Search Results: Titles starting with N from The Penang Bookshelf

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: MPH Publishing, 2016. Reprint. Paperback. New. Nanyang was the name given by Chinese in the 19th century and earlier to the Malay Peninsula and Singapore. This novel centred around the lives of four generations of a family , through an epic tale, explains how Nanyang came to be the multi-cultural mix that it is today. 462 pages. Weight 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia

Surabaya, Indonesia: G. Kloff, 1941. First edition. Paperback. Good. A retelling of part of the story of Prophet Adam in Madurese. Good Paperback. First edition. 30 pages. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover has browned with age, has a few small stains and a date written in green pencil at one corner. A previous owner's name is written neatly on the inside front cover. The binding is tight and there is medium tanning throughout.

Subang Jaya, Malaysia: Pelanduk Publications, 1991. Hardcover. New/new. An account of the dramatic story of a Dutch girl given into the care of a Malay family when her father was interned by the Japanese in Java. After the war her parents, unable to retrieve their daughter by agreement, applied to the Singapore courts for her return against her wishes. The case inflamed Muslim passions resulting in two days of anti European riots in Singapore resulting in the death of 17 people. 384 pages with a bibliography and index. Weight 0.9kg. Post free within Malaysia

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. An account of a 1962 expedition by four members of the Cambridge University Explorers' and Travellers' Club to Malaya's East Coast and Southern Thailand. The main focus of the expedition was the cultures and traditions of both aborigines and later arrivals in order to try to unearth something of the area's very distant past. With a foreword by Tunku Abdul Rahman. 247 pages with several colour plates.. Weight: 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia The dust jacket has minor signs of wear and has darkened with age. The binding is tight and the text clear with minimal tanning throughout.

Chicago: University of Chicago, 1983. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Because of the paucity of source material Wheatley acknowledges in his preface that "those who seek to reconstruct events of the Indic past of Southeast Asia are attempting to know what cannot be known." Instead he seeks to tease out the main features of the transformation from tribe to state and from village to city during this period. He hopes by doing so he has been able to lay down pointers for future more detailed research. In spite of the author's modesty the book remains a classic. 470 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 1kg. Post free within Malaysia The cover has a reasonable amount of rubbing. There are a few neat ink underlinings and notes on one page of the preface. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is mild tanning throughout.

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Gerakbudaya, 2009. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Although Najib Razak, Malaysia's sixth prime minister, ended his term in scandal, his first 100 days in office saw him with high approval ratings after introducing several new measures. The first half of the book contains the author's assessment of his performance in all major areas including finance, foreign policy and managing the parties in Government and the second part consists of 14 guest essays from prominent p[political commentators. Ooi Kee Beng's essay ends with the prophetic words, 'Sometime soon, he will have to confront the key issue of corruption and break the back of the culture of corruption endemic in Malaysia's key institutions...' Near Fine Paperback. First Edition. 163 pages Apart from minor scuffing of the text block, the book looks new

Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2014. First edition. Paperback. New. The biography of the man who put the Singapore zoo on the map and started the world's first night safari. 224 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

Subang Jaya, Selangor Malaysia : Pelanduk Pub, 2004. Paperback. Good. Abraham sets out to identify the origins of racial tension in Malaysia by using a socio-historical approach to examine what happened after the British arrived in the country. He explains the colonial ideology which informed the British administration, the effect on Malay society and the exploitation of Chinese and Indian labour. Good Paperback. First Edition. 462 pages with a bibliography and an index. Weight 0.8kg. Post free within Malaysia There is a 2 cm loss at the top of the spine and a crease on the rear cover. Otherwise the book looks new.

Kuala Lumpur: Al-Ameen Serve Holdings, 2006. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. A collection of anecdotal glimpses of Malaysian life designed to 'probe into the female psyche and (be a) survival guide for the male.' Very Good Paperback. First Edition. 264 pages with many illustrations by Wang. Weight: 0.6 kg Post free within Malaysia The text block has some scuffing and minor spotting. Otherwise the book looks new.

Singapore: Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1958. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. At the time this monograph was published there had been little written on the historic trade between China and Nanyang, Southeast Asia. Here the author, probably the foremost 20th century historian of Chinese relations with Southeast Asia from earliest times to the present day, traces the ebbs and flows to the trade between the Han and T'ang dynasties. Very Good Paperback. First Edition. 135 pages with a list of references and eight maps. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover has a few damp spots and there is about an inch missing from the top of the spine covering. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is very mild tanning of the pages.

