(TRAVEL) Matthew Calbraith Perry; and Francis L Hawks editor

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(TRAVEL.) Matthew Calbraith Perry; and Francis L. Hawks, editor. Narrative of the Expedition . . . to the China Seas and Japan. 22 maps, 117 plates (most tinted or colored lithographs), 16 tables, hundreds of text illustrations. xvii, [1], 537; [8], 414, [4], 14, [2]; xliii, 705 pages. 3 volumes. 4to, mixed period bindings, first two rebacked; moderate foxing, a few leaves with tears or repairs. 33rd Congress, 2nd Session, House Ex. Doc 97. Washington, 1856

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The voyage that opened Japan to the United States. Including the scarce suppressed nude bathing plate facing page I:408. If Congress had just left it there without comment, it probably would have attracted far less attention over the years. Hill 1332; Sabin 30968.