Best Bookshop Downtown Singapore

Alien Abduction: The Uninvited

2012-01-30T23:05:00.000-08:00

Pope, Nick, The Uninvited: An Exposé of The Alien Abduction Phenomenon, London: Simon & Schuster, 1997, pp316, Hardback w/Dustjacket.

Once in awhile, an interesting book about UFOs would pop up in a small bookshop downtown selling used books. I would not hesitate to buy such a book at the first instance, especially when it was selling at a bargain price.

Mein Kampf - Adolf Hitler

2011-07-09T21:28:00.001-07:00

Mein Kampf - Adolf Hitler, Hardback, Rare Book. Translated and annotated by James Murphy, Unexpurgated Edition, Los Angeles: Angriff Press, pp384, dust jacket and wrapper, new.

The author might be dead, but his work is certainly not out-of-date. You need to read this book when you study your History of World War Two.

Make It Right for Singapore

2011-05-15T00:30:00.000-07:00

J.B. Jeyaretnam, Make It Right for Singapore: Speeches in Parliament 1997-1999, Singapore: Jeya Publishers, 2000, pp180. Autographed by J.B. Jeyaretnam on 11 December 2000.

I bought this book from J.B. Jeyaretnam when he was selling many books of the same title at Raffles Place in December 2000. I'd requested him to autograph it for me and he obliged gladly.

Singapore

The Omnivore's Dilemma

2009-07-31T22:10:00.000-07:00

Pollan, Michael, The Omnivore's Dilemma, London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2007, pp450. As Good As New.

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science

1998/1999 Singapore Street Directory

2009-01-14T23:06:00.000-08:00

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.

Singapore

1991 Singapore Street Directory

2009-01-14T00:21:00.001-08:00

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

A map of Singapore was included in this issue.

Singapore

1988 Singapore Street Directory

2009-01-13T00:01:00.000-08:00

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

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

Singapore

1975 Singapore Guide and Street Directory

2009-01-12T00:09:00.000-08:00

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.

Singapore

World Energy Resources

2008-06-26T23:33:00.001-07:00

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

SOLD!

coal
crude oil

The Metal Investment Handbook

2008-06-26T23:24:00.000-07:00

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!

investments

The Discovery of the Grail

2008-06-10T01:09:00.000-07:00

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

Christianity
Holy Grail
Knights Templar

The Search for the Grail

2008-06-09T20:00:00.000-07:00

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.

Christianity
Holy Grail
Knights Templar

The Holy Grail

2008-05-28T20:09:00.001-07:00

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.

Christianity
Holy Grail
Knights Templar

The Human Christ

2008-03-20T20:05:00.000-07:00

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.

Christianity
Holy Grail

The Cup of Destiny

2008-02-29T19:44:00.001-08:00

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

Holy Grail
Knights Templar

The Shroud and The Grail

2008-02-27T02:46:00.000-08:00

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?

Holy Grail
Knights Templar

The Templars

2008-01-26T19:55:00.000-08:00

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.

crusades
Knights Templar

Amazon.com -- Get Big Fast

2008-01-03T20:11:00.000-08:00

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.

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Internet
Marketing

If We Dream Too Long

2007-12-15T23:45:00.000-08:00

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.

Singapore

Coca-Cola Trays

2007-12-13T19:14:00.000-08:00

McClintock, William, Coca-Cola Trays, Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1996, pp126 inc. color illustrations.

I ain't much of a collector of those fancy Coca-Cola collectibles. But when a friend gave me this colorful paperback recently, I was pleased to accept it. This paperback has large prints and it's a good guidebook.

Coca-Cola

Facing the Ocean

2007-11-28T21:26:00.000-08:00

Cunliffe, Barry, Facing the Ocean: The Atlantic and its Peoples, 8000 BC-AD 1500, New York: Oxford University Press, 2001, pp600 inc. illustrations. New Hardback. Dustjacket.

This beautiful hardcover book weighs almost a whopping 1.9 kg and it's a gift from an elderly gentleman who has one of the largest private collections of books in Singapore.

I was fortunate to visit his home for the first time last week, and to browse through his remarkable library of about 40,000 books. Upon departure, I was pleased to receive this book as a gift from this kind gentleman.

Archaeology

Wine Buyer's Guide

2007-10-06T19:43:00.000-07:00

Pocket Wine Buyer's Guide 1999, London: Dorling Kindersley Limited, 1998, pp368. Leather jacket.

This is a nice pocket guidebook that I'd bought from Romie's bookshop sometime last month.

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Diamonds in Australia

2007-08-19T07:18:00.000-07:00

Chapman, Leo, Diamonds in Australia: The Fields and the Prospectors, Sydney: Bay Books Pty Ltd, 1980, pp190 inc b/w & color illustrations.

When I'd noticed this large paperback inside Romie's bookshop downtown sometime last week, I didn't hesitate to buy it rightaway.

It's interesting and fun to read something about diamonds, even though I don't own any piece of investment diamond thus far.

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Gold Producers Handbook

2007-08-18T21:37:00.000-07:00

Gold Producers Handbook 1991, Sydney (Australia): Australian Stock Exchange Limited, (1991), pp189 inc charts.

This large paperback was bought in 1992 at a high price from Times The Bookshop downtown.

A long way back in 1991, the market price of gold was about the same as the price of platinum. It was a golden opportunity back then for anyone to exchange all his or her gold into platinum and becomes rich by now 'coz the price of platinum is more than twice the price of gold nowadays.

It's easy to mention this missed opportunity on hindsight.

