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Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste, 1818

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Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste, 1818

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Author: M'Leod, John
Title: Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste, along the Coast of Corea, to the Island of Lewchew; with an Account of Her Subsequent Shipwreck
Place Published: London
Publisher:John Murray
Date Published: 1818
Description:

[vi], 323, [1] pp. Engraved portrait frontispiece and 5 hand-colored plates. (8vo) 21.5x13 cm (8½x5¼") marbled calf rebacked with later leather tooled in gilt with black title label. Second Edition.

John M'Leod was surgeon of the Alceste, his account of the loss of the ship was called "animating and ennobling" in the Edinburgh Review. Much detailed description of people and places encountered in the Far East.

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Extremities lightly rubbed; rebacked; some mild foxing; tear along base of page 42; overall very good.

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Name: Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste, 1818
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