Search Results: Authors starting with F from The Penang Bookshelf

Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A survey of domestic pottery in Southeast Asia for over 5,000 years up to the time of publication. The author, an art historian, not only covers Chinese and Japanese imported ware, but also the more dominant local production centres. Very Good Hardback. First Edition. 72 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia There are faint damp marks on the end papers and a small white mark on the back cover. Otherwise the book looks new.

Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A survey of domestic pottery in Southeast Asia for over 5,000 years up to the time of publication. The author, an art historian, not only covers Chinese and Japanese imported ware, but also the more dominant local production centres. Very Good Hardback. First Edition. 72 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia There are faint damp marks on the end papers.. Otherwise the book looks new.

South Pasadena, USA: Winckel Press, 1944. Reprint. Paperback. Near Fine. Written by an exiled Indonesian, this book was primarily intended to teach Malay to those preparing to take Indonesia from the Japanese at the end of World War II. Besides dealing with the essential grammatical points and providing some phrase lists, the book ends with a 100 page dictionary. The spellings are in Indonesia Rumi script. Near Fine Paperback 183 pages. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The book looks new except for a bump at one corner of the front cover

Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1990. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. This is the first English translation of Tillema's monumental work 'Apo-Kajan: Een Filmreis naar en door Centraal-Borneo' first published in 1938. It is a photographic essay of his visit to The Apo Kayan, a remote forested area in East Kalimantan, adjoining the Malaysian border. The purpose of the visit between 1931 and 1933 was to document the lives of the Kenyah and Kayan peoples there before before their lives changed for ever. 251 pages. Very Good Paperback Reprint. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight: 1.3 kg. Post free within Malaysia, but may incur additional charges when posted outside Malaysia The book has minimnal cover wear and apart from minor spotting on a front and a rear end paper looks new.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. A history of the region from the early centuries AD to the end of the Second World War. Cady treats the area as a distinct entity rather than as a colonial plaything. Very Good Hardback in a Good Dust Jacket. 657 pages with a bibliography and an index. Weight: 1.3 kg Post free within Malaysia, but may incur additional charges when posted elsewhere. The dust jacket is dirty in places and ragged around the edges. The binding is tight, text clear and there is minimal tanning throughout.

Singapore: National Heritage Board, 2000. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. A catalogue accompanying an exhibition of examples of Islamic calligraphy from the Tareq Rajab Museum in Kuwait held at the Asioan Civilisations Museum, Singapore. The book is divided into two parts covering firstly examples of calligarphy in manuscripts and then examples on pottery, metalwork and textiles. 120 pages with many colour photographs. Very Good Paperback. Reprint. Weight: 1 kg Post free within Malaysia There is mild cover wear. The binding is tight, text clear and there is no tanning throughout.

Delhi: Motilal Banarsidasss, 1991. Revised. Hardcover. Very Good/good. At the time this book was originally published in 1971, it was seen as a ground breaking research into the development of Buddhist belief and practice as it developed over two and a half millennia. Gombrich concluded that Buddhism, as practiced at the village level, was sufficiently conservative that it had not changed significantly in this time. Very Good Hardback in a Good Dust Jacket. 427 pages with a bibliography and an index. Weight: 1 kg Post free within Malaysia The dust jacket is dirty and has one or two small tears. The binding is tight, text clear and there is very mild tanning throughout. The corners of the last few pages are bent.

Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo), 2003. Third edition. Paperback. New. Now in its third edition, this book remains the most popular reference for the wide variety of trees throughout the Malaysian state of Sabah, formerly North Borneo. New Paperback. Third edition. 130 pages. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: SNP International, 2008. Paperback. New. A personal guide to Italy from a historical perspective. 152 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia

Richmond, UK: Mills & Boon, 1992. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. A couple of British surgeons on holiday in Singapore find their relationship is transformed from mutual contempt to a fully fledged romance. Very Good Paperback. First Edition. 188 pages. Weight: 0.4 kg. Post free within Malaysia The cover has a little bit of wear including a nick at the base of the spine. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is mild tanning of the pages.

