and from thence by the Red Sea and Egypt, to Europe. Containing a short account of an expedition undertaken against the Cape of Good Hope. Second and best edition. 8vo. Later speckled calf, more recently rebacked, using old title label. Ink notes on title page. With the armorial bookplate of Sir Jonathan Lovett Bart. BOUND WITH - A Short Account of the Naval Actions of the Last War; in order to prove that the French Nation never gave such slender proofs of maritime greatness as during that period; with Observations on the Discipline, and Hints for Improvement of the British Navy. By an Officer. 2nd edition. xii, 222pp. & viii,147pp. With extending Line of Battle on the 12th of April 1782. Plus iv (these 2 leaves misbound between pages 144 & 145 of the preceding title),16pp. Remarks on the forms and properties of ships. R. Blamire - & - J. Murray. London, 1774.
Both titles are very scarce. The second edition of the first title is preferable since it has much additional material not found in the first. The four letters dealing with Arabia give good descriptions of Mocha and Jeddah and also include notes on the military capabilities of the Arabians as well as the coffee fleet. Ibrahim-Hilmy II, p181. Mendelssohn IV, p77.
