London. Viking, 1991. Map, black and white illustrations, 276pp, index, name and address of a prior owner front free endpaper, a good hardback copy in dustjacket. Born the son of an impoverished sea captain in 1781, Stamford Raffles worked his way up in the East India Company to become a...... More
Singapore. Acting Government Printer. 1960. 190pp, tables throughout, original wrappers a little browned, stamp of Professor J.A.C. Mackie upper corner upper cover. Corners trifle creased, good copy. 24.6 x 17.3cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 163744. More
Garden City. New York. Doubleday & Co., 1946. Endpaper maps, black and white plates, 587pp, notes, bibliography, index, inscription half-title, hardback, chipped dustjacket with two tape repairs on reverse, a good copy. "Hahn has taken the blueprint of Raffles' life in Malacca, Java, Sumatra, and finally Singapore and turned it..... More
Singapore. Government Printer. 1952. Maps, tables, graphs, vi + 118pp, wrappers. Very good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 95877. More
Thailand. Silkworm Books. 2014. xiii + 187pp, notes, references, index. Half title inscribed in blue ink, overall a very good paperback copy. "Transnational labor migration often begins with the dream of securing a more stable and prosperous future, a chance to survive. This book reveals some of the complex phenomena..... More
Singapore. Asia Pacific. 1975. Black and white illustrations from photographs, xv + 123pp, prior owner's details front free endpaper, good paperback copy. The author who was Press Attache to the Japanese Consulate before the war describes the occupation and his own imprisonment on spying charges. When referring to this item..... More
Malaysia: Ridge Books, 2019. 60 color plates, 377pp, paperback. For most people in Singapore, having a job is just a fact of life. But that simple fact encompasses a wide range of experiences. Have you ever really considered what workers do on a daily basis and how they feel about..... More
Singapore. Times Books. 1985. 1st Edition. Map, black and white postcard reproductions, 275pp, glossary, chronology of events, index, dustjacket, edges and reverse of dustjacket a little foxed, extremities a little rubbed, dustjacket spine a touch sunned, otherwise a very good hardback copy. Extracts from travellers' reports of Singapore from the..... More
Singapore. Times Academic Press, Singapore. 1995. Map, xii + 348pp, endnotes, index, author (?) signature and inscribed to Professor Anthony Reid, light shelf wear, good paperback copy. "A collection of 12 articles which examines the structure and problems of Chinese communities and their cultural and political ferment." Publisher's description. When..... More
Singapore. Wiz-Biz. 1995. Graphic novel. Colour cartoon style illustrations, unpaginated, selected bibliography, extremities a little rubbed, good paperback copy. 31.6 x 22.6cm. The founding of Singapore and it's struggle as told through a vibrant graphic novel. When referring to this item please quote stockid 212815. More
