Japan. 未来社. 1991. Maps, 207pp, text in Japanese, a good paperback copy in dustjacket. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 154342). More
Seoul. 시공사. 1996. Colour and black and white illustrations, unpaginated, dedication from author title page, text in Korean and English, a very good hardback copy. 31 x 23cm. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 155365). More
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朝鮮總督府鐵道局. Pre WWII. Folded pamphlet single sheet, 8 panels, photographic illlustrations of Korea, published by the Korean Colonial Government Railways Bureau. Photographic illustrations, small closed tear, very good copy. 15.5 x 11.5cm. The pamphlet encourages Japanese travellers to visit Manchuria and Northern China by express train via Korea. It explains..... More
Kyoto. Kyōto Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan. 1988. Map, colour and black and white illustrations, 149pp, text in Japanese, English title page and preface at rear, an excellent hardback copy in card slipcase. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 155499). 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
Raven Press. 1956. Black and white photographic illustrations, 71pp, small, stapled booklet. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 131618). More
London. Neville. 1962. 132 photographic plates, 37 in colour, by W. Forman. 74 pages of text, worn dustjacket, pictorial paper covered boards, a good copy in worn dustjacket and card slipcase, quarto.Translated by Iris Urwin. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 152189). More
Chicago. Bonus Books. 1992. Map, black and white illustrations, 186pp, appendices, index, very good in dustjacket. "The content of this book is based on the input of many interviews and discussions with historians, economists, political figures, governmental scholars, experts on Korean society, academicians in other disciplines, and - most importantly..... More
Seoul. Yonsei University Press. 1970. [Reprint]. 2 colour folding maps, illustrations, 480pp, appendices, index, a good hardback copy with slight wear on covers. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 164573). More
Tokyo. Miraisha. 1970. Black and white photographic plates + 674pp, chronology, notes, ribbon bookmark, portrait blind stamp upper cover, water stain first few leaves and edges, pen marks front endpapers, damp damage to spine of dustjacket and binding, pen mark upper cover dustjacket, internal leaves sound and clean, still a...... More
Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press. 1971. Maps, black and white illustrations, 252pp, dustjacket. The author lived in a fishing and farming village just south of the 37th parallel for a year studying the way the village community worked. He examined why people cooperated frequently, assisted each other extensively and settled..... More
Pyongyang. Foreign Languages Press. 1977. One colour illustration of Kim Il Sung with tissue guard, 627pp, ribbon bookmark, light wear dustjacket, a good copy. Published in memory of the 60th birthday of Kim Il Sung. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 89665). More
Cambridge. Harvard U.P., 1972. Maps, xviii + 269pp, notes, bibliography, glossary, index. Wrappers faded along spine and little worn at extremities. quarto. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 38150). 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. (circa1975). 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: Characteristics..... 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
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
Salt Lake City. Moth House. 1997. 12th edition. Colour and black and white illustrations, 132pp, index, dustjacket. Small quarto. Divided into three parts this book discusses Korea's shaman roots, Buddhist roots and Neo-Confucian roots. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 78760). More
Seoul. Hollym. 2nd edition.1968. Black and white illustrations, xxi + 244pp, appendices, index, dustjacket little worn and faded, inscribed by author title page, good copy. An interesting look at Korean culture and way of life. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 34452). More
United States. Spiegel & Grau. 2009. Map, black and white photographic illustrations, 314 pages, notes, dustjacket.Remainder mark lower edge, very good copy. A National Book Award finalist and National Book Critics Circle finalist, Barbara Demick's "Nothing to Envy" is a remarkable view into North Korea, as seen through the lives..... More
