Paperback. Seoul, Korea, Dong-A Publishing, 1st wraps, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, A '60's guide to South Korea. B&W illust. 116 pages. Paperback
Paperback. New York, The Korea Society, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 194 pages, paperback. A color photo illustrated text book on Korea's role in the Silk Road trade route. Mild rubbing and edgewear to wraps. Unopened CD-ROM still attached to front endpapers. A tight copy.
Hardcover. Seoul, Korea, Royal Asiatic Society, Korea Branch, in conjuction with Taewon Publishing Company, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 396 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is significantly ripped and worn. Covers underneath are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book is a brisk narrative based on the traditional Korean interpretation of history, packed with anecdotes, and enlivened by perceptive notes about folklore and customs. James Scarth Gale (1863-1937) was a Canadian missionary and a pioneer scholar. He was a prolific writer, an industrious translator, and a major lexicographer. Previous owner signed their name on the inside front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33717
Honolulu, East-West Center Press, 2nd, 1971, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Black & white illust. 551 pages Ex-lib with light stamping, stickers on dust jacket spine, light residue to rear end papers. Record # 66660
Jefferson, NC, McFarland & Co, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good , Dust Jacket: None, 253 pages. Part 1: A Korean Childhood in Japan, 1930-1944; Part 2: Growing Up in Korea, 1944- 1951. No Dust jacket issued.
Jefferson, NC, McFarland & Co, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good , Dust Jacket: None, 253 pages. Part 1: A Korean Childhood in Japan, 1930-1944; Part 2: Growing Up in Korea, 1944- 1951. No Dust jacket issued.
Hardcover. Honolulu, University of Hawai'i Press, 1st US, 1986, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 237 pages. Dust jacket with light wear, soiling and small tear to rear cover. Faint foxing to edges, previous owner's signature on front fly leaf. Nice, tight copy.
Hardcover. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Asia Center, 1st, 1992, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 439 pages. Light wear, rubbing to dust jacket edges and spine, small hole on front cover flap. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf, else a very neat, tight copy.
Hardcover. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 474 pages, illustrations in color and b&w. Dust jacket with light wear, crease, faint pencil markings to a few pages. Clean, tight copy.
Softcover. Brassey's Inc, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 232 pages, with some b&w photographs throughout. Minor edge wear, otherwise, very clean and tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1st, 1998, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 511 pages, INSCRIBED BY EDITOR ON TITLE PAGE, hundreds of b&w and color illustrations, gilt-lettered spine, color illustrated dust jacket. Light wear to cover, front hinge cracked; otherwise, a clean and tight copy.
Softcover. Korea, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1st, 1956, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 220 pages, 99 b&w plates. Paper covers with light wear, top and bottom of spine with small chunks gone. Still, a sound copy. Record # 804936
Hardcover. Annapolis, MD, U.S. Naval Institute, 1st, 1957, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 555 pages. Blue cloth covers, with stamped white titles, blue dust jacket with color illustration, endpapers decorated with maps of Korea, dozens of b&w illustration throughout. Slight edgewear to covers, mild edgewear to dust jacket with two one-inch tears to top edge, light discoloration to paste-down endpapers, previous owner
Softcover. New York, Sotheby's, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 176 pages. Softcover. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. A touch of tanning to edges of pages and covers. Binding tight, pages clean. Auction catalog.
Softcover. New York, Sotheby's , 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 200 pages. Softcover. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Wrapper excellent. In great shape. Auction catalog.
Hardcover. Cleveland, OH, World Publishing Company, 1st, 1952, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 208 pages. Hardcover. Sepia illustrations by author throughout. Decorated endpapers. Cover boards bound in orange cloth, tan quarter cloth, gilt title on blue on spine and gilt title on front cover board. Dust jacket price clipped, has some tanning from age, covered in protective plastic. Pages and edges have a touch of tanning. Binding tight, spine straight. In great shape for its age.
Softcover. NY, MacMillan Publishing Co., 6th Print, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 514 pages, soft cover. Covers are generally in very good condition despite some minor wear to the spine and corners. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book draws connections between military affairs and state craft, by the dean of American civilian strategists. A thought-provoking and original look at WHY humans fight. The author puts war in its international political context as he examines the history of World Wars I and II, Korea, and Vietnam, and looks at the changing attitudes toward war, theories on its causes, "vital interests," trade, nuclear weapons, and the true nature of strategy. Clean copy. Record # 33833
Softcover. NY, Bantam Books, Reprint, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated, soft cover. Covers have some minor edge wear, with bumping to the spine, but they are still in very good condition overall. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This small-format book is a photographic narrative of the Korean War. Clean copy. Record # 34216