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Apr. 16, 2024
BLIGH (William).
Est: €800 - €1,000
Voyage à la Mer du Sud, entrepris par ordre de S. M. Britannique pour introduire, aux Indes Occidentales, l’arbre à pain, et d’autres plantes utiles. Avec une relation de la révolte à bord de son vaisseau, etc. Paris, Garnery, Buisson, Desenne, Blanchon, 1792. In