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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Détails
- Année
- 1898
- Lieu d'édition
- London
- Auteur
- Mrs. Bishop (Isabella L. Bird), Hillier, Sir Walter C. (Preface)
- Éditeurs
- John Murray
- Format
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Thème
- 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
- Description
- H Hardcover
- Etat de conservation
- En bonne condition
- Langues
- Anglais
- Reliure
- Couverture rigide
- Premiére 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
