Perry matthew c (65 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Near Fine. Washington: Washington Biologists' Field Club, 2007. 11" x 9". 342pp. Green cloth, fine condition; dj near fine (slight abrasion, short tear). Illustrated with many photographs of members. ISBN 9780615162591; 11 x 9 inches; 342 pages.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. xxxv, 299pp+ index. Very good hardback in a rubbed and edgeworn jacket that is a bit sunned on the spine.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 272 pages. 8.00x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Unabridged reproduction of the work originally published in Washington in 1856. "Naval officer Matthew Perry set sail for Japan in 1852 with a small escort of ships and a huge commission - persuading the Japanese government to emerge from isolation and enter economic and diplomatic relations with the United States.Exciting highlights include Perry's flagship dropping anchor in Tokyo Bay to a markedly chilly reception, tense diplomatic standoffs, and sumptuous parties hosted by representatives of both governments.Enhanced with over 200 rare illustrations, this remarkable historical document also offers a mangnificent travelogue, brimming with revealing anecdotes and picturesque details about Singapore, Mauritius, Macao, the Bonin Islands and other exotic locales." 27.5cms x 20.5cms. Pp.xviii/537, occasional reproductions of lithographs throughout. Paperback, colour illustrations to inside covers. VG.…

Zustand: very good. vendeur pro, expedition soignee en 24/48h.Le livre peut montrer des signes d'usure dus à son utilisation, des défauts esthétiques tels que des rayures, des bosses et/ou des coins legerement endommages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 272 pages. 8.00x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. This book provides instruction and examples of the core methods in time series econometrics, drawing from several main fields of the social sciences. Series: Analytical Methods for Social Research. Num Pages: 292 pages, 93 b/w illus. 30 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBT; PBW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520. . 2014. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 272 pages. 8.00x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 2nd Edition, Illustrated Edition. 309 pages. All 11 plates bound throughout the text are present as listed on the illustration page, see images. The book condenses the massive, multi-volume official U.S. government report compiled by Reverend Francis L. Hawks under Commodore Matthew C. Perry's supervision. It was tailored specifically to satisfy intense Victorian curiosity surrounding Japan's sudden re-entry onto the global stage. Illustrations Wilhelm Heine: A German-born painter and draftsperson who accompanied the Perry Expedition. His highly detailed field sketches, watercolours, and drawings documented Japanese landscapes, people, architecture, and historic diplomatic encounters. Eliphalet Brown Jr.: The expedition's official daguerreotypist. He captured early photographs of Japan during the journey. Many of his pioneering daguerreotypes were used alongside Heine's sketches as the baseline templates for the book's final woodcuts and plate engravings. All images are photographed in natural light, no lights used to enhance colour or diminish shadows. Registered postage. Tracking details will be forwarded to the purchaser. Wilhelm Heine, Eliphalet Brown Jr. (illustrator).…

Quarto,342 pp.,photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper.

[Washington D.C. 1953]. A plate block of 4 five-cent stamps unused, with block number, light green ink, with a view of Mt. Fuji in the background, portrait of Perry and his Flag Ships in the bay. As issued, fine condition. R A R E . *** **** *** . . . MINT, UNUSED EXAMPLES OF THE CENTENARY CELEBRATION OF . . . THE OPENING OF JAPAN 1853-1956 COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE . * A very nice historical set of stamps, showing a portrait of Perry and Mt. Fuji in the background, with two Japanese in the fore-ground and two of Perry's "Black Ships" or steam paddle-wheelers at anchor in Tokyo bay. . Finely engraved work, as small work of art. With a typical Japanese pine tree in the foreground. . Nicely executed, suitable for framing and display. . These mint, unused U.S. postal stamps are now quite RARE & SCARCE. . *** COMMODORE MATTHEW C. PERRY [1794-1858]: . He was an American naval office, who commanded the expedition that established United States relations with Japan. . The brother of Oliver Hazard Perry, he began his naval career as Midshipman at the age of 15. He advanced to lieutenant in 1813 and to Commander in 1826. He supervised the construction of the first naval steamship, the Fulton, and upon its completion in 1837, he took Command with the rank of Captain. . He was promoted to Commodore in 1842. In 1846-47 he commanded the Gulf squadron during the Mexican War. . In 1853, Perry was sent to Japan, a country that had been closed to outsiders since the 17th century. On July 8, he led a squadron of four ships into Tokyo Bay and presented representatives of the Emperor with the texts of a proposed commercial & friendship treaty. . To give the reluctant Japanese court time to consider the offer, he then sailed for China. With an even more powerful fleet, he returned to Japan in February 1854. . The treaty, was signed on March 31, 1854 provided that humane treatment be extended to sailors shipwrecked in Japanese territory, that U.S. ships be permitted to buy coal in Japan, and that the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate be opened to U.S. commerce. . Perry's mission ended Japan's 400 years of self-imposed isolation, a prerequisite for its subsequent development into a modern nation. . Perry died in New York City on March 4, 1858. . *** Color scans are posted to our website.…

