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
by Hall, Captain Basil
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
London: Edward Moxon, 1840. 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, 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. First published in 1818; first edition thus, combined with the work on South America. Original full brown cloth, gilt spine title. Edges rubbed and faded, corners & spine ends frayed, spine faded, small spot on front, small stain on rear; institutional rubberstamp & ink note/number on front free endsheet, offsetting slightly to the pastedown, former owner's name & place 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. . Later Edition. Cloth. Good. 7½" by 9½".
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- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- u2445
- 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
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Publisher
- Edward Moxon
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1840
- Keywords
- Travel, Exploration, Java, China, Japan, Ryukyu, Okinawa, Chile, Central America, South America
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Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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Beloit, Wisconsin
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