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, By Order of the Government of the United States

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1857. Full Blindstamped Leather. Very Good. 4to. Includes very rare suppressed bathing scene plate! xviii + 537 pp. 91 plates, most tinted, one full color. Several maps, including fold-out maps. Leather scuffed and wear in corners and along edges. T.e.g. Pages and plates generally clean. Crack in hinge between pp. iv and v. Otherwise tight. Overall very good condition. (Inventory #: 000571)