Before They Get Away
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An Uncommon Bunch of Books
As The Penang Bookshelf's online inventory increases in size, the purpose of this page is highlight books stocked by The Penang Bookshelf which are either difficult to find in Malaysia or elsewhere. Sometimes they'll be difficult to find both inside and outside Malaysia.
The collection includes in print books which are not generally stocked by booksellers, out of print books and rare books. At the time any book is added to this list, The Penang Bookshelf checks the titles against the published inventories of major Malaysian and international booksellers. Of course the situation may subsequently change, i.e. a book that was uncommon becomes uncommon. Sometimes books, common in Malaysia, will be advertised, but The Penang Bookshelf's price is considerably cheaper than it's international competitors.
Where books are on The Penang Bookshelf's advertised inventory, there will be a link to The Penang Bookshelf's main website where prices are in US dollars. Customers living in Malaysia would do best to check out the same book at The Penang Bookshelf's eBay store (you will find the link by clicking on eBay following any relevant link) for free posting within Malaysia or searching for the title at The Penang Bookshelf's mirror website where postage within Malaysia is also free. Where a book has not yet reached The Penang Bookshelf's main websites, the link may be followed by the letters TPS. This link is for a third party website, either Abebooks or Biblio, where the book will be more expensive to take account of commissions. If you want to buy it direct, please contact us.
The list will be built up gradually, so do keep coming back.
Malaysia
Architecture - Historic
Art and Culture
The Media
"Yasmin You Know How?" - (Leo Burnett Malaysia, 2012 ISBN: 9789671113806) eBay
Cooking and Food
- The Star Guide to Malaysian Street Food - Julie Wong (ed) (Star Publications, 2007 ISBN: 9839512277) RM40
- The Star Street Food Guide - Julie Wong (ed) (Star Publications, 2008 ISBN: 9789839512342) RM60
Fiction
English Language (Post-Independence)
- The Old House & Other Stories (TPS) - Chuah Guat Eng (Holograms, 2008 ISBN:9789834377809) RM30
- Wedding Speech - Khaliza Khalid (Fixi Novo, 2012 ISBN: 9789670374376) eBay
Malay Language (Post-Independence)
Folklore
Malay
Bongsu Pinang Peribut - Hamisah binti Abdul Hamid (Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 1964) eBay
History
"The Emergency"
Nature & Wildlife
Plants & Trees
Tropical Plants of Malaysia and Singapore - Elizabeth Chan (Periplus Editions, 2000 ISBN:9789625938400) eBay
Poetry
Mutiara Terpendam: teka-teki bersha'er - Muhammad Abdul Jalil (Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 1964) eBay
Regional Matters
Kelantan
Selangor
A History of Selangor (TPS), 1766 - 1939 - JM Gullick (Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 2004 ISBN: 9789679948103) RM50
A History of Selangor (TPS), 1766 - 1939 - JM Gullick (Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 2004 ISBN: 9789679948103) RM50
