Bligh. A Voyage to the South Sea. 1792, first edition, 4to, calf. The Streeter copy.

Property of a Gentleman

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... Including an Account of the Mutiny on Board the said Ship, and the subsequent Voyage of Part of the Crew, in the Ship's Boat, from Tofua, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch Settlement in the East Indies. London: George Nicol, 1792

FIRST EDITION, 4to (304 x 230mm.), engraved portrait frontispiece, one plate and 6 engraved maps and charts (5 folding), contemporary calf, minor spotting and offsetting, neatly rebacked to style, some repairs

THE STREETER COPY.

The first official account of the Bounty expedition, including a revised version of Bligh's Narrative of the Mutiny.

LITERATURE:

Ferguson 125; Hill 135; Sabin 5910; ESTC T52638

PROVENANCE:

The Frank S. Streeter Library, Christie's New York, Monday 16 April 2007, lot 44