22 juan plus two juan of addenda in 11 vols. Large 8vo (290 x 186 mm.), orig. patterned wrappers, new stitching. [Korea: 1898].

Second edition, enlarged, and printed with movable wooden type, of the writings of a prominent Neo-Confucian thinker of the 19th century; it is one of the most important collections (chip) published in Korea during the final years of the Chosŏn dynasty. Our edition contains Ki’s writings in various genres, ranging from political manifestos to poetry, and is supplemented by a detailed biography and an essay on Ki’s philosophy by one of his disciples.

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