National Museum of Korea: Opening the Museum of Light by National Museum of Korea - 2005

National Museum of Korea, 1970. Paperback. Very Good. 9x6x1. [Interesting provenance, previously owned by Senator John McCain.] Softcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Small tears to spine ends. Bookplate of McCain on front end page. Clean, unmarked pages. <br> "John Sidney McCain (1936-2018) was a U.S. senator who was the Republican Party's nominee for president in 2008 but was defeated by Barack Obama. McCain represented Arizona in the U.S. House of Representatives (1983-87) before being elected to the U.S. Senate (1987-2018). Although a self-described conservative 'foot soldier in the Reagan revolution,' McCain clashed with his party's right wing on a wide range of issues. Long a favorite of reporters, who admired what they saw as his directness, he garnered a reputation as a political maverick. In 1967, during the Vietnam War, McCain was nearly killed in a severe accidental fire aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal, then on active duty in the Gulf of… Read More

The National Museum of Korea, Seoul, 2007. Book. Very Good. Wrappers. 312 pages. Paperback collection guide, bound in stiff illustrated paper covers. Texts in English. Illustrated. Empty plastic card holder adhered to inside rear cover, with a short notation in ink. But there are no other observable indications of an ex-library copy, with a tight binding, uncreased spine, and faint handling/shelfwear to the edges. The interior is otherwise clear of markings. Translations by Lee Kyong-hee. A beautifully published overview of a remarkable collection of national treasures. A foldout chronology at the rear is very helpful to understand the stylistic progression over the centuries..

National Museum of Korea, 1993. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1

Tori-gawa bunka-sha, 1995. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1

National Central Museum Cultural Foundation, N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Page number: 311p Size: 28cm A4