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Little Brown Brother
by Leon Wolff
An account of the Spanish-American War which led to the American acquisition of the Philippines. Besides relating the military and political events in both America and the Philippines, valuable data is given about the Filipino nationalists--Emilio Aguinaldo, Apolinario Mabini, Antonio Luna, and Gregorio del Pilar.
Concise English Tagalog Dictionary
by Jose Villa Panganiban
Over ten million Filipinos speak Tagalog, a language more and more Westerners are studying -- with precious few learning materials. This dictionary changes the status quo, providing a reliable compendium of over 6,000 of the most common English words in Tagalog. Pronunciation guidelines created by the Institute of National Language allow the student to develop thorough familiarity with tricky stresses and glottal vowels. Inexpensive and expansive, the Concise English-Tagalog Dictionary will prove...
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The Great Raid On Cabanatuan Rescuing the Doomed Ghosts Of Bataan and Corregidor
by William B Breuer
Philippines Books & Ephemera
Little Brown Brother
by Wolff, Leon
An account of the Spanish-American War which led to the American acquisition of the Philippines. Besides relating the military and political events in both America and the Philippines, valuable data is given about the Filipino nationalists--Emilio Aguinaldo, Apolinario Mabini, Antonio Luna, and Gregorio del Pilar.
Folklore of the Atayal of Formosa and the Mountain Tribes of Luzon
by Norbeck, Edward
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1950. Staplebound. iv, 44p., staplebound wraps, 6x9 inches. Illustrated with fold-out map. Wraps sunned, staples lightly rusted, minor foxing to top edge of text block, else very good. Anthropological Papers, Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan, No. 5.
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€18.85
Nationalism: A Summons to Greatness
by Tañada, Lorenzo M.; Maramag, Ileana, ed
Quezon City: Phoenix Publishing House, Inc, 1965. Paperback. xxi, 176p., paperback, 6x9 inches. Wraps lightly shelfworn, slight discoloration to edges of text block, else very good. Tañada was the longest serving senator in the Philippines, and opposed martial law under President Marcos. He was the chairman of the Justice for Aquino, Justice for All (JAJA) Movement, and led the Anti-Bases Coalition against the continued presence of the US military.
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€28.28
Crisis in the Philippines: The Marcos Era and Beyond
by Bresnan, John, ed
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1986. Paperback. xiv, 284p., paperback, 5.5x8.5 inches, very good.
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€11.31
Arts of Asia: Malaysia (Vol 12, No. 5, Sept/Oct 1982)
by Nguyet, Tuyet (editor)
Arts of Asia, 1982. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Some creases on cover. Beautifully illustrated. 152p. Features Malaysia, Prehistoric Collections in Muzium Negara, Kuala Lumpur. Contributors include Fong Peno-Khuan, Othman Bin Mohd Yatim, Adi Haji Taha, Kieth Addison, and more.
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€20.74
From the Molecular to the Galactic: The Art of Max Ernst and Alfonso Ossorio
by Matilsky, Barbara; Dallow, Jessica; Thomas, Colleen
Chapel Hill: Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000. Staplebound. 32p., staplebound exhibition catalog, 7x10 inches, very good. Illustrated profusely with Ernst and Ossorio's works.
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€37.70
The Embarrassment of Slavery: Controversies Over Bondage and Nationalism in the American Colonial Philippines
by Salman, Michael
Manila: Ateneo De Manila University Press, 2001. Paperback. xi, 335p., paperback, 6x9 inches, very good.
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€14.14
New Writing From the Philippines: A Critique and Anthology
by CASPER, Leonard
Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1966. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First edition. 411pp. Near fine with small dampstain on bottom outer edges in a good only dampstained dustwrapper.
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€18.85
Philippine Colonial Democracy
by Paredes, Ruby R., ed
New Haven: Yale University Southeast Asia Studies, 1988. Paperback. 166p., paperback, 6x9 inches. Stamp on title page, sticker scar on spine, else very good. Monograph Series 32/Yale University Southeast Studies.
