History of a three years' cruise to China and Japan in the U.S. Sloop of War Jamestown also, a reunion of the crew, held October 12th, 1882 by James B. Nicholson

Object Details

Notes: Includes a list of officers and crew; The frontispiece plate is signed: Phototype, F. Gutekunst, Philad[elphi]a; SCNHRB copy 39088015653124 is imperfect: pages 7-8 are wanting. The title page is scuffed in the upper left corner, not affecting the text; SCNHRB copy formerly belonged to the author, and has his brief handwritten annotations in ink and pencil throughout. With inscription: This book to my beloved [? evidence of erasure, seems to have said "daughter &" ?] son, from his father, James B. Nicholson. The son's name, M. Nicholson, appears on a typed paper label at the foot of the spine; SCNHRB copy has a typescript, mimeographed slip of paper from an unidentified source tipped in on page 11: "Japanese indemnity fund, February 22nd, 1883 "; SCNHRB copy has a [4] page program inserted at the end of the volume, with cover title: "Anniversary. Third re-union of the United States sloop of war Jamestown Veteran Association, Monday, October 13th, 1884, at Shuster's Cafe, 60 North Eighth Street, Philadelphia"; printed by John D. Avil & Co., Market St.; SCNHRB copy has a contemporary gilt- and blind-tooled dark brown embossed cloth binding; re-backed, with a protective, close-fitting dust-jacket made from clear plastic

Physical description: 36 pages, [2] leaves of plates illustrations, folded color map 20 cm

Title: Three years' cruise to China and Japan in the U.S. Sloop of War Jamestown