Hall (Basil). Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coat of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island, 1st edition, John Murray 1818, half-title, 8 hand-coloured aquatint plates including frontispiece, 2 further plates (uncoloured aquatint and line engraving), 5 maps (3 folding), half-title spotted, light spotting to subsequent preliminary text-leaves, a few of the colour plates slightly toned or offset, a few lacking tissue-guards, frontispiece tissue-guard renewed, engraved plate and maps toned and offset, 19th-century half calf, rebacked, corners worn, 4to (26 x 21.1 cm) (Qty: 1) Provenance: David Hume, Baron Hume (bap. 1757-1838), jurist and judge, and nephew of the philosopher, with twin ownership inscriptions, 'David Hume 1818' and 'Baron Hume 1824' to the title-page; Hume gained his title on his appointment as baron of the exchequer in 1822. Abbey Travel 558; Cordier Sinica 3009; Prideaux pp. 251 & 338; Tooley 241. Hall captained the brig Lyra on its mission to escort Lord Amherst's embassy to China (1816-17). His book 'describes this commission, his explorations in the little known eastern seas, and his visit to Canton (Guangzhou)' (ODNB), as well as an interview with Napoleon on St Helena on the return journey.
Hall (Basil). Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coat of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island, 1st edition, John Murray 1818, half-title, 8 hand-coloured aquatint plates including frontispiece, 2 further plates (uncoloured aquatint and line engraving), 5 maps (3 folding), half-title spotted, light spotting to subsequent preliminary text-leaves, a few of the colour plates slightly toned or offset, a few lacking tissue-guards, frontispiece tissue-guard renewed, engraved plate and maps toned and offset, 19th-century half calf, rebacked, corners worn, 4to (26 x 21.1 cm) (Qty: 1) Provenance: David Hume, Baron Hume (bap. 1757-1838), jurist and judge, and nephew of the philosopher, with twin ownership inscriptions, 'David Hume 1818' and 'Baron Hume 1824' to the title-page; Hume gained his title on his appointment as baron of the exchequer in 1822. Abbey Travel 558; Cordier Sinica 3009; Prideaux pp. 251 & 338; Tooley 241. Hall captained the brig Lyra on its mission to escort Lord Amherst's embassy to China (1816-17). His book 'describes this commission, his explorations in the little known eastern seas, and his visit to Canton (Guangzhou)' (ODNB), as well as an interview with Napoleon on St Helena on the return journey.
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