Perry Expedition (17 results)

Condition: Very Good. 4to (29cm x 43.5cm). [Facsimile of a Japanese Woodblock, Chromo-Lithograph form the Government Narrative]. The full title is "Crossing the Oho-E-Ga-Wa [Province Suraga]." Printed by T. Sinclair's Lith. Philad. This is one of 89/90 lithographs in Volume 1 of the Narrative of the Perry Expedition to Japan. It is one of only three chromo-lithographs (several vivid colors) in the Narrative and one of only two non-map/chart lithographs that fold out. The plate size is 29cm x 43.5cm and the image area is 19.2cm x 37.6cm. This plate is a facsimile of a Japanese color woodblock print. The narrative described it in these terms "Another example of Japanese art before us is a species of frieze, if we may so call it, cut in wood and painted on paper in colors.a process, by the way, quite modern among ourselves--there is a breadth and vigor of outline compared with which much of our drawings appears feeble, and, above all things, undecided." We carry a comprehensive stock of the Perry Expedition lithographs and maps and most items from Volumes 1 and 2 of the narrative are available and can be viewed on-line. -- Condition. The lithograph is in Very Good condition. Left edge (binding edge)is ragged as usual. Slight edged damage on right edge. An excellent copy of this lithograph. Chromo-lithograph.

Black and white wood block print, kawaraban, 17.8 x 14cm, This kawaraban is dated February 1854 and shows the retreat of the defending lords after the departure of American ships. The caption states that about 1,000 people took part in the parade, which was led by commanding samurai on horseback, with a large cannon drawn at the rear. As it was a peaceful retreat, the atmosphere appears relaxed and cheerful.

Black and white woodblock kawaraban, 17.7 x 24cm In this kawaraban, the American crew are assembled ready to board their rowing boats, in anticipation of being transferred to their sailing ships. A group of American crew (with pointed hats) are in the middle while Japanese guards (with black hats) in an area surrounded by screens guard them at fore and rear. Numerous boats are ready on the beach with flags fluttering.

Black and white woodblock print, 18 x 24cm, a little light soiling, very good. In this kawaraban, two humorous and satirical poems concerning foreign arrivals are featured, accompanied by illustrations. Both poems relate to foreigners and foreign ships, clearly demonstrating that ordinary people were deeply interested in the arrival of foreign vessels and expressed their curiosity in various ways.

Black and white woodblock kawaraban, 18 x 24cm. Small break in the border line along upper edge as issued. Small stain lower margin not affecting the image,otherwise good. This kawaraban features eight types of headgear worn by American crew members when they arrived in Japan, including both ceremonial items and an interpreter's hat. It also illustrates a sword with its sheath, alongside a bayonet and a hand-gun. Each item is depicted in meticulous detail, reflecting a high level of curiosity about the foreign visitors.

Black and white woodblock kawaraban, 35.6 x 48.7cm, ink mark upper section but text still legible, otherwise a very good copy. This kawaraban, dated 20 February 1854, elaborates a list of the defending lords following Commodore Perry's second visit to Edo Bay. The chart lists approximately 40 feudal lords mobilised to defend Edo, each accompanied by detailed information, including their house crests, defensive positions, and troop numbers. The total mobilisation is noted as around 375,600 troops.

Two black and white woodblock kawarabans, 18 x 24cm, some light staining at margins but overall very good. A black-and-white kawaraban (popular broadsheet) woodblock print showing Commodore Matthew Perry's flagship, the Mississippi, at the time of his visit to Japan in 1853. The text accompanying the carefully depicted ship gives the dimensions of the vessel and other details including the number of crew. It then goes on to give an interesting summary of world geography, explaining to readers that the world has four great oceans and six continents, and that Japan is situated in the east of Asia. They are also told that America lies 5000 ri (about 10,500 miles) to the east of Japan, and that its capital is Washington. On the second sheet with an illustration of a steam ship, it gives the sizes of the boat and its crew. It also refers to the speed and the distance a steam ship is able to cover and amazes with the vast distance the ship can travel. The kawaraban is a vivid illustration of the astonishment with which Japanese people responded to the coming of Perry and his "Black Ships", and of the curiosity about the outside world which this event generated. The Mississippi was particularly impressive because it was a steam-powered paddle ship. In this image we see not only the ship and its rigging and paddle-wheel, but also the small figures of crew members, including one starting to climb the mast and another apparently sounding the depth of the water.