[Washington 1856, G.P.O. Extracted from the Perry Expedition to Japan, 29.25 x 22.5 cm., shows 13 agricultural implements including a scythe, rakes, plowing apparatus, &c. A good example of what the young German artist saw in China, and drew to be included in part of the historic report to the U.S. Congress. A wide variety of machines concerned with rice, and rice harvesting & culture. …

Tinted lithograph, 21.8 x 28.9 cm (sheet), marginal edge wear and toning, but in good condition. A tranquil view, after a painting on the spot ("from nature") by William Heine and prepared for Commodore Perry's "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.". Perry visited Hakodate in May-June 1854.…

Zustand: Fair. Washington: Beverley Tucker, 1856. 2nd edition. Volume 1. 4to Hardcover. 537pp. B/W and color plates. Fair book. Heavy edgewear. Boards soiled. Backstrip nearly detached. Slight dampstaining to the bottom-edge. Pages age toned. Upper corner of page v torn away. Chipping to the bottom corner of all pages. With typical period foxing throughout. (US history, naval history, exploration, US navy) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.…

Zustand: Good. 4to, 22.5 x 29cm. Vols 1 & 2 in contemporary half green morocco, rubbed on edges.; vol. 3 in publisher's decorative blindstamped brown cloth.: 165 illustrations (lithographs and woodcuts. some in color ), maps, charts. Includes the often expurgated "Public Bath at Simoda." facing p. 405 in vol. 1. Loosely inserted 3 Japanese small one page manuscripts on colored papers.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:426165355.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:Contents:V. 1: subtitle: Compiled from the original notes and journals of Commodore Perry and his officers, at his request, and under his supervision / by Francis L. Hawks.v. 2: Natural history reports, by Daniel S. Green, J. Morrow, Charles F. Fahs, Rev. George Jones, Bayard Taylor, G.R. West, Junius J. Boyle, Joel Abbot, B.F. Bache, John Cassin, James Carson Brevoort, John Jay, William C. Redfield, and Silas Bent.v. 3: subtitle: United States Japan expedition : observations on the zodiacal light, from April 2, 1853, to April 22, 1855, made chiefly on board the United States steam-frigate Mississippi, during her late cruise in eastern seas, and her voyage homeward : with conclusions from the data thus obtained / by Rev. George Jones. [Published also as Senate doc. 79, 33d Cong., 2d sess.].Notes:V. 2 in 2 parts: pt. 2-mapsAt head of title of v. 2: 33d Cong., 2d sess. House of Representatives. Ex. doc. no. 97V. 3 published also as: Senate doc. 79, 33d Cong., 2d sess.Includes index.Expedition known as U.S. Japan ExpeditionFacsimile of the original treaty with Japan (Treaty of Kan-a-ga-wa) following p. 414 in Vol. II. …

Tinted lithograph 21.8 x 15.5 cm, 28.8 x 22.5 cm (sheet), edges a little age-toned, small stain affecting the margin of one lower corner, inner edge ragged, but the image in very good condition. Fine cameo portrait of the Chief Magistrate Napha, Lew Chew, (Ryukyu) Japan, prepared for the official account "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.". The expedition visited the then independent kingdom of Lew Chew (Ryukyu) in 1854, where famously Perry signed a trade agreement on July 11th. In 1875 Japan posted a military garrison in Lew Chew, annexing the Islands in 1879.…

Tinted lithograph with original hand colour 21.6 x 15 cm, 28.7 x 22.5 cm (sheet), inner edge stained with some marginal paper adhesion, but the image in very good condition. A fine cameo portrait of a Japanese woman in costume from Simoda (Shimoda) on the southeastern Izu peninsula, after a daguerrotype by Eliphalet Brown, and prepared for Commodore Perry's "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.". Perry visited Shimoda in April 1854, staying for three weeks and as his account bears witness was much impressed by the traditional way of life.…

Tinted lithograph, 15.3 x 22. 9 cm; 21.9 x 28.9 cm (sheet), lower edge creased, some marginal age toning and wear, but the image in very good condition. An idyllic view of traditional life drawn on the spot, "From nature" by Wilhelm Heine, with figures after daguerrotypes by Eliphalet Brown, prepared for Commodore Perry's "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.". The expedition visited the then independent kingdom of Lew Chew (Ryukyu) in 1854, where famously Perry signed a trade agreement on July 11th. In 1875 Japan posted a military garrison in Lew Chew, annexing the Islands in 1879. Perry's Narrative goes into considerable detail about traditional life and customs on Lew Chew [Ryukyu]. …

Tinted lithograph, 15 x 23. 8 cm; 21.9 x 28.9 cm (sheet), upper and lower edge creased, but the image in very good condition. View prepared for ''The Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan: performed in the years 1852, 1853, and 1854.'', by Wilhelm Heine with figures based on the daguerrotypes by Eliphalet Brown. The expedition visited the then independent kingdom of Lew Chew (Ryukyu) in 1854, where famously Perry signed a trade agreement on July 11th. The American flag can be seen flying atop the building in the middle ground, but it is almost an afterthought: the focus of the picture are the Lew Chew coolies and the landscape.…

