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New York 1856, Appleton. Red cloth, neately rebacked using the old cloth, solid,nice copy, 624p.,9 lithographed plates, plates, 68 woodcuts, 11 folding maps, gold stamped pictorial covers & spine, old spine split, mended *FIRST 1 VOL EDITION . *** **** *** . . A PRIMARY RESOURCE DOCUMENTING THE OPENING OF JAPAN . . . BY COMMODORE M.C. PERRY . * SUBTITLE: cont. COMPILED FROM THE ORIGINAL NOTES AND JOURNALS OF COMMODORE PERRY AND HIS OFFICERS, AT HIS REQUEST AND UNDER HIS SUPERVISION. . *** THE COMPILER: Under the direction of Commodore Matthew C. Perry, this work was compiled by Francis L. Hawks. . * THE CONTENTS: This is an abbreviated version of the monumental three vol. set. With profuse illustrations, maps, charts and drawings. . * The crucial part of the text dealing with the opening of Japan is complete when compared to the three volume set. An historic and equally important work. . *** WHO WAS COMMODORE PERRY: Commodore Matthew C. Perry [1794-1858] was an American naval officer, who commanded the expedition that established United States relations with Japan. Born April 10, 1794, in South Kingston, Rhode Island, the brother of Oliver Hazard Perry, he began his naval career as midshipman at the age of 15. He advanced to lieutenant in 1813 and to commander in 1826. He supervised the construction of the first naval steamship, the Fulton, and upon its completion in 1837,he took command with the rank of captain. He was promoted to commodore in 1842. In 1846-47 he commanded the Gulf squadron during the Mexican War. In 1853, Perry was sent to Japan, a country that had been closed to outsiders since the 17th century. . On July 8, Perry led his squadron of four ships into Tokyo Bay & presented representatives of the Emperor with the text of a proposed commercial and friendship treaty. To give the reluctant Japanese court time to consider the offer, he then sailed for China. With an even more powerful fleet, he returned to Japan in February 1854. The treaty, signed on March 31, 1854 provided that humane treatment be extended to sailors shipwrecked in Japanese territory, that U.S. ships be permitted to buy coal in Japan, and that the ports of Shimoda & Hakodate be opened to U. S. commerce. Perry's mission ended Japan's 400 years of self-imposed isolation, a prerequisite for its subsequent development into a modern nation. Perry died in New York City on March 4, 1858. . * The book covers Perry's visit to Taiwan, Okinawa and Japan. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** THE EDITIONS: . The FIRST EDITION of this title was published in 1856 in 3 volumes. . The 1857 [this book herein described] second edition. Contents remain identical but abridged in the later edition. . *** REFERENCES: . H. Cordier: JAPONICA 514/515\* Sabin: 30968. *. Seller Inventory # 86050610
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