Lawrence Kearny: Sailor Diplomat
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1936.
Limited Edition. Hardcover.
From a special edition of 150 copies issued for the Carteret Book Club.
Commodore Lawrence Kearny (1789-1868) was an officer in the United States Navy during the early nineteenth century and served faithfully for 54 years. He commanded sloops of war and frigates, served honorably in the War of 1812, battled pirates in the West Indies and Mediterranean, protected American interests in Hawaii, and began trade negotiations with China in the 1840s which ultimately led to the American Open Door Policy a half century later. After retiring from naval service, he served as Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey in 1848-1849.
Item #9023475-7/8 x 8-3/4", quarter navy blue cloth, blue paper over boards, paper title labels to front board and spine, 231pp, index, frontis. portrait, 9 full-page illustrations in text.
Clean of owner's marks, tight, square, very good.
Price: $100.00