The Japan Expedition of Commodore M.C. Perry
Published by Yokohama Archives of History, Yokohama, 1982
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Seller: George C. Baxley, Alamogordo, NM, U.S.A.George C. Baxley
AbeBooks seller since March 4, 2002
Condition: Used - Fine
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[Exhibition Commemorating the Perry Expedition to Japan, Yokohama Archives of History, 1982]. Stiff wraps, 8vo (7 x 10 1/8 in. - 18 x 25.5 cm), Japanese and English text, 57 pp. This book was issued in conjunction with an exhibit of the same name held at the Yokohama Archives of History from June 2 through August 30, 1982. The catalogue was published on March 31, 1982 (Showa 57). The book catalogues 81 items that were on exhibit. Most of the items are pictured. These were grouped under the following categories: American Contact with Japan Before Perry's Arrival (1-11, books and manuscripts), Books on Japan (12-25), Commodore Matthew Perry (26-32, his portrait, sword, pistol and other personal possessions), The Japan Expedition 1852-5 (33-42, books, lithographs, ship model, expedition's US flag, etc), American Gifts (43-45, telegraph set, planetarium, globe, sextant & microscope), Japanese Picture Scroll (46, depicts the train given to the Japanese), Japanese As Seen by Perry and His Men (49-52, books and personal journals of C. Blue, W.F. Speiden, and J. Globe), Perry's Private Letters (53-58), Perry' Official Correspondence (59-67), High Appraisal of Perry's Expedition in America (68-75, medals given to members of the expedition, daguerreotype of Perry used to make the medal, books and periodical accounts of the expedition), T.C. Dudley, Assistant Purser of USS Powhatan (76-81, photograph, sketches, fans, clogs brought back as souvenirs). The book concludes with a two page timeline, completely in Japanese except for the dates, which focuses on the Japan Expedition from March 23, 1852 through 1854. The timeline chronology actually begins in 1796. ~ The book is in Fine condition.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Japan Expedition of Commodore M.C. Perry
- Author
- Yokohama Archives of History, Tohyama Shigeki (preface)
- Publisher
- Yokohama Archives of History, Yokohama
- Publication year
- 1982
- Condition
- Fine
- Dimensions
- 8vo
- Seller catalogs
- 19th Century Japan, Perry Expedition to Japan, Books
George C. Baxley
Alamogordo, NM, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since March 4, 2002
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We specialize in the books and lithographs relating to the Perry Expedition to Japan and books on 19th century western contact with Japan and Okianwa (Loo Choo). We are actively buying and selling these items as well as many of the 19th Century Color illustrated books and illustrated newspapers. Buying and selling Kazumasa Ogawa, T. Hasegawa and Shimbi Shoin illustrated (collotypes and woodblocks) books. Baxley on the www @ http://www.baxleystamps.com/litho/0_book_pricelist.shtml
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Travel and Exploration., Perry Expedition to Japan - Books, Maps & Lithographs., 19th Century Western Contacts with Japan., 19th Century Western Contacts with the Ryukyu Islands., Non-WWII Reference Books Relating to Okinawa., 19th Century Illustrated Books - US and English., United States Exploring Expeditions of the 19th Century., Lithographs and Maps of 19th Century Japan/Okinawa and the Far EaSeller's business information
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