Narrative of the Expedition of An American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, Performed in the Years 1852, 1853, and 1854, Under the Command of Commodore, M.C. Perry, United States Navy
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1856. First single volume edition. Hardcover. Quarto. (vii) 624pp. 3/4 green pebbled leather over green marbled paper boards, protected by modern mylar. Spine sunned to a brown color, with gilt lettering, ruling and raised bands. Green marbled endpapers with gilt. Engraved frontispiece. This seminal..... More