THE REZANOV VOYAGE TO NUEVA CALIFORNIA IN 1806: The Report of Count Nikolai Petrovich Rezanov of His Voyage to That Provincia of Nueva España from New Archangel
San Francisco: The Private Press of Thomas C. Russell, 1926. Hardcover. Limited Edition, this is No. 230 of 260 copies signed by the publisher. This is the report of Nikolai Petrovich Rezanov (1764-1807) to the Russian minister of commerce at Saint Petersburg. Thererin he details the chief incidents of that historic Russian voyage in 1806 - "the first footstep of a Russian on the soil of Nueva California." An English Translation, Revised and Corrected, with Notes etc. by Thomas C. Russell. Tall octavo: xii, 104 p. with a frontispiece and four plates. Original blue paper-covered boards over a red cloth spine, with a printed paper spine label. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some mild fading and wear along the extremities. Fine / Near fine. Item #75451
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