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Ŏje p'yoch'ung yunŭm [or] Oeje pyochung yuneum 御製表忠綸音 [Royally Commissioned Silk Ribbon Sounds on the Expression of Loyalty]

Ŏje p'yoch'ung yunŭm [or] Oeje pyochung yuneum 御製表忠綸音 [Royally Commissioned Silk Ribbon Sounds on the Expression of Loyalty]

by CHŎNGJO 正祖 (or JEONGJO), King of Korea

Printed with metal movable type. 24 folding leaves. Small folio (345 x 221 mm.), orig. semi-stiff wrappers (wrappers somewhat soiled), later stitching. [Korea]: 1788. First edition of this rare royal proclamation issued on the 60-year anniversary of the Musin rebellion. "This rebellion arrived on the 15th day of the third month of 1728, when several hundred rebels seized control of the provincial county seat of Ch'ŏngju, over a hundred kilometers to the southeast of the capital" of Seoul. One... Read more about this item
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A$9,469.80
Korean-English Buddhist Dictionary with Sanskrit and English Equivalents

Korean-English Buddhist Dictionary with Sanskrit and English Equivalents

by KO, Young-Seop; HWANG, Nam-Ju (eds)

Korea: Shinasa, 2010. First Edition. Laminated Boards. Fine/fine. 8vo. pp. 887 [Index 649-887]. Hangeul, followed by Chinese character, and English definition. In unclipped dust jacket. About as new. Scarce.
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A$247.59
Two sheets of paper (each ca. 480 x 420 mm.), both written on one side only, with census information

Two sheets of paper (each ca. 480 x 420 mm.), both written on one side only, with census information

by CHOSŎN CENSUS REGISTER

[Korea]: mid- to late Chosŏn era. A remarkable survival: this is a substantial part of a Korean Chosŏn-era census register, known as hojŏk 戶籍 ("household registry"). It is written in classical Chinese. These registers were maintained by the Chosŏn government for the purpose of levying taxes and corvée (labor exacted in lieu of taxes by public authorities). The registries were divided according to the administrative divisions of counties and provinces and updated every three years. Our... Read more about this item
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A$5,524.05
KŬMO SŬNGNAM or Geumo seungnam 金鰲勝覽 [Easy Overview of Kyŏngju]

KŬMO SŬNGNAM or Geumo seungnam 金鰲勝覽 [Easy Overview of Kyŏngju]

76; 69; 89; 83 folding leaves. Four fascicles in four volumes. Large 8vo, orig. patterned semi-stiff wrappers, new stitching. [Kyŏngsong: Chŏng Chae-yŏl], 1936. A rare woodblock edition; the first edition appeared in 1669, with subsequent editions in 1711 and 1845. The book is a reprint of a so-called gazetteer - a local history divided into treatises on various topics - for the city of Kyŏngju in present-day South Korea (Kŭmo is an alternative name for Kyŏngju). Kyŏngju was the "Eastern... Read more about this item
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A$5,524.05
Manuscript on paper, entitled on upper wrapper "Matsubara Shin'emon Chosen monogatari" ["Recollections of Korea by Matsubara Shin'emon"]

Manuscript on paper, entitled on upper wrapper "Matsubara Shin'emon Chosen monogatari" ["Recollections of Korea by Matsubara Shin'emon"]

by MATSUBARA, Shin'emon

Two double-page manuscript maps. 57 folding leaves. 8vo (247 x 175 mm.), orig. wrappers, orig. sewing. [Japan]: Editor's Preface dated "1840." The hostilities between Japan and Korea resulting from Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasions in the late 16th century ended at the beginning of the Edo period. Diplomatic relationships were re-established, followed by a series of 12 major Korean diplomatic missions during the Tokugawa years, several of which were held in the Tsushima island fiefdom instead of Edo.... Read more about this item
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A$14,993.85
YUHAP 類合 [Combined Categories]

YUHAP 類合 [Combined Categories]

