Search Results: Titles starting with U from The Penang Bookshelf

Kuala Lumpur: Research for Social Advancement, 2012. First edition. Paperback. New. A chartered financial analyst and a cartoonist, Johnny Ong, get together to try to explain Malaysian budget economics in a way that's not only irreverent, but also entertaining. 108 pages. Weight: 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: NIAS Press, 2004. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. The two main financial arteries of colonial Malaya were the mines and the plantations. In this book the author traces the history of United Plantations from its foundation by a Scandinavian pioneer before the First World War until the present day. Her research was based on well preserved company records and personal accounts of those who took part in and watched the company's development from being rubber planters to concentrating on the oil palm, which remains its main product to this day. Very Good Paperback. Reprint. Originally published in 2003 356 pages. with a bibliography and an index. Weight 0.8kg. Post free within Malaysia The cover has minimal wear. Otherwise the book looks new.

Kuala Lumpur: NIAS Press, 2004. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. The two main financial arteries of colonial Malaya were the mines and the plantations. In this book the author traces the history of United Plantations from its foundation by a Scandinavian pioneer before the First World War until the present day. Her research was based on well preserved company records and personal accounts of those who took part in and watched the company's development from being rubber planters to concentrating on the oil palm, which remains its main product to this day. Very Good Paperback. Reprint. Originally published in 2003 356 pages. with a bibliography and an index. Weight 0.8kg. Post free within Malaysia There is a small amount of spotting and a bit of scuffing on the text block. The binding is tight and there is no tanning throughout.

Kuala Lumpur: Masbe Sdn Bhd, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. New/new. Malaysia's rich tropical climate is home to more than 2,000 herbs and medicinal plants. This lavishly produced book concentrates on ulam, i.e.edible herbs and their uses. Please see scanned photos for a list of the chapters. New Hardback in a New Dust Jacket. First Edition. 254 pages. Weight: 2.5kg Post free within Malaysia but will incur additional postage charges when posted elsewhere.

Northwich, UK : Anne Loader, 1997. First edition. Paperback. New. A British couple's experiences during the Malayan 'Emergency' where the husband, as a British soldier, kills a pregnant insurgent unaware that he is being watched by the woman's lover. On the soldier's return to Malaya with his new wife as a rubber planter he realises the lover has not forgotten and becomes a target for revenge. New Paperback. First Edition. 75 pages iwth a map. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Usaha Teguh Sdn Bhd, 2003. First printing. Paperback. Very Good. Written during the premiership of Abdullah Badawi, the publisher's blurb describes the book as 'Very controversial, and hot.' A well known sparky political writer sets out to expose what he sees as the dark machinations of behind the scenes politic in the ruling UMNO party. 240 pages with a few colour photographs. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Weight: 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia There is minor wear on the cover and a bookseller's sticker on the back. The binding is tight and the text clear with no tanning throughout.

Rome: Ufficio Storicio del Pime, Rome. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. This is a review in Italian of documents at the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions relating to the efforts of Don Carlos Cuarteron and the Fathers Antonio Riva of Lecco and Ignazio Borgazzi of Milan to establish a Roman Catholic Mission in Borneo. Very Good First Edition Paperback. 124 pages with an index. Weight: 0.5 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover has minimal wear and there is a gift dedication on the half title page. Otherwise the book looks new.

Kuala Lumpur: Marican & Sons, 1963. Fifth Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. The standard work of its time in the Rumi script before the spelling changes. Very Good Hardback in a Good Dust Jacket 390 pages. Weight: 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia The dust jacket, now protected by a plastic sleeve, has some loss at the top of the spine. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is mild tanning of the pages.

Singapore: Marican & Sons, 1969. Third edition. Hardcover. Very Good/N/A. The standard work of its time in the Rumi script before the spelling changes. Very Good Hardback 375 pages. Weight: 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia Apart from a few small marks, the cover still looks fresh,. There are faint shadows from a dust jacket on the end papers opposite the inside front and back covers. There is minor spotting on the half title page and the next page. The binding is tight and there is very mild tanning throughout.

