Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China Seas and Japan : performed in the years 1852, 1853, and l854, under the command of Commodore M.C. Perry, United States Navy, by order of the government of the United States. 3 volumes. First editions.
Washington, D.C., A.O.P. Nicholson, 1856. 4to, 22.5 x 29cm. Vols 1 & 2 in contemporary half green morocco, rubbed on edges.; vol. 3 in publisher's decorative blindstamped brown cloth....: 165 illustrations (lithographs and woodcuts. some in color ), maps, charts. Includes the often expurgated "Public Bath at Simoda." facing p...... More