76 folding leaves. Two kwŏn in one vol. Small folio (322 x 210 mm.), orig. semi-stiff yellow-brown patterned wrappers, new stitching. [Korea]: Preface dated 1855.

First edition of the very rare collected writings of Cho Ham-se (1607-90), a prominent Neo-Confucian scholar and poet best known by his pen name Oŭihŏn 五宜軒 (“Five-Propriety-Pavilion”). He was known for his ethical rigor, moral teaching, and reform-minded approach rooted in Confucian humanism.

Compiled and published in 1855 by his descendant Cho Ki-p’yŏng 趙基平, with a Preface by the late-Chosŏn judge Yi Chong-sang 李鍾祥 (1799-1870), and a Postscript by the scholar Yu Chi-ho 柳致皜 (1800-62)... More