EXPLORING UNKNOWN CORNERS OF THE 'HERMIT KINGDOM.'
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Seller: RARE ORIENTAL BOOK CO., ABAA, ILAB, Aptos, CA, U.S.A.RARE ORIENTAL BOOK CO., ABAA, ILAB
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[Washington D.C. 1919, NGM]. Extracted article, very good, pp.24-48, map, 30 b. w. photos by the author, clean, tight copy, 17.8 x 15.5 cm. FIRST & ONLY EDITION The famous explorer set out to cover the region of Northern Korea, along the upper courses of the Tumen and the Yalu rivers. * Subject paragraph headings: * SECRET OF THE 'DRAGON PRICE'S POOL,' DISCOVERED BY MISSIONARIES. * JAPAN AIDS THE AMERICAN EXPEDITION * NO ACCOUNTING FOR KOREAN TASTES. * A TIGER HUNT IN THE KOREAN MOUNTAINS * DRINKING HOT BLOOD AS A TONIC * AN IMPOSING CAVALCADE * THE CURIUS KOREAN WATER-HAMMERS * NATIVES MARVEL AT THE BLUE-EYED STRANGER * DOGS BRED FOR FOOD * A "MAN" 11 YEARS OLD AND A "BOY" OF 47 * CONTENDING WITH THE TIMIDITY OF THE NATIVES * PLUNGING THROUGH THE PRIMEVAL FOREST * WE FIND LAKES FORMED BY AN ERUPTION OF A SACRED MOUNTAIN. * LIFTING OUR HOUSES OUT OF THE SWAMP * WHITE MAN ATTRACTS A MULTITUDE OF THE CURIOUS * THE PICTURESQUE RUINS OF KOREA'S SENTINEL CITY * YALU BOATS OPERATED BY [Chinese] MAN POWER **** Excellent primary resource * Roy Chapman was the leader of the expedition, supported by the American Museum of Natural history, in cooperation with "Asia Magazine." He was also the role model for "Indiana Jones" character. . See us for others by Roy Chapman. With an introductory chapter by Henry F. Osborn, President of the American Museum of Natural History. *.…
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- EXPLORING UNKNOWN CORNERS OF THE 'HERMIT KINGDOM.'
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- ANDREWS, Roy C.
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- CHINA SOCIAL SCIENCE, FOREIGNERS IN KOREA, KOREA
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