Tinted lithograph 15 x 22.6 cm, 22.8 x 28.8 cm (sheet), edges a little age-toned, small stain affecting the margin of one upper corner, lower edge ragged, but the image in very good condition. A view of Commodore Perry's fleet at anchor in Napha, Lew Chew, (Ryukyu) Japan, prepared for the official account "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.". The expedition visited the then independent kingdom of Lew Chew (Ryukyu) in 1854, where famously Perry signed a trade agreement on July 11th. In 1875 Japan posted a military garrison in Lew Chew, annexing the Islands in 1879. Perry's Narrative dwells on all aspects of Lew Chew life, with keen interest in their commerce and manufactured goods.…

Tinted lithograph 15.1 x 22.3 cm, 22.4 x 28.8 cm (sheet), lower edge creased and a trifle ragged, but the image in very good condition. A tranquil view of Napha, Lew Chew, (Ryukyu) Japan, prepared for the official account "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.". Perry's fleet can be seen at anchor in the distance. The expedition visited the then independent kingdom of Lew Chew (Ryukyu) in 1854, where famously Perry signed a trade agreement on July 11th. In 1875 Japan posted a military garrison in Lew Chew, annexing the Islands in 1879.…

Tinted lithograph with original hand colour 22.5 x 15.2 cm, 28.8 x 22.3 cm (sheet), outer edge a little age-toned, and inner edge a trifle ragged, but the image in very good condition. A fine view of a Shinto Temple in Simoda (Shimoda) on the southeastern Izu peninsula, after a painting on the spot ("from nature") by William Heine and prepared for Commodore Perry's "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.". In the foreground two men are abasing themselves before a passing noble or priest. Perry visited Shimoda in April 1854, staying for three weeks and as his account bears witness was much impressed by the traditional way of life.…

Tinted lithograph with original hand colour 15 x 22.3 cm, 22.5 x 28.8 cm (sheet), some offsetting to the lower edge of the image, lower margin a trifle ragged, and a few marginal spots, but the image in very good condition. A finely detailed view of the interior of a Buddhist Temple in Simoda (Shimoda) showing monks at prayer, after a painting on the spot ("from nature") by William Heine and prepared for Commodore Perry's "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.". Perry visited Shimoda in April 1854, staying for three weeks and as his account bears witness was much impressed by the traditional way of life.…

Tinted lithograph 15.1 x 22.7 cm, 22.8 x 28.8 cm (sheet), edges a little age-toned, lower edge ragged, but the image in very good condition. A relaxed view following a reception for Commodore Perry at Shuri Castle in Okinawa in June, 1853, prepared for the official account by Perry & Hawks, "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.". …

Tinted lithograph, 15 x 22.4 cm, (image), 22.7 x 28.9 cm (sheet), marginal edge wear and discolouration, lower edge creased and chipped, but in good condition. A beautiful composition by William Heine, prepared for Commodore Perry's "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.". Perry visited Hakodate in May-June 1854, his squadron can be seen at anchor in the distance.…

Tinted lithograph 15.2 x 22.6 cm, 22.1 x 28.8 cm (sheet), edges a little age-toned, lower edge ragged, but the image in very good condition. View by official artist, Wilhelm Heine of the representation by Commodore Perry to Shuri Castle in Okinawa in June, 1853. It was an impressive, and intended, show of force, not lost on the Japanese hosts. The view depicts the Shureimon Gate: shurei meaning "observing manners" or courtesy: a highly symbolic image prepared for the official account by Perry & Hawks, "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.". …

Tinted lithograph, 15.1 x 22.4 cm, (image), 22.7 x 28.9 cm (sheet), marginal edge wear, lower edge creased and chipped, but in good condition. A view by Wilhelm Heine, on the spot ("From nature"), prepared for Commodore Perry's "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.". Perry's expedition visited Simoda (Shimoda) in April-May 1854, his squadron can be seen at anchor in the harbour. Heine's composition records interaction between members of the expedition and the local population. "Vandalia" Bluff, was named for one of Perry's squadron, hinting at the gunboat diplomacy employed to gain access to Japanese ports. The sloop Vandalia was present at Commodore Perry's entrance into Tokyo Bay on 13 February 1854, and in 1855 was employed to protect American interests in China during the Taiping Rebellion.…

Tinted lithograph, 21.9 x 15.5 cm, 29 x 22.5 cm (sheet), edges a little age-toned and spotted, inner margin stained, but in very good condition. A fine cameo portrait, after a daguerrotype by Eliphalet Brown, and prepared for Commodore Perry's "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.". Perry visited Macao in 1853 for an extended stay: this portrait dates from that visit.…

Tinted lithograph 21.8 x 15.4 cm, 28.9 x 21.7 cm (sheet), edges a little age-toned, one corner stained, but the image in very good condition. A view of the famous Whampoa pagoda rendered on the spot ("From nature") by William Heine with figures from a daguerrotype by Eliphalet Bronwn, prepared for Commodore Perry's "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.". Perry visited Whampoa on the Canton river in 1853, and his narrative noted in addition to the pagoda's religious significance, "its usefulness as a land mark by foreign vessels for they steer and anchor by its bearings.".…