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precious metals

Trading in Metals

2007-08-07T01:17:00.000-07:00

Trading in Metals, 2nd Edition, edited by Trevor Tarring and Geoff Pinney, Surrey (England): Metal Bulletin Books Limited, 1989, pp275. Dustjacket. As Good as New. SOLD!

When I'd noticed this hardcover book inside Romie's bookshop downtown sometime last month, I didn't hesitate to buy it rightaway.

It's interesting and fun to read about the trading of hard commodities, especially metals such as gold, silver, and platinum.

investments
precious metals

Hidden Messages in Water

2007-08-06T01:29:00.000-07:00

Emoto, Masaru, The Hidden Messages in Water, translated by David A. Thayne, Tokyo: Beyond Words Publishing, 2004, pp160 inc color illustrations.

Is there something hidden inside that crystal clear water? Well, let me get myself a glass of clean tap water and check it out.

science

Holy War for Constantinople

2007-07-24T21:30:00.000-07:00

Crowley, Roger, 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and The Clash of Islam and The West, First Edition, New York: Hyperion, 2005, pp304 (text), pp8 (b/w illustrations). Dustjacket.

This is a nice-used (as good as new) hardback that I'd bought from Romie last month. This is serious academic stuff and I have yet to complete my reading of this book.

crusades
European History

The Robots' Rebellion

2007-07-16T00:34:00.000-07:00

Icke, David, The Robots' Rebellion: The Story of the Spiritual Renaissance, Bath, UK: Gateway Books, 1994, pp350.

This is a nice-used (as good as new) paperback that I'd bought from Romie last month. Although I'd read a few articles and watched several videos about David Icke (born 1952) hosted by several websites, this is the first book that I'd ever bought which is written by this author.

David Icke is an active campaigner against the New World Order of mind control of the population.

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New World Order

Greening Business

2007-05-11T21:14:00.000-07:00

Davis, John, Greening Business: Managing for Sustainable Development, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Basil Blackwell, Inc., 1991, pp215. Dust-jacket. Nice used.

This hardcover book is a good read for anyone who's concerned about global warming and world environment destruction. The business of environment protection is big business and I guess this book was written years ahead of such development like greening business.

This book was bought some 12 years ago from Romie, who runs a bookshop downtown called Books Galore.

Sustainable Development
Sustainable Economic Development

From Third World To First

2007-04-30T07:33:00.000-07:00

Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew, From Third World To First, Singapore: Times Editions Pte Ltd, 2000, pp778 (text), pp44 (b/w & color photographs). Dust-jacket. Nice Used Hardback. As Good As New.

This out-of-print heavy hard cover giant book weighs about 1.40 kilograms and it is a wonderful reference book for the serious reader who has some interest in Singapore politics. No problem if you're just a casual reader 'coz those photographs and large prints are easy on the eyes.

I would like to offer this hardback at a reasonable price to any serious or casual reader who appreciates the pleasure of owning a nice reference book like this.

The reader is strongly advised to collect this heavy book from me at Yew Tee mrt station because packing and mailing it by post is going to incur quite a substantial cost. Besides, I might not have the material to pack such a large and heavy book.

SOLD!

Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore

The Singapore Story

2007-04-30T07:16:00.000-07:00

Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew, The Singapore Story, Singapore: Times Editions Pte Ltd, 1998, pp680 inc black & white illustrations. Dust-jacket. Nice Used Hardback. As Good As New.

This out-of-print heavy hard cover giant book weighs about 1.25 kilograms and it is a wonderful reference book for the serious reader who has some interest in Singapore politics. No problem if you're just a casual reader 'coz those photographs and large prints are easy on the eyes.

I would like to offer this hardback at a reasonable price to any serious or casual reader who appreciates the pleasure of owning a nice reference book like this.

The reader is strongly advised to collect this heavy book from me at Yew Tee mrt station because packing and mailing it by post is going to incur quite a substantial cost. Besides, I might not have the material to pack such a large and heavy book.

SOLD!

Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore

FAQs on Marketing

2007-04-11T07:18:00.000-07:00

Kotler, Philip, FAQs on Marketing, Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Business, 2005, pp168. Dust-jacket. New.

Although I've bought a few books about business administration from Romie and other booksellers for the past several years, but I believe this is the only book about marketing that I've ever bought from Romie, who runs a bookshop called Books Galore.

For your information, the publisher Marshall Cavendish Business is formerly known as Times Editions, a member of Times Publishing Limited.

Marketing

Essentials of Marketing

2007-04-09T20:15:00.000-07:00

E. Jerome McCarthy and William D. Perreault, Essentials of Marketing, Fifth Edition, Boston: Irwin, 1991, pp526 inc. color illustrations. Nice Used Hardback. As Good As New.

This heavy hardcover book weighs about 1.3 kilograms and it is a wonderful reference book for the serious reader who's into marketing. No problem if you're just a casual reader 'coz those charts, illustrations, and large prints are easy on the eyes.

I would like to offer this hardback at a reasonable price to any serious or casual reader who appreciates the pleasure of owning a nice reference book like this.

The reader is strongly advised to collect this heavy book from me at Yew Tee mrt station because packing and mailing it by post is going to incur quite a substantial cost. Besides, I might not have the material to pack such a large and heavy book.

Marketing

Selling these 31 Nice Used Books

2007-04-08T03:01:00.000-07:00

In the afternoon of Sunday, April 8, a friend had driven a good distance to my place of residence and handed over to me a huge lot of 31 interesting books, 30 paperbacks and one hardback.

