Hall's Voyages (Set of 3 Volumes in Constable's Miscellany of Original and Selected Publications in the Various Departments of Literature, the Sciences and the Arts)
by Hall, Captain Basil
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co, 1826. Volume I: Voyage to Loo-Choo and Other Places in the Eastern Seas, in the Year 1816. Including an Account of Captain Maxwell's Attack on the Batteries at Canton; and Notes of an Interview with Buonaparte at St Helena, in August 1817. iv, ii, 322 pages. Volume II and III: Extracts from a Journal Written on the Coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico, in the Years 1820, 1821, 1822. xii, 313 and x, 311 pages. Each volume is 14.6cm x 9.7cm. Engraved half-title pages. Blind-stamped original three-quarter calf with gitl titling and rules on the spine. Marbled boards. Corners a little bumped. A lovely old set. Scarce.. Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Tapsell's Books and Music (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6648
- Title
- Hall's Voyages (Set of 3 Volumes in Constable's Miscellany of Original and Selected Publications in the Various Departments of Literature, the Sciences and the Arts)
- Author
- Hall, Captain Basil
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Archibald Constable and Co
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1826
- Keywords
- Captain Basil Hall. Voyages. Napolean Bonaparte. Japan. Korea. China. Java. South America. Peru. Mexico. Chile.
- Bookseller catalogs
- General History; 18th and 19th Century Books; Maritime History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Tapsell's Books and Music
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Rutherglen, Victoria
About Tapsell's Books and Music
Tapsell\'s Books and Music is in Rutherglen, a small country town in North-East Victoria, Australia. The bookshop, which was established in 1993, sells fine, old and general secondhand books and vinyl LPs. Rutherglen is well worth a visit and is a lovely, unspoilt country town in a famous winegrowing district. Wine + books = heaven. Phone: 0435 340 526. International phone: +61 435 340 526.
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