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Kuching 1950-1959: Sir Anthony Foster Abell's Era (2 Vols)
by Ho Ah Chon
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Jelutong, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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About This Item
Kuching, Malaysia: Ho Ah Chon, Undated. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 25-7-15. Sarawak only became a colony of the British Government in the immediate aftermath of World War II, when the last Brooke rajah ceded power, Abell was the third British Governor of the colony following the assassination of his predecessor. This book through archive photographs and local newspaper cuttings tell how Abell restored calm, oversaw the development the Brookes had neglected and worked with nascent politicians to plot the colony's future. 155 and 168 pages. 1.2 kg. Post free within Malaysia, but, due to its weight, this book is likely to incur additional postal charges when posted outside Malaysia The books are unread, having come from the late author's stock. There is some minor spotting on the text block. The binding is tight and the text clear with no tanning throughout.
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- Bookseller
- The Penang Bookshelf
(MY)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ML3044
- Title
- Kuching 1950-1959: Sir Anthony Foster Abell's Era (2 Vols)
- Author
- Ho Ah Chon
- Illustrator
- 25-7-15
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Ho Ah Chon
- Place of Publication
- Kuching, Malaysia
- Date Published
- Undated
- Keywords
- Malaysia - Borneo - Sarawak - British Colonial Rule - Contemporary accounts - Sir Anthony Foster Abell
- Bookseller catalogs
- Malaysia - History;
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The Penang Bookshelf
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About The Penang Bookshelf
The Penang Bookshelf was set up in mid 2010 principally to introduce Malaysian residents to the variety of books there is available about the country both past and present. We only stock fiction and non-fiction related to Malaysia and the rest of Asia. Much of our current stock of over a thousand different titles is not available in Malaysia. Conversely much of our stock published in Malaysia is difficult to find outside the country. So if there\'s something Malaysia related that you\'re looking for, do please contact us and we\'ll do our best to help. At present details of most of our stock is not on line; we hope it will be eventually!
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