"OLD BRUIN" COMMODORE MATTHEW C. PERRY 1794-1858 The American Naval Officer Who Helped Found Liberia, Hunted Pirates in the West Indies, Practised Diplomacy with the Sultan of Turkey and the King of the Two Sicilies; Commanded the Gulf Squadron in the Mexican War, Promoted the Steam Navy and the Shell g

FIRST EDITION 8vo. blue clothbound hardback, gilt, with dust jacket. 482pp. with b/w illustrations. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Dust Jacket has not been price-clipped. Very light foxing to endpapers and slightly stronger foxing to foredge. Light soiling to dust jacket with light wear to edges. A VERY GOOD COPY in a Good Dust Jacket.