Very Rare Article on Korean Arms & Armour

B.I · 26th July 2006, 12:01 AM

hi,
i have been looking for this article for some time, on behalf of a friend (a retired ex-museum curator of ill health) and have finally tracked it down. on indian works, i never care about the cost as its as important to me as my collection, but this isnt indian.
no museum library that i have searched has it, and i know it to be rare due to its elusiveness. but, it finally turned up but the cost of getting it copied is high, as its fragile. for a 50 (ish) page article, of A5 size (cant be scanned flat though, so one page at a time), the cost will be the equivellant of a semi-expensive new book from amazon.
so, if anyone is interested in it, and can paypal me $10, i will travel up there and get it copied, convert it to a pdf and send it on. they will be photocopies, which i will scan in and convert to a pdf for you to print out your end. so, the quality will not be fantastic, but will be good enough.

please note, the first time i enquired about copying, i was turned down. i waited a few days and asked again out of curiosity and was given permission. i didnt have time to hang around (will take a while) so this obviously depends on who is on the desk at the time.
also, i will only bother if i have enough people committing to pay and have copies. i am happy to give up a day to do it, but spend enough on my own research (apologies!). no money needed yet, just commitment to forward it on later.

ok, on the the article.

Korean Arms & Armour - J.L.Boots. 1934

Boots was a collector (and a dapper one at that, by the photo of him in full shooting tweeds!). many of the images are from his own comprehensive collection, as well as some from museums. i quickly scanned through the article and its quite well written, and very useful. either way, there isnt much else written exclusively on korean arms, so definately good to have. as i said, with illustrations (enough pics to aid the text) it runs to around 50 pgs, so its not just an overview (although i havent read it myself)

please PM me if anyone is interested.

BTW i hope this is ok here, and not in the swaps forum. i am not selling anything, but offering information, with contributions towards cost. please feel free to move it should this not be the case.
also, if anyone already has this article (ham?) i would be happy to pay for it and save the hassle of getting it myself.

B.I · 1st August 2006, 07:21 AM

last call on this article. will anyone else interested let me know.

ward · 1st August 2006, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by B.I

last call on this article. will anyone else interested let me know.

Hi yes I need a copy

wardc@erols.com

thanks

ward

Ian · 1st August 2006, 05:36 PM

I'll take one too. Please PM me with your paypal details.

Ian.

dennee · 1st August 2006, 06:04 PM

B.I.,

Do you know the citation for the journal in which the article was published?

Thanks,

TD

B.I · 1st August 2006, 09:54 PM

hi dennee,

if you can get hold of the article and save me the hassle, i would happily pay. however, please let me know soon -

trans. Korean Branch Royal Asiatic Society. XXIII, Pt 2. Seoul 1934

Chris Evans · 2nd August 2006, 01:00 AM

Hi,

I'll have one too, that is, if I am not too late. For details, please send me a PM

Cheers
Chris

Mare Rosu · 2nd August 2006, 01:50 AM

B.I.
I would like a copy also, again if not to late.
Thank you
Gene

VANDOO · 2nd August 2006, 04:03 AM

I HAD ALREADY SENT A PM ASKING FOR A COPY BUT I WILL PUT MY NAME ON THE LIST HERE AS WELL SO IT WILL BE EASIER TO KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANY COPYS WILL BE NEEDED.

Rivkin · 2nd August 2006, 04:15 AM

Sign me up !

Thanx a lot for the opprtunity !

ariel · 2nd August 2006, 04:47 AM

I just wanted to confirm my earlier e-mail: sign me up!

Andrew · 2nd August 2006, 04:58 AM

I'd like one as well, Brian.

Marc · 2nd August 2006, 03:29 PM

Just in case one has to be in the public list, I also confirm my early PM.

Flavio · 2nd August 2006, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc

Just in case one has to be in the public list, I also confirm my early PM.

ME TOO !!!!

dennee · 2nd August 2006, 04:46 PM

Thanks, B.I.