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€32.99
Manila and the Seat of War
by SERVOSS, R.D
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1899. unbound. Woodcut. Image measures 13 1/2" x 9 1/2"<br/> <br/> Scarce wartime map of the Philippines issued after the Spanish-American War. Showing the central part of the island of Luzon around the city of Manila, this map depicts the region in great detail. Railroads, wagon roads, horse roads, and trails are shown. Cities, villages, and small settlements are labeled. Topography is rendered by hachure. This map appeared in in "Harper's...
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€282.75
The Pearl of the Antilles. A View of the Past and a Glance at the Future
by Frederic M. Noa
New York: [Knickerbocker Press], 1898. xiii, [1 (blank)], 84pp. First edition. Sm. 8vo. Publisher's cloth; top edge gilt. Minor rubbing at extremities and old owner's name neatly written to blank endpaper; Very Good. Concise analysis of Cuban political history, their struggle for autonomy in the face of Spanish atrocities, and the causes of the Spanish-American War. Writing after Admiral Dewey's victory at Manila Bay in the Philippines, author Frederick M. Noa sought to build popular support for the...
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€70.69
Asia recens summa cura delineata Auct Jud Hondio 1631
by HONDIUS, Jodocus
Amsterdam, 1631. framed. Map. Engraving with original outline coloring. 14.75 x 19.75 inches. Amsterdam: J. Hondius, 1631. In a custom brown and gold frame with linen matting. 21x 25 1/2 inches.<br/> <br/> Lovely map of Asia in the early 17th century. Beautifully composed with tiny yet legible toponyms. The map spans from the Mediterranean to Japan. Extending from Nova Zembla in the Arctic circle to Java in the East Indies. The Great Wall of China is artfully rendered. The title cartouche...
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€1,578.69
On the Codification of Muslim Customary (ADAT) and Qur'Anic Laws: Papers of the Sixth Annual Seminar on Islam in the Philippines and Asia, September 20-23, 1973 Ateneo de Davao College Davao City with Introduction by Alfredo T. Tiamson
Marawi City: University Research Center, Mindanao State University, 1977. Paperback. Very Good. 361p. Softcover in original wrapper. 23 cm.This is Mindanao Journal Vol. III, Nos. 3-4 (January-June 1977). The Preface identifies this as the 3rd edition of "the first printed compilation of studies on Philippine Muslim Laws" -- the two previous editions were "modest" mineographed editions published in 1974 and 1976.
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€37.70
![Sirva Este Libro p.a Asentar las Actas, Capitulos, y Ordenes Regulares. Quingua, en Acto de Visita, à 12 de Mayo de 1827.= F. Santos Marañon [manuscript caption title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/927/330/1360330927.0.b.jpg)
Sirva Este Libro p.a Asentar las Actas, Capitulos, y Ordenes Regulares. Quingua, en Acto de Visita, à 12 de Mayo de 1827.= F. Santos Marañon [manuscript caption title]
by [Philippines]. [Religion]
[Quingua, i.e. Plaridel, 1860. Good plus.. [428]pp. Folio. Original limp calf, manuscript cover title. Edges and spine worn; head of spine and upper corner of front wrap chipped. Text block loose at front hinge, broken in a couple of places internally. A few leaves loose; scattered chipping and tears, occasionally affecting text. Evenly tanned; occasional dust soiling. Completed in several hands; highly legible scripts. A valuable manuscript compilation of Catholic documents recorded by the local...
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€14,137.50
Pledge of Support; I protest the Marcos Government's attempt to execute Bernabe Buscayno, Victor Corpus and Benigno Aquino. I shall make my feelings known to the Marcos Government when called upon to do so
N.p.: n.p., 1977. Handbill. Single page with dittoed text, 8.5x11 inches. Horizontal crease from folding with light toning to edge of paper, else very good. Petition was likely circulated by Filipino American activists following the Marcos regime's sentencing of Buscayno, Corpus, and Aquino to death by firing squad. Their sentences were subsequently commuted by Marcos following international pressure, but Aquino would be assasinated less than six years later.
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€11.31
Founders of Freedom: The History of the Three Philippine Constitutions
by Pacis, Vicente Albano, et al
[Manila]: Capital Publishing House, 1971. Hardcover. Near Fine. illustrations, viii, 364p. Original reddish brown binding. 28cm. No Jacket. INSCRIBED on verso of title-page by Ramon Roces, Chairman of the Elena Hoffmann Roces Foundation, Inc. which appears to have sponsored or underwritten this publication.