Kota Samarahan, Malaysia: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 2017. First edition. Paperback. New. Bahan bacaan ringan bagi individu yang ingin mendalami pantun melayu Sarawak yang penuh kesopanan dan maksud yang mendalam dan tersirat. Buku ini adalah tesis sarjana penulis yang diubah suai dan diolah semula untuk diterbitkan. Sesuai untuk bacaan umum dan penyelidik. New paperback. First Edition 133 pages with an index. Weight: 0.4 kg. Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press, 2006. First edition. Paperback. New. A collection of papers mainly from academics of the University of Malaya to introduce readers to how trade, finance & monetary management, environmental governance, transport, labour, productivity and direct foreign investment interact with each other in the Malaysian economy. The book is intend to be a starting point for further applied economic research on the economy. 282 pages with an index and various tables illustrating the text. Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Buku Fixi, 2013. Paperback. New. �Dahlia, hati-hati dengan ASRAMA ni.� Maria tiba-tiba merendahkan suaranya sambil menatap roman Dahlia. �Kalau takat kau nak ingatkan aku pasal geng Queen yang macam syaitan tu, tak payah la.� Dahlia kurang senang dengan amaran Maria itu. �Tak, maksud aku...� Belum sempat Maria menghabiskan ayatnya, Dahlia meningkah. �Kau tengok aje nanti. Lambat ke, cepat ke, akan ada orang yang membalas perbuatan dorang semua tu nanti!� Dahlia bersuara dengan geram. �Orang kita boleh lawan, tapi kalau yang lain payah sikit,� Maria membidas sambil mengambil daun-daun kecil di hadapannya. Percakapan Maria membuatkan bulu roma Dahlia mengejut berdiri. �Kau ni, kalau tak cakap benda-benda pelik boleh?� kata Dahlia. �Bagus la kalau kau faham maksud aku.� Maria senyum memandang Dahlia.287 pages.Weight: 0.3kg. Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: Editions Didier Millet, 1931. 2015 Reprint. Paperback. New. 22-11-15. Fauconnier and Pierre Boulle were two Frenchmen who managed to capture Malaya before independence better than many English language novelists of the time. This classic about the life of a planter in a remote part of the country won the Prix Goncourt in 1930. Translated from the original French by Eric Sutton. Very Good Paperback. Reprint 223 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details.Weight 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: Archipelago Press, 2003. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Through both evocative watercolours and line drawings on every page Chin Kon Yit works a marvellous partnership with the author Chen Voon Fee to bring to life both the architectural heritage and the current street life of the rich blend of Chinese, European, Indian and Malay cultures which nurture the roots of Malaysia's second city.Contents:-The Founding of A SettlementThe Civic SpiritThe Southern Indian ConnectionThe Chinese LegacyThe Sumatran LinkThe Straits Eclectic StyleThe Waterfront 99 pages Near Fine Hardback in a Near Fine Dust JacketWeight: 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 dust jacket looks new except for a few washable dirt marks. The book itself also looks new except for a few bits of rubbing along the bottom cover edge.

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.

Singapore: Archipelago Press, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Through both evocative watercolours and line drawings on every page Chin Kon Yit works a marvellous partnership with the author Chen Voon Fee to bring to life both the architectural heritage and the current street life of the rich blend of Chinese, European, Indian and Malay cultures which nurture the roots of Malaysia's second city.Contents:-The Founding of A SettlementThe Civic SpiritThe Southern Indian ConnectionThe Chinese LegacyThe Sumatran LinkThe Straits Eclectic StyleThe Waterfront 99 pagesWeight: 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 Apart from a bit of bumping on the corners, the book looks new

Singapore: Archipelago Press, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. A collection of watercolours illustrating the variety of architecture, both old and new, in Kuala Lumpur with an architectural commentary. Very Good Hardback in a Very Good Dust Jacket. 96 pages. Weight: 1.0 kg Post free within Malaysia The dust jacket has a few minor dirt marks and there are signs of damp on the first and last three pages. Otherwise the binding is tight, the text clear and there is no tanning of the pages apart from occasional minor spotting

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: SIRD, 2015. First edition. Paperback. New. 17-2-16. The authors, a retired Malaysian diplomat and a senior sociologist undertook this research, using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, to determine how an urban community n the outskirts of the capital city had adapted to change since the 1980s and 1990s. The community they studied was comprised mainly of Indians from the estates and Malays from villages. Both groups were trying to cope with the transformation into being urban dwellers in a mixed community having previously been used to more homogeneous living in their places of origin. 70 pages with references and an appendix. Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

Echo Library, 2008. Reprint. Paperback. New. New. This is a reprint of the Victorian author's exciting adventure story set during British colonial times in the Malayan jungle. The 306 page book tracing the friendly rivalry between a naval midshipman and army ensign also has a fair amount of well researched information about Malayan flora and fauna of the time. Weight 0.60 Kg Postage within Malaysia is free