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
by Hawks, Francis L
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
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.
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- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000571
- 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, By Order of the Government of the United States
- Author
- Hawks, Francis L
- Format/Binding
- Full Blindstamped Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1857
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About the Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
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New York, New York
About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
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- Edges
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.