How I Came to be Governor of Cacona
Hon. Francis Thistleton (William Henry Fleet)
Introduction by Robertson Davies
Arion Press edition of this thinly veiled satire of colonial politics, being a "memoir" of a man's experiences as the governor of the fictional island of Cacona, covering its economy, politics, and social customs. Reprinted from the original 1852 edition, limited to 325 copies, featuring 28 photo-engraved chapter vignettes by Andrew Hoyem. With the original prospectus laid in.
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1989. Publisher's original green cloth backed brown boards; pp. xiii, 204, [1]. A near fine copy showing minor bumping to the rear corners.