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Add this copy of Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to to cart. $26.00, very good condition, Sold by CTrarebooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Westport, CT, UNITED STATES, published 1952 by Coward-McCann, Inc..
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Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. Light chipping to price clipped DJ. Sticker removal residue to front free endpaper; Perry's famous expedition to Japan, resulting in an establishment of relations between the two countries. Reissued here to commemorate the centennial of the journey; Small 4to 9"-11" tall; 305 pages.
Add this copy of Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to to cart. $26.30, very good condition, Sold by J. Patrick McGahern Books, Inc rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ottawa, ON, CANADA, published by New York. Coward-McCann. 1962.
Add this copy of Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to to cart. $32.00, very good condition, Sold by Kenneth Mallory, ABAA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Decatur, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1952 by Coward McCann.
Add this copy of Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to to cart. $877.00, good condition, Sold by Sequitur Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boonsboro, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1857 by New York: D. Appleton.
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Good. Quarto. Single volume edition. Original black cloth, gilt vignette to spine and front board. Gift inscription from John Weir Perry, great grand-nephew of Admiral Perry, on second blank. Includes the suppressed bathing scene plate, "Public Bath at Simoda" on page 408. xviii, 537 pp. 2 color and 88 tinted lithographic plates. Several maps, including fold-out maps. Fading to spine, minor chipping to edges of boards. Minor toning, bathing scene plate has soiling along upper margins. "In March, 1852 Commander Perry was appointed head of this naval expedition to induce the Japanese government to establish diplomatic relations with the United States. In the following year the Japanese were finally forced to accept a treaty demanding better treatment of shipwrecked seamen and which allowed American ships to dock at two Japanese ports to purchase fuel and supplies. "The most important result, however, was that the visit contributed to the collapse of the feudal regime and to the modernization of Japan"-Hill. Hill, pp. 471-172 (for First Edition); McGill/Wood, p. 517; Sabin 30958.
Add this copy of Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to to cart. $957.00, very good condition, Sold by T A Borden Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Olney, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1856 by A. O. P. Nicholson.
Add this copy of Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to to cart. $1,257.00, very good condition, Sold by Sequitur Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boonsboro, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1856 by Washington: Beverley Tucker (US Congress; Navy Department).
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1856, Washington: Beverley Tucker (US Congress; Navy Department)
Publisher:
Washington: Beverley Tucker (US Congress; Navy Department)
Published:
01/1856
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
15592353060
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Very Good. 3 volume set. Rebacked on later blue cloth, with original cloth boards. Hardcover. Good bindings and covers. Internally the first two volumes are in exceptional condition. The spine lettering of V.3 is some what faded and has some stains on the end page. Refs: Hill 1332; Sabin 30968. Contents: Vol. 1. Narrative...compiled from the original notes and journals of Commodore Perry and his officers, at his request, and under his supervision, by Francis L. Hawks. --Vol. 2. [Natural history reports] by D.S. Green. --Vol. 3. Observations on the zodiacal light from April 2, 1853 to April 22, 1855, made chiefly on board the United States Steam-Frigate Mississippi during her late cruise in eastern seas and her voyage homeward with conclusions from the data thus obtained, by Rev. George Jones. "In January 1852 [Perry] was selected to undertake the most important diplomatic mission ever entrusted to an American naval officer, the negotiation of a treaty with Japan, a country at this time sealed against intercourse with the Occidental powers" (DAB). By March 31, 1854, the treaty granting the U.S. trading rights had been signed by the Japanese. Upon his return to the U.S., his chief duty for the following year was to compile his reports of the expedition, aided by Francis Hawks. The first volume has the account of the voyage and lithographs of the travel; the second volume has the natural history reports by D.S. Green and others and includes hand-colored plates of Japanese fishes and shells. In addition to the artist W. Heine, from whose drawings a great number of the lithographs were made, the daguerreotypist E. Brown, Jr., went on the expedition, taking what were undoubtedly the earliest photographic images of Japan, many of them reproduced lithographically in this work. Refs: Hill 230-231; Sabin 30968. Signature of Frederick Tomlinson Peet (of Brooklyn & Auburn, NY), 1841-1925. Peet joined the 7th New York State Militia in 1861, the day Fort Sumter was fired on. He served as a Lieutenant with the Army of the Potomac in the Peninsula Campaign, siege of Yorktown, and saw action at the battles of Chicahominy, Hanover Court House, Savage Station, White Oak Swamp, Glendale. He was wounded in 1862 and taken prisoner at Libby Prison in Richmond. He was freed in a prisoner exchange. He later joined the US Marine Corps was served in Charleston and Stone Inlet, SC, as well as on the USS Ossipee and Niagra. -History of Cayuga County, New York, 586-587 p. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
Add this copy of Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to to cart. $1,507.00, very good condition, Sold by Moe's Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Berkeley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1856 by Beverley Tucker, Senate Printer.
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Very good. No jacket. Rebound in blue leather boards, with marbled endpapers. Three volumes comprise the "United States Japan Expedition." The first two are of the Perry expedition compiled by Francis L. Hawks and is heavily illustrated. It is is missing the original suppressed bathing plate, but has a photographic replacement. Volume two has 17 large foldout maps and charts. Volume three is: Observations of The Zodiacal Light, from April 2, 1853, to April 22, 1855, Made Chiefly on Board The united States Steam-Frigate Mississippi, during her late cruise in astern Seas, and her voyage homeward, with Conclusions from the Data thus Obtained" by Rev. George Jones, with illustrations of the night sky. Pages tanned from age, with some staining and foxing. Small bookplare inside each cover. Overall in very good shape.
Add this copy of Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to to cart. $2,007.00, good condition, Sold by Walden Antiquarian Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Signal Mountain, TN, UNITED STATES, published 1856 by Beverly Tucker.
Add this copy of Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to to cart. $2,257.00, very good condition, Sold by T A Borden Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Olney, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1856 by A. O. P. Nicholson.
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Very Good. Vol. 1: House Rep. Ed. 537 pp. Folio; green cloth faded; all extremities worn; owner's name on endpaper (noted China scholar Arthur Hummel); plate p 272 placed a few pages later; p403 plate on cut stone lost or omitted; in all a firm vg copy with 88 of 89 color plates. Vol. 2: House Rep. Ed. 414 pp; folding maps; green faded cloth with some spots & wear; many color plates. Vol. 3: Sen. Ed. Beverly Tucker; 1/4 leather/marbled boards & endpapers; raised bands; top edge gilt; 352 plates; some wear on leather edges, binding sturdy; No bathing plate; 8vo 8"-9" tall.
