A Cruise in the U.S. Steam frigate Mississippi, Wm. C. Nicholson Captain, to China and Japan, from July 1857 to February 1860.
Boston: Famrell & Moore, 1860.
Price:
$1,250.00
First edition. 76pp. 8vo. Publisher's wrappers, foxing, dampstaining. Provenance: Thomas B. Nalle (signature on wrapper). Smith, American Navy 2466. Not in Hill.
Item #372083
This copy with provenance to Thomas B. Nalle, who served as the purser aboard the ship on the expedition.
The USS Mississippi had initially served as part of Perry's expedition, but returned to the China Sea in 1857, captained by William Nicholson, to protect American interests during the Second Opium War. The present account of the voyage by a surgeon's steward on board includes an eyewitness account of the First Battle of Taku Forts, a description of the installation of the first U.S. Minister to Japan, and a first-hand account of being among the first Westerners allowed to spend a night in Tokyo’s imperial district. The narrative gives detailed descriptions of the ports visited in China and Japan, as well as life aboard ship as part of the East India Squadron. Scarce in the trade.
Item #372083
This copy with provenance to Thomas B. Nalle, who served as the purser aboard the ship on the expedition.
The USS Mississippi had initially served as part of Perry's expedition, but returned to the China Sea in 1857, captained by William Nicholson, to protect American interests during the Second Opium War. The present account of the voyage by a surgeon's steward on board includes an eyewitness account of the First Battle of Taku Forts, a description of the installation of the first U.S. Minister to Japan, and a first-hand account of being among the first Westerners allowed to spend a night in Tokyo’s imperial district. The narrative gives detailed descriptions of the ports visited in China and Japan, as well as life aboard ship as part of the East India Squadron. Scarce in the trade.
