Descrizione

The First English Edition, the second overall, in the same year as the first which was printed in Glasgow and ia essentially identical. With fine provenance, a Baskerville family copy with bookplate showing one of their crests and their motto, Spero ut Fidelis, "Illustrated with a new and accurate map of Corsica", an exceptionally well detailed, well pressed and attractive large folding engraved map bound at the front. With half-title which is frequently lacking, title-page with engraved vignette featuring the arms of Corsica. 8vo, handsomely bound in full contemporary calf, the spine with double gilt ruled raised bands, one compartment gilt lettered, the boards framed with double-fillet gilt rules, board edges hatched in blind, original endleaves. xxiii, 384 pp. A handsome copy well preserved in its original binding, with the text in fine condition, especially fresh and clean, and with strong impression, the leaves unpressed and the binding sturdy and tight, with just a bit of minor wear or rubbing along the tips and shoulders, some normal offset to a few prelims and end leaves from the original binder's work. The folding map is in a fine state of preservation, unusually so.