Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, Performed in the Years 1852, 1853 and 1854 Under the Command of Comm. M. C. Perry, United States Navy, by order of the government of the U.S., compiled from the original notes and journals of Comm. Perry and his officials, at his request, and under his supervision, by Francis L. Hawks, D.D.L.L.D., with numerous illustrations. Published by order of the Congress of the U.S. Washington: Beverly Tucker, Senate Printer, 1856. New York: AMS Press & Arno Press, 1967. Vol. I, xvii, 537 pp. Vol. II, xi, 414 pp. separate slip-case of charts. Vol. III, xliii, 705 pp. $200.00 three volume set.