He'd asked me to help him to sell these nice used books at Yahoo! Auctions Singapore, and I am now thinking several descriptions to write about these books in order to create those auctions pages.

But first of all, I have to shoot several nice photographs of everyone of these books individually.

Meanwhile, I have to find some space in my bookshelf to stack up these books carefully 'coz it may take quite awhile to sell them on auctions. SOLD!

Chinese Classics
Leadership

The Leadership Engine

2007-04-07T21:20:00.000-07:00

Tichy, Noel M., The Leadership Engine: How Winning Companies Build Leaders at Every Level, First Edition, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 1997, pp367. Dust-jacket. Nice Used Hardback. As Good As New. SOLD!

This heavy hardcover book weighs about 0.75 kilograms and it is a wonderful reference book for the serious reader who's into leadership management. No problem if you're just a casual reader 'coz those charts and large prints are easy on the eyes.

I would like to offer this hardback at a reasonable price to any serious or casual reader who appreciates the pleasure of owning a nice reference book like this.

The reader is strongly advised to collect this heavy book from me at Yew Tee mrt station because packing and mailing it by post is going to incur quite a substantial cost. Besides, I might not have the material to pack such a large and heavy book.

Leadership

A Chinatown in California

2007-03-29T03:50:00.000-07:00

Victor G. and Brett de Bary Nee, Longtime Californ': A Documentary Study of an American Chinatown, Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1986, pp423. Nice Used.

This is some serious stuff. I was given this nice used paperback recently by a good friend, who is also my loyal and regular customer at Yahoo! Auctions Singapore.

I think I need to spend some time grinding through the pages of this book.

California

LEE KUAN YEW: The Man and His Ideas

2007-03-21T21:41:00.000-07:00

Han Fook Kwang, Warren Fernandez, and Sumiko Tan, Lee Kuan Yew: The Man and His Ideas, Singapore: Times Editions Pte Ltd, 1998, pp456 inc black & white illustrations. Dust-jacket. Nice Used Hardback. As Good As New. SOLD!

This out-of-print heavy hard cover giant book weighs about 1.75 kilograms and it is a wonderful reference book for the serious reader who has some interest in Singapore politics. No problem if you're just a casual reader 'coz those photographs and large prints are easy on the eyes.

I would like to offer this hardback at a reasonable price to any serious or casual reader who appreciates the pleasure of owning a nice reference book like this.

The reader is strongly advised to collect this heavy book from me at Yew Tee mrt station because packing and mailing it by post is going to incur quite a substantial cost. Besides, I might not have the material to pack such a large and heavy book.

Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore

Selling these 5 Nice Used Books

2007-03-11T23:20:00.000-07:00

In the afternoon of Saturday, March 10, a friend had driven a good distance to my place of residence and handed over to me these five interesting books, four hardbacks (with dust-jackets) and one paperback.

He'd asked me to help him to sell these nice used books at Yahoo! Auctions Singapore, and I am now thinking some descriptions to write about these books in order to create five auctions pages.

But first of all, I have to shoot some nice photographs of everyone of these books individually.

Meanwhile, I have to find some space in my bookshelf to stack up these books carefully 'coz it may take quite awhile to sell them on auctions.

SOLD!

Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore

Intermediate Numismatic Correspondence Course

2007-03-02T02:03:00.000-08:00

American Numismatic Association, Intermediate Numismatic Correspondence Course, USA: Copyright 1978 ANA, 20 Chapters, inc 20 Question & Answer Sheets, and one blue hardcover folder.

Chapter 1: Numismatics As A Hobby.
Chapter 2: The Numismatic Panorama.
Chapter 3: Part 1 - Grading and Processing, Part 2 - Fakers and Fakes.
Chapter 4: General U.S. Coins.
Chapter 5: U.S. Patterns, Experimental and Trial Pieces.
Chapter 6: Part 1 - Errors and Minting Varieties, Part 2 - Introduction to Lincoln Cent Errors.
Chapter 7: Bits and Pieces.
Chapter 8: Coins, Currency and Economic History.
Chapter 9: U.S. Colonial Coinage and Paper Currency.
Chapter 10: Part 1 - What Makes A Coin Valuable, Part 2 - Learn To Take Advice.
Chapter 11: Civil War Tokens.
Chapter 12: Paper Money of the United States.
Chapter 13: Obsolete Paper Money and Scrip.
Chapter 14: World Paper Money.
Chapter 15: Medals.
Chapter 16: Part 1 - Ancient Greek and Roman Coinage, Part 2 - Ancient Judaean Coinage.
Chapter 17: Medieval Coinage.
Chapter 18: Part 1 - Modern Coins, Part 2 - Collecting Foreign Coins.
Chapter 19: Numismatic Exhibits and Exhibiting.
Chapter 20: Taxation of Coin Collections.

This is a compilation of 384 pages of numismatic knowledge that the collector of coins and paper money won't wanna miss. The ring-folder has aged somewhat for the past 26 years but this slight defect isn't a problem. Remember the old saying that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover.

I'd paid US$25.00 (about SGD$57.00 in 1980) to ship it all the way here from the USA, and thus this compilation might be the only copy around in Singapore after all these doggone years.

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The Encyclopedia of Religion

2007-02-24T00:13:00.000-08:00

The Encyclopedia of Religion, edited by Mircea Eliade (Editor-in-Chief), New York: Simon & Schuster Macmillan, 1995, Vol 1 & 2(pp586), Vol 3 & 4(pp585), Vol 5 & 6(pp575), Vol 7 & 8(pp583), Vol 9 & 10(pp552), Vol 11 & 12(pp570), Vol 13 & 14(pp584), Vol 15 & 16 & Index(pp472).
8 Hardcover Books. Brand New.

