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Bligh, William.
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3,500 - 4,500 GBP
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Description
- A Narrative of the Mutiny, on board his majesty's ship Bounty; and the subsequent voyage of part of the crew, in the ship's boat from Tofoa... to Timor. London: George Nicol, 1790
- paper
First edition, 4to (280 x 218mm.), signature on title of Thomas Denman, 3 charts (2 folding), folding engraved plan of the Bounty's launch, modern related material loosely inserted, contemporary half calf, [Ferguson 71; Hill p.26], binding rebacked, some rubbing
Catalogue Note
A good copy, belonging to a relative of Thomas Ledward, acting surgeon of the Bounty.
The list of those on the Bounty's launch and those left behind on the ship itself (pp.6-7) carries annotations by the former owner of this copy, Thomas Denman, explaining the crew's respective fates. A later pencil note on p.6 states that Denman was uncle of Thomas Ledward, acting surgeon, and one of the launch party who died on the return journey.