Well, I was thinking of the Library of Congress, which is about a mile from my office. I see that they do have that periodical, but only on microfilm. So, that would mean about $12.50 initial copying cost (assuming no mistakes), with a presumably lower cost for copies off that. But the quality off microfilm would be worse.

TD

B.I · 3rd August 2006, 04:06 PM

hi all,

i managed to copy over half, but ran out of time and inclination. also, i didnt want to push my luck (copyright laws allow only 5% of a books content - with the length of this article, i'm walking the line). i was wrong, in that it isnt 50 pages, but more like 80! (35 photographic plates) also, after spending a little more time with it, i know it is a very good read with some important information.
also, infuriatingly, the plate descriptions are on seperate transparancies (one at a time) which would he hard (and expensive) to photocopy. this means i may have to type them out myself.
so, next week definately. i have noted all those interested. anyone else please let me know before the end of the coming weekend.
after all this, i hope its worth the wait (it is!)

wilked aka Khun Deng · 5th August 2006, 01:53 PM

Hope I'm not too late. I would dearly love a copy!

Dan

B.I · 5th August 2006, 09:22 PM

no problem, dan.
am hoping to get there on tuesday to finish copying the article.

B.I · 17th August 2006, 10:43 PM

hi,
sorry for the delay. it was hard work to do, and took ages bt its done. will email people tomorrow with details and send the file out.
attached is mr boots himself, and what a dapper dude he is!!!

B.I · 19th August 2006, 07:33 AM

i have sent the article to all the email addresses i had, and pm'd the others.
the file is just under 10mb, so if you havent recieved anything (email or pm) then let me know as it may have bounced.
would love opinions on the article for those that now have it.

Battara · 19th August 2006, 08:32 PM

Sorry I thought I put my bid in......may I get a copy too, please, please, oh please?......

B.I · 19th August 2006, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Battara

Sorry I thought I put my bid in......may I get a copy too, please, please, oh please?......

hi battara,
article sent to you.

Battara · 19th August 2006, 09:16 PM

You are wonderful, thank you.

26th July 2006, 12:01 AM	#1
B.I Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 485	Very Rare Article on Korean Arms & Armour hi, i have been looking for this article for some time, on behalf of a friend (a retired ex-museum curator of ill health) and have finally tracked it down. on indian works, i never care about the cost as its as important to me as my collection, but this isnt indian. no museum library that i have searched has it, and i know it to be rare due to its elusiveness. but, it finally turned up but the cost of getting it copied is high, as its fragile. for a 50 (ish) page article, of A5 size (cant be scanned flat though, so one page at a time), the cost will be the equivellant of a semi-expensive new book from amazon. so, if anyone is interested in it, and can paypal me $10, i will travel up there and get it copied, convert it to a pdf and send it on. they will be photocopies, which i will scan in and convert to a pdf for you to print out your end. so, the quality will not be fantastic, but will be good enough. please note, the first time i enquired about copying, i was turned down. i waited a few days and asked again out of curiosity and was given permission. i didnt have time to hang around (will take a while) so this obviously depends on who is on the desk at the time. also, i will only bother if i have enough people committing to pay and have copies. i am happy to give up a day to do it, but spend enough on my own research (apologies!). no money needed yet, just commitment to forward it on later. ok, on the the article. Korean Arms & Armour - J.L.Boots. 1934 Boots was a collector (and a dapper one at that, by the photo of him in full shooting tweeds!). many of the images are from his own comprehensive collection, as well as some from museums. i quickly scanned through the article and its quite well written, and very useful. either way, there isnt much else written exclusively on korean arms, so definately good to have. as i said, with illustrations (enough pics to aid the text) it runs to around 50 pgs, so its not just an overview (although i havent read it myself) please PM me if anyone is interested. BTW i hope this is ok here, and not in the swaps forum. i am not selling anything, but offering information, with contributions towards cost. please feel free to move it should this not be the case. also, if anyone already has this article (ham?) i would be happy to pay for it and save the hassle of getting it myself. Last edited by B.I; 26th July 2006 at 12:44 AM.

1st August 2006, 05:36 PM	#4
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,029	Me too ... I'll take one too. Please PM me with your paypal details. Ian.

17th August 2006, 10:43 PM	#19
B.I Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 485	hi, sorry for the delay. it was hard work to do, and took ages bt its done. will email people tomorrow with details and send the file out. attached is mr boots himself, and what a dapper dude he is!!! Attached Images

1st August 2006, 07:21 AM	#2
B.I Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 485	last call on this article. will anyone else interested let me know.

1st August 2006, 06:04 PM	#5
dennee Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: College Park, MD Posts: 186	B.I., Do you know the citation for the journal in which the article was published? Thanks, TD

1st August 2006, 09:54 PM	#6
B.I Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 485	hi dennee, if you can get hold of the article and save me the hassle, i would happily pay. however, please let me know soon - trans. Korean Branch Royal Asiatic Society. XXIII, Pt 2. Seoul 1934

2nd August 2006, 01:00 AM	#7
Chris Evans Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 661	Hi, I'll have one too, that is, if I am not too late. For details, please send me a PM Cheers Chris

2nd August 2006, 01:50 AM	#8
Mare Rosu Deceased Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: USA, DEEP SOUTH, GEORGIA, Y'all hear? Posts: 121	B.I. I would like a copy also, again if not to late. Thank you Gene

2nd August 2006, 04:03 AM	#9
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I HAD ALREADY SENT A PM ASKING FOR A COPY BUT I WILL PUT MY NAME ON THE LIST HERE AS WELL SO IT WILL BE EASIER TO KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANY COPYS WILL BE NEEDED.

2nd August 2006, 04:15 AM	#10
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	Sign me up ! Thanx a lot for the opprtunity !

2nd August 2006, 04:47 AM	#11
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I just wanted to confirm my earlier e-mail: sign me up!

2nd August 2006, 04:58 AM	#12
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	I'd like one as well, Brian.

2nd August 2006, 03:29 PM	#13
Marc Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Madrid / Barcelona Posts: 256	Just in case one has to be in the public list, I also confirm my early PM.

2nd August 2006, 04:46 PM	#15
dennee Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: College Park, MD Posts: 186	Thanks, B.I. Well, I was thinking of the Library of Congress, which is about a mile from my office. I see that they do have that periodical, but only on microfilm. So, that would mean about $12.50 initial copying cost (assuming no mistakes), with a presumably lower cost for copies off that. But the quality off microfilm would be worse. TD

3rd August 2006, 04:06 PM	#16
B.I Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 485	hi all, i managed to copy over half, but ran out of time and inclination. also, i didnt want to push my luck (copyright laws allow only 5% of a books content - with the length of this article, i'm walking the line). i was wrong, in that it isnt 50 pages, but more like 80! (35 photographic plates) also, after spending a little more time with it, i know it is a very good read with some important information. also, infuriatingly, the plate descriptions are on seperate transparancies (one at a time) which would he hard (and expensive) to photocopy. this means i may have to type them out myself. so, next week definately. i have noted all those interested. anyone else please let me know before the end of the coming weekend. after all this, i hope its worth the wait (it is!)

5th August 2006, 01:53 PM	#17
wilked aka Khun Deng Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oahu, Hawaii Posts: 166	Hope I'm not too late. I would dearly love a copy! Dan

5th August 2006, 09:22 PM	#18
B.I Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 485	no problem, dan. am hoping to get there on tuesday to finish copying the article.

19th August 2006, 07:33 AM	#20
B.I Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 485	i have sent the article to all the email addresses i had, and pm'd the others. the file is just under 10mb, so if you havent recieved anything (email or pm) then let me know as it may have bounced. would love opinions on the article for those that now have it.

19th August 2006, 08:32 PM	#21
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,139	Sorry I thought I put my bid in......may I get a copy too, please, please, oh please?......

19th August 2006, 09:16 PM	#23
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,139	You are wonderful, thank you.