Books Galore, 14 Scotts Road, #05-107 Far East Plaza,
Singapore 228213.
Sole Proprietor: Romie
Telephone Numbers: 67328773 and 93852696.

For Direct Sale -- S$1,500 Only.
Check out my friend's bookshop selling this complete set of encyclopedia that has 16 volumes and one index bound into 8 hardcover books. Brand new price of S$2,400 and now selling at a good bargain price of S$1,500 only.

No regrets walking into Romie's bookshop 'coz I've been buying used books and magazines from Romie since 1991. This is the man who has been selling books since the good old school days at Bras Basah Road. He will gladly answer all your questions about this set of encyclopedia. Pick up your phone and call Romie now.

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Singapore

Rediscovering Gold

2007-02-17T02:09:00.000-08:00

Smith, Craig R., Rediscovering Gold in the 21st Century, Third Edition, Phoenix, Arizona: Idea Factory Press, 2003, pp172 inc illustrations.

With the price of gold trading at around US$669 per troy ounce, I guess this book was written a few years ahead of the recent gold price rally. But it's never too late to read a book like this anytime.

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gold

Management for the Retail Jeweller

2007-02-15T23:13:00.000-08:00

Blakemore, Kenneth, Management for the Retail Jeweller, London: Iliffe Books, an imprint of the Butterworth Group, 1973, pp150 inc illustrations.

I'd bought this interesting hardcover book from Romie some twelve years ago. It's a companion volume to The Retail Jeweller's Guide.

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How to Choose Business Premises

2007-02-14T23:03:00.000-08:00

Howard Green, Brian Chalkley, and Paul Foley, How to Choose Business Premises: A Guide for the Small Firm, London: Kogan Page, 1986, pp154. Dustjacket. As good as new.

When a proprietor of a small firm wants to start his business, he just simply sets up shop and does his business. I don't think he has the time to read such a book like this when he wants to start his business rightaway.

You ask any bookseller who sets up a bookshop. He prefers to sell this book than read it.

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How to Buy Secondhand

2007-02-13T02:20:00.000-08:00

Ball, Richard, How to Buy (Almost Anything) Secondhand, London: Astragal Books, 1981, pp216 inc illustrations.

After buying this nice used (secondhand) hardcover book from Romie some twelve years ago, I'd indeed learned to buy some great stuff secondhand, especially books, and saved me a bundle of cash.

I've used this bundle of cash to buy more great stuff and display them on my blogs.

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The Tiny Book of Tiny Houses

2007-02-12T00:28:00.000-08:00

Walker, Lester, The Tiny Book of Tiny Houses, New York: The Overlook Press, 1993, pp96 inc illustrations.

I think I might just gonna downsize from my present high-rise apartment to a tiny house and save me a bundle of cash.

But the high price of that small plot of land might really suck away my bundle of cash.

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Piggy Banks

2007-02-11T19:04:00.000-08:00

Savi Arbola and Marco Onesti, Piggy Banks, San Francisco, USA: Chronicle Books, 1994, pp139 inc color illustrations.

This handy book talks about the art of saving money in the form of coins. It's a rather pricey little book that I'd bought for S$17.99 from the former MPH bookstore at Stamford Road in 1996.

On second thought, instead of buying this book, I could have bought a cheap $5.00 piggy bank back then and saved the balance of $12.99 in the form of coins.

books

The Exercise Exchange Program

2007-02-10T01:35:00.000-08:00

Rippe, Dr. James M., The Exercise Exchange Program, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992, pp384. Dustjacket. Nice used.

I'd sold several books on Yahoo! Auctions Singapore for the past two-and-a-half years, and this is the first book that I'd ever bought from a great Yahoo! Auctions and eBay Singapore seller in an auction on February 7.

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Timewarps

2007-02-09T02:53:00.000-08:00

Gribbin, John, Timewarps, New York: Delacorte Press/Eleanor Friede, 1979, pp205 (text), pp8 (b/w photos). SOLD!

Is time travel possible? Let me travel back 12 years in time, and I recall I'd bought this interesting book from Romie when he was then running Sultana Bookstore at Selegie Road.

books

New Guide to the Moon

2007-02-08T00:45:00.000-08:00

Moore, Patrick, New Guide to the Moon, New York: WW Norton & Company, Inc., 1976, pp320 (text), pp16 (b/w photos).

Here's another hardcover book written by the same author about space exploration and the moon. I'd bought this interesting book about 12 years ago from a bookshop in The Adelphi at Coleman Street.

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Guide to the Stars

2007-02-07T00:31:00.000-08:00

Moore, Patrick, Guide to the Stars, First Edition, London: The Scientific Book Club, 1960, pp222 (text), pp9 (b/w photos). Nice used. No dustjacket.

Here's a hardcover book written about space exploration and those stars in outer space. I'd bought this interesting book from Romie about 12 years ago when he was then running Sultana Bookstore at Selegie Road. SOLD!

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METEORITES

2007-02-06T00:13:00.000-08:00

Robert Hutchison & Andrew Graham, METEORITES, New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1993, pp61 inc color illustrations.

This is a squarish thin paperback that I'd bought at a relatively high price of S$23.85 from the Kinokuniya bookstore at Orchard Road in 1999.

