Old Kuching, Images of Asia, Oxford University Press, 1998, Near Fine hardcover
Old Kuching, Images of Asia, Oxford University Press, 1998, Near Fine hardcover
Old Kuching, Images of Asia, Oxford University Press, 1998, Near Fine hardcover
Old Kuching, Images of Asia, Oxford University Press, 1998, Near Fine hardcover
Old Kuching, Images of Asia, Oxford University Press, 1998, Near Fine hardcover

Old Kuching, Images of Asia, Oxford University Press, 1998, Near Fine hardcover

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Ho, Alice Yen. Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1998.
English, Near Fine, HC, 12mo, 7 7/8" x 5 3/8", 112 pp. 
ISBN: 9835600503

Hardcover in pictorial paper. 112 pp. Includes 19 full-color and 27 black-and-white images, and endpaper maps. From the back panel: "'Images of Asia' offers a range of titles covering aspects of life and culture in East Asia. Each book in the series combines an introductory text, written for the non-specialist reader by an authority on the subject, with extensive illustrations both in colour and black-and-white." This volume covers the history and development of Kuching, the Malaysian town that stands on both sides of the Sarawak River, discussing the reasons behind its rapid growth, including trade and the arrival of James Brooke.