BERGERAT, Emile. A Wild Sheep Chase. Notes of a Little Philosophical Journey in Corsica. From the French of.....
New York: Macmillan, 1894.
8vo., orig. maroon cloth with small dec. in gilt on upper cover, 315pp.
Marks on pastedown from removal of bookplate, newspaper clipping on e/paper, slight rubbing at spine ends but o/w near fine.
Described in a review as "a book of travel that is neither wearisome, nor a repetition of what somebody else said before is rare. Here, the well known island of Corsica appears in a new light." The descriptions include, details of Ajaccio, Bocognano, La Pintica, Corte, La Scala Di Santa Regina, Bastia, the north coast, the west coast and the south. $500 CAD