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This softcover book was published in 1933 by the California Historical Society. It details the settlement of Fort Ross, the hub of the southernmost Russian settlement in North America. The settlement lasted from 1812 to 1841, when it was sold to John Sutter. The book is in good+ condition -- cover worn at corner tips, top and bottom of spine and on page edges; fold-out map is intact with a small tear at the top. Some age tanning on interior. Pages clean with no writing, marks, or underlinings.

This two-volume, French-language set remains in good- condition after almost 150 years. Spine straight, binding tight. Both volumes, but especially Volume II, have heavy wear to cover tips and top and bottom of spine. As the author writes in his introductory biography of the 17th century French dramatist and travel writer: "La vie de Regnard est aussi curieuse que son théatre est amusant. S'il est tout de conmédie et de farce, elle est toute de roman et d'aventures ..."