Narrative of a Voyage to Java, China, and the Great Loo-Choo Island. [bound with] Extracts from a Journal Written on the Coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico, in the Years 1820, 1821, 1822.
Published by Edward Moxon, London, 1840
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Seller: Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA], Beloit, WI, U.S.A.Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA]
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Hall commanded the Lyra, a 10-gun brig, part of Lord Amherst's 1816 Embassy to China. The expedition visited Java, dropped off the Ambassador in China, went on to Korea & Okinawa (called Loo-choo by Hall), then back to China, and finally visited Napoleon, who knew Hall's father at Brienne. As Hall's interview with Napoleon mostly involved Hall's voyage (and because Napoleon was the Rock Star of the day), he felt it proper to include. Originally published in 1818; this is the first edition thus, combined with the work on South America. Original full brown cloth, gilt spine title, as pictured. Edges rubbed and faded, corners & spine ends frayed & chipped, spine faded, small spot on front, small stain on rear; inner rear hinge split; institutional rubberstamp & ink note/number on front free endsheet, offsetting slightly to the pastedown, former owner's name & place (perhaps Richard McIan, F.R.C.S.I., of the Graig Dispensary) on title page; text clean. Includes 'Accounts of [Captain of the Alceste] Sir Murray Maxwell's Attack on the Chinese Batteries, and of an Interview With Napoleon Buonaparte, at St. Helena. [9], 2-81, [1]; [7], 2-77, [1]; [5], 2-80 pages. The material on Central and South America is the sixth edition, also 1840, in two parts, hence the unusual pagination. Includes two maps. Size: Octavo.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Narrative of a Voyage to Java, China, and the Great Loo-Choo Island. [bound with] Extracts from a Journal Written on the Coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico, in the Years 1820, 1821, 1822.
- Author
- Hall, Captain Basil
- Publisher
- Edward Moxon, London
- Publication year
- 1840
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hard Cover
- Edition
- Later Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Asia, South & Central America, Travel, Exploration
Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA]
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Established in 1991, Bookworks has had an on-line presence since 1999, shipping thousands of books to, well, dozens of countries. We have several thousand books on display at Angela's Attic and the Best of Beloit antique malls on Highway 75/Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois, and at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. We have thousands of uncatalogued books, though we're trying very hard to get them listed; please feel free to email or call with any enquiries. Member MWABA (MidWest Antiquarian Booksellers' Association) and IOBA (International Online Bookseller's Association).…
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