Item #167189 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, By Order of the Government of the United States. Francis L. Hawks.
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, By Order of the Government of the United States
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, By Order of the Government of the United States
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, By Order of the Government of the United States
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, By Order of the Government of the United States
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, By Order of the Government of the United States
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, By Order of the Government of the United States
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, By Order of the Government of the United States
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, By Order of the Government of the United States
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, By Order of the Government of the United States
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, By Order of the Government of the United States
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, By Order of the Government of the United States

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, By Order of the Government of the United States

new York: D. Appleton, 1856. 3/4 leather with extensive gilt tooling and devices along spine and in the six compartments (5 raised bands), applied black leather label with gilt title, all edges are marbled as well as endpapers, paste-downs and covers. vii, (1), errata slip bound in, 624 pp. with engraved frontispiece portrait, 11 folding lithographed maps and charts, appx 75 engraved plates, and numerous wood-engraved vignettes within the text. VG, minor foxing spots here and there only. Item #167189

This is a lovely copy of the first single-volume edition of this work, published by Congress at the same time in three-volumes. Folding plates found at pages 94, 171, 175, 186, 226, 160, 267, 478, 495, 501, 573. Some of the engraved plates are steel engravings with tissue guards, and these typically exhibit more foxing or browning than the rest. Overall a very nice copy in a very attractive binding.

Price: $825.00

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