[goury De Champgrand (jean-françois)] - History Of The Island Of Corsica. 1768, Second Edition.

[GOURY DE CHAMPGRAND (Jean-François)] - History of the island of Corsica, containing in abbreviation the main events of this country, the genius, the morals and customs of its inhabitants; their current enumeration, with moral and political reflections on their government, both ancient and modern; a historical detail of the Greek Colony which has been established there since 1676, the true history of the so-called King Theodore, restored against all the fables which have appeared so far on his account. Nancy, Chez J. & F. Babin, 1768; in-12, XVI-296 pp., contemporary full marbled calfskin binding, spine decorated with 5 raised bands, mottled edges, slight damage to the upper cover with a small loss. Barbier II, 686. Second edition published without map of this rare work on the island of Corsica.