Corea: The Hermit Nation

Griffis, William Elliot

Published by W. H. Allen & Co, London, 1882

About this Item

8vo. Hardcover. Pp. 462. First Edition. In very good condition; original blue cloth with gilt illustration on cover and gilt title on spine. Light shelf-wear to the cover with light bumping on the corners, as well as top and bottom of spine; faint stains and marks on the cover. Pages themselves are clean and unmarked with light foxing. Very occasional smudges, or small ink marks that don't obstruct text. A small tear in the corner of p.168 which does not obstruct the text. Wood-engraved frontispiece, fold-out colour lithographic map at the back, slightly creased but crisp and unmarked, though note a small tear in the upper corner; also includes wood-engraved illustrations and maps in the text. William Elliot Griffis was an American orientalist, Congregational minister, lecturer, and prolific author. From his earliest days in Japan, while living at Fukui in 1871, Griffis had come into contact with Koreans and Korean culture, and, whilst usually a strong supporter of Japan, he was an advocate of Korea's policies and positions in its political disputes with Japan.The work is divided into three parts ('Ancient and Medieval History', 'Political and Social Corea', and 'Modern and Recent History'), and is prefaced by an extensive bibliography of publications on Korea. Griffis' introduction states that, 'My purpose in this work is to give an outline of the history of the Land of Morning Calm as the natives call their country from before the Christian era to the present year'. Seller Inventory # 036550

Bibliographic Details

Title: Corea: The Hermit Nation

Publisher: W. H. Allen & Co, London

Publication Date: 1882

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition