Monthly Archives: July 2013

Many people have asked us how to store antiquarian books in Singapore, so that they won’t tan, fox or spoil easily. Antiquarian or otherwise, books need to be handled with care if they are to last. And in Singapore, there are two major obstacles to the preservation of books – the humidity, and the strong […]

Hollywood has shut down production of Milton’s epic Paradise Lost because of budget constraints and problems with special effects. All we can say is, Hallelujah. Aside from the fact that the book is always better than the movie, the thought of staring at Bradley Cooper’s face for 2 hours, attempting to play Lucifer, is frightening. […]

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From The Travels of Marco Polo, on the island of Java. Footnotes of the book say that it is unlikely the island he mentions is indeed Java, but this is nevertheless an interesting passage. From Chamba a traveller who sails south-south-east for 1,500 miles comes to a very large island called Java. According to the […]