
Osborn.Cruise in Japanese Waters,2nd,1859
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Osborn (Capt. Sherard) A Cruise in Japanese Waters,second edition, half-title, 16pp. publishers' catalogue at end, contemporary pencil signature on half-title and bookplate of Wilbraham Egerton, slighlty spotting to fore-edge, original cloth, a little rubbed, 8vo, Edinburgh & London, 1859.
***The author was captain of H.M.S. Furious which accompanied Lord Elgin's mission to Japan in 1858. He was surprised when the Japanese mastered the engines of the steam yacht sent by Queen Victoria to the Emperor in only seven days..
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