Korea and Her Neighbours - A Narrative of Travel, with an Account of the Recent Vicissitudes and Present Position of the Country - Volume I (One)
Korea and Her Neighbours - A Narrative of Travel, with an Account of the Recent Vicissitudes and Present Position of the Country - Volume I (One)
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Details
- Year of publication
- 1898
- Place of printing
- London
- Author
- Mrs. Bishop (Isabella L. Bird), Hillier, Sir Walter C. (Preface)
- Publishers
- John Murray
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Keyword
- Korea & Her Neighbours - A Narrative of Travel, with an Account of the Recent Vicissitudes and Present Position, of the Country Travel Asia History Asia Travel, Exploration & Adventure
- Binding description
- H Hardcover
- State of preservation
- Good
- Languages
- English
- Binding
- Hardcover
- First edition
- True
Description
261 pages. Colour fold-out sketch map of central Korea. Tissue-protected frontisplate. Wonderful black and white photographic plates plus numerous black and white illustrations in text, complete per list on page A. Her conclusions are the result of ". a long and intimate study of a people whose isolation during many centuries renders a description of their character, institutions, and peculiarities especially interesting at the present stage of their history." - from Preface. Binding sound. Label of Rosa Fitz-George atop front free endpaper - See Wikipedia for details of this storied woman. Gilt lettering upon backstrip. Red and black decoration with gilt lettering upon front board. Fore-edge rough-cut. Above-average external soiling to boards and edges. Please note: Volume 2 not included. Book