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meteorites

Meteorites from Outer Space

2007-02-05T00:19:00.000-08:00

Norton, O. Richard, Rocks from Space: Meteorites and Meteorite Hunters, Second Edition, Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1998, pp449. B/W Illustrations & Color Plates.

This is a thick and heavy paperback that I'd bought at a high price of S$55.25 from the Kinokuniya bookstore at Orchard Road in 1999. It's almost like a manual written about meteorites from space.

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meteorites

The Search for Our Beginning

2007-02-04T18:14:00.000-08:00

Hutchison, Robert, The Search for Our Beginning: An Enquiry, based on Meteorite Research, into the Origin of Our Planet and of Life, London: Oxford University Press, 1983, pp164, Illustrations.

There used to be a Skoob bookshop, located inside the Bras Basah Complex in the early 1990s, whereby I'd bought this interesting hardcover book.

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We Are Not Alone

2007-02-03T01:24:00.000-08:00

Sullivan, Walter, We Are Not Alone: The Search for Intelligent Life on Other Worlds, Revised Edition, New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1966, pp332 inc illustrations. Dustjacket. Nice used.

This is an interesting hardcover book written about space exploration that I'd bought from Romie about 12 years ago, when he was then running Sultana Bookstore at Selegie Road.

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books

Books Galore

2007-02-02T07:18:00.000-08:00

BOOKS GALORE
14 Scotts Road, #05-107 Far East Plaza, Singapore 228213.
Sole Proprietor: Romie (see photo above).
Telephone Numbers: 67328773 and 93852696.

Check out my friend's bookshop selling mostly used (second-hand) books -- Fiction (Novels), Non-Fiction (Self-Help, Inspirational, Motivational, Business, Fashion, General), Children's Books, Comics, and Imported Magazines.

Best bookshop downtown selling and renting used books. No regrets walking into Romie's bookshop 'coz I've been buying used books and magazines from Romie since 1991. This is the man who has been selling books since the good old school days at Bras Basah Road. He will gladly answer all your questions about books.

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From Meteorite to Man

2007-02-01T02:01:00.000-08:00

Professor J. W. Gregory and Others, From Meteorite to Man: The Evolution of the Earth, London: C. A. Watts & Co Limited, 1930, pp58 inc illustrations.

From my records, I'd bought this small and handy book about ten years ago from a bookshop called World Books, but I can't clearly recall its location in Singapore.

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meteorites

Outlines of Astronomy

2007-01-31T02:51:00.000-08:00

Herschel, Sir John F. W., Outlines of Astronomy, Part One & Part Two, New York: P. F. Collier & Son, 1902, pp926, inc illustrations.

This work of astronomy comes in two parts and they're separately bound into two hardcover books. The pages are a little yellowish due to their natural ageing process.

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The Pith of Astronomy

2007-01-30T00:59:00.000-08:00

Bayne, Samuel G., The Pith of Astronomy, New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1896, pp124. B/W Illustrations. No Dustjacket.

You notice from the contents that Pluto wasn't mentioned 'coz then it hadn't been discovered yet.

This is one of the oldest books in my collection and its condition is still nice and neat.

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books

Fodor's People's Republic of China, 1983

2007-01-29T00:05:00.000-08:00

Summerfield, John, Fodor's People's Republic of China 1983, New York: Fodor's Travel Guides, 1983, pp609 (text), pp8 (color photos).

This thick guide book was a nice gift in 1984 from a student from China studying in the USA, who might be hoping that I would visit China someday. But the closest I'd ever gone somewhere near China was to Hong Kong and Taiwan.

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China

The Hammer for Smashing Illusion

2007-01-28T00:35:00.000-08:00

Sankaracarya, Sripad, The Hammer for Smashing Illusion, explained by Hansadutta Swami, Singapore: Hansa Book Trust, 1983, pp230 inc illustrations.

In 1987, a good friend had made a generous donation to a civic organization and was presented with this hardcover book. He'd passed this book to me as a gift later in the same year.

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meditation

The HP Way

2007-01-27T01:40:00.000-08:00

Packard, David, The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 1995, pp212 inc illustration. Dustjacket. New.

The author tells the simple yet extraordinary story of his life's work and of the truly exceptional corporation that he and his co-partner started in a garage 65 years ago.

This readable hardback was a gift from a good friend some 10 years ago.

books
Silicon Valley

1989 Price Guide of United States Coins

2007-01-26T00:26:00.000-08:00

Hudgeons, Marc, The Official 1989 Blackbook: Price Guide of United States Coins, 27th edition, New York: The House of Collectibles, 1988, pp299 inc illustrations.

This small handy paperback was a gift in 1990 from a good friend who'd used to run a numismatic shop downtown at Coleman Street. SOLD!

coin collecting

Cacti & Other Succulents

2007-01-25T00:56:00.000-08:00

Scott, S.H., The Observer's Book of Cacti & Other Succulents, 10th reprint, London: Frederick Warne (Publishers) Ltd, 1977, pp160 (text), 16 color plates and 66 b/w photos. Nice used.

This isn't exactly a tiny book but it's small enough to be handy. I'd bought this nice used book sometime last year from Romie who runs a bookshop called Books Galore.

gardening

The Life of Pablo Picasso

2007-01-24T03:07:00.000-08:00

Hawes, Esme, The Life & Times of Pablo Picasso, Sydney: The Book Company International Pty Ltd, 1996, pp73 inc illustrations.

Here's another one of a few tiny books in my collection. It's a gift from Romie who runs a bookshop called Books Galore at Scotts Road. It's fun to hold and read a tiny book like this.

