SIEROSZEWSKI Waclaw - Korea. (Key of the Far East). With 28 drawings and a map. Warsaw 1905; Gebethner and Wolff. 16d,...

SIEROSZEWSKI Waclaw - Korea. (Key of the Far East). With 28 drawings and a map. Warsaw 1905; Gebethner and Wolff. 16d, pp. [4], 423, [1], X, [2], t. 28, map 1. ppb. of epoch with preserved pamphlet cover.
Minor stains inside, good condition. Edition I. The literary harvest of Sieroszewski's expedition to the Far East. His "Korea" is "a sightseeing monograph interspersed with a travel diary" (PSB). Includes, among others: Coasts, Sok-oan-sa Monastery, A few words on Korean beliefs, Food, Climate of the peninsula, Tigers, Game and hunting [!], Villagers and their pets, Cemeteries and funerals, Position of women, Korean clothing, Seoul on the eve of war.