Korea and Her Neighbors, A Narrative of Travel, with an Account of the Recent Vicissitudes and Present Position of the Country
New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1898.
First American Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 480 pp, with illustrations from photographs by the author, index, folding map of Korea and neighboring countries. One small stain to front board, else a fine copy in original cloth. One of the most celebrated and wide-ranging of all women travel writers, Isabella Bird Bishop (1831-1904) was the first woman to address a meeting of the Royal Geographical Society and one of the first 15 women elected to fellowship in that august institution. "In January 1894 she left England for Korea. She explored the Han River and crossed the Diamond mountains to the east coast of the peninsula. After a visit to Chinese Manchuria she went up the Yangtze, through Szechwan, to the Tibetan border, spending fifteen months and travelling 8000 miles in China alone" (DNB). This book recounts first part of this remarkable journey and includes much detail on Koran culture and customs and the role of women in Korean society.
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