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Picasso

Gems, Pocket-size Book

2007-01-23T02:43:00.000-08:00

Nature's Treasure: Gems, edited by Daniel Giles, London: Dragon's World Ltd, 1994, pp45 inc color illustrations.

Bought in 1995 from the Kinokuniya bookstore at Orchard Road, this is one of a few tiny books in my collection. It's fun to hold and read a tiny book like this.

books
gems

Gem Hunter's Guide

2007-01-22T02:13:00.000-08:00

MacFall, Russell P., Gem Hunter's Guide: How to Find and Identify Gem Minerals, 5th Revised Edition, Reprint, New York: Bell Publishing Company, 1989, pp323 inc b/w illustrations.

This hardcover book is a complete amateur collector's manual to the precious and semi-precious gems of North America.

Meanwhile, check out another book written about gems by clicking here.

books
precious stones

The Diamond Invention

2007-01-21T00:56:00.000-08:00

Epstein, Edward Jay, The Diamond Invention, London: Hutchinson & Company (Publishers) Ltd, 1982, pp270.

The international diamond monopoly is in the hands of a few syndicates. The artificially maintained high value of diamonds by these syndicates is in danger of total collapse.

Or has the value collapsed some time ago? The world may yet learn that nothing, not even a diamond, is forever.

Meanwhile, check out another book written about diamonds by clicking here.

books
diamonds

The Silver Bears

2007-01-20T04:49:00.000-08:00

Erdman, Paul, The Silver Bears, London: Hutchinson & Company (Publishers) Ltd, 1974, pp201.

This book is history. It's about the bear market of silver from 1968 to 1971 when the price of silver bottomed out at only US$1.29 an ounce. But while small investors were hit badly, some really big speculators made millions by selling short.

Meanwhile, check out another book, entitled Silver Bulls, written about the silver market by clicking here.

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silver

Silver Bonanza

2007-01-19T01:52:00.000-08:00

James U. Blanchard III, Silver Bonanza, Revised Edition, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995, pp288.

The price of silver had crashed from its peak of US$50 per ounce more than 25 years ago. Is there a chance that the price might rise to that high level once again?

The purchase receipt dated 16/06/95 from Times The Bookshop, formerly situated in Colombo Court shopping complex, is still tucked inside this book. Well, from 1995 until now, the price of silver is still way below its peak level. For your information, the price is currently at around US$12.50 per ounce.

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silver

The Great Silver Bubble

2007-01-18T00:50:00.000-08:00

Fay, Stephen, The Great Silver Bubble, London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd, 1982, pp275 (text), pp4 (b/w photos). Dustjacket. As Good as New.

Here's another investigative journalism about a conspiracy by two of the richest families in the world to corner the entire silver market from the late 1970s to 1980.

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silver

Bre-X, The Inside Story

2007-01-17T00:44:00.000-08:00

Francis, Diane, Bre-X: The Inside Story, Toronto, Canada: Key Porter Books Ltd, 1997, pp240 (text), pp8 (b/w photos). Dustjacket. As Good as New.

This is an investigative journalism about a gold-mining conspiracy that ended in a suicide of a chief geologist. The story reveals one of the biggest investment scams on earth when the share price of Bre-X Minerals crashed from its high of US$280 to almost nothing.

books
gold

The Realms of Gold

2007-01-16T00:43:00.000-08:00

Vicker, Ray, The Realms of Gold, London: Robert Hale & Company, 1976, pp244.

This is a readable hardcover book telling the story of gold from the ancient Egyptians to the modern-day magnates of South Africa.

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gold

The Gold Companion

2007-01-15T00:07:00.000-08:00

Green, Timothy, The Gold Companion: The A-Z of Mining, Marketing Trading and Technology, London: Rosendale Press Ltd, 1991, pp159 inc illustrations.

While browsing for books inside Times The Bookshop downtown Kuala Lumpur in 1998, I'd come across this attractive hardcover book and bought it without much hesitation. This book is almost like a handy encyclopaedia of gold.

books
gold

James Bond, 6 Novels

2007-01-14T02:20:00.000-08:00

Ian Fleming's James Bond, Complete and Unabridged, London: Chancellor Press, 1994, pp847.

While browsing for books inside Times The Bookshop downtown Kuala Lumpur in 1998, I'd come across this huge hardcover book and bought it without much hesitation. This book has six electrifying novels featuring the special agent James Bond.

books
fiction

Hiroshima, 1945

2007-01-13T06:27:00.000-08:00

Takaki, Ronald, Hiroshima: Why America dropped the Atomic Bomb, New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1995, pp194 (text), pp8 (b/w photos). Dustjacket. As Good as New.

I went downtown today and dropped into Romie's bookshop, Books Galore, in Far East Plaza at Scotts Road and bought this hardcover book. This is the first book that I'd bought from Romie for the year 2007.

books
Japan

Nagasaki 1945

2007-01-12T00:04:00.000-08:00

Akizuki, Tatsuichiro, Nagasaki 1945, translated by Keiichi Nagata, London: Quartet Books Ltd, 1981, pp159 (text), pp8 (b/w photos). Nice used.

Here's a paperback that I'd bought in 1998 from the Skoob bookshop at Bangsar Baru, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This is a book written about the detonation of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki in Japan.

books
Japan

Children of the Flames

2007-01-11T00:57:00.000-08:00

Lucette Matalon Lagnado & Sheila Cohn Dekel, Children of the Flames: Dr Josef Mengele and the Untold Story of the Twins of Auschwitz, London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1991, pp320 (text), pp8 (b/w photos). Dustjacket. As Good as New.

