. 24 pages with several black and white plates. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover has lost its original freshness and there is some ribbing along the spine. There is a former owner's smart personal name plate on the back cover and a neat stamp on the front cover. The binding is tight, text clear and there is medium tanning throughout.

c 1930. Paperback. Good. A booklet in French describing the wonders of rubber. Good Paperback. 24 pages with several black and white plates. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover has lost its original freshness and there is minor ribbing along the spine. The cover is protected by a paper sleeve The binding is tight, text clear and there is medium to heavy tanning throughout.

Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press, 2007. First edition. Paperback. New. Although it is generally assumed that improved trade for a country means more jobs for its citizens, this is not always the case. The author seeks to determine the situation in Malaysia, setting out first a comprehensive picture of the Malaysian labour market and trade in Malaysian manufactured goods and then links the trends to determine their impact on each other. This results, amongst other suggestions, in proposals for areas in which improvement and realignment of skills could make better use of the trading opportunities available. 183 pages with a bibliography, index, tables and figures. Weight 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: Donald Moore, 1955. Second edition. Paperback. Good. The recognised authority in 1950s Malaya provides the reader with an amazingly concise and comprehensive review of the nascent law in this field 47 pages including a bibliography. The book's chapters include Labour Laws in Singapore & the Federated Malay States, Society Laws and Trade Union Laws, Trespass and Emergency Regulations, Dispute Settlement in Industry, Wages & 'Family Wage' and 'Good' Industrial Relations. Weight 0.3kg. Post free within Malaysia The back and front covers have the stamp of a former owner and the cover has lost its original brightness. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is mild tanning throughout.

Singapore: Nus Press., 2010. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. This book is the first look at the labour market in the Malaysian services sector. The study is focussed on the private sector, both the modern, e.g. financial services, and the traditional, e.g. transport. Unusually it also looks at the roles of different ethnic groups and gender as well as how this sector has reacted to change in Malaysia's growing industrialised environment. 193 pages with tables, figure, a bibliography and an index. Weight 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia The cover has minimal wear and the spine is not creased. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is no tanning throughout. There is a label on the back cover.

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: Sabah Museum, 2022. First edition. Hardcover. New/new. This book is based on a manuscript recording the experiences of a British customs official appointed to serve on the Bornean island of Labuan in the immediate aftermath of Wold War Two. Knowles records the slow transformation of the island and his difficulties in both carrying out his job and caring fror his young family. He was a keen photographer. So the book is illustrated with 67 of his black and white photographs. New Hardback in a New Dust Jacket. First Edition. 109 pages. Weight: 0.9 kg Post free within Malaysia

Grove Press, 1994. Paperback. Very Good. 384 pages. Weight: 0.6.kg. * Post free within Malaysia. The front and back covers are slightly curled

Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo), 2017. Hardcover. New/new. The authors not only celebrate 250 years since the first successful growing of a flowering orchid, Phaius tankervilleae, in England, but also introduce the reader to other members of the Phaius family of orchids. The purpose of the book is to encourage orchid growers to experiment with this species which has been successfully hybridised in many parts of the world. The work also includes the nine species of Gastrorchis. which although endemic to Madagascar, are often associated with the Phaius. 278 pages For further details, please see the scanned contents page Weight: 1.7kg Post free within Malaysia but will incur additional postage charges when posted elsewhere.

Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. This volume was commissioned by what is now known as The Royal Lake Club to mark their centenary. The club was formed as a breakaway from the less exclusive Selangor Club. The book besides recounting the club's formal history also contains a sprinkling of anecdotes about club members. Very Good Hardback in a Very Good Dust Jacket. First Edition. 174 pages with many mainly black and white photographs. Weight: 1 kg Post free within Malaysia The dust jacket has minor rubbing along some edges. The book itself looks almost new, but the pages have lost their original freshness

Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 1963. Paperback. Very Good. A retelling of the classic Malay legend of Hang Tuah and his heroic deeds on behalf of the Sultan of Melaka. The text is in Malay. Very Good Paperback. 189 pages. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover has rubbing around the edges and some marks on the back. There is a previous owner's name written on a front end paper. The binding is tight, text clear and there is very mild tanning throughout.

Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo), 1939. 2006 Reprint. Paperback. New/N/A. The first of Keith's award winning biographical trilogy of life as a US citizen in North Borneo before, during and after World War II. This feisty volume covers life before war broke out. 371 pages with about 10 sketches by the author. Weight:0.7.kg. * Post free within Malaysia.

Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press, 2018. Paperback. New. Three Malaysian urban planners look to Hong Kong's successful development policies for hillside development to determine whether Malaysia has anything to learn from elsewhere. This is particularly pertinent at a time where both development and climate change disrupt the ecology of hills and slopes. They conclude with suggestions for policy change in Malaysia to safeguard both the countryside and its residents. 163 pages, with figures, tables, a bibliography and an index. Weight 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia

Penang, Malaysia: Consumers' Association of Penang, 2000. First edition. Paperback. New. A collection of papers looking at a range of issues affecting land use in Malaysia. Topics covered include alimentation of land, land use, developmental impacts on the environment, food security, Malay reserve and wakf land, community land rights and the rights of tenants and squatters. New Paperback. 275 pages. Weight: 0.6 kg Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: Archives And Oral History Dept, 1981. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Produced to accompany a 1981 exhibition in Singapore, this book documents the rapid transformation of the city's transport system from the jinrickshaw, introduced in the 1880s to the Rapid Transport System, begun in 1972. With many historic photographs. Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia There is minimal cover wear. Otherwise the book looks new.

Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press, 2015. First edition. Paperback. New. The Sungai Selangor is one of the principal water sources for Malaysia's main conurbation around the city of Kuala Lumpur. In this book academics, from various disciplines collaborate to look at ten separate issues of concern to inhabitants depending on the river. The book is written both for the general reader and to stimulate further research to preserve this valuable watershed for future generations. 169 pages with figures, tables, references and an index. New Paperback First Edition Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia

London: A and C Black, 1960. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. A brief introduction to Malaya at the time of independence written by the wife of the well known Singapore publisher, Donald Moore. The book was part of a series aimed giving young people in the UK a better idea of what life was like elsewhere. 88 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia The dust jacket has very little wear but the back has darkened a bit. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is mild tanning throughout. The text block has heavier tanning

Kuala Lumpur: Institut Terjemahan Negara Malaysia, 2016. First English language edition. Paperback. Very Good. This is a translation into English from Bahasa Malaysia of two collections of poems: Land of the Fireflies, consisting of contemplations on nature, and The Deepest Desolation, a collection inspired by disturbing aspects of the poet's travels and his own self-examination. The original poems in Bahasa Malaysia are set opposite each English translation. Very Good Paperback. 151 pages. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia Although fresh from the publisher's stock there is light tanning of the text block. Otherwise The binding is tight, the text clear and there is faint tanning of the pages.

Amsterdam: Peppin Press, 1995. Paperback. Near Fine. 25-11-15. A sketch of Malaysian history suitable as an introduction with many mainly black and white photos. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Near Fine Paperback First Edition Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia Apart from minor shelf wear to the corners, the book looks new.

Kuala Lumpur: Jugra Publications, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 5-6-16. The combination of the water colour artist Chin Kon Yit and architect, Chen Voon Fee are best known for their series of Sketchbooks evocatively brining much of Malaysia to life. Here, in probably a bit of vanity project on the coronation of the new Sultan of Selangor, they combine with the historian John Gullick to give the same treatment to the notable features of the state. Their subjects are mainly a wide range of public buildings used for civic, public and religious purposes from colonial times to the present day. 107 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. 1.4kg Post free within Malaysia but will incur additional postage charges when posted elsewhere.