| Edition |
Ambassadors' edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 326 pages, 6 leaves of plates : illustrations, photographs ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Oriental series ; XIII |
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Trübner's oriental series ; XIII.
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| Note |
Title within colored ornamental border. |
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Includes index. |
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"Limited to seven hundred fifty numbered and registered copies..." |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Editorial Note -- Ouline of history -- Land and folk -- A city of peace -- Cosume, manners, and morals -- Education and crime -- Korean industries -- Korean scenery -- Mining and hunting -- Monks and monasteries -- Across Korea -- Drought and starvation -- The missionary question -- Travelling in Korea -- Resting in Kang-Wha -- The sorrows of a coveted kingdom -- In the land of morning calm -- The relations of Korea with Japan -- The administration -- The judiciary -- Trade conditions to-day -- Maritime undertakings -- Railroads, telegraphs, and telephones -- Public works -- Industrial encouragement -- Sanitation and water works -- Education -- A glance at the future -- Index. |
| Subject |
Korea -- Description and travel.
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Korea.
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| Added Author |
Austin, H. H. (Herbert Henry), 1868-1937, author.
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Terauchi, Masatake, 1852-1919, author.
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