Here's another hardcover book that I'd bought in 1998 from the Skoob bookshop at Bangsar Baru, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This is a book written about the holocaust.

books
Holocaust

Buried Treasure

2007-01-10T02:39:00.000-08:00

Johnstone, Paul, Buried Treasure, London: Phoenix House Limited, 1957, pp111 with 67 plates and a frontispiece. Dustjacket torn at top edge.

This hardcover book was dug up like buried treasure from a huge pile of used books at a corner inside the Skoob bookshop at Bangsar Baru, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In 1998, I flew north over there to watch the Commonwealth Games held for the first time in Malaysia, and dropped over into that bookshop at the same time. I'd bought a number of used hardbacks and paperbacks, and this was one of those books that I'd brought home.

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How to Invest in Gems

2007-01-09T03:34:00.000-08:00

Zucker, Benjamin, HOW TO INVEST IN GEMS, Dorset (UK): Blandford Press, 1977, pp128 (text), pp16 (color plates). Dustjacket. Nice used.

This used book was bought from Romie some ten years ago when he was then running Sultana Bookstore at Selegie Road. It is out-of-print and hard to find.

This interesting book is a layman's guide to the connoisseur's world of rubies, sapphires, emeralds, diamonds, and other precious gemstones.

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gems
precious stones

Guide to Collecting Silver

2007-01-08T02:39:00.000-08:00

Holland, Margaret, Silver: An Illustrated Guide to Collecting Silver, London: Cathay Books, 1978, pp144 inc illustrations. Dustjacket. As Good as New.

Bought from the former MPH bookshop at Stamford Road in 1979, this is a large hardcover book about collecting silver objects used at the table and in the house. It's illustrated with 45 superb color and over 120 black & white illustrations.

books
silverware

Phaidon Guide to Pewter

2007-01-07T00:44:00.000-08:00

Brett, Vanessa, Phaidon Guide to Pewter, Oxford: Phaidon Press Ltd, 1981, pp256 inc illustrations.

This is the most recent book that I'd bought from Romie, just two days after Christmas of 2006. It's a nice used hardcover book and its pages are made from good quality paper.

It's a nice way to end the year of 2006 and herald the year of 2007 by reading about some collectibles that I like.

books
pewter

An Old Book about Collecting Jewelry

2007-01-06T01:17:00.000-08:00

Curran, Mona, Collecting Jewellery, London: Arco Publications, 1963, pp151 (text), pp4 (b/w photos).

This is a handy hardcover book that I'd bought from Romie a few days before Christmas Day of 2006. I am glad to add this useful book to my collection of several books written about jewelry.

books
jewelry

The Lost Wreck of the Isis

2007-01-05T02:55:00.000-08:00

Ballard, Robert D., The Lost Wreck of the Isis, Kent, UK: Hodder & Stoughton/Madison Press Book, 1990, pp64 inc illustrations.

This large hardcover book has large print and it's easy to read. The inside of its dust-jacket unfolds to become a full color wall poster.

archaeology
books

Romie of Books Galore, Far East Plaza

2007-01-04T04:16:00.000-08:00

BOOKS GALORE
14 Scotts Road,
#05-107,
Far East Plaza,
Singapore 228213.

Sole Proprietor: Romie (top photo).
Telephone Numbers: 67328773 and 93852696.

Check out my friend's bookshop selling mostly second-hand (used) books like Fiction (Novels), Non-Fiction (Self-Help, Inspirational, Motivational, Business, Hobbies, Fashion, General), Children's Books, Comics, and Imported Magazines.

Best bookshop downtown selling and renting used books. No regrets walking into Romie's bookshop 'coz I've been buying used books and magazines from Romie since 1991. This is the man who has been selling books since the good old school days at Bras Basah Road. He will gladly answer all your questions about books.

books
Singapore

Recovery of a Spanish Galleon

2007-01-04T00:16:00.000-08:00

William M. Mathers and Nancy Shaw, Treasure of the Concepción, edited by Catherine R. Wygant, Hong Kong: APA Publishers (HK) Ltd, 1993, pp165 inc illustrations.

This is a large hardcover book written about the archaeological recovery of the Spanish galleon called Nuestra Señora de la Concepción.

I'd bought this colorful and interesting book at a high price in 1994 from the MPH bookshop formerly situated at Stamford Road.

archaeology
books

Discovery of the Mary Rose

2007-01-03T00:53:00.000-08:00

McKee, Alexander, How We Found the Mary Rose, London: Souvenir Press Ltd, 1983/rpt, pp152 inc illustrations.

This large used paperback was bought from Romie some ten years ago when he was running Sultana Bookstore at Selegie Road. It has many drawings and photographs.

archaeology
books

Fatal Treasure

2007-01-02T03:09:00.000-08:00

Smith, Jedwin, Fatal Treasure: Greed and Death, Emeralds and Gold, and the Obsessive Search for the Legendary Ghost Galleon Atocha, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003, pp257 inc illustrations. Dust-jacket. New.

This is yet another exciting book written about the quest for the sunken treasure of the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha. In 1969, the legendary Mel Fisher set out to find that treasure.

archaeology
books

The Silent World

2007-01-01T02:35:00.000-08:00

Cousteau, Captain J.Y., The Silent World, New York: Harper & Row, Pyblishers, 1953, PP266 inc 64 pages of photographs. Hardback, Dust-jacket. Nice used.

