Narrative of an the expedition of an American squadron through the China Seas and Japan. Performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Commodore Oliver Mathew Calbraith Perry, United States Navy, by honor of of the government of the United States, compiled from the original notes and journals of Commodore Perry and his officers at his request and under his supervision, by Frances W. Hawkes.
New York: D. Appleton, 346 and 347 Broadway, London, 16 Little Britain, 1857, XVII, 537 pages with scattered foxing. Full Brown Leather, some nicks and rubbing (see photos), blind stamping, full binding (front cover present but detached), 5 raised bands, 4to, six maps (2 folding), and 90 lithographic plates (most are tinted). Also includes a few colored reproductions of Japanese paintings (two are folded) plus the Suppressed "public bath" plate and numerous woodcuts in the text all initialed by (Wilhem or William Heine, German-American artist 1827-1885).