***RESTOCKED: 3 copies (2 fresh, 1 yellowed sides at a lower price) The Gullet by Clinton Palanca (BRAND NEW, Sealed) . . In the last ten years, the Philippines has undergone nothing short of a culinary revolution. At first as an expatriate living in London, then eventually fully immersed in the scene as a writer and critic, Philippine Daily Inquirer’s resident food reviewer chronicles the remarkable transformation of gastronomic backwater into a giddy, opulent, and at times overwhelming foodie scene. . "Food pays witness to histories, personal and political. In Clinton Palanca's “The Gullet: Dispatches on Philippine Food,” The Philippine Daily Inquirer’s resident food writer does more than traverse the literal plane of recipes, origins, and flavors common in food writing. As a collection of essays on food and travel,”The Gullet” explores the role that food plays in our personal relationships and the place it holds in our collective psyche. Speaking literally, going down the gullet is a journey from the mouth to the stomach — from encounter to understanding. Reading the “The Gullet” feels like that journey; every essay takes you deeper into flavors, stories and locales. It’s an autobiography by way of backstreet eatery order slips and Michelin star degustation menus." - CNN Life . "Saying that Clinton Palanca writes about food is kind of like saying Marcel Proust wrote about remembering stuff. Palanca brings an entirely unique skill set to food writing: He studied at Le Cordon Bleu, studied sociology at Oxford, ran his own restaurant and is an award-winning fictionist." - Philippine Daily Inquirer . . . CONDITION: Brand New (Sealed) BINDING: Softbound Copyright 2016 Paperback; 185 pages Language: English Genre: Food Essays . . . Quantity: 3 Price: Fresh copy - Php 2,500 + Shipping Fee . Yellowed side - Php 2,000 + Shipping Fee . . #theleviando #filipinianabooks #rarebooksph #outofprintbooksph #prelovedbooksph #philippineliterature #filipinobooks #filipinoauthors #filipinowriters #bookshopph #bookstoreph #philippineculture #pinoylit #bookstagramph #booksaleph #booksellerph #lookingforbooksph #bibliophileph #clintonpalanca #clintonhuangpalanca #thegullet https://www.instagram.com/p/CRe8WmvDRVu/?utm_medium=tumblr

***RESTOCKED*** Virtual Nation: Insights into Contemporary Philippines by Sylvia L. Mayuga (BRAND NEW) . . Virtual Nation explores “a new way of being nation that Filipinos at home and all over the world are creating in cyberspace,” as it contends that Filipinos are “still creating the nation our revolutionary forefathers envisioned and died for.” Most of the essays in this book are opinion columns originally written for online publication from 2003 to 2010. In those seven turbulent years major global challenges to peace and survival in the threefold crises of our time—ecological, economic, and spiritual—converged. That they emerged under the troubled Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo presidency coeval with the war-torn, terror-laden George W. Bush years became a double spur to publish this book of “breaking history.” . . . CONDITION: Brand New BINDING: Softbound Out of Print Copyright 2013 First Edition Paperback; 329 pages Size: 6 x 8.8 inches Language: English Genre: Essays The book is in a very good condition. Might show a little bit of normal shelf wear, but still in a very very good condition. . . . Price: Php 2,000 + Shipping Fee . . . #theleviando #filipinianabooks #rarebooksph #outofprintbooksph #prelovedbooksph #philippineliterature #filipinobooks #filipinoauthors #filipinowriters #bookshopph #bookstoreph #sylviamayuga #sylvialmayuga #contemporaryphilippines #essayist #filipinoessays (at Quezon City, Philippines) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRe8AsvjqUr/?utm_medium=tumblr

*** RARE SET ALERT! *** These very rare box sets of essential works by Nick Joaquin and QUijano de Manila are arriving very soon. These are collectors item as the publisher released only a few copies of these boxed set. Although the books individually has an ISBN for each, the box set has a separate ISBN, too. For those who don’t know it, Quijano de Manila is Nick Joaquin’s pen name that he uses for his journalistic works. Please send us a PM if you are interested so we can alert you about the book’s arrival before posting it here and other sales channels. Thank you. #theleviando #filipinianabooks #rarebooksph #outofprintbooksph #prelovedbooksph #philippineliterature #filipinobooks #filipinoauthors #filipinowriters #bookshopph #bookstoreph #nickjoaquin #quijanodemanila (at Quezon City, Philippines) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRX3qbhjThT/?utm_medium=tumblr

