"Old Bruin" Commodore Matthew C Perry 1794-1858
Author: Morison, Samuel Eliot
ISBN #:
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Publisher Location: Boston
Book Condition: VG
Dust Jacket Condition: VG-
Edition: First Edition
Pub Date: 1967
ISBN #:
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Publisher Location: Boston
Book Condition: VG
Dust Jacket Condition: VG-
Edition: First Edition
Pub Date: 1967
previous owner's bookplate to ffep; dj spotted, spine darkened, wear to tips and corners, price-clipped. A well researched, it's Morison, biography of the American naval officer responsible for opening Japan to the West. Matthew C. and his brother, Oliver Hazard Perry ("We have met the enemy and they are ours.") were formidable officers of the young United States Navy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.