WILSON, Robert Thomas. History of the British Expedition to Egypt; to which is subjoined, a sketch of the present state of that country and its means of defence, London: sold by T. Egerton, 1802.

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WILSON, Robert Thomas. History of the British Expedition to Egypt; to which is subjoined, a sketch of the present state of that country and its means of defence, London: sold by T. Egerton, 1802.

4°, half title, engraved portrait frontispiece by H. Meyer after I. Hoppner, 3 partially coloured folding maps, 2 folding tables, good margins (a few light spots), contemporary tree calf, spine gilt with contrasting morocco label. FIRST EDITION. Front endpaper inscribed FROM THE AUTHOR and continued in another hand "to the secretary of War and from the author to ... June 2nd 1803".

With the second edition of Alexander Dow's The History of Hindostan (2 vols., London, 1770), inscribed by J. Macpherson to the Duke of Grafton. (3)

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