BOSWELL, James (1740-95). An Account of Corsica, The Journal of a Tour. Glasgow: Robert & Andrew Foulis, 1768. 8°. Half title, engraved illustration on title, folding engraved map of Corsica (short clean tear). Contemporary calf gilt (joints split, corners bumped). Provenance: James Hunter, 1768 (signature on half title). FIRST EDITION. Lowndes I, 242: "First and uncastrated edition"; Rothschild 442; Gaskell 473.

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BOSWELL, James (1740-95). An Account of Corsica, The Journal of a Tour. Glasgow: Robert & Andrew Foulis, 1768. 8°. Half title, engraved illustration on title, folding engraved map of Corsica (short clean tear). Contemporary calf gilt (joints split, corners bumped). Provenance: James Hunter, 1768 (signature on half title). FIRST EDITION. Lowndes I, 242: "First and uncastrated edition"; Rothschild 442; Gaskell 473.

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