Search Results: Titles starting with O from The Penang Bookshelf

Singapore: Times Editions, 1989. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. A collection of comical short stories by one of Singapore's leading writers. Here she pokes fun at everyday life in the city state. Very Good Paperback. First Edition. 128 pages. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The spine is slightly cocked and sunned. The binding is tight, text clear and there is no tanning throughout.

Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (borneo) In Association With Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. New/new. A comprehensive work on orchids found in Sarawak which based on the research of four experienced botanists. Each species is described in detail including its natural characteristics, general distribution and scientific name. This book also describes the geography, geology and climate of Sarawak . The book finishes with a wide range of colour photos linked to each of the orchid species described in the text. 584 pages including appendixes and index. Post free to Malaysia.New Hardback in a New Dust Jacket Weight: 2.5 kg Post free within Malaysia, but, due to its weight, this book is likely to incur additional postal charges when posted outside Malaysia There is minor shelf wear to the dust jacket

London: Coronet, 1994. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. The Japanese overcame British defences in Malaya not only because of their superior fire power and military training, but also because of their meticulous preparation aided by intelligence from the country. Unknown to many, even after the 'treachery' was discovered, the Japanese had at least one mole amongst the British officer class. The British never made the affair public and the main records were lost in the fall of Singapore, but through piecing together reminiscences of survivors, the authors have managed to produce this amazing story. Very Good Hardback in a Very Good Dust Jacket 265 pages including a bibliography, an index and some black and white plates Weight: 0.8 kg Post free within Malaysia The dust jacket has minimal wear. The binding is tight, text clear and there is minimal tanning throughout.

Kuala Lumpur: Silverfish Books, 2020. First edition. Paperback. New. A collection of poems by a professor of microbiology, who spent her early years in Pakistan and Bangladesh and now lives in Malaysia New Paperback. First Edition. 68 pages. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: Lee Teng Lay, 1993. Reprint. Paperback. Good. This novel illustrates the plight of Chinese women in the period between 1928 and 1959. It follows the life of Nonya woman trapped by the prejudices which were not only threatened generally by increasing Westernisation and particularly by the upheavals of the War, the 'Emergency' and then independence. Good Reprint Paperback. First published in 1992 498 pages. Weight: 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia The cover has some rubbing around the edges and there is a crease along the spine. The tanned half title page is detached. The text block is tanned. Otherwise the binding is tight and there is minimal tanning throughout.

Singapore: Lee Teng Lay, 1993. Reprint. Paperback. Good. This novel illustrates the plight of Chinese women in the period between 1928 and 1959. It follows the life of Nonya woman trapped by the prejudices which were not only threatened generally by increasing Westernisation and particularly by the upheavals of the War, the 'Emergency' and then independence. Very Good Reprint Paperback. First published in 1992 498 pages. Weight: 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia There is minimal cover wear. The half title page has minor traces of damp. Otherwise The binding is tight, the text clear and there is very faint tanning of the pages.

Colombo: Rajani Thiranagama Memorial Committee, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Ben Bavinck, having spent nearly 35 years among the Tamil community of Northern Sri Lanka, much of it during the country's civil war, is extremely qualified to give an account of civilian life at the time. He worked initially as a missionary and then as a relief worker keeping a diary. These are a selection of his entries between 1988 and 1994. The purpose of publication was, in his words, to 'give a vivid impression of the way ordinary people in war affected areas reacted to the often painful experiences they had to undergo. ' Very Good Hardback. First Edition. 344 pages with maps and some colour photographs. Weight: 0.7 kg Post free within Malaysia Apart from some dirt at the top of the text block, the book looks virtually new

Singapore: NUS Press, 2015. First edition. Hardcover. New/new. The Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum in Singapore has more than 560,000 specimens, one of the largest collections of Southeast Asian plants and animals. Originally the collection was housed in the Raffles Museum, but moved to a new premises in 2015. This book records the chequered history of the collection from when it was officially established in 1878 until the opening of the new museum. New Hardback in a New Dust Jacket. First Edition. Weight: 1.0 kg Post free within Malaysia

Portland, USA: One Spirit Press, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. New. Fortunately for the lay reader, the author was not an architect or a great expert on Chinese culture when he set out to write his first book on this subject. Rather he was puzzled about how Chinese buildings in Malaysia looked different from the ones he had seen in China, so he set out to unravel the puzzle. The result is this easily readable and well-informed account of how the Chinese adapted their culture to their new surroundings. The book is divided into three parts Offshore Architecture of the Nan Yang Chinese, originally published as' Chinese Architecture in the Straits Settlements and Western Malaya, II - Offshore Chinese Architecture in the Gum Shan (Australia) and III - Chinese Gardens Offshore New Paperback. First Edition 340 pages with many line drawings a glossary, bibliography and index. Weight: 1.0 kg Post free within Malaysia

