Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, Under the Command of Commodore M. C. Perry
by Hawks, Francis L., ed. and abridged by Sidney Wallach
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- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- fair
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc, 1952. fair. 305, illus., notes, index, damp stains on edges, bds spotted, worn, stained, & scratched, tears at spine & at top edge rear board. Boards somewhat warped, ink name & date inside front board, damp stains and some foxing inside rear board, ink scribble inside rear board, stray ink mark inside rear flyleaf, lower corner of several pages bent. Perry's narrative of the opening of Japan to the Western world, reissued for the centenary celebration in 1953.
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55615
- Title
- Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, Under the Command of Commodore M. C. Perry
- Author
- Hawks, Francis L., ed. and abridged by Sidney Wallach
- Book Condition
- Used - fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Coward-McCann, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- Japan, Matthew Perry, Commodore Perry, China Seas, Diplomatic Relation, Moriyama Yenosuke, Yedo Bay, Shogun, Naval
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