Monthly Archives: August 2014

Dear all, Some of our books and maps related to India are not in our shop for the time being. Instead they will be exhibited at An Indian Voyage between 30 August – 10 September 2014 at Indigo Blue Art, Singapore’s premier contemporary Indian art gallery, located in Chinatown. If you’re interested in any book […]

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Today, we mark the day “Singapore is expelled from Malaysia and becomes the only country to date to gain independence unwillingly,” as Wikipedia so succinctly puts it. Happy National Day, everybody! Here are some other historic events that took place on 9 August. 117 – Trajan, Roman emperor, dies 1483 – Opening of the Sistine […]

19th century advertisements are extremely fun to read, and you often find them as part of the early “mass market” printings of the day. These were small books which people could take with them on the train. Much like the magazines of today, the books were littered with advertisements for all sorts of products, usually […]

Today, first editions are very popular as collectors’ items, especially modern firsts. But what exactly is a first edition, and are all first editions valuable? Here are some tips: 1. There are differences between the first edition, first printing, and first impression. Although people usually use the phrase “First Edition”, what really counts is the […]