Search Results: Titles starting with J from The Penang Bookshelf

Singapore: NUS Press, 2015. First edition. Paperback. New. Coinciding with the publication of the the full Memorials of Jacques de Coutre, a Flemish gem trader who travelled about Southeast Asia in the early 17th century, this companion volume contains extracts from the larger work. The account gives an idea of life in the Straits of Melaka at a time for which there is little written surviving material. 125 pages with a glossary, list of place names and a bibliography. The book also has a few black and white plates and maps. Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic , 2020. Paperback. New. Vaunay has collected together the journals and sketches of an unsung, but pioneering, traveller in the Malay peninsula of the 19th century. De Morgan came to Malaya to secure a tin mining concession and set off into the interior of Perak to prospect for a suitable site for his employers. In doing so he was probably the first European to visit the dense jungles inhabited by orang asli (indigenous peoples) whom he treated with respect. The resulting record of his travels is part adventure story, part botanical record and part ethnographical study. New Paperback. 226 pages with numerous line drawings and a fold out map. Weight: 1 kg Post free within Malaysia

London: Macmillan, 1959. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. This is a school text book giving a survey of the basic statistics and very brief history of the countries of the world. 179 pages. Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia The cover has suffered slight bumping, there is minor spotting to the end papers, a previous owner's name is inked on the inside front cover. The text and binding are in extremely good condition.

Kuala Lumpur: Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. New. A monograph by the artist discussing his works from 1993 to 2005. As he says "'Jalak, the rooster is a metaphor rich in significance. Jalak is the champion, brave and proud. It kindles feelings of nostalgia for the village we all come from..." Copiously illustrated with the artist's paintings from the period. 112 pages. Weight 0.9kg. Post free within Malaysia

Tourist Development Corporation, Malaysia, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/N/A. The beautiful output of ten years travelling to "every accessible corner of Malaysia" by the photographer Hans Hoefer. With text by Peter Hutton. Very Good Hardback First Edition 208 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Very Good Hardback First Edition Weight: 1.5kg. Post free within Malaysia, but, due to its weight, this book is likely to incur additional postal charges when posted outside Malaysia The cover looks virtually pristine except for a couple of minor nicks. A front endpaper has small scratch which has made a couple of small holes in the page. Otherwise the book looks new

Tourist Development Corporation, Malaysia, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/N/A. The beautiful output of ten years travelling to "every accessible corner of Malaysia" by the photographer Hans Hoefer. With text by Peter Hutton. Very Good Hardback First Edition 208 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Very Good Hardback First Edition Weight: 1.5kg. Post free within Malaysia, but, due to its weight, this book is likely to incur additional postal charges when posted outside Malaysia The cover looks virtually pristine. The text block has a bit of spotting and there are faint traces of damp on the end papers. Otherwise the book looks new

London: Bodley Head, 1942. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. This book was written when Japan had already annexed much of China, but before its forays into Southeast Asia. Nevertheless the author expected the British, Dutch, French and US colonies in the area would be Japan's next target. So in 1940 he spent two and a half month in Malaya, Borneo, the Dutch East Indies and the Philippines attempting to gauge their preparedness. This book is his report of what he found. Good Hardback. Reprint. Originally published in 1941. 322 pages with an index. Weight: 0.7 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover is very clean except for wear along the top of the spine and top edges. The top right corner has been cut out of a front end paper and the half title page, with some loss to a map of the area. The binding is tight, text clear and there is mild tanning throughout.

Singapore: Singapore University Press, 1982. Paperback. Very Good. This is an unusual study of how the Japanese military bureaucracy functioned in trying to run the huge empire that was suddenly acquired at the outbreak of the war in the East. 123 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia Other than minimal shelf wear the book looks new and unread. The book is fresh from the publisher's stock.

