A Cruise in the U.S. Steam frigate Mississippi, Wm. C. Nicholson Captain, to China and Japan, from July 1857 to February 1860

by William F. Gragg

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First edition

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,

• Binding: Wrappers

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