A Series of Adventures in the Course of a Voyage up the Red Sea, on the Coast of Arabia and Egypt; and of a Route through the Deserts of Thebais, Hitherto Unknown to the European Traveller, in the year MDCCLXXVII, in Letters to a Lady, by Eyles Irwin. London: Printed for J. Dodsley, London, 1780. English. First edition.

An account of an adventure-filled voyage from India to England, through the Red Sea and Egypt, by Irish poet and writer Eyles Irwin (1751-1817). Illustrated with six engraved plates, including three folding maps showing the route of the voyage (map of the Red Sea and two maps of the Nile).

XV, [1], 400 pp. + [6] plates, approx. 27 cm. Good condition. Stains (some dark), creases and wear. Tears, including minor open tears to edges of a few leaves and one folding map, not affecting text or illustration. Front endpaper torn and partially detached. Inked stamps. Bookplate to inside front board. Leather covered binding, worn and damaged. Front board partially detached. Strip of cloth on spine, for restoration (a piece of leather with title mounted to cloth).