(JAPAN -- FOREIGN AFFAIRS.) Small archive of material relating to commercial relations with the west. Japan, 1840s-1850s Manuscript report discussing foreign ships in Japanese waters. 21 pages with an ink drawing of a large clipper ship loosely inserted. 9¼x6½ inches, contemporary card wrappers, later stitching; scattered worm track, illustration fine. Appears to be a response to rising alarm in Japan in the wake of James Biddle's arrival and attempt at negotiating with the Shogun. 1847.
2 volume manuscript report on foreign relations, approximately 100 pages. 9¼x6½ inches, cord-stitched leaves; various staining and worm track. Circa 1840s.
Woodblock kawaraban of Commodore Perry being introduced to the Shogun. 8x11 inches, ample margins; very minor foxing. 1854.