A series of adventures, in the course of a voyage up the Red-Sea : on the coasts of Arabia and Egypt ; and of a route through the desarts of Thebais, hitherto unknown to the European traveller, in the year M. DCC. LXXVII. In letters to a lady. By Eyles Irwin ... Illustrated with maps.
| Author/creator | Irwin, Eyles |
| Other author | Barry, Carol, inscriber. |
| Other author | Mitchell, Pierpoint Oliver, former owner. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Dublin : Printed for Messieurs W. Sleater, W. and H. Whitestone, J. Potts, W. Colles, W. Wilson [and 10 others in Dublin], 1780. |
| Description | xix, 1 unnumbered page, 576 pages, plates : folded maps ; (8vo) |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Binder's spine title : Irwin's adventures |
| Local note | Joyner Rare copy includes three Trinity College prize bookplates with the inscription: "Examinatione habita, A Sociis Collegii Trinitatis, In schola, Rev. Carol Barry, rathmines, die bus, decimo Sept, & Oct., Dec, 1792, Pierpoint Oliver Mitchell, has laudis primitias obtinuit, in classe 1ma, [course title], Quod testor, C. Barry" on front and rear paste downs, and the rear fly-leaf. The bookplate on front paste down commemorates marks in "classe: historia" ; the rear for "classe: elocutionis" ; and the rear fly-leaf for "classe: scriptura." |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT63911 |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare copy Purchased from Elaine Beardsell, 2/18/2019 |
| Genre/form | Prize bindings (Binding) Ireland Dublin 18th century. |