[Rarebooks] FS: 1798 -Will Napoleon Invade India??

[Joslin Hall Rare Books, ABAA]

Irwin, Eyles.  "AN ENQUIRY INTO THE FEASIBILITY OF THE SUPPOSED EXPEDITION
OF BUONAPARTE TO THE EAST"

Printed in London for George Nicol: 1798.

A pamphlet which addresses the English concern that now that Napoleon had
reached Egypt, he might keep going and invade British possessions in
India. Irwin, a longtime member of the East India Company who had spent
many years in India, thinks that an unlikely scenario, and outlines his
reasons.

In addition to his work with the East India Company, Eyles Irwin was a
noted botanist, judge, and author whose book "A series of adventures in
the course of a voyage up the Red-Sea, on the coasts of Arabia and Egypt"
was very popular. He is perhaps best remembered today for a paper he wrote
for the 'Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy' for 1794, in which he
described a story he had been told by an elderly Chinese gentleman about
how the game of chess was invented in China, an account which lingers to
this day.

Original stitched blue paper covers, 5.5"x9", 22 pages; light wear and
soil, edge of half-title and several page margins browned, very small
triangular portion missing from the rear cover; overall a nice copy.
[30211]  $375.00

 - - -


JOSLIN HALL RARE BOOKS, ABAA
Fine books of the 16th-20th centuries
on the decorative and fine arts & design

Post Office Box 239
Northampton, Massachusetts 01061 USA
telephone (413) 247-5080

Our website-
<http://www.joslinhall.com>

Our Latest Catalogs-

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER, 2007
 -Selections from our stock
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_304.htm>

FOLK ARTS & AMERICANA
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_302.htm>

BOOKS ON GLASS
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_299.htm>

BOOKS ON CERAMICS
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_295.htm>

BOOKS ON FURNITURE
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_293.htm>

BOOKS ON AMERICAN SILVER
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_289.htm>

FIRE AND ICE
 -lighting, fireplaces & ice
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_282.htm>

A GRAVE AFFAIR
 -gravestones, epitaphs & mourning
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_288.htm>

 ~ ~ ~

 SPEAKING OF BOOKS
    -Our free email News List
<http://joslinhall.com/mailman/listinfo/jhrbnews_joslinhall.com>

 FOGGYGATES
    - our Bookselling blog
<http://foggygates.blogspot.com/>

 ~ ~ ~

TERMS:
All payments must be in U.S. funds and negotiable through a U.S. bank; We
accept checks, money orders, American Express, Visa and Mastercard. Books
may be reserved pending payment; Institutions may be billed; Standard
courtesies to institutions and the trade; Postage charges are $5.00 for
the first book, and $2.00 for each additional book. Shipments outside the
U.S. will be billed at cost. We accept returns if we are notified within
ten days of your receipt of the books-please ask for full instructions and
terms. Massachusetts residents must add 5% state sales tax.

As members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America we are
committed to upholding high professional standards and making sure your
bookbuying experience is enjoyable.