Dec 17, 2020 - Sale 2555

Sale 2555 - Lot 314

Price Realized: $ 1,625
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(JAPAN -- PERRY.) Two manuscript reports concerning Commodore Perry and international trade. 2 volumes. 40 pages including two full-page illustrations of Perry's vessels. 9 1/2x6 1/4 inches; cord-stitched; dampstain at upper corner, scattered worm track. *47 pages. 9 1/2x6 1/2 inches; cord stitched; light wear and foxing but generally nice. Japan, Kaei 6 (1853)

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In total 10 documents including letters to the Japanese Emperor from President Millard Fillmore, Secretary of State Edward Everett, Commodore Matthew Perry, and reporting on the United States, the California Gold Rush, distances to America, foreign ships, and international commerce.