An Account Of Corsica, The Journal Of A Tour To That Island; And Memoirs Of Pascal Paoli

Glasgow: Printed By Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly, London, 1768., 1768. 8vo. pp. xxi, [1 leaf], 382. complete with half-title but without final blank Aa8. folding engraved map by Thomas Phinn. engraved title vignette. contemporary sprinkled calf (somewhat worn, joints cracked & holding by cords, several scratches on covers, few short tears along map folds - no loss). First Edition. "This work made Boswell famous. It is a lively account of his Quixotic adventures in Corsica and his associations with General Paoli.for whom he endeavoured to get official British assistance. His childish pleasure in being the chief sponsor of this wild island struggling to become a nation led him to wear a Corsican costume at Garrick's anniversary celebration in honor of Shakespeare held in 1769.". (Cox) The Tour was highly praised by Dr. Johnson. In the present copy, the folding map, here placed before A6, is in the first state, the 'Table of Contents' follows the 'Preface', cancel D2r is in the second state and cancel E2r in the first state, Z3 is the usual cancel, with recto and verso reset, and misprints are as recorded by Pottle, with those on pages 93 and 296 corrected. Cox I p. 138. Gaskell 473. NCBEL II 1211. Pottle 24. Rothschild 442.. F.