Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China Seas and Japan
Subtitle: performed in the years 1852, 1853, and 1854, under the command of Commodore M.C. Perry, United States Navy, by order of the Government of the United States
By: compiled from the original notes and journals of Commodore Perry and his officers, at his request, and under his supervision, by Francis L. Hawks ; with numerous illustrations ; published by order of the Congress of the United States
Contributors: Lilly, Lambert, 1798-1866, comp; Hawks, Francis L. (Francis Lister), 1798-1866; Jones, George, 1800-1870; Temple, William G. (William Grenville), 1824-1894, possible former owner; United States. Navy Dept.
Series: United States. 33d Cong., 2d sess. Senate. Ex. doc -- no. 79; Senate executive document (United States. Congress. Senate) -- 33rd Congress, 2nd session, no. 79.
Publisher: Beverley Tucker, Senate printer
Published: 1856
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
Other titles: Expedition of an American squadron to the China Seas and Japan; Expedition to the China Seas and Japan; United States Japan expedition by Com. M.C. Perry; United States Japan expedition by Com. M.C. Perry; Observation on the zodiacal light, from April 2, 1853 to April 22, 1855, made chiefly on board the United States Steam-Frigate Mississippi.
Notes: At head of title of v. 2: 33d Cong., 2d Sess. Senate. Exec. doc. no. 79.

Some of the plates have hand-coloring.

Vol. 2 (Natural history reports) by D.S. Green and others; v. 3 has title: Observation of the zodiacal light, from April 2, 1853 to April 22, 1855, made chiefly on board the United States Steam-Frigate Mississippi ... with conclusions from the data thus obtained, by George Jones.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

SCNHRB copy (v. 1: 39088013479142, v. 2: 39088013479183, v. 3: 39088013479225) has a total of [137] leaves of plates (7 folded), may be lacking some of the plates.

SCNHRB copy has inscribed in pencil at head of v. 1 t.p.: Wm. G. Temple.

SCNHRB copy with v. 1 stamped on verso of t.p.: This book was presented by [in ink ms.] Dept of E. H.(?) G., U.S.N.A. June 16, 1949; v. 3 stamped on t.p.: Smithsonian Libraries [in ink ms.] Sep. 3, 1970.

SCNHRB copy has v. 1 bound in green library buckram, title in gilt on spine; v. 2 bound in red library buckram, title in white on spine; v. 3 bound in original purple publisher's cloth binding, blind-embossed vignettes in center of covers, gilt-decorated spine.
Table of contents: title: Vol. 2. Natural history reports by D.S. Green ... [et al.]; title: v. 3. Observation on the zodiacal light, from April 2, 1853 to April 22, 1855, made chiefly on board the United States Steam-Frigate Mississippi ... with conclusions from the data thus obtained / by George Jones.