Printing In St. Petersburg, 1834. A Letter From George Borrow To The Bible Society. [Incline Press] Borrow, George. Private & Fine Press

Copy number '45' of an edition of 100 copies only (150 copies having been intended, but the last 50 having been abandoned due to the effects of bacteria on the dampened paper in the hot and humid weather of July and August 1995). Copies numbered 1 to 50 were printed on hand-made paper from the mill of A.F. Jones of Afonwen, using a Vandercook press and Goudy Old Style types. All copies have an unprinted endpaper which is flawed. Printed red-brown card wrappers over orange covers, pages sewn with white thread. Quarto, 10¾" x 8½", pp. [16] with a specimen from the opening chapter of St John, tipped-in and a Corrigendum attached to the colophon. A book in Fine condition, now housed in a clear, archival-quality, protective display pocket.