Author: GOTCH, CHRISTOPHER
Title: Corsica
Description: London, Peter Garnett. 1950, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Gotch, Christopher. Pictorial boards which have a touch of wear to front lower corner tip else unmarked. Internally there is a strip of age toning to endpapers else very clean, tight and unmarked. A Very Good+ copy. Dustjacket is not price clipped. 60 pages. 18 Illustrations. 'A month in Corsica is ideal, two weeks tantalizing and six months exasperating'. The author visited Corsica and here describes for us the rugged beauty of the island, the quaintness of the towns and mode of life of their inhabitants. He also includes a chapter on the 'maquis' and 'vendetta' about which opinion differs. The illustrations, by the author, convey a vivid idea of the grandeur of the country and the contrasting ugliness of the towns. A1B. Very Good/Very Good.

Keywords: Corsica, Ajaccio, Maquis, Vendetta, Bastia, Calvi Gotch, Christopher


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