Yong Shik and the Old Grandmother: Sighting Seoul (SIGNED)
by Berrean, Sally
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Elizabethtown, New York, United States
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About This Item
Illustrations by Kim Chung Hyub. Seoul, Korea: Self-published, 1966. 1st edition. Signed by the author in ink on the title page. 80 pp. Oblong hardcover. 10.5 by 7.75 inches. Good condition with some wear and bumping at the corners and spine ends. No dust jacket. The story of a friendship between a young South Korean boy and an older American woman. Written for younger readers and based on the author's experiences living and working in South Korea for a number of years. Includes narrative accounts of meeting Yong Shik, touring Seoul, visiting Shik's home and neighborhood, attending a wedding, going to the market, and more. Numerous b&w illustrations. A charming book about daily life in South Korea from the perspective of an expatriate resident.
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- Bookseller
- Lux Libri (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001186
- Title
- Yong Shik and the Old Grandmother: Sighting Seoul (SIGNED)
- Author
- Berrean, Sally
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Author
- Place of Publication
- Seoul, South Korea
- Date Published
- 1966
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children, Juvenile; Travel and Exploration;
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