The fair did not disappoint me. It showcased even more books, magazines and booths by at least 150 local and foreign exhibitors. I visited first the NHI booth for their cheap books and then headed to the Bookmark booth. Alas! Some of the books I had been dying to buy were on sale, and there were new publications as well. Without hesitation, I grabbed as many books as I can and ended up purchasing the hard-to-find ones, not to mention expensive.
I ended up buying the following books, all Filipiniana, if you can call it as such:
(1) Angels in Stone Augustinian Churches in the Philippines - This book chronicles the achievement of the Augustinians who arrived in 1565 in building towns and constructing majestic churches. The book focuses on 162 churches around Luzon and the Visayas, notably the four churches cited for preservation by the UNESCO World Heritage List: Paoay Church in Ilocos Norte, Sta. Maria Church in Ilocos Sur, Miagao Church in Iloilo, and the San Agustin Church in Intramuros.
Published by Bookmark400 pp
Php500
(2) San Agustin: Art & History (1571-2000) - The book is a history and guide to one of the most enduring monuments of Manila. The book is divided into two sections. The first discusses the history of the church and monastery and the second is a detailed "walking tour" of the San Agustin church monastery-museum complex. San Agustin features photos (in color and other archival photos), maps and a 400-year comprehensive chronology of the Church, the monastery, and the museum.
Published by Bookmark
165 pp
Php250
(3) Philippine Picture Postcards 1900-1920 - This is the first publication devoted to views of life in the country, how Filipinos looked and lived. The author has acquired over 2,000 postcards that are included in the book.
Published by Bookmark
119 pp
Php300
(4) Virgin of Penafrancia: Mother of Bicol - This book is a photo-documentary on the celebrated devotion to the Virgin Mary under the title of Penafrancia. Texts, using archival documents and oral interviews, are combined with vintage and contemporary photographs to give a comprehensive picture of the history, rites and people that make the devotion a truly living tradition for the Bicolano.
Published by Bookmark93 pp
Php100
(5) Remembering World War II in the Philippines, Volume 1 - This book contains the lectures delivered on February 2005, marking the anniversary of the Battle for Manila (February 1945). It echoes the sentiments of survivors, civilians, soldiers and guerillas.
Published by the National Historical Institute
128 pp
Php80
(6) History from the People (Volume 1 ed by Digna Apilado . Covered in this volume are local histories from Abra, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan.) - Proceedings of the 1998 Centennial Regional Seminar-Workshop Series on Oral and Local History. Each volume is intended to show the variety and richness of the Filipino historical heritage from Luzon to Visayas and Mindanao.
Published by the National Historical Institute
124 pp
Php125
(7) Historical Markers Metro Manila - List of historical markers installed within Metro Manila. Divided into buildings and structures, churches, and other places of piety; institutions (educational, charitable, etc); military sites; monuments and historical landmarks; personages and sites.
Published by the National Historical Institute
278 pp
Php120
(8) Frailocracy in the Philippines - The greatest propagandist of the Filipino race writes about the Spanish friar “government” in the Philippines. Originally published in 1979.
Published by the National Historical Institute
75 pp
Php70
(9) Cebu: A Place for all seasons - A handy, informative and colorful book on Cebu.
Published by Bookmark
143 pp
Php100
(10) History of books and libraries in the Philippines, 1521-1900 - A study of the sources and chronology of events pertaining to Philippine library history from the sixteenth to the end of the nineteenth century.
Published by The National Commission for Culture and the Arts
248 pp
Php100
