Item #205829 An Account of Corsica,; The Journal of a Tour to the Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli. . . Illustrated with a New and Accurate Map of Corsica. James Boswell.

An Account of Corsica,; The Journal of a Tour to the Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli. . . Illustrated with a New and Accurate Map of Corsica.

London: Edward and Charles Dilly, 1768. Second Edition. 8vo, xxii, 1, folding map, 384pp; modern light brown leather. Small tape mend to the base of the half-title; short marginal tear to map (affecting only a bit of sea); scattered spotting in early pages, more severe toning to a number of final leaves. Item #205829

Boswell's first major work, which made him famous and went quickly into multiple editions. This London edition followed shortly after the Glasgow first edition. A solid copy, albeit in a workmanlike binding by Joseph Ruzicka.

Price: $395.00

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