MAC LEOD (John). Voyage of Captain Maxwell, commanding the Alceste, ship of S.M.B., in the Yellow Sea, along the coasts of Korea, and in the islands of Liou-tchiou, with the relation of his shipwreck in the strait of Gaspar. Paris, Gide fils, 1818. In-8, speckled half-basin with corners, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, yellow edges (Binding of the period). First French edition, translated by Defauconpret, of this account by the marine surgeon John Mc Leod (1777-1820), who served on the Alceste during Lord Amherst's diplomatic mission to China. It is decorated with a portrait-frontispiece and 4 plates out of text. Cordier, Sinica, 2108.