Wednesday, January 14, 2009

1998/1999 Singapore Street Directory

Ministry of Law, Singapore Street Directory, 19th Edition, Singapore: SNP Corporation Ltd, 1998, pp591.

As years gone by, this kind of guidebook became larger and larger (due to more roads and highways being built) but its paper became thinner and thinner.

The size of this issue is almost that of a coffee table book.

1991 Singapore Street Directory

Ministry of Law, Singapore Street Directory, 16th Edition, Singapore: Pacific Trade Press Pte Ltd, 1991, pp558.

A map of Singapore was included in this issue.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

1988 Singapore Street Directory

Ministry of Law, Singapore Street Directory, Fifteenth Edition, Singapore: Singapore National Printers Ltd, 1988.

Most of such issues were available in paperbacks and not many were available in hardbacks like this.

Monday, January 12, 2009

1975 Singapore Guide and Street Directory

Singapore Guide and Street Directory, Eleventh Edition, Singapore: Publicity Division, Ministry of Culture, 1975, pp255 inc color illustrations. * SOLD *

This is a nice used street directory bought many years ago from a second-hand bookshop downtown.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

World Energy Resources

Ion, D C, Availability of World Energy Resources, London: Graham & Trotman Ltd, 1975, pp254 inc appendices. Dustjacket. As good as new.

~*~SOLD~*~


The Metal Investment Handbook

R. S. Taylor-Radford and John A. Pugsley, The Metal Investment Handbook, Costa Mesa, California: The Common Sense Press, Inc., 1983, pp171. Dustjacket. As good as new.

~*~SOLD~*~

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

The Discovery of the Grail

Sinclair, Andrew, The Discovery of the Grail, London: Arrow books Limited, 1999, pp374. Almost new.



Monday, June 9, 2008

The Search for the Grail

Phillips, Graham, The Search for the Grail, London: Century, 1995, pp182 (text), pp8 (b/w photos). Dust-jacket. Nice used.

The caption at the lower end of the front of the dustjacket says about the "Astonishing new proof of the existence of the Grail in Britain." This is a modern-day quest based on new evidence for the existence of the sacred cup that initiated a twentieth-century search for the Holy Grail.



Wednesday, May 28, 2008

The Holy Grail

Scott, Carter, The Holy Grail, London: Edimat Books Ltd., 2004, pp192. Dustjacket. Hardcover. As Good As New.

Bought in May 2008 from a secondhand bookshop downtown, this hardback is as good as new.



Thursday, March 20, 2008

The Human Christ

Allen, Charlotte, The Human Christ: The Search for the Historical Jesus, New York: The Free Press (A Division of Simon & Schuster Inc.), 1998, pp383. Dustjacket. As Good As New.

"The quest for the 'historical' Jesus -- the human figure who became Christ -- has preoccupied the Christian world for centuries." So said the opening sentence of the first paragraph written on the inside of the dustjacket.


Friday, February 29, 2008

The Cup of Destiny

Ravenscroft, Trevor, The Cup of Destiny: The Quest for the Grail, York Beach, Maine: Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1995, pp194. Paperback. As good as new.


Wednesday, February 27, 2008

The Shroud and The Grail

Currer-Briggs, Noel, The Shroud and The Grail: A Modern Quest for the True Grail, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1987, pp241. Duskjacket. Nice Used.

"The mystery surrounding both the Shroud of Turin and the Holy Grail has never failed to excite the imagination and arouse speculation worldwide." So said the first paragraph written on the inside of the dustjacket.

The author "shows how the Grail has been confused with the Chalice of the Last Supper,...." So what precisely is the Holy Grail?


Saturday, January 26, 2008

The Templars

Barceló, Emmanuel, The Templars: Beyond a Myth of the Middle Ages, London: Edimat Books Ltd., 2004, pp189. No Dustjacket. Hardcover. As Good As New.

Bought on January 25 from a secondhand bookshop downtown, this hardback is as good as new.

Even though I have a two-hour DVD about the Knights Templar, but I think it's even better to recline on an armchair and read a book about the Templars.


Thursday, January 3, 2008

Amazon.com -- Get Big Fast

Spector, Robert, amazon.com: Get Big Fast, First Edition, New York: HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 2000, pp263. Nice used Hardback w/dustjacket.

This nice used hardcover book was bought on the eve of Christmas 2007 from a secondhand bookshop downtown. It has eleven chapters and I am into its fifth chapter now.



Saturday, December 15, 2007

If We Dream Too Long

Poh Seng, Goh, If We Dream Too Long, Singapore: Island Press, 1972, pp177. Used Hardback. Dustjacket slightly torn at its edges. ~*~ SOLD ~*~

This is a hard-to-find autographed book by Dr Goh Poh Seng, his first novel written about Singapore.

For your information, I'd sold this book to a good friend.