Description: Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven: A Korean Epic. HCDJ 1st Edition 1971 RARE Getting harder and harder to find N,p.; Korean National Commission for Unesco Royal Asiatic Society; 1971; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Hardcover; Translated with an Introduction by James Hoyt. N.p.: Korean National Commission for Unesco Royal Asiatic Society, Korean Branch, (1971). 8vo. 186pp, Glossary, Bibliography. Songs "was compiled on order of King Sejong (1419-1450) in order to establish the legitimacy of his lineage in Korea. The work, the first to utilize the Korean scrip, promulgated by Sejong in 1446 as hummin chong-um, or 'correct sounds for teaching the people,' was intended for the official-literatus class" (Preface).; 186 Pages ***SHIPS VIA USPS MEDIA MAIL*****
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Year Printed: 1971
Country/Region of Manufacture: Korea, Republic of
Topic: Korean Culture
Binding: Hardcover
Region: Asia
Language: English
Publisher: K.N.C. for UNESCO
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