21.5 folding leaves. 8vo, orig. yellowish-brown wrappers, new stitching. [Korea]: n.d. Yuhap is a common primer for children dating from the early Chosen period. The book teaches Chinese characters by giving their Sino-Korean pronunciation along with a vernacular Korean translation. Both the pronunciation and the translation are given in han'gul, the Korean alphabet promulgated in 1443. The characters are arranged by category, as indicated by the title. The end of a list of characters belonging to a... Read more about this item
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A$8,680.65
Chinbong sŏnsaeng ilgo [or] Jinbong seonsaeng ilgo 震峯先生逸稿 [Scattered Drafts by Our Teacher, [Kwŏn of] Thunderous Peak]

Chinbong sŏnsaeng ilgo [or] Jinbong seonsaeng ilgo 震峯先生逸稿 [Scattered Drafts by Our Teacher, [Kwŏn of] Thunderous Peak]

by KWŎN, Koeng (or GWON, Goeng) 權宏

Woodblock printed. 57 folding leaves. Two juan in one vol. Large 8vo (313 x 204 mm.), orig. semi-stiff yellow patterned wrappers (upper wrapper a little soiled). [Korea]: 1832 or after. First edition and very rare; we find no copy in WorldCat. This is the collected poetry and prose by Kwŏn (1575-1652), who lived through the tumultuous years of the early 17th century when Chosŏn Korea was twice invaded by the Manchus. Kwŏn was, from an early age, taught by his father, Kwŏn Tae-gi 權大器, who... Read more about this item
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A$9,864.38
AMITABHASUTRA (in Sanskrit); [Ch.: Fo shuo amituo jing yao jie; K.: Pulsol amit'a kyong yohae 佛說阿彌陀經要解; The Smaller Sukhavativyuha Sutra [or] The Amitabhasutra]

AMITABHASUTRA (in Sanskrit); [Ch.: Fo shuo amituo jing yao jie; K.: Pulsol amit'a kyong yohae 佛說阿彌陀經要解; The Smaller Sukhavativyuha Sutra [or] The Amitabhasutra]

Trans. by Kumarajiva. Commentary by Ouyi Zhixu. Four splendid full-page woodcuts. 54 folding leaves. Large 8vo (318 x 198 mm.), orig. yellow-brown patterned wrappers, new stitching. Naewon'am, "The Inner Courtyard Nunnery," Samgaksan: 1853. A rare reprint of the 1753 edition of The Smaller Sukhavativyuha Sutra, one of the three most important Mahayana sutras of the Pure Land tradition, printed in 1853 (Xianfeng 3), at Naewon'am 內院庵, "The Inner Courtyard Nunnery" at Samgaksan 三角山, a peak of... Read more about this item
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A$14,993.85
ER CHENG xiansheng chuandao cuiyan [K.: Yi Chŏng sŏnsaeng chŏndo suŏn or Yi Jeong seonsaeng jeondo sueon] 二程先生傳道粹言 [Essential Sayings on the Transmission of the Way by the Two Teachers Cheng]

ER CHENG xiansheng chuandao cuiyan [K.: Yi Chŏng sŏnsaeng chŏndo suŏn or Yi Jeong seonsaeng jeondo sueon] 二程先生傳道粹言 [Essential Sayings on the Transmission of the Way by the Two Teachers Cheng]

by CHENG, Hao 程顥 & CHENG, Yi 程頤

Several woodcuts in the text. Ten columns per page, 22 characters per column, textblock: 208 x 155 mm. 80; 69 folding leaves. Two vols. 8vo (273 x 178 mm.), somewhat later wrappers, later block-printed title labels on upper covers, new stitching. [Korea]: colophon dated 1562 (Jiajing 41). An early and very rare (no copy in WorldCat) Korean edition of the teachings of the Cheng 程 brothers, Hao 顥 (1032-85) and Yi 頤 (1033-1107), two important philosophers of the Northern Song period; they can be... Read more about this item
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A$27,620.25
Korean: A Comprehensive Grammar

