There have been many fine presses in the 20th century that have produced many beautiful books, but there has possibly never been a more comprehensive collection of beautiful books than the Oxford Library of the World’s Great Books series. The Franklin Mint This series was published by the Oxford University Press, but it was commissioned to
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If there’s one book we recommend collecting on the Malay Archipelago, it’s The Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace, probably one of the most important books ever written about the region. Alfred Russel Wallace (8 January 1823 – 7 November 1913) is one of the most important underrated figures of the 19th century. A friend
Continue reading »One of the most important of the medieval Persian poets, SA’DI (1194-1292) is still read widely today, with an influence that extends to Western writers such as La Fontaine, Diderot, Voltaire, Hugo, Balzac, Goethe, and Emerson. He spent much of his life traveling through Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East, returning to his native
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The Fables of Aesop Fairy Tales – Hans Christian Anderson
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Collected Poems of TS Eliot Realms of Gold – John Keats (1906) The Book of Rustem, from the Persian Epic of Kings (1909) The Dead Sea Scrolls The Travels of Marco Polo Edward Lear’s Complete Nonsense Poems of Love – John Donne The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (1920)
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The Scottish independence referendum took place on 18 September 2014, and coincidentally, we recently acquired a beautiful edition of The Poetical Works of Robert Burns. Robert Burns is one of Scotland’s greatest poets and lived from 1759 to 1796. In 1788, he wrote the poem Auld Lang Syne, which is now one of the most
Continue reading »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
Continue reading »Apologies to all who have sent us emails over the past week – our email service is experiencing difficulties, and a lot of emails are getting lost. You may not have received a reply because we probably didn’t receive your email. Please call 90906181 for enquiries/sales during business hours while we get our technical issues
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Gorgeous full leather, 22K gilt Collector’s Editions back in stock! 1. The Divine Comedy of Dante 2. Grimm’s Fairy Tales 3. Eight Plays – Anton Chekhov
Continue reading »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
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