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Online Bookstore selling out-of-print, hard to find books.
12/02/2026
A set rare in this condition.
IF YOU KNOW… YOU KNOW.
Selling these titles as a set.
Must have for book collectors.
P 8,900.00 for the set.
Only one set available.
THE BODY BOOK
Editing by Fe Maria C. Arriola; Art by Onib Olmedo
This is the second in the Philippine Reader series on the traditional culture of the Filipinos. The Body Book deals with the Filipino Katawan. It names and describes the parts and systems, which are those of basic Homo Sapiens. It also points out racial distinctions) e.g. Kayumanggi skin, low nose), notions of well-being and nuances of aches and pains, comments on the importance placed on specific organs. What is healthy to a Filipino with what organ does a Pinoy love?
Copyright 1993
First Printing
Size: 12” x 12”
Softcover; 200 pages.
THE SOUL BOOK by
Francisco R. Demetrio, S.J., Gilda Cordero-Fernando and Fernando N. Zialcita
Roberto B. Feleo, Artist.
The Soul Book deals with the pre-Hispanic religion believed in a sky world, and earth world and an underworld each of which was composed of several layers. In this “condominium” lived gods and goddesses, the most powerful of whom could create worlds and people, fly, fall in love with mortals, fight without end. What was the early Filipinos’ concept of sin? What was their view of forgiveness? Of wealth and social prestige?
Copyright 1991
First Printing
Size: 12” x 12”
Softcover; 160 pages
Daddy’s Library
My father was a printer and publisher from 1963 (I wasn’t born yet at that time) until 2016 when he passed on. He accumulated books; most often more than one copy of a title in the years that he printed and published.
I eventually worked for him in the printing press; loving the scent of paper and ink.
It took me a while to decide to let go of the books that he had accumulated. But I figured, I would rather share it with people who will take care of them than keep them gathering dust on his library floor.
They are not just simply “books” to me.... they are part of my being. Every published title has a story to tell. Every printed book, I probably helped print myself.
