Title: The Ambitious Projects of Russia Regarding Western America: 1830. By (Allen Press) An Englishman.
Publisher: 1955 The Book Club of California, San Francisco, first edition thus Limited edition of 350 copies.
A fine letterpress edition produced by the celebrated Allen Press, reproducing an anonymous 1830 British pamphlet warning of Russian expansionist aims along the Pacific Coast of North America. Printed on hand-made paper with woodcut decorations and initial letters in two colors, this elegantly crafted volume reflects the Press’s meticulous typographic and historical sensibilities.
Original introductory booklet laid in
Condition: original paper covered boards, some very slight darkening to the edges along the spine, in Fine condition