THE ARTS OF KOREA AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY TUTTLE 1962 1^ST PRINTING HC DJ SLIPCASE.  Quoting from the flap of the dust jacket: “The imposing pageant of Korean art hitherto mostly hidden from Western eyes and suggested only in fragmentary glimpses at last unfolds in a volume designed to reflect the true splendors.  This book is the first in English to present the full sweep of Korean artistic achievement from its mysterious origins in neolithic times to its brilliant flowering in the Koryo pottery ad the Yi painting…The presentation takes the form of an absorbing history generously illustrated with 314 plates of which 49 in vivid color.”   Please find then: “The Arts of Korea—An Illustrated History” by Evelyn McCune.  This medium-sized but thick hard cover book (7 ½ x 10 ½ inches 452 pages) was published by Charles E. Tuttle Company of Rutland Vermont and Tokyo Japan dated 1962 and the First Printing (so stated).  The book is bound in brown cloth with a quarter spine in beige cloth and red stamped titles and decorations on cover and spine; it is protected by a glossy pictorial dust jacket and encased in a sturdy cardboard slipcase (typical of the Tuttle Company).  Please see the photos of the Table of Contents and the List of Illustrations for your further information.

Condition:  This book is in very good condition.  The slipcase shows some minor wear at the opening and is a bit darkened (or is that the way it is supposed to be?).  The dust jacket shows some edge wear at the top and bottom of the spine.  The hard covers are pristine-unblemished and unbumped.  Inside the book is unmarked and the pages and many plates are clean and bright throughout.  Both hinges are intact, and the binding is tight and sound.  This book is not ex-library or a remainder.

Shipping:  This book will be very carefully packed, with bubble wrap and with solid cardboard for their protection and promptly mailed upon payment.  Please note that I do not charge for packing and handling; all you pay is the postage.  Media mail postage for this medium-sized but thick and heavy hard cover book will be only $6.00.  International and Canadian buyers should be aware that this very large hard cover book will easily exceed the four-pound weight limit for International First-Class mail.  Accordingly, this book will only be shipped internationally or to Canada using eBay’s Global Shipping Program.  Within the US for domestic mailings, combined shipping for multiple purchases is gladly offered.  You will pay full price for the shipping of the first book and half price for any other that same week.  For example, two books with shipping at $4 each will ship for $6 combined.

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