Passion, Power and Theatre on the Bounty. Pp. [ii]+xii+446(last blank), text illustrations and maps, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; qr. black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, black papered boards, fore-corners of lower board faintly bruised; dust wrapper, back panel a trifle rubbed, lightly foxed on reverse; small inked inscription on..... More
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..... More
from Coupang to Batavia, together with the log of his subsequent passage to England in the Dutch packet "Vlydt" and his remarks on Morrison's Journal. All printed for the first time from the manuscripts in the Mitchell Library of New South Wales, with an introduction and notes by Owen Rutter..... More
Being Lieutenant William Bligh's Log of the Proceedings of His Majesty's Armed Vessel Bounty in a Voyage to the South Seas, to take the Breadfruit from the Society Islands to the West Indies. Now Published for the First Time from the Manuscript in the Admiralty Records, with an Introduction and..... More
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 Lieutenant William Bligh. Illustrated with Charts. Pp. iv+88, 4 charts (3 folding, including the frontispiece); med. 4to; contemporary half..... More
[and] FRESH LIGHT ON BLIGH. Being some unpublished correspondence of Captain William Bligh, R.N., and Lieutenant Francis Godolphin Bond, R.N., with Lieutenant Bond's manuscript Notes made on the Voyage of H.M.S. 'Providence' 1791-1795. Pp. 38+86(including advertisements), text illustrations; printed textured paper wrappers, stapled, edges a trifle rubbed; Review Publications Pty..... More
With an Introduction by Owen Rutter and wood-engravings by Robert Gibbings. Pp. 86+[2](colophon, verso blank), frontispiece, text illustrations (1 full page), colophon decoration; narrow roy. 4to; red & white 'sail-type' canvas, spine lettered in gilt; t.e.g., others uncut; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown; The Golden Cockerel Press, London..... More
Being the Narratives of Captain Edward Edwards, R.N., the Commander and George Hamilton the Surgeon. With Introduction and Notes by Basil Thomson. Pp. [viii]+180(last 3 blank), large folding chart, index; demy 8vo; maroon cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt & blind, lower fore-corner of upper board bumped; t.e.g. gilt, others..... More
Notes on his career written by his daughter, Mary Ann. With an introduction and commentary by Owen Rutter and wood-engravings by Averil MacKenzie-Grieve. Pp. 54, frontispiece, title page decoration (repeated at colophon) and 10 illustrations (2 full page); tall impl. 8vo; dark blue canvas, lettered and decorated in gilt, slightly..... More
Tasman, Cook, Bligh, Wilson, Bellingshausen. Pp. xviii+324+[2](advertisements), 47 plates (including several maps, 3 of which are folding) plus a large folding map in pocket at end, sources, index; boards a trifle scuffed, the spine cloth slightly faded; price-clipped dust wrapper, worn and quite torn, the back panel lightly foxed; inked..... More
With a study of the narratives of all explorers by sea and land in the light of modern charting, many original or hitherto unpublished documents, thirty-nine illustrations, and sixteen specially prepared maps. In two volumes. Volume I: Pp. xvi+366+[2](blank), portrait of the author as frontispiece, tissue guard, 20 portraits of..... More
Pp. 224(last blank), 7 portrait plates; edges of boards lightly rubbed; price-clipped dust wrapper, soiled and worn, edges chipped and split, corners torn; free endpapers offset, closed tear to fore-edge pp. 137/138, pages lightly browned, occasional scattered soiling; Harmsworth, London, 1931. First edition. *Brief portraits of historical figures, including Columbus;..... More
Pp. 288(last blank), brief bibliography; printed paper wrappers, edges a trifle rubbed, backstrip lightly faded and with title penned horizontally; Jonathan Cape, London, 1977. Uncorrected proof copy. *Novel based on historical records of the BountyMutiny and its aftermath. More
Describing the Mutiny & subsequent Misfortunes of the Mutineers together with an account of the Island of Tahiti. With an Introduction by Owen Rutter and five engravings by Robert Gibbings. Pp. 244(last blank)+[2](colophon, blank), pictorial title page, 4 text illustrations; small f'cap. folio; blue and cream 'sail-type' binding, the spine..... More
Pp. x+166(last blank), 4 plates, 2 maps (1 double page), appendices, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; turquoise boards, spine lettered in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed and split, the back panel soiled; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, edges of leaves a trifle marked; Longmans, Green, London..... More
containing an interesting account Of their Sufferings from Hunger and various Hardships, and their Escape from the Malays, after a Captivity of Two Years and a Half: Also an account of the manners and customs of the country, And a Description of the Harbours and Coast, &c. Together with an..... More