BLIGH'S NARRATIVE OF THE MUTINY ON BOARD H.M. SHIP BOUNTY,
and the Subsequent Voyage of Part of the crew in the Ship's Boat from Tofoa, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch Settlement in the East Indies. Written by William Bligh. Illustrated with Charts. (1790). [with] MINUTES OF THE COURT-MARTIAL held at Portsmouth August 12, 1792, on Ten Persons charged with Mutiny on Board His Majesty's Ship Bounty with an APPENDIX containing a full account of the real Causes and Circumstances of that unhappy transaction, the most material of which have hitherto been withheld from the public. [By Edward Christian], (1794) [with] BLIGH'S ANSWER TO CERTAIN ASSERTIONS contained in The Appendix to a Pamphlet entitled Minutes of the Proceedings on the Court-Martial held at Portsmouth, August 12, 1792 [etc.], by Captain William Bligh. (1794). EDWARD CHRISTIAN'S SHORT REPLY to Captain William Bligh's Answer. (1795). Pp. [iv]+iv+88+[2](blank), folding plan of the Bounty's launch & 3 charts (2 folding); Pp. [iv]+80+[2](blank); Pp. [ii]+32+[2](blank); Pp. 12(last blank); demy 4to; original full navy blue morocco of the primary issue, gilt-decorated spine, lightly worn at head; top edges gilt; tape mark to upper and lower fore-corner of free endpapers, which are also lightly browned, edges of pastedowns and leaves lightly browned; Georgian House, Melbourne, for The Australiana Society, 1952. Edition limited to 1,000 numbered copies, being an exact facsimile edition of the above four items (in one volume). *The second and last facsimile under the Australiana Society imprint. The last three items in this collection are exceedingly rare in the original, and very seldom occur for sale. [Refer Ferguson 71, 175, 176, and 218]. Item #166225
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