BLIGH, William.
A Voyage to the South Sea;
undertaken by Command of His Majesty, for the Purpose of conveying the Bread-Fruit Tree to the West Indies, in His Majesty's Ship the Bounty, commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh, including an Account of the Mutiny on Board the said Ship, and the su
Stock Code
98383
London, George Nicol, 1792
£25,000
Description
First editions. 4to (29.2 x 23 cms), x, 1-153, [ii], 246-264; iv, 88pp., engraved portrait of Bligh and 7 engraved charts, plates and plans (of which one folding and 4 double-page); folding plan frontispiece, 3 charts (2 folding). Together bound in contemporary sprinkled calf, neatly rebacked.
Bibliography
Ferguson 126; Wantrup 62b.
Stock ID:98383