Korean: A Comprehensive Grammar

by YEON, Jaehoon; BROWN, Lucien

London: Routledge, 2011. First Edition. Trade Paperback. As new. 8vo. xx, 476. Appears unused.
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A$68.97
SŎJŎN ŎNHAE or Seojeon eonhae 書傳諺解 [Vernacular Explanations of the Traditions of the Document Classic]

SŎJŎN ŎNHAE or Seojeon eonhae 書傳諺解 [Vernacular Explanations of the Traditions of the Document Classic]

12 columns per page, 23 characters per column. Printed in Hangul & Chinese characters throughout. 56; 48; 55; 50; 62 numbered folding leaves. Five vols. Large 8vo (330 x 215 mm.), orig. wrappers (wrappers somewhat rubbed), old stitching. Kyŏngsang: Provincial Government Offices, 1862. A scarce translation into Korean, printed in Hangul and Chinese characters throughout, of the main text of the Document Classic, one of the oldest texts in the Confucian canon. It has been traditionally ascribed to... Read more about this item
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A$14,993.85
T'AEHAK KAENGJAE CH'UK or Taehak gaengjae chuk 太學賡載軸 [Scroll with the King's Interview with His Officials at Sŏnggyun'gwan]

T'AEHAK KAENGJAE CH'UK or Taehak gaengjae chuk 太學賡載軸 [Scroll with the King's Interview with His Officials at Sŏnggyun'gwan]

Ten columns per page, 21 characters per column. Two sizes of type. 38 folding leaves. Large 8vo (321 x 200 mm.), orig. brown patterned wrappers, new stitching. [Seoul]: Pich'ŏndang 丕闡堂 Building, Sŏnggyun'gwan [today's Sungkyunkwan University], 1872. First edition and very rare; WorldCat lists only the Berkeley copy. "Scroll" is clearly used here as a figure of speech, as this is a codex-style book, printed using movable (metal or wooden?) type in 1872. Sungkyunkwan, established in 1398, was... Read more about this item
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A$14,993.85
Ŏjŏng Chusŏ paeksŏn or Eojeong Juseo baekseon 御定朱書百選 [Royally Authorized Selection of One Hundred Letters by Zhu (Xi)]

Ŏjŏng Chusŏ paeksŏn or Eojeong Juseo baekseon 御定朱書百選 [Royally Authorized Selection of One Hundred Letters by Zhu (Xi)]

by CHŎNGJO 正祖, King of Korea

92.5; 95 folding leaves. Two vols. Small folio, orig. yellow-brown patterned wrappers (some soiling to wrappers), old stitching. Chŏnju (today's Jeonju): 1795 or possibly later. A selection of 100 letters written by Zhu Xi (1130-1200), the great synthesizer of the philosophical school known as Neo-Confucianism. Zhu Xi, who lived in southeastern coastal China far from the center of power, became extremely influential in East Asia for centuries following his death. His interpretation of... Read more about this item
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A$11,837.25
An Introductory Course in Korean

An Introductory Course in Korean

by LUKOFF, Fred

Seoul: Yonsei University Press, 1982. First Edition. Oversize Paperback. Very good. 4to. xxx, 487. Gatefold card wraps. Some wear, rubs, to cover edges, spine ends, but otherwise a firm, sound copy, binding tight, internally clean. Uncommon in the original Korean first edition.
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A$24.76
Tae Myŏngnyul kanghae or Dae Myeongnyul ganghae 大明律講解 [The Great Ming Code Explained]

Tae Myŏngnyul kanghae or Dae Myeongnyul ganghae 大明律講解 [The Great Ming Code Explained]

by MING TAIZU, Emperor of China

69; 84; 102 folding leaves. 30 parts in three vols. Large 8vo (306 x 202 mm.), orig. patterned yellow-brown wrappers, new stitching. [Korea]: final volume with date 1903. A rare metal movable type edition printed at the Ministry of Justice in Seoul in 1903 using a font cut in 1816. The text was originally compiled in Chosŏn Korea on royal command in ca. 1440. The earliest edition that can be confidently dated was printed by woodblocks in Kyŏngju in 1536. The text explains the descriptions of... Read more about this item
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A$19,728.75
Ŏjŏng Yuk chu yakson 御定陸奏約選. Edited by King Chŏngjo