Separately-issued offprint from the American Journal of Science and Arts, 2nd series, Vol. xxiv, July 1857. [21]-38 pp., plus folding map. 8vo. "[Redfield's] last contribution to meteorological science was a memoir upon the cyclones or typhoons of the north Pacific Ocean, prepared at the request of Commodore Perry, to accompany his Narrative of the United States Expedition to Japan; and was printed in the second volume of that work . [H]e showed that the hurricanes of the Pacific followed the same general laws as those of the Atlantic, and traced the paths of several remarkable storms, among which was one of great force encountered by the steamer 'Mississippi,' one of the vessels of Commodore Perry's squadron, [on route from Simoda to the Sandwich Islands in October 1854]" (Recollections of John Howard Redfield, p. 302). Page 37 includes a description of the Kona, or southerly winds of Hawaii, as well as the effects of cyclones on the Hawaiian islands. Following its publication within Perry's Narrative in 1856, the work was issued in a slightly more condensed form within the July 1857 issue of the American Journal of Science and Arts. The present separately-issued offprint from the AJSA is the only separately-issued edition of the work. Scarce. Sabin 68512. Not in Forbes Period plain green wrappers, stitched [21]-38 pp., plus folding map. 8vo Separately-issued offprint from the American Journal of Science and Arts, 2nd series, Vol. xxiv, July 1857.

Watercolour and ink drawing on Japanese paper. A contemporary Japanese watercolour of Commodore Perry and members of his expedition, produced at the moment of the American squadron?s arrival in Japan and the opening of sustained diplomatic contact between Japan and the United States. This lively drawing belongs to the immediate visual culture generated by Commodore Matthew C. Perry's arrival in Japan in 1853. Perry entered Edo Bay in July 1853 to deliver President Fillmore's request for a treaty, and returned the following year, leading to the Treaty of Kanagawa on 31 March 1854. The event prompted wide Japanese interest in the appearance, dress, equipment, and conduct of the visiting Americans, and images of the "Black Ships" and their crews circulated in manuscript, painted, and printed form. The composition presents three American figures isolated against the paper ground, arranged almost as a study of types. At right, Commodore Perry is shown seated in a chair, wearing a dark naval coat and holding his hat. At center stands an armed crewman or marine in a red jacket, holding a musket upright; at left, another crewman kneels while looking through a telescope or spyglass. The emphasis falls on uniform, posture, weaponry, and optical instrument, details that would have marked the Americans as visually and technologically unfamiliar to Japanese observers. The drawing is especially interesting as a Japanese interpretation of the expedition, distinct from the official American pictorial record produced by artists such as Wilhelm Heine. The Japanese manuscript images such as the present work preserve a different perspective, shaped by local observation, report, and curiosity.

An unusually large and well-maintained "kurofune" kawaraban news-sheet depicting the entrance of Perry's Black Ships into Edo Bay in 1854. The majority of the broadside is occupied by a large map and illustration of Edo Bay, with Perry's ships depicted in dramatic manner in the lower center, with three masts, a paddle, a plain striped flag, and smoke billowing from the exhaust funnel. Text next to the ships describes them and estimates their crew complements. The land surrounding the bay is thoroughly labeled with some geographical features as well as the names and banners of the lords in charge. The section of the print above the map lists the larger daimyo with images of their Kamon, or clan crests, and descriptions of the defense forces they would be able to muster. The inset portrait is of an American soldier in uniform. Kawaraban were illicitly printed woodblock news sheets distributed in large numbers during the Edo period. They covered a range of topics meant as much to entertain as to inform, including natural disasters, crime, major political events, humorous stories, and more. The arrival of Perry's ships in 1853 was an incredible shock to the people of Japan, and "kurofune ('black ship') kawaraban" became a genre all their own. Since no official report was ever distributed by the Japanese government, these quickly printed and widely distributed news sheets were the primary way that the general public connected with the arrival of Americans in their midst. A particularly large, detailed, and well-preserved broadside relaying this pivotal moment in the history of Japan, America, and the world to the Japanese people. Kawaraban were cheaply made and ephemeral, though produced in relatively large numbers. We locate copies of this rare print at the Huntington Library and the Tateyama City Museum in Japan. OCLC 1124857994. Old folds. Light foxing and minor edge wear. Very good.

Black and white woodblock map with illustrations, 32.2 x 41.5cm. Laid down on thick paper. Printed black border line at lower corner and occasionally in other areas along the border not printed, otherwise good. This woodblock print map shows the defence layout around Tokyo Bay against the arrival of the American fleet. Names of lords who are responsible for defending particular areas are written with their rankings in terms of wealth sizes. In the centre, the American ships are illustrated in detail. There are five sailing ships painted in red and three steam ships. These eight ships entered the bay on 6 February 1854. Thus, this map most likely depicts the scene around that time. A caption on the left reads: 'The United States of America, founded by Washington 77 years ago, sent Matthew Perry with the President's letter in 1853; Perry revisited Edo in 1854.'.

