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

Hawks, Francis L.

Published by D. Appleton & Company, New York, 1856

About this Item

First single-volume edition. Has been been rebound at one time in brown cloth, with the original board cloth laid onto boards. Gilt lettering on spine. All 11 maps are present, and in quite good condition. I count 77 full page plates. This is an Ex-Library copy, with the only marking being a small (3 x 2") reference library bookplate on fep, a penciled number on the copyright page, and a number stamp on the first page of the preface. Binding is fairly clean, with some light rubbing at corners and edges. Sticker ghost at base of spine. Pages are also relatively clean, with some light foxing here and there, and some ghosting on pages facing illustrations. Frontis is quite foxed however. Light rubbing/soil to endpapers. Small, 3/8" insect bore in page fore-edges near top (not affecting text) . Solid copy. ; B&W Illustrations; WHH8C; 10 x 6-1/2"; 624 pages; Ex-Lib.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 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
• Publisher: D. Appleton & Company, New York
• Publication Date: 1856
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket