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Ch’ŏngbyŏk sŏnsaeng munjip 青壁先生文集 [Compendium of the Writings of the Blue Wall Teacher] by YI, Su-yŏn 李守淵

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Title: Ch’ŏngbyŏk sŏnsaeng munjip 青壁先生文集 [Compendium of the Writings of the Blue Wall Teacher]
Author: YI, Su-yŏn 李守淵
Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description: Compiled by Yi Jungrin 李中璘 & Afterword by Yi Man’in 李晩寅. Printed with wooden movable type. 60; 54 folding leaves. Four juan in two vols. Large 8vo, orig. semi-stiff wrappers, stitched. [Korea: 1898 or after 1890]. First edition of this collection of the writings of Yi Su-yŏn (1693–1748), a sixth-generation descendant of Yi Hwang 李滉 (1501–70), who was best known by his art name, T’oegye 退溪 (“Retreating Creek”). An intellectual admirer of Zhu Xi (1130–1200), the Chinese philosopher whose interpretation of Neo-Confucianism became the dominant ideological framework in late imperial China and Chosŏn Korea, T’oegye is widely regarded as the most influential philosopher of Korea. His Neo-Confucian teachings shaped Korean thought for centuries, and his portrait graces the 1,000-won banknote as a testament to his legacy. T’oegye’s influence extended beyond Korea, shaping the Kumamoto and Kimon schools of Tokugawa Japan. Yi Su-yŏn, whose art name was the “Blue Wall” in the title, followed the archetypal path of a disciple of Toegye. After passing the lower-level civil service examination in 1723, he withdrew from official life to dedicate himself to the interpretation and annotation of Toegye’s works. The present work is an eclectic collection divided into four juan, each reflecting different facets of Yi Suy-ŏn’s intellectual activities. Juan 1–2 contain 94 poems and 35 essays by the author, including his correspondence with leading scholars of his time, such as Yi Gwangjeong 李光庭, Jo Hyeonmyeong 趙顯命, Kim Sangseong 金尙星, and Gwon Sangil 權相日. These letters engage with topics such as Neo-Confucian metaphysics, the interpretation of the Classics, contemporary affairs, and ritual propriety. Ranging from the abstract to the everyday, they reveal the contemplative debates among the educated elite as they grappled with how to uphold a principled life in changing times. Juan 3–4 are concerned with ritual manuals documenting disputed ceremonial practices of the period, along with detailed records of how Yi Su-yŏn compiled and preserved the collected works of T’oegye. This aspect of the manuscript may have piqued the interest of contemporary scholars and literati, who not only studied the classical Chinese canons but also relied on Yi Hwang’s analyses as supplementary guides. Yi Su-yŏn’s account of how Yi Hwang’s works came to be may have offered readers a rare glimpse behind the scenes — a compelling backstory to one of Korea’s most revered philosophical legacies. The collection was assembled by Yi Su-yŏn’s sixth-generation descendant Yi Jungrin. An Afterword notes that Yi Man’in (1834-97), an 11th-generation descendant of Yi Hwang who might have been Jungrin’s distant uncle, praised Yi Su-yŏn’s dedication to implementing his ancestor’s teachings. In a sense, this book encapsulates a scholarly homage passed down through one of the most intellectually sophisticated pedigrees in Chosŏn history. Yi Su-yŏn devoted his life to studying Yi Hwang, only to be honored and commemorated in turn by his own descendants. A very good set, printed with wooden movable type. Minor worming towards end of Vol. II.

Simonson, Original Self Portrait Drawing by SIMONSON, LEE

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Title: Simonson, Original Self Portrait Drawing
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Description: Simonson sketched a bust length profile, signed and dated, "To...from Lee Simonson, Jan 1934." The sketch is rendered in black crayon on graph paper and measures 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. The sketch is attached to a heavier page possibly from an album. Docketing on this page in pencil in another hand offers information on the sketch. "Lee Simonson caricature (?) of himself...at...theater during...tryout of O'Neill's 'Days Without End." Simonson changed stage production into a more modern style, He was a theater and art critic as well. Most importantly he founded the Theater Guild in New York City and staged productions for the Guild.

How to organize for peace and freedom: a manual on organization

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Title: How to organize for peace and freedom: a manual on organization
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description: New York: Youth Committee Against War, 1941. 28p. staplebound booklet, 8.5x11 inches, date of June 1941 penned inside front cover, otherwise very good. Not found in OCLC as of December 2025. The Youth Committee combined socialist and religious anti-war activists, and worked together with the Keep America Out of War Congress as liberal anti-war alternatives to the America First Committee.

France and North America: Utopias and Utopians by ALLAIN, Mathe; ed

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Title: France and North America: Utopias and Utopians
Author: ALLAIN, Mathe; ed
Seller: Argosy Book Store (United States)
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Description: Lafayette: Center for Louisiana Studies, 1978. hardcover. near fine. Illustrations in black and white. 195 pages. Short 4to, green cloth boards. Lafayette: Center for Louisiana Studies, 1978. Near fine. Proceedings of the Third Symposium of French-American Studies. March 4-8, 1974.

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