1768 CORSICA Rare Account James Boswell Genoa Pasquale
1768 CORSICA Rare Account James Boswell Genoa Pasquale Paoli France Folding MAP
“James Boswell’s book supporting the Island of Corsica’s defense of invasion and desire to be free form Genoese rule., and accounts of his befriending Pasquale Paoli”
A rare early edition of James Boswell’s “Account of Corsica”. This book was the work that gained Boswell fame. He supported the Corsican government and took “childish pleasure in being the chief sponsor of this wild island struggling to become a nation” (Cox I, 138). According to Pierce,
"Following the island's invasion by France, in 1768, Boswell attempted to raise public awareness and rally support for the Corsicans. He sent arms and money to the Corsican fighters and made an arduous and dangerous journey to Corsica to meet General Pasquale Paoli, leader of the insurgents seeking the island's independence from the Genoese. Paoli at first suspected [Boswell] was a spy, but quickly came to like his improbable young visitor, saw an opportunity for promotion of the Corsican cause in Britain, and consented to a series of interviews…”
The book includes his observations of government, religion, military arms, commerce, education, and Boswell’s experiences while traveling through Corsica.
This (stated) second edition includes “very rare half-title” (Rothschild 442), a beautiful copper vignette on title, and a large folding copper map of the island of Corsica. This work was widely read and translated – 7000 copies, in two editions, were sold within the first month of completion.
"The Account of Corsica was the book of the hour. Many more copies of it were sold in Boswell's lifetime than either of his great works in the biography of Johnson, and it achieved abroad a much more remarkable success." (Pottle)
Item number: #11197
Price: $750
BOSWELL, James
An account of Corsica: the journal of a tour to that island ; and memoirs of Pascal Paoli. By James Boswell
Glasgow: Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly, London, 1768. Second edition, stated.
Details:
Collation: Complete
xxi, [3], 384
Folding Map
Note: Map includes ‘scale of miles’ (corrected edition of map)
References: Lowndes 242; Rothschild 442; Pottle 24; ESTC T, 26157; Cox I, 138
Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – George Paget
General Lord George Augustus Frederick Paget KCB (1818 – 1880), was a British soldier during the Crimean War who took part in the famous Charge of the Light Brigade.
Paget sat as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Beaumaris between 1847 and 1857. He was made a KCB in 1870.
He was the son of Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
Language: English
Binding: Leather; secure
Visible repair at inner hinges and pg.62-63
Size: ~8in X 5.5in (20cm x 14cm)
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1768 CORSICA Rare Account James Boswell Genoa Pasquale Paoli France Folding MAP
“James Boswell’s book supporting the Island of Corsica’s defense of invasion and desire to be free form Genoese rule., and accounts of his befriending Pasquale Paoli”
A rare early edition of James Boswell’s “Account of Corsica”. This book was the work that gained Boswell fame. He supported the Corsican government and took “childish pleasure in being the chief sponsor of this wild island struggling to become a nation” (Cox I, 138). According to Pierce,
"Following the island's invasion by France, in 1768, Boswell attempted to raise public awareness and rally support for the Corsicans. He sent arms and money to the Corsican fighters and made an arduous and dangerous journey to Corsica to meet General Pasquale Paoli, leader of the insurgents seeking the island's independence from the Genoese. Paoli at first suspected [Boswell] was a spy, but quickly came to like his improbable young visitor, saw an opportunity for promotion of the Corsican cause in Britain, and consented to a series of interviews…”
The book includes his observations of government, religion, military arms, commerce, education, and Boswell’s experiences while traveling through Corsica.
This (stated) second edition includes “very rare half-title” (Rothschild 442), a beautiful copper vignette on title, and a large folding copper map of the island of Corsica. This work was widely read and translated – 7000 copies, in two editions, were sold within the first month of completion.
"The Account of Corsica was the book of the hour. Many more copies of it were sold in Boswell's lifetime than either of his great works in the biography of Johnson, and it achieved abroad a much more remarkable success." (Pottle)
Item number: #11197
Price: $750
BOSWELL, James
An account of Corsica: the journal of a tour to that island ; and memoirs of Pascal Paoli. By James Boswell
Glasgow: Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly, London, 1768. Second edition, stated.
Details:
Collation: Complete
xxi, [3], 384
Folding Map
Note: Map includes ‘scale of miles’ (corrected edition of map)
References: Lowndes 242; Rothschild 442; Pottle 24; ESTC T, 26157; Cox I, 138
Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – George Paget
General Lord George Augustus Frederick Paget KCB (1818 – 1880), was a British soldier during the Crimean War who took part in the famous Charge of the Light Brigade.
Paget sat as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Beaumaris between 1847 and 1857. He was made a KCB in 1870.
He was the son of Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
Language: English
Binding: Leather; secure
Visible repair at inner hinges and pg.62-63
Size: ~8in X 5.5in (20cm x 14cm)
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Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
11197
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