Dawning Victory Consultancy, 2012. First edition. Paperback. New. A self-help book intended to enable readers to realise that personal problems are not unique and that there are solutions. The author is a qualified psychotherapist. New Paperback. First Edition. 178 pages. Weight: 0.5 kg Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: Ministry of Agriculture & Co-operatives, 1966. Revised. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. 1-9-15. Although products of the oil palm are now a major source of Malaysia's foreign exchange earnings, the palm was not cultivated commercially in Malaya until 1917 by Henri Fauconnier, who is better known as the author of one of the best known novels about the country, The Soul of Malaya. This book, originally compiled by three agriculturalists, was therefore probably one of the first attempts at producing a planting manual distilling the experience of what was then a little more than ten years of growing the plant in the country. While the original edition saw the country with 60,000 acres under oil palm, by the time this updated edition was published, the area under cultivation had increased to 200,00 acres. 255 pages including many illustrations, graphs, plans and a fold out map.Near Fine Hardback in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Revised Edition. Weight: 0.8kg. Post free within Malaysia The dust… Read More

Singapore: NUS Press, 2016. First edition. Paperback. New. 5-7-16. A collection of fourteen studies on the second and fourth largest exports of Indonesia and Malaysia respectively. The contributors highlight the winners and losers from the rapid development of the industry and suggest strategies for harnessing the boom so as to bring about a more equitable and sustainable form of rural development. 470 pages with figures, tables and an index. Weight: 0.9kg. Post free within Malaysia

Shah Alam, Malaysia: Oxford University Press, 2003. Hardcover. Near Fine. Bangkok, now a bustling Asian metropolis, had a more serene past following its founding in 1782 as the country's capital city. Smithies seeks to evoke this past by highlighting the parts of the old city, its buildings, culture and trades, that still persist amongst the hubbub. 84 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Weight: 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia

Shah Alam, Malaysia: Oxford University Press, 2001. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine. A guide to the history of Vietnam's capital city. The city's indigenous culture has been subject to Chinese, French and Soviet influences. However traces of its imperial city remain alongside Asia's best example of French colonial architecture. Near Fine Hardback. Reprint. Originally published in 1998. 72 pages with a bibliography, index and several black and white and colour plates.Weight: 0.5 kg Post free within Malaysia Apart from minor spottin on the inside back cover and facing page, the book looks new.

Hong Kong: Formasia, 1988. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good/near fine. The many rare sepia photographs of Hong Kong's early days as a British colony contained in in this book were sourced from libraries and collections throughout the world. Very Good Hardback in a Near Fine Dust Jacket. 204 pages. Weight: 1.7 kg Post free within Malaysia, but may incur additional charges when posted elsewhere. The dust jacket has one or two minor dirt marks. The half title page and the last page have mild traces of tanning. Otherwise the binding is tight, text clear and there is no tanning throughout.

Selangor, Malaysia: Oxford University Press South East Asia, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 14-6-16. Kuala Lumpur has grown, since its foundation in 1860, from a small trading post on a river bank to the national capital. The city had an eventful history, being occupied twice by enemy forces and flooded several times. Gullick has gathered together a representative sample of pictures of the local communities and their leaders, in particular the legendary Yap Ah Loy. Also included are some famous buildings such as the Lake Gardens, Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad and the Railway Station.Fine Hardback. First Edition 80 pages including original photos, a map, bibliography and index. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia

Shah Alam, Malaysia: Oxford University Press, 2004. Second edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. An updated edition, including new illustrations, of this popular collection of pictures and anecdotes about Kuching before World War II. 81 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Weight: 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1997. Reprint. Paperback. Near Fine. A brief history of Melaka, formerly known as Malacca, from its time as the main gateway into Malaya for foreign merchants up to the date of publication. Hoyt draws on accounts of visitors to the city over the centuries and illustrates the book with a collection of black and white and colour pictures of representations of the city in art. Near Fine Paperback. Reprint. Originally published in 1993. 84 pages with maps on the inside covers, a bibliography and an index. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia Apart from the cover having lost some of its original freshness, the book looks new

Kuala Lumpur: OUP South East Asia, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. The book is a collection of pictorial and written sketches about Penang as it was and how it had developed until the early 1990s. Most of the black and white colour illustrations are reproductions of artistic impressions of the island. 97 pages including a bibliography, an index and maps on the endpapers. Very Good Hardback. First Edition Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover looks fresh. There is very mild tanning of the inside covers and front end papers. Some of the pages have faint tanning around the margin edges. Otherwise the binding is tight, text clear and there is no tanning throughout.

Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 1992. Revised. Paperback. New. A collection of of old lithographs and black and white photographs covering Sarawak's social and political history between 1840 and 1920. As New Paperback. Revised Edition. First published in 1972. 105 pages Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia