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An account of Corsica, the journal of a tour to that island; and memoirs of Pascal Paoli. By James Boswell, Esq; Illustrated with a new and accurate map of Corsica.

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An account of Corsica, the journal of a tour to that island; and memoirs of Pascal Paoli. By James Boswell, Esq; Illustrated with a new and accurate map of Corsica.

by BOSWELL, James

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Glasgow, Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly, London, , 1768.. 1768 xxi, [3], 382 p. Folding map of Corsica. First edition. Modern calf binding to style. The spine with raised bands and a contrasting label. The map has a repair on the fold near the cartouche and is the state with the imprint inserted but with neither scale nor degrees round the border. Marginal offset onto the adjacent page shows that the map was refolded when it was repaired, otherwise the text is clean, tight and well margined throughout.

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Title
An account of Corsica, the journal of a tour to that island; and memoirs of Pascal Paoli. By James Boswell, Esq; Illustrated with a new and accurate map of Corsica.
Author
BOSWELL, James
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Hardcover
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Glasgow, Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly, London,
Date Published
1768.

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Raised Band(s)
Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Tight
Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Offset
A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
Calf
Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....

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