Singapore: Malaya Publishing House, 1949. Paperback. Very Good. Malay Langauage Text book. (Malay School Series) 43 pages. Weight: 0.3kg. Post free within Malaysia Previous owner's name inked on inside cover and mild tanning throughout

Kuala Lumpur: Federated Malay States, 1924. First edition. Paperback. Good. This is a document presented to the Federal Council presider over by the High Commissioner, Sir Laurence Guillemard, to enable the council to determine the vexed question of building another slipway on the Prai River on the mainland opposite the island of Penang. It offers an interesting insight into the way the colonial administration worked at the time as it gives a detailed account of interactions between various departments and individuals on the matter. 61 pages including a map and two fold out plans. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Good First Edition Soft cover. Weight: 0.6 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover has some creases and rubbings along the edges and the spine covering has come away at the top and base, but this has not affected the binding. There are a couple of official stamps at the base of the cover. The binding is tight and there is medium tanning throughout.

London: Random House UK, 2001. Vintage edition. Paperback. New. New. This novel demonstrates Maugham at his best in conjuring up the steamy East through his prose and then mxing in a personal drama that could have been set anywhere. When an opium addicted doctor, a surly ship's captain and a mysterious fugitive become ship wrecked on a small island and meet up with a beautiful woman amongst its few inhabitants, emotional upheaval and death result. 211 pages. Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

Penang, Malaysia: Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2001. First edition. Paperback. New. Nasionalisme dan Revolusi di Malaysia dan Indonesia: Pengamatan Sejarah mencerakin secara mendalam sejarah dan makna nasionalisme dan revolusi dalam perjuangan menegakkan negara dan bangsa merdeka di Malaysia dan Indonesia pada kurun ke-20. Ia terhasil daripada penelitian lanjutan oleh beberapa orang penyelidik dan pendidik ilmu sejarah dari kedua-dua buah negara. Selain penemuan baru, buku ini mengajukan pandangan dan kesimpulan yang mencabar kebijaksanaan semasa tentang makna bangsa, kebangsaan, nasionalisme, kemerdekaan dan revolusi dalam sejarah politik kedua-dua negara. New Paperback First Edition 301 pages with a bibliography and an index

Blackburn, UK: Cremer Press, 2008. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. The account of a secret mission by an ex British soldier, 22 years old at the time, during the Malayan 'Emergency' . After fifty years of keeping the secret to himself, he now tells his story, or as much of it as he can. 251 pages 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. *the book has been signed by the author. *

Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo), 2001. Hardcover. New/new. An extensive and authoritative guide to the flora, fauna and natural features of the variety of national parks in Malaysia's largest state. 502 pages with many illustrations and maps. Weight: 2.5kg Post free within Malaysia but will incur additional postage charges when posted elsewhere.

Singapore: Donald Moore, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. Good. The author, a leading expert on labour law, relates the history of how plantation workers, originally imported from India as indentured labourers, transformed their working conditions through forming unions. Their experiences inspired many other groups of workers to follow suit to develop a strong labour movement in Malaya and Singapore during the immediate post independence years. Good Hardback. First Edition. 292 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight: 0.9kg. Post free within Malaysia This is an ex-library book with labels on the inside back cover and opposite page and stamps on the text block and inside front cover. The binding is tight and there is minimal tanning throughout.

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Institute of Art, 1992. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good/9839042017. An instruction manual for Chines brush painting. The book is in Chinese and English Very Good Paperback. 124 pages with many black and white illustrations of brush work and 9 pages of colour plates. Weight: 0.7 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover is rubbed around the edges and there is a crease at one corner at the back. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is faint tanning of the pages.

Singapore: Times Books International, 1985. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. This 119-page book catalogues more than 66 species of native orchids found in Peninsular Malaysia. It comes with detailed descriptions including each species' natural charaterictics and colouful photos which indicate the actual sizes of the species. This book includes an index and is suitable for all orchid lovers, academic and layman. Very Good First Edition Weight: 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia The text block is mildly tanned. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is minimal tanning of the pages.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1957. Hardcover. Good. In this book, Bastin, arguably the world's leading Raffles specialist, looks at his policies while Lieutenant-Governor of Java and later Governor-General of Bencoolen for the British East India Company. Although British influence in these areas was short lived, his policies spearheading a greater involvement of his subjects with administration than was usual amongst the Dutch. Bastin argues that Raffles' efforts in modern day Indonesia had a more lasting effect than his more publicised involvement in Singapore. 163 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia The book has been rebound in leather and leatherette with gilt titling on the spine. The cover has some minor stains. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is mild to medium tanning throughout.