The Baguio We Know by Grace Celeste C. Subido (Editor) . . Today, with the emergence of new, and concededly more titillating, tourist destinations, many will admit that Baguio has "fallen from grace" from its once lofty position as "Summer Capital of the Philippines." However, perhaps more than anything, this collection of works reveals the Baguio that is so much more than the handmaiden to tourism that some may falsely believe is the answer to this city's ultimate salvation. This collection of works provides a glimpse into that "view from within" of a place forged in consciousness that trandscends boundaries of time and space. . . . CONDITION: Pre-loved. Pages have yellowed in time. Everything is intact. Paperback, 127 pages Published 2009 by Anvil Publishing Inc. Language: English Genre: Personal / Travel Essays . . . . Quantity: 1 Price: Php 400 + Shipping Fee . . . #theleviando #filipinianabooks #rarebooksph #outofprintbooksph #prelovedbooksph #philippineliterature #filipinobooks #filipinoauthors #filipinowriters #bookshopph #bookstoreph #baguio #baguiocity #travelwriting #travelarticles #travelbook (at Quezon City, Philippines) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRUpovrjEZc/?utm_medium=tumblr

Textual Relations: Poems by Ramil Digal Gulle . . Textual Relations is a poet's eroticization of reality through language. Sexy, fun, and irreverent, tragic and romantic, this book is a shrewd cocktail of pleasure and poetic truth. Ramil Digal Gulle has won awards for poetry and science/health journalism. He's authored four books and his career spans journalism, PR and mental health advocacy. . . . CONDITION: Pre-owned BINDING: Softbound Copyright 2008 Paperback; 125 pages Language: English Genre: Poetry . . . Price: Php 140 + Shipping Fee . . . #theleviando #filipinianabooks #rarebooksph #outofprintbooksph #prelovedbooksph #philippineliterature #filipinobooks #filipinoauthors #filipinowriters #bookshopph #bookstoreph #filipinopoets #poetryph #RamilDigalGulle #ramilgulle (at Quezon City, Philippines) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRUGuGwqSpx/?utm_medium=tumblr

In Transitives by Isabelita Orlina Reyes . . Isabelita Orlina Reyes has published two collections of poetry, Stories from the City and In Transitives. She is the editor of the University of the Philippines’s centennial coffee table book, Our University After 100 Years, and she is a freelance editor and writer. Along with Caroline S. Hau and Katrina Tuvera-Quimbo, she co-edited the anthology of Philippine literature Querida. . . . CONDITION: Used BINDING: Softbound Copyright 2005 Paperback; 98 pages Language: English Genre: Poetry . . . Price: Php 180 + Shipping Fee . . . #theleviando #filipinianabooks #rarebooksph #outofprintbooksph #prelovedbooksph #philippineliterature #filipinobooks #filipinoauthors #filipinowriters #bookshopph #bookstoreph #filipinopoets #poetryph #IsabelitaOrlinaReyes (at Quezon City, Philippines) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRUFnKJqAeq/?utm_medium=tumblr

New and Later Poems by Wilfredo Pascua Sanchez . . After a long absence, the poet Wilfredo Pascua Sanchez has collected a book of poems comprised of new and later work, including the prize poem "Adarna," parts of th Willybong sequence, and his more recent story poems. In his words, "a poem that tells a story from an unobliquitous point of view can be more satisfying than a perfect lyric." For the igenious protean qualities instilled in his work, he has earned an appreciative following, and on occasion was variously branded a "pagan" by Nick Joaquin, an "elf" by Erwin Castillo, a "wombat" by Edith Tiempo, an "onyx bird" by Virginia Moreno, and a "sexpot" by Jose Garcia Villa. This book, with its tropical forest of symbols and whimsical jobes, not only reflects his evolving interest in myth but also deals with what the Chicago writer Richard Stern quoting Freud called "the pyschopathologies of everyday life." . . . CONDITION: Pre-loved BINDING: Softbound Copyright 2003 Paperback; 100 pages Language: English Genre: Poetry . . . Price: Php 230 + Shipping Fee . . . #theleviando #filipinianabooks #rarebooksph #outofprintbooksph #prelovedbooksph #philippineliterature #filipinobooks #filipinoauthors #filipinowriters #bookshopph #bookstoreph #filipinopoets #poetryph #WilfredoPascuaSanchez (at Quezon City, Philippines) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRUEIzgqM61/?utm_medium=tumblr

Shipped our last sealed copies of these excellent books by Clinton Palanca. These are valuable pieces of Philippine literature in the arena of food writing, and you can’t find these titles anywhere anymore. Once a book is gone, it’s gone. If you want these books, send us a DM so we can get in touch with you first before posting the next batch. *crossing fingers* Thanks to those lucky readers who were fortunate to grab these books. Uploading more titles very soon. #theleviando #filipinianabooks #rarebooksph #outofprintbooksph #prelovedbooksph #philippineliterature #filipinobooks #filipinoauthors #filipinowriters #bookshopph #bookstoreph #philippineculture #pinoylit #bookstagramph #booksaleph #booksellerph #lookingforbooksph #bibliophileph #clintonpalanca #clintonhuangpalanca #filipinochinese #filchi #chinoy #chinoyfood #filipinofood #chinesefood #cookbook #recipebook #heirloomrecipes #binondo https://www.instagram.com/p/CRTPKyejCEj/?utm_medium=tumblr