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Matthew Calbraith Perry: A Typical American Naval Officer
William Elliot Griffis
1887
Cupples and Hurd : Boston
8" by 5.5"
xvi, 459pp.
SUMMARY
A smart first edition of this biography of United States Navy officer Matthew Calbraith Perry.
First Edition,Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 19.99
EU Postage: £ 15.99
European Postage: £ 16.99
Asia Postage: £ 21.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99
DESCRIPTION
First edition.
With a portrait frontispiece and numerous in-text images.
A biography of Matthew Calbraith Perry, a United States Navy officer who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War. He led the Perry Expedition that ended Japan's isolationism and signed the Convention of Kanagawa between Japan and the United States in 1854.
With reference to Perry's interest in the education of naval officers and assistance in the development of an apprentice system to help establish the curriculum at the United States Naval Academy.
Written by William Elliot Griffis, an American orientalist, Congregational minister, lecturer, and prolific author.
CONDITION
In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine with the odd small split in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper and the previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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