BLIGH, William (1754-1817). A Voyage to the South Sea ... in His Majesty's Ship the Bounty ... including an account of the mutiny on board the said ship. London: George Nicol, 1792. 4° (290 x 232mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece and 7 engraved plates, plans and charts, 5 of which folding. (Occasional light spotting and offsetting, portrait and title more heavily spotted.) Contemporary diced russia (sometime rebacked, extremities rubbed, upper joint just starting to split). Provenance: Marquess of Hertford, Ragley Hall (engraved armorial bookplate).

Details

BLIGH, William (1754-1817). A Voyage to the South Sea ... in His Majesty's Ship the Bounty ... including an account of the mutiny on board the said ship. London: George Nicol, 1792. 4° (290 x 232mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece and 7 engraved plates, plans and charts, 5 of which folding. (Occasional light spotting and offsetting, portrait and title more heavily spotted.) Contemporary diced russia (sometime rebacked, extremities rubbed, upper joint just starting to split). Provenance: Marquess of Hertford, Ragley Hall (engraved armorial bookplate).

FIRST EDITION of the official account of the Bounty's voyage and edited, at Bligh's request, by the historian James Burney under the direction of Sir Joseph Banks. Ferguson 125; Hill Pacific Voyages p.27; Sabin 5910; Wantrup pp.128-130.

More from Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including a selection from the Malcolm S. Forbes Jr. Churchill Collection and Photobooks from the Calle Collection

View All