Rutland. Tuttle. 2021. Full colour photograph. "Finished size is 61 x 46 cm. Features a beautiful, full-colour photograph of Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, Korea. Commonly referred to as the Northern Palace, Gyeongbok Palace was built in 1395 in the heart of Seoul (the then newly-appointed capital city). It is the..... More
Durham. Duke University Press, 2009. Map, family tree, xii + 201pp, notes, bibliography, index. Very good paperback copy. The majority of the nearly 28,000 undergraduates at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - including a large population of Korean American students - come from nearby metropolitan Chicago. Among the campus'..... More
Cambridge. Harvard U.P., 1997. Reprint. 273pp, references, index, paperback. Blue Dreams shows how Korean Americans, variously depicted as immigrant seekers after the American dream or as racist merchants exploiting African Americans, emerged at the crossroads of conflicting social reflections in the aftermath of the 1992 riots. When referring to this..... More
Seoul. Seoul International Publishing House. 1980. Reprint. Map, plans, profuse colour plates, 167pp, comparative chart of chronological events, pictorial endpapers, index, spine a little sunned and corners rubbed, otherwise a good hardback copy. Quarto. Includes pictorial reflection on Seoul, history of the capital and arts of Seoul. When referring to..... More
United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. 196pp, appendixes, notes, references, index, very good hardback. This book explores how democratization has changed the material and political fortunes of workers in the new democracies of Europe, Latin America, and East Asia. When referring to this item please quote stockid 139723. More
London. John Gifford Limited, 1938. 1st edition. Folding map, black and white photographic illustrations, 232pp, endpapers marked and a bookseller 's stamp on the lower front free endpaper, some wear to extremities, head and tail of spine a little faded. Faint foxing, a very small ink stamp 'Colonial Edition' means..... More
Oxford. Oxford University Press. 2012. Black and white photographic frontispiece, xiv + 406pp, index. Inscription to a previous owner on half title, a very good paperback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 173911. More
Loftus. Australian Military History Publications. 1997. Map, black & white photographic illustrations, xii + 100pp, appendices, glossary, bibliography, index. When referring to this item please quote stockid 175402. More
London. Kegan Paul. 1989. First English edition. 221pp, a good copy in a dustjacket. "This Anthology is one of the first systematic attempts to introduce Korean culture to the West through its literature and contains a representative selection of writings from the earliest Korean literature up to the end of..... More
Seoul. Koreaone Press. 1985. Maps, plan, xv + 263pp, index, bibliography, appendices, hardback, dustjacket little rubbed, with small tear, corners little bumped, handsome bookplate laid down front free endpaper, a good to very good copy. "The major objective of this study is to reevaluate the history of Korean division. This..... More
Seoul. International Cultural Foundation. (circa 1975). Korean Culture Series 5. Black and white photographic plates, 368pp. Ex-library with stamps on prelims, section from dustjacket listing the books in this series laid down front free endpaper. Endpapers browned, label on spine. A sound reading copy. Bilingual edition English and Korean. Covers..... More
Seoul. International Cultural Foundation. 1974. Black and white photographic illustrations showing Shaman customs and mask play, a few in colour, 304pp, very light wear dustjacket. Text in English and Korean. The chapters included in this book are: Some Aspects of Korean Mythology; The Heroic Archetype in Korean Folk Story; Oral..... More
Seoul. Seoul National University. 1984. Maps, black and white illustrations, diagrams, tables, xviii + 232pp, appendices, glossary, bibliography, index, trifle light foxing front free endpapers and half title, dustjacket slightly worn at extremities, spine faded, otherwise good. An analysis of a Korean community in the village of Hasami located on..... More
St. Lucia. University of Queensland Press. 1980. Translated into English. xix + 233pp, notes, inscribed by the editor to Dr John Caiger, a very good paperback copy. Asian and Pacific Writing No. 15. When referring to this item please quote stockid 178920. More
United Kingdom: The Bodleian Library, 2011. 82 colour illustrations Many important and valuable manuscripts, rare books, and artefacts related to Korea have been acquired by donations throughout the long history of the Bodleian Library and the museums of the University of Oxford. However, due to an early lack of specialist..... More
Washington. D.C. Foreign Area Studies. 1969. Revised edition. Maps, xiv + 492pp, bibliography, glossary, index, covers trifle worn, gilt title upper cover and spine dulled, small sticker laid down front free endpaper. Designed for the use of US military and other personnel this volume gives a convenient complication of basic..... More
Saigon. Silk Pagoda, 2006. Reprint. Translated by Le-Xuan-Thuy. Map, black and white illustrations, 207pp, a very good paperback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 177086. More
United States: Southeast Asia Program Publications Southeast Asia Program C, 2004. First Edition. Translated by Vladislav Zhukov. xii + 168pp, light pencil notes throughout text, otherwise a good paperback copy. The "Kim Van Kieu" of Nguyen Du, written in the early nineteenth century and commonly considered to be a defining..... More
Peking. Foreign Language Press. 1963. 16pp, wrappers, evenly browned throughout, occasional browning covers, a closed tear upper cover repaired by archival tape, translated from Chinese into English. Original text was in Korean. 18.3 x 12.9cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 170559. More
Berkeley. University of California Press. 1969. x + 424pp, index, hardback, price-clipped dustjacket little soiled, spine little sunned, short closed tear to dustjacket, now protected, top edge little foxed, internally clean, a good copy overall. Edited by Elizabeth Huff. "Unique in the Western world, the Asami Library of Korean literature..... More
Shepperton. Ian Allan. 1982. Maps, black and white photographic and line illustrations, 158pp, bibliography, dustjacket little worn, a very good hardback copy. 29.8 x 22cm. George Forty served as a young subaltern in the Korean War. When referring to this item please quote stockid 178983. More
New York. Walker. 1992. Black and white illustrations, xi + 212pp, appendix, bibliography, index, good copy in protected dustjacket. This book traces the growth of the nation's fledgling democracy and sets Korea's political and economic progress against the background of its extraordinary history. When referring to this item please quote..... More
New York. Institute of Pacific Relations. 1944. [Reprint]. Maps, x + 330pp, appendices, covers little worn, neat bookplate front free endpaper, publication label adhering lower endpapers, still sound copy. Includes chapters on, history, agriculture, government, the economy, health, education and religion. When referring to this item please quote stockid 137585..... More
Seoul. Korea Research Foundation. 1986. [Reprint]. Maps, x + 330pp, appendices, Korea Research Foundation bookplate front free endpaper, minor wear extremities. A sound copy. Includes chapters on, history, agriculture, government, the economy, health, education and religion. When referring to this item please quote stockid 137981. More
Seoul. Hollym. 1967. vii + 249pp, index, bibliography, dustjacket worn and chipped with few small closed tears, edges little browned, a good copy. Royal Asiatic Society monograph. An insightful and vigorous study of a profound problem: how to apply cherished Western ideals of law to the Korean situation, where political..... More