Subtitled, "An Abridgment of the Government Narrative of the U.S. Expedition to Japan, Under Commodore Perry". Pages 415, 8 pages publisher ads. Original green embossed cloth, some rubbed but very little edgewear. Professionally rebacked with original cloth spine laid down. Pages clean, no foxing. Protected in a mylar dustjacket. Includes a place card for a Com. Perry Centennial dinner (undated) by the Japan Society of Seatlle.