11 Dec Nature’s Bounty

Thanks to our partnership with William Knox of The Penang Bookshelf, we have some lovely rare and out-of-print books on our shelves. Here are two stand-outs. Betty Molesworth Allen’s Malayan Fruits (1967) was the first comprehensive guide to the wonderful variety of local fruits – both scientifically sound and with a lively section on the uses of different fruits and recipes. Ivan Polunin’s Plants and Flowers of Malaysia (1991) looks at the richly varied flora of both the peninsula and Borneo – and is beautifully illustrated in colour.