Large wood block print, comprised of two sheets, showing the disposition of the Japanese soldiers and ships in preparation for the arrival of Commodore Perry's American fleet, seen sailing into Tokyo harbor at the right side of the image. The top third of the print is comprised of text (in Japanese characters). Three large American ships dominate the right side of the print, while several smaller boats dot the rest of the harbor. The whole is dotted with Japanese characters, denoting various people and places around the harbor. Perry first arrived in Japan on July 8, 1853 with a fleet of four ships, flying his pennant on the steam frigate Susquehanna. This first visit lasted ten days and culminated on July 14 with Perry's presentation of a letter from the President of the United States to the Japanese commissioners. Perry then absented himself for seven months, returning on February 11, 1854 for a stay of over four months. He negotiated a treaty opening Japan to trade with the western world, providing for a U.S. consul in Japan, and protecting visiting ships and crews. Perry's visit to Japan remains one of the most important events in the diplomatic history between western and eastern nations. A handsome print, showing the Japanese side of this important historic event. 24½ x 16 inches. Matted. Old fold lines, some minor wear and soiling. Near fine.

[31]; [31]; [61]pp., plus a loose sheet. Original paper wrappers, stitched. Contemporary manuscript annotations in red ink in one volume Scattered worming, heavy in places. Some dampstaining and dust soiling. About very good. Separate Accounts of the Arrival of Commodore Perry Three fascinating Japanese manuscript accounts of the arrival of Commodore Perry to Japan in 1853. Then first, Uraga Kurotone Ni Kansaru, or "The Black Ship Arriving in Uraga," comprises the official government report of events when Perry steamed into Uraga Bay. This volume contains contemporary edits to the text in red ink. The second account of Perry's arrival, Edo Urgga Bikoku Fune Torai Ikken, or "Arrival of the Ships at Uraga," contains a double-page manuscript sketch of the coastline of Uraga Bay together with the disposition of Perry's ships. The final volume consists of a third manuscript entitled GASSHUKKO SHOKAN WAGE UTSUSHI, a copy of the report on the Perry arrival prepared by Abe Masahiro, Chief Senior Councillor in the Toguwara Shogunate, which includes translations of the letters from Fillmore and Perry, delivered by Perry on July 8, 1853. Also with a single manuscript sheet that provides a description of Perry's ship. Vital contemporary manuscript accounts of this monumental transformation in Japanese foreign relations, from significant Japanese participants in events.

Washington, Beverley Tucker 1856. Three volumes, quarto, Volume 1 with 88 lithographed plates (most tinted), three colour facsimiles of Japanese woodblock prints (two folding), six maps (two folding), numerous wood-engraved illustrations in text, the suppressed nude bathers plate is present !; Volume 2 with 27 illustration plates (18 hand-coloured), 16 plates of wind & current diagrams, 16 folding maps (14 linen-backed); Volume 3 with 352 wood-engraved star charts. Original cloth (rubbed, joints with small tears, minor wear), Text and plates in good condition. First edition, the Senate Issue, of Perry's account of his historic voyage to Japan in command of a naval expedition which was to lobby the Japanese government to establish diplomatic relations with the United States. The resulting treaty in 1853 ensured better treatment by the Japanese authorities of shipwrecked seamen and permitted American ships to dock at two Japanese ports to refuel and to seek supplies. "The most important result. was that the visit contributed to the collapse of the feudal regime and to the modernization of Japan" (Hill). "As one of the chief diplomatic achievements of the 19th century, the opening of Japan (by the treaty negotiated by Perry) will long make the name of Perry memorable. His expedition marked a departure in Occidental policy restricting Japan, in American policy respecting the Orient, and in Japanese policy respecting the Western world. In June 1855 Perry was ordered to Washington, where his chief duty for more than a year was the preparation of a report of his expedition, which was published by the government in 1856" (DAB).

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1857 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 814 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 814 Volume c.1 Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858,Lilly, Lambert,United States Naval Expedition to Japan (1852-1854).

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1907. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: : - 744, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 744 744.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: eng. Language: eng. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted by the prestigious organization "Rare Biblio" with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1857. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - eng, Vol:- Volume c.1, Pages:- 814, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. Volume c.1 814 814.