Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea...

London: John Murray 1818. First Edition. 4to (10.75" x 8.75"). [xvi], 222, cxxx, [72] pp. With 9 plates of aquatints (8 colored), one line-engraved plate, 5 engraved maps, cuts in the text. Rebound in purple half-morocco and cloth over boards, 5 raised bands, gilt-stamped spine titles and rules, t.e.g., plain endpapers and flyleaves. Minor shelfwear, sunning to spine and upper cover; toning to edges, occasional foxing/staining to text, some toning and offsetting to plates. Contemporary ownership signature to title page. A Very good copy of this important and brightly illustrated account of Hall's 1816-17 expedition to the East China and Yellow Seas, Korea, and the Ryukyo Archipelago. . VeryGood. Hardcover . (Inventory #: 39783)