Singapore: Landmark Books, 1992. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. The author, an Australian married to a Singaporean, teaches etiquette and is a food writer. In this book she guides the reader through the intricacies of Japanese etiquette. There are sections on the giving of gifts, festivals, meals and Japanese etiquette generally. Near Fine Paperback. First Edition 70 pages with an index. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia Although fresh from the publisher's stock, the pages show faint traces of tanning

Kuching, Malaysia: Penerbitan Sehati Sdn Bhd, 2009. Revised. Paperback. New. A veteran Sarawak journalist, who witnessed the occupation, mixes in his childhood reminiscences with later research. New Paperback. Revised Edition 183 pages with some black and white photographs. Weight: 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: Heinemann, 1979. 1986 Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. The ease with which the Japanese advanced through East and Southeast Asia in 1941 and 1942 was due not only to their superior battle tactics, but also to years of intelligence gathering. In this book the author, relying on access to files from the Straits Settlements Police, sketches the effectiveness of the Japanese preparations. Very Good Paperback 179 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia This looks as if it may be a photocopy of the original. The cover has no wear other than a bump in one corner. A previous owner's name is written on the title page. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is no tanning of the pages

Singapore: NUS Press, 2018. Second edition. Paperback. New. In this second edition of what has already become a standard work on the period, Kratoska amplifies his earlier work by including the results of research based on subsequently available Japanese records of their occupation of Malaya. This work provides a detailed analysis of the significant social and economic turmoil of the period whose only benefit was probably to convince Malayans that they were fed up with colonialism in any form. 407 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.8kg. Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2014. Paperback. New. Japan is often seen as having a fairly passive foreign policy in relation to its economic and political power. The author argues that Japan is breaking away from this pattern in its more engaged role with its neighbours, particularly through ASEAN. 282 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia

Barnsley, UK: Pen and Sword, 2006. Hardcover. New/new. The author recounts how In two bold forays within 48 hours, the surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbour and the sinking of the British battleships Prince of Wales and Repulse, the Japanese successfully emasculated Allied naval power in the Pacific and Indian oceans. In less than a year from Pearl Harbour, the Japanese had taken the Netherlands East Indies and several islands in the Pacific. 194 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: Institut Terjemahan Negara Malaysia, 2010. First Dual Language Edition. Paperback. Very Good. A collection of the award winning author's poems in the original Malay with English translations. Very Good Paperback. First Dual Language Edition. 167 pages. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia Although fresh from the publisher's stock, the text block is tanned. Otherwise The binding is tight, text clear and there is very mild tanning throughout.

Mumbai, India: Wilco, 2011. Hardcover. Near Fine. A collection of 121 Jataka Tales composed to make Buddha's life and previous lives more intelligible to the masses. The tales reveal Buddha in various forms, both human and animal, and contain moral messages. 478 pages. Weight 0.9kg. Post free within Malaysia Apart from minor spotting on the text block, the book looks new.

Penang, Malaysia: Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2010. First edition. Paperback. New/N/A. Jawi Peranakan adalah sebuah masyarakat yang sudah sekian lama terbentuk di Pulau Pinang, iaitu pada sektiar tahun 1700. Buku ini sangat menarik untuk dibaca oleh semua lapisan masyarakat, kerana ia bukan sahaja membicarakan tentang asal usul pembentukan Jawi Peranakan, tetapi juga membicarakan tentang sumbangan Jawi Peranakan dalam pembangunan masyarakat Melayu di Pulau Pinang. New First Edition Paperback. 164 pages with an index.Weight: 0.5 kg Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: Committee for Malay Studies, Federated Malay States, 1912. First edition. Paperback. Good. This was one of a series of booklets published by the the British colonial government on Malay life to prepare expatriate colonial officers for examinations This issue deals with one of the parts of Negeri Sembilan and was prepared with the assistance of RJ Wilkinson, members of the Jelebu royal family and Mr. Queritz, the first British officer stationed in the district. Good Paperback. First Edition 58 pages For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover has lost its original colour due to ageing and has one or two rust marks from the stapled binding. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is medium tanning of the pages.

Singapore: Singapore University Press, 2005. Paperback. Near Fine. An analysis of the origins and organisation of Jemaah Islamiyah, the al-Qaeda linked group, various of whose members were convicted for the 2002 Bali bombing. Barton also looks at the aftermath, questioning whether the Indonesian Government has been sufficiently effective in eliminating the threat of the organisation in the future. 117 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia The book is fresh from the publisher's stock, but has very mild tanning throughout

Langkawi, Malaysia: Pacang Perak Enterprise, 1991. Second edition. Paperback. Very Good. A guide book for the island of Langkawi that is heavy on legend and a bit of history. There are also sections on traditional customs of the inhabitants. Very Good Paperback. Second Edition. 66 pages. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia The spine and part of the front cover is sunned and there is a little cover wear. The binding is tight and there is no tanning throughout.