History of the British Expedition to Egypt

Lt. Col. R. T. Wilson

Published by T. Egerton, LONDON, 1802

About this Item

Wilson (Lt. Col. Robert Thomas) History of the British Expedition to Egypt, First Edition, 1802. Engraved portrait frontispiece, 3 folding maps, very occasional light browning or foxing, modern half calf, red morocco spine label, uncut, a remarkably clean and handsome copy, lge 4to, 1802. Sidney Smith in a contemporary review, noted (Edinburgh Review), "The best of the English accounts is certainly that of Robert Wilson.'The narrative is extremely full and very entertaining." As a member of Parliament, Wilson pressed to end the practice of corporal punishment of soldiers, common at the time. Rare and handsome First Edition. With an attractive Cicely Waldron bookplate. Seller Inventory # 002654

Bibliographic Details

Title: History of the British Expedition to Egypt

Publisher: T. Egerton, LONDON

Publication Date: 1802

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Eric

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition