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 and Company, 1856. First Single Volume Edition. Leather. 4to. Pp. vii, [4]. 4-624. Prefatory note note by M. C. Perry. Appendix, index. Marbled edges. Illustrated throughout with black & white engravings. Several fold-out maps. Errata slip bound in. Re-backed with original boards, original spine laid down with new leather title label. Very Good, tear to first map with crude tape repair, foxing to frontispiece. Very Good. Item #9964
The narrative of Perry's famous visits to Okinawa and Japan, in 1853 and 1854, at the initial behest of President Fillmore. Using gunboat diplomacy, Perry eventually negotiated treaties with Moriyama Einosuke, representing the Tokugawa Shogunate. (Incidentally, Moriyama Einosuke had been taught English by Ranald MacDonald (b. 1824), who had grown up at Fort Astoria and, later, Fort Vancouver.). A handsome, presentable copy.
Price: $750.00