Kuala Lumpur: Marican & Sons, 1963. Third Edition Enlarged. Hardcover. Very Good/good. The standard work of its time in the Rumi script before the spelling changes. Very Good Hardback in a Good Dust Jacket. Third Enlarged Edition. 437 pages. Weight: 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia The dust jacket has a small piece missing at the top front, but is now protected in a plastic jacket. The binding is tight and there is mild tanning throughout. The text block is tanned

Kuala Lumpur: Marican & Sons, 1969. Fourth edition. Hardcover. Very Good. The standard work of its time in the Rumi script before the spelling changes. 437 pages. Weight: 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia There is some slight staining on the cover and a bookseller's stamp on a front end paper. The text block and the endpapers have mild spotting. The binding is tight and the text clear with very mild tanning throughout.

London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A collection of letters allegedly sent to Swettenham on the death of the writer, a friend of his. The themes are varied, but many have an Eastern, possibly Malayan background. Very Good Hardback. Reprint. Originally published in 1898. 312 pages. Weight: 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia The gilt titling on the spine and front are still in good shape. A previous owner's name is written on a front end paper. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is mild tanning of the pages. .

Singapore: NUS Press, 2018. First edition. Paperback. New. The traditional method of colonial regimes in dealing with leprosy sufferers in their subject populations was to shut them off from society in designated enclaves while offering little in the way of healing. In the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia, the authorities adopted a similar policy for a while, but, even though few resources were devoted to care, they were prepared to experiment with varying policies, including traditional healing, as described here. New Paperback. First edition. 291 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia

Westport, USA: Greenwood Press, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Although one might be surprised at another book on the 'lessons learned' published so long after the conflicts in Malaya and Vietnam, the author hoped this one would be viewed in a different light. The book is unusual in that it analyses the Vietnam war in a comparative context. The purpose of doing so is not to devise ways of prosecuting similar interventions more successfully in the future, but rather to deter the use of force in such circumstances in future. Good Hardback. First Edition. 225 pages with two maps a bibliography and an index. This is an ex-library book with labels on the spine and inside front and back covers and stamps on the text block half title and publisher's pages. The binding is tight, text clear and there is no tanning throughout.

Kuala Lumpur: Abdul Majeed & Co, 2007. Reprint. Paperback. New. Although chartered companies as a vehicle for colonialism had fallen out of favour with the collapse of the British East India Company in the mid 19th century, the North Borneo company managed to get British Government approval and somehow establish a claim to being the longest surviving of such companies in the 20th century. Tregonning, who also wrote a British Government propaganda piece on North Borneo, sets a more academic tone in this survey of its history from initial American enterprise to eventual British colony. New Paperback Reprint. Originally published in 1958. 316 pages For further details, please see the scanned contents page Weight 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia

Edinburgh: Pentland Press, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/as new. The memoirs of a former administrative officer of the British North Borneo Company, who survived being a prisoner of war to become Director of Information and Broadcasting with the British Government as his paymasters. After Sabah became a part of Malaysia Brooks returned to found the Sabah Museum. Near Fine Hardback in a New Dust Jacket. First Edition 256 pages. Weight: 0.8kg. Post free within Malaysia Apart from a neat former owner's signature on a front end paper, the book looks new

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: MPH Publishing, 2010. First edition. Paperback. New. A collection of fifty 'flash fiction' short stories touching on a wide range of emotions and experiences from this award winning author. New Paperback. First edition. 197 pages. Weight: 0.5 kg Post free within Malaysia

Djakarta: Publication Committee, 1966. First English language edition. Hardcover. Good/good. A collection of speeches and writings of Sukarno from the 1920s to the 1940s. Good Hardback in A Good Dust Jacket. First English Language Edition. 606 pages with some black and white plates. Weight: 2 kg Post free within Malaysia, but, due to its weight, this book is likely to incur additional postal charges when posted outside Malaysia The dust jacket is dirty, rubbed and has a tear at the base of the spine. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is medium to heavy tanning of the pages, some of which are brittle.

Singapore: Epigram Books (Singapore), 2012. Revised. Paperback. New. A collection of the award winning author's short stories, digging at Singapore's underbelly with sarcasm and wit. Translated from the original Chinese. 151 pages including a list of other books in the cultural medallion series. Weight 0.5 kg. Post free within Malaysia.

Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (borneo), 2005. Hardcover. New/new. The author tells the story of his family of poor Chinese migrants from the time of the North Borneo Chartered Company, through the war years, followed by the imposition of British Government rule right up to the formation of Malaysia when North Borneo became Sabah, one of the sates of the new federation. 116 pages. Weight 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia