Description: Account of A Voyage of Discovery to The West Coast of Corea, and The Great Loo-choo Island; With an Appendix, Containing Charts, and Various Hydrographical and Scientific Notices. And a Vocabulary of the loo-Choo Language, by H.J. Clifford, Esq. [With Basil Hall Signature] Author: Hall, Capt. Basil 4to.(8.5" x 11.25")1818. Hall, Capt. Basil.London.John Murray. First Edition, Autographed, bound by Zaehnsdorf. Quarter navy leather over navy cloth boards. Spine with five raised bands, gilt title to second compartment, gilt author to fourth, gilt year at foot. All edges deckled, marbled endpapers, small manuscript note to foot of reverse of endpaper stating "Bound by Zaehnsdorf, iv. 1962". A 5.5" x 1.25" cut from a manuscript letter with Hall's signature tipped in to first free flyleaf. Contains the often missing half-title page, hand-colored plate of Sulphur Island as frontispiece in addition to 14 hand-colored plates and maps and charts, all accounted for. (8 hand-colored plates; 2 uncolored plates; 5 maps, 3 of which foldingSome pages uncut.) A exceptionally clean copy inside with only minute spotting to the edges and slight offsetting of plates; near fine. From the Web: "Hall was the captain of the Lyra with which the Alceste voyaged to Korea and the adjacent islands, including Okinawa (referred to as Loo-Choo). Includes a ""Vocabulary of the Loo-Choo Island"" compiled by Herbert John Clifford. The two maps show the Track of the English Ship Alceste & Lyra Sloop along the Western Coast of the Peninsula of Corea; and Chart of Great Loo Choo Island, Surveyed in H.M. Sloop Lyra by Cap. Basil Hall. With the often-lacking half-title present. Many leaves unopened. Bound by Zaehnsdorf per pencil note to front free endpaper verso. Abbey Travel 558; Hill 749. We are currently putting all 5000+ titles online, but if there is a specific title you are looking for, please reach out to sidekerbookselleratgmail.com, we may just have it! Free shipping via USPS for United State purchaser within the continental U.S., International shipping determined using USPS Priority Express, DHL, FedEx, or Parcel Monkey. Sonny Ideker Bookseller is located within City Antiques in Historic Roswell, Georgia at 700 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, GA. 30076. We would love to have you visit or email us at sidekerbookselleratgmail.com for specific wants or needs, thanks! Find Us On: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Sonny-Ideker-Bookseller-Rare-Antiquarian-Leather-Vellum-Bound-Books-100068669041560/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SonnyIdekerBookseller/about Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonny_ideker_bookseller Flickr: https://flic.kr/ps/2v6pn4 Website: https://sonnyideker.weebly.com/ Antique Books, Old Leather Book, Old Vellum Book, Decorative Binding, Antiquarian Book, Vintage decorative, Ancient Leather, Rare Books, Decorative Books, Decorative Leather, Beautiful Decorative Book That Rare Book Guy Sonny Ideker City Antiques & Interior Arts Georgia Antiquarian Booksellers Association Colette French Pastries
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