In this interesting book, Jacques Yves Cousteau with Frédéric Dumas wrote about the exciting adventure of the undersea world. This book was bought more than ten years ago from that former bookshop in The Adelphi at Coleman Street.

archaeology
books

The Underwater Dig

2006-12-31T09:47:00.000-08:00

Marx, Robert F., The Underwater Dig: An Introduction to Marine Archaeology, New York: Henry Z. Walck, Inc., 1975, pp250 inc illustrations.

Bought from that former bookshop at Coleman Street, this is a nice used hardback that I'd paid a relatively high price for it some ten years ago.

archaeology
books

Underwater Archaeology

2006-12-30T02:54:00.000-08:00

Blot, Jean-Yves, Underwater Archaeology: Exploring the World Beneath the Sea, London: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1996, pp176 inc illustrations.

This is a small paperback with many colorful photographs and illustrations about raising treasures from the waters. I'd bought this book in 1997 from the Kinokuniya bookstore situated in Ngee Ann City at Orchard Road.

archaeology
books

Shipwrecks & Sunken Treasure

2006-12-29T06:54:00.000-08:00

Wells, Tony, Shipwrecks & Sunken Treasure in Southeast Asia, Singapore: Times Editions Pte Ltd, 1995, pp159 inc illustrations. Paperback. New.

This is a great paperback that was published and printed in Singapore. I was fortunate enough to buy an autographed book at Times The Bookshop downtown on the day it was released for sale.

archaeology
books

Sea Tragedy and Sunken Treasure

2006-12-28T01:59:00.000-08:00

Horner, Dave, Shipwreck: A Saga of Sea Tragedy and Sunken Treasure, New York: ibooks, 2002, pp295 inc illustrations. Paperback. Nice used.

Here's another sea adventure paperback that I'd bought from Romie just a few years ago. This book is about a modern-day exploration and salvage of sunken treasure from a Spanish galleon.

archaeology
books

Goldfinder, Discovery of Untold Riches

2006-12-27T23:25:00.000-08:00

Jessop, Keith, Goldfinder: The True Story of One Man's Discovery of the Ocean's Richest Secrets, London: Pocket Books, 1999, pp420 (text), pp24 (b/w & color photos). Paperback. As good as new.

Occasionally, Romie sells a few sea adventure paperbacks like this title, and it's great reading material for an armchair adventurer like me.

archaeology
books

Ship of Gold, read by Bruce Davison

2006-12-26T01:56:00.000-08:00

Kinder, Gary, Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea, New York: Random House Audio Publishing, 1998. Audiobook, 4 audio cassettes, 5 hours.

This pack of audiocassettes was bought from the online superstore called Amazon.com in January 2004, about a year before I'd bought the paperback of the same title from Romie. Sometimes it is fun to hear someone reads a book to you.

archaeology
books

Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea

2006-12-26T01:28:00.000-08:00

Kinder, Gary, Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea, New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1998, pp507. Large paperback. As good as new.

This is a large paperback that I'd bought from Romie sometime at the end of 2004 or the beginning of 2005. A year or two before that, I'd noticed a paperback of the same title on the bookshelf but I didn't buy it 'coz its front cover was a little tattered.

I guess a little patience in waiting helps in searching for another used book of better condition.

archaeology
books

Stalin's Silver

2006-12-25T18:37:00.000-08:00

Beasant, John, Stalin's Silver, London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1996, pp216 (text), pp8 (b/w photos). Paperback. Nice used.

The back cover of this paperback proclaims the true story told in this book as "One of the enduring and compelling mysteries of the Second World War." It decribes a high-tech salvage of $380 million in silver from a shipwreck in the Arabian Sea.

This interesting paperback was bought some years ago from Romie, who runs Books Galore downtown at Scotts Road.

books
history

A Conspiracy to Steal Billions

2006-12-24T08:01:00.000-08:00

Bower, Tom, Nazi Gold, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1997, pp381 (text), pp16 (b/w photos). Dust-jacket. New.

Bought in the late 1990s from Borders Singapore bookstore situated in Wheelock Place at Orchard Road, this is a hardcover book that talks about gold bullion and other treasures looted by Nazi Germany.

books
history

A Dreadful Scratch on the Dustjacket

2006-12-24T03:26:00.000-08:00

Ian Sayer and Douglas Botting, Nazi Gold: The Story of the World's Greatest Robbery and Its Aftermath, First American Edition, New York: Congdon & Weed, Inc: 1984, pp423. Out-of-Print. Dustjacket. As Good As New.

I'd bought this large hardback from the online store amazon.com in 1999 for a high price of $63.54 (US$36.94), including shipping and handling. But I was not told before my purchase that its dustjacket has got a dreadful scratch across the title. You can see that scratch clearly in my second photograph.

I like to think that scratch was not done on purpose by any of the packing staff.

amazon.com
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history

Paperback Imported and Sold

2006-12-23T00:00:00.000-08:00

Ian Sayer and Douglas Botting, Nazi Gold, First Black Cat Edition, New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1986, pp544. Nice used. SOLD!

This thick paperback was bought from the online superstore called Amazon.com in 1999 for a hefty price of US$13.94 (including airmail postage) and it was sold to a bidder at Yahoo! Auctions Singapore in December 2005.

amazon.com
books
history

The Solid Gold Buddha

2006-12-22T17:44:00.000-08:00

Canaway, W.H., The Solid Gold Buddha, London: Futura Publications Limited, 1979, pp216. Nice used.

This is a fiction thriller paperback that I'd bought from Romie some years ago and I ain't sure if I'd done reading the last part of the book.

books
fiction
Thailand