Description: Commodore Perry's Dispatches from His Japan Expedition[Correspondence Relative to the Naval Expedition to Japan] Author: [Perry, Matthew Calbraith] Title: [Correspondence Relative to the Naval Expedition to Japan] Publication: Washington DC: (n.p.), 1855. First Edition Edition: First Edition Description: Hardcover. Commodore Perry's correspondance written during his historic two-year expedition to Japan, which led to the opening of the island nation to the West. This is the first publication of Perry's dispatches detailing his observations on Japan at a time when it was very little known in the United States. This collection of Perry's dispatches, with some correspondence from the Pierce and Filmore administrations, is titled in full, "Message of the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of December 6, 1854, calling for correspondence, &c., relative to the naval expedition to Japan", Senate, 33d Congress, 2d Session, Ex. Doc. No. 34. 195 pages; no plates, as issued. Very good. First edition (first printing). Pages somewhat foxed; the original publisher's purple cloth faded at the spine and eroded at the edges and in a few spots on the cover. With the pencilled ownership signature of Hugh D. McLellan of Gorham, Maine. Seller ID: 306986 Subject: AMERICANA, Japan, TRAVEL & EXPLORATION Downtown Brown Books has been selling on eBay since 1998. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), the International Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), and the Cascade Booksellers Association (CBA), and we adhere to their codes of ethics. Condition grading is done in compliance with IOBA's published standards. Terms All orders ship within one business day. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: Perry, Matthew Calbraith
Publisher: n.p
Year Printed: 1855
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Subject: Americana
Original/Facsimile: Original
