Rare 1854 book- PAUL DE LA GIRONIER'S TWENTY YEARS IN THE PHILIPPINES
PALHBOOKS.COM PROUDLY FEATURES: Gironier, Paul de la. TWENTY YEARS IN THE PHILIPPINES. Harper & Brothers, Publishers, unmarked but around 1854, hardcover, very good, 380 pages, This rare book is the original English edition. This is the narrative of a French medic-al surgeon, Paul de la Gironier's wonderful account about his estate Jala-Jala, his travels and impressions of the Philippines during the 1850s. This is an English translation of the original French. This rare book is an often quoted source because of Gironier's exceptionally well-done descriptions of Philippine life in the 1850s, beauty of the women and their fascinating costume, his marriage to a young F

Commentary on Finding God: True Stories of Spiritual Encounters, by Reme A. Grefalda
Anvil Anthology Highlights Spiritual NarrativesPublisher Anvil Philippines recently released Finding God, an anthology of spiritual encounters by Filipino writers compiled and edited by Cecilia Brainard (When the Rain Goddess Wept) and Marily Y. Orosa (Studio 5 Designs). The 18 selected essays have a common rel

Blair & Robertson, THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, 19 VOLUMES
http://www.palhbooks.com features: Blair, Emma Helen; & Robertson, James Alexander. THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 19 Volumes . Cacho, 1970s, Reprint of 1907 Edition, hardcover, very good, 2 volumes are facsimiles but bound in red leatherette with red gilt to match the set. For the serious Filipiniana collection, we o

LIFE IN OLD PARIAN, by Concepcion Briones - history Cebu
Palhbooks.com features:Briones, Concepcion G. LIFE IN OLD PARIAN. Kaguiakan 2000, softcover, new, 99 pages. This book is for the history lovers!From the Colon section of Parian lived the Gantuangcos, whose descendant, Concepcion Gantuangco-Briones, wrote in 1980 an important first-person a