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€70.69
The Filipinos in America
by Winter, Frank H
Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company, 1988. Hardcover. 71p., pictorial boards, 7.25x9.25 inches. Illustrated profusely with b&w photographs. Boards lightly shelfworn, else very good.
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€18.85
The Progressing Philippines
by Briggs, Charles Whitman
Philadelphia: Griffith & Rowland, 1913. Hardcover. Very Good. frontis, photos, index, 174p. Original dark blue cloth. 20cm. Minor spotting and wear. No Jacket. INSCRIBED in pencil on endpaper ("Rev. J. C. Rawson with the esteem of Chas W Briggs"). Prepared as a text-book for mission study classes. Rawson, a graduate of Colgate University, was a Baptist minister.
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€94.25
Philippine Studies: Volume 42 / Second Quarter 1994
by Galdon, Joseph A., ed
Quezon City: Ateneo De Manila University Press, 1994. Paperback. 139-265p., paperback, 6x9 inches. Price sticker on rear wrap, else very good. Articles on the Igorot and Sangil people, and riddles of the Butbut Tribe.
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€14.14
The Philippines - Our Artist with the Firing-Line during the Advance on Malolos
by HARPER'S WEEKLY
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1899. unbound. Woodcut. Page measures 15 5/8" x 10 7/8"<br/> <br/> This print features four illustrations sketched from life by G.W. Peters depicting scenes from the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. The illustrations are titled: "View of San Pedro Macati from General King's Headquarters", "Brigadier-General Charles King U.S.V.", "Major-General MacArthur's Headquarters at Caloocan", and "Polo-...
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€94.25
The Class of 1995 Pilipino Graduation
Berkeley: The Pilipino Community of the University of California at Berkeley, 1995. Staplebound. 16p., staplebound wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches. Wraps creased, else very good. Ticket and national anthems of U.S. and the Philippines inlaid. Includes order of events, list of graduates, dedications, and a class photo.
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€23.56
Arts of Asia (Volume 41, No 3 : 2011)
by Nguyet, Tuyet (editor)
Hong Kong: Arts of Asia, 2011. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 172pp; illustrated throughout, mainly in colour. Laminated printed light card covers. Some chipping to edges. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 4to.
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€23.67
Brown Americans of Asia
by Perdon, Renato
Sydney: The Manila Prints, 1998. Paperback. xxi, 173p., paperback, 5.5x8.25 inches, very good. First edition.
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€30.16
![[Photograph Album of Large Images Depicting Life in the Philippines and Various Scenes from the Philippine Revolution and the Spanish-American War, Including Stunning Images of Indigenous Peoples, Spanish Executions of Filipino Leaders, and the Human Cost of War]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/959/905/1592905959.0.b.jpg)
[Photograph Album of Large Images Depicting Life in the Philippines and Various Scenes from the Philippine Revolution and the Spanish-American War, Including Stunning Images of Indigenous Peoples, Spanish Executions of Filipino Leaders, and the Human Cost of War]
by [Philippines]
[Mainly the Philippines, but also Japan, 1899. Good.. [23] leaves, illustrated with eighty-three photographs, between 2 x 3 inches and 8.25 x 10.5 inches, most with printed captions in the images or manuscript annotations on the mounts. Oblong quarto. Contemporary three-quarter leather and black cloth, gilt title on front cover. Spine perished, boards worn and stained. Binding tender, but holding, scattered thumb staining and foxing. A captivating collection of professional and vernacular photographs...
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€5,655.00
A Bibliography of Philippine Linguistics and Minor Languages; With Annotations and Indices Based on Works in the Library of Cornell University
by Ward, Jack H
Ithaca: Southeast Asia Program, Department of Asian Studies, Cornell University, 1971. Paperback. viii, 549p., paperback, 8.5x10.75 inches. Small stain on fore-edge of text block, light handling wear and sunning to wraps, else very good.
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€51.84
Waltzing with a Dictator: The Marcoses and the Making of American Policy
by Bonner, Raymond
Hardback. Acceptable.
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€3.23
