Author: BLIGH, WILLIAM.
Title: Bligh's 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, One of the Friendly Islands, To Timor, a Dutch Settlement in the East Indies. 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 Causes and Circumstances of the unhappy transaction, the most material of which have hitherto been withheld from the public. 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, on Ten Persons charged with Mutiny on Board His majesty's Ship Bounty. Edward Christian's Short Reply to Captain William Bligh's answer Bligh's 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, One of the Friendly Islands, To Timor, a Dutch Settlement in the East Indies. 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 Causes and Circumstances of the unhappy transaction, the most material of which have hitherto been withheld from the public. 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, on Ten Persons charged with Mutiny on Board His majesty's Ship Bounty. Edward Christian's Short Reply to Captain William Bligh's answer.
Description: Limited Edition; Lge 8vo; pp. 209; 2 f/o maps, 1 map; full blue leatherette binding, titles lettered in gilt on spine, some scratches to boards, previous owner's name in ink to front free endpaper, otherwise a very good copy. Georgian House Melbourne, 1952 for the Australian Society. This edition is limited to one thousand numbered copies. This is the second volume of The Australiana Facsimiles to be published by the Australian Society.

Keywords: Australian maritime history William Bligh Mutiny on the Bounty