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Old Siam Trading Company, Ltd., was established in April 2002 and
registered under the laws of the Kingdom of Thailand with registered
capital of Thai Baht 8,000,000.- (US$ 200,000.-). It is a 100 % American
owned
company, allowed under the Treaty of Amity between Thailand and the
United States of America. The Company’s office and gallery is located
on Bangkok's famous Sukhumvit Road which is one of the busiest
commercial centers in Asia.
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The president and owner
of Old Siam Trading Company is John E. Conrad who is a long time
resident of Thailand and has been engaged in both international commerce
and US government service in Asia since 1968 and has worked and lived in
Bangkok since 1986. He has lived and worked for many years in Japan,
Korea and Vietnam, as well as in Thailand. During the past 35 years he has built up a
very large collection of antiquarian books, prints and map mostly
focusing on Asian subjects. He has made the transition from collector to
seller now and many of the items that Old Siam Trading Company sells are
from his personal collection.
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The Company is engaged in
buying and selling antiquarian prints, maps, books and other collectible
items that largely have to do with travel and exploration, history,
customs, culture, sports, and other subjects of interest in Asia and
other parts of the world, as well. One of the core goals of the Company
is to endeavor to create a greater awareness of the results of foreign
travel and exploration in this region over the past centuries by making
rare prints, books and cartography more available and accessible to the
market. Our gallery is open every day (except Sunday), or by appointment. |
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A short description of our items are featured
under the ‘Products’
link. They are organized in our store by type and
category, and feature nearly all original works at this time. We will be
adding new additions to our sales portfolio as we acquire new material
that we expect will be of interest to our current and future customers.
Many of
the items we sell are from the old illustrated newspapers from the
1840’s onwards like the Illustrated London News, Harpers Weekly, Frank
Leslie’s Drawing Room Companion, Le Petit Journal, Le Petit Parisien,
Le Tour Du Monde, L’Illustre and others.
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Often we will have the
black and white newspapers enhanced by having them colored by our London
based colorist who has decades of experience at this art. We always tell
our customers whether or not the coloring is originally done or after
colored. In the case of the Le Petit Journal and the Le Petit Parisien,
these editions were nearly all colored at the time of their original
publication.
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We treat our customers'
privacy with the utmost care and do not provide our customer's
information to any third party for any reason unless such permission is
specifically granted or requested by the customer.
We are looking forward to serving you!
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Address: 87 Sukhumvit Road, Nailert Building (Between Soi 3 and 5, directly across from the Landmark
Hotel and right above Tony Roma’s House of Ribs), 5th Floor, Klongtoey
Nua, Wattana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Offices & Gallery: 5th
Floor, #507
Telephone: (+66) 02-251-3228/29
Fax: (+66) 02-251-3230
Mobile phone: (+66) 01-827-6724
E-mail: quickreply@oldsiamtrading.com
Drop by anytime Monday through Friday
from 8:30 to 18:00 or on Saturdays from 11:00 to 18:00.
Our offices
are closed on Sundays. We are happy to meet with you privately.
If you like, please call in advance to schedule an appointment. |
© 2003 Old Siam Trading Company
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