Ŏjŏng Yuk chu yakson 御定陸奏約選. Edited by King Chŏngjo

by LU, Zhi

Ten columns per page, 18 characters per column. 2, 37, 34, 1 (=74) folding leaves. Two parts in one vol. Small folio (350 x 228 mm.), orig. wrappers (wrappers rather rubbed & somewhat soiled), later stitching. [Jeolla Province: the Governor's Office], from the colophon: July 1797. A most uncommon Korean woodblock (?, see below) book, which reproduces the finest of the Korean moveable metal typefaces, the kabinja. "Selections from the memorials of Lu Chih (754-805), the great statesman of the T'ang... Read more about this item
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A$7,496.92
Sambongji 三峰志 [Gazetteer of the Three Peaks]

Sambongji 三峰志 [Gazetteer of the Three Peaks]

by KIM, Si-hwa (or KIM, Ch'ŏl-lam) 金始鏵

31 folding leaves. Large 8vo (305 x 190 mm.), orig. patterned semi-stiff wrappers (wrappers slightly soiled), new stitching. Yeongju: 1774. First edition, and very rare, of this gazetteer for the Confucian Three Peaks Academy (WorldCat 46318280). The word "gazetteer" is used in reference to a genre of East Asian historical and geographical texts generally known in Korea as ŭpchi 邑志, which translates roughly to "local treatises." The now rare word "gazetteer" is used in analogy with a similar... Read more about this item
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A$6,707.78
Myobŏp yŏnhwagyŏng [or] Myobeop yeonhwagyeong [Ch.: Miao fa lian hua jing 妙法蓮華經; Sutra of the Lotus of the Wonderful Dharma]

Myobŏp yŏnhwagyŏng [or] Myobeop yeonhwagyeong [Ch.: Miao fa lian hua jing 妙法蓮華經; Sutra of the Lotus of the Wonderful Dharma]

by KUMĀRAJĪVA 鳩摩羅什, trans

Two double-page woodcuts. Woodblock-printed. 62 folding leaves (plus one leaf, 32, in duplicate). Large 8vo (317 x 213 mm.), orig. semi-stiff wrappers, new stitching. Yongjan-sa Temple: 1635. A very rare and early illustrated Korean edition of the Lotus Sutra, published in 1635. The woodblock of the final page with the imprint appears to have slid during printing and the text is unclear (but the date is clear). We believe it says that it was printed by Yongjan-sa 龍藏寺 temple, which would mean... Read more about this item
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A$39,457.50
Yija hakkyu 李子學則 [Master Yi's School Rules]

Yija hakkyu 李子學則 [Master Yi's School Rules]

by YI, I 李珥

19 folding leaves. Large 8vo (293 x 189 mm.), orig. brown patterned semi-stiff wrappers, orig. stitching. Jeollanam-do: Chukkok chŏngsa , 1929. An exceedingly rare edition of Yi I's Ŭnp'yŏng chŏngsa hakkyu (or Eunpyeong jeongsa hakkyu) 隱屏精舍學規 [School Rules for the Hidden Study Hall], Ŭnp'yŏng chŏngsa yaksok 隱屏精舍約束 [Compact for the Hidden Study Hall], and related texts as an independent work on "school rules." We find no other copy in WorldCat, the Korean Old and Rare... Read more about this item
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A$7,812.58
[From upper wrapper]: Kogŭm pŏpch'ŏp or Gogeum beopcheop 古今法帖 [Old & Current Calligraphic Copy Book]; title on pillars: Pŏpch'ŏp

[From upper wrapper]: Kogŭm pŏpch'ŏp or Gogeum beopcheop 古今法帖 [Old & Current Calligraphic Copy Book]; title on pillars: Pŏpch'ŏp

by PAK, Mun-hoe 朴文會 & others

82 folding leaves. Small folio (334 x 220 mm.), orig. wrappers (rubbed & a little soiled), later stitching. [Korea: 1859]. A rare calligraphic copybook, using rubbings of inscriptions carved in stone. The rubbings are from various pieces of famous calligraphy, including those of Injo (1595-1649, r. 1623-49), king of Chosŏn. Various styles of calligraphy are demonstrated. One leaf each is bound-in at the front and back of the book. These leaves contain printed Buddhist texts and appear to be printer's... Read more about this item
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A$7,891.50
Korean wooden movable types preserved in the original forme

Korean wooden movable types preserved in the original forme

by KOREAN WOODEN MOVABLE TYPES IN A FORME

Wooden frame (170 x 300 mm., each type 6 x 5 x 18 mm.). [Korea]: Chosŏn period or early 20th century. A forme or chase - a rectangular frame into which columns of type are locked in place for printing - filled with wooden movable type, probably from Korea and probably dating from the Chosŏn period. Each piece of type contains one Chinese character carved in relief. When used, ink would be brushed over the type vertically, and a folio sheet of paper pressed against it, thus creating an imprinted... Read more about this item
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A$23,674.50
CHŎNUN OKP'YŎN or Jeon-un okpyeon 全韻玉篇 [Jade Chapters for the Complete Rhymes]

CHŎNUN OKP'YŎN or Jeon-un okpyeon 全韻玉篇 [Jade Chapters for the Complete Rhymes]

Printed in Chinese characters & Korean Hangul. Ten columns per page; variable number of characters per column. 152 folding leaves. Two vols. bound in one. Large 8vo (295 x 202mm., text block: 217 x 153 mm.), orig. yellow wrappers, new stitching. [Korea]: n.d., but ca. 1796. First edition and rare. The great rhyme books [issued in Korea] of the eighteenth century were Hwa-Dong jeongeum tongseok un-go [Examination of Rhymes in the Correct Pronunciation of China and the East [viz. Korea], with... Read more about this item
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A$14,993.85
Simgyŏng puju [or] Simgyeong buju [Ch.: Xin jing fu zhu; 心經附註; The Classic of the Mind with Appended Annotations]

Simgyŏng puju [or] Simgyeong buju [Ch.: Xin jing fu zhu; 心經附註; The Classic of the Mind with Appended Annotations]

by ZHEN, Dexiu 真德秀

Woodblock printed. 85; 63 folding leaves. Four parts in two vols. Large 8vo (306 x 208 mm.), orig. brown semi-stiff wrappers (wrappers somewhat soiled), old stitching. [Korea]: n.d., but 1672? A rare and early Korean edition of this famous Confucian florilegium (WorldCat 35891613). The author is Song- dynasty thinker and educator Zhen Dexiu (also known as Zhen Xishan 真西山, 1178-1235), who was a follower of Zhu Xi 朱熹 (1130-1200). Zhen had "a considerable influence on the formation of... Read more about this item
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A$9,864.38
Nosa chip or Nosa jip 蘆沙集 [Works of Nosa]

Nosa chip or Nosa jip 蘆沙集 [Works of Nosa]

by KI, Chŏng-jin 奇正鎭

22 juan plus two juan of addenda in 11 vols. Large 8vo (290 x 186 mm.), orig. patterned wrappers, new stitching. [Korea: 1898]. Second edition, enlarged, and printed with movable wooden type, of the writings of a prominent Neo-Confucian thinker of the 19th century; it is one of the most important collections (chip) published in Korea during the final years of the Chosŏn dynasty. Our edition contains Ki's writings in various genres, ranging from political manifestos to poetry, and is supplemented by a... Read more about this item
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A$22,885.35
Langenscheidt Pocket Dictionary Korean Korean-English English-Korean

Langenscheidt Pocket Dictionary Korean Korean-English English-Korean

by TERRELL, Peter (ed)

Berlin: Langenscheidt, 2011. First Edition. Limp wraps. Very good. Pocket size dictionary in limp vinyl wraps. pp. 672. Small water stain to lower tips, nothing serious. Otherwise a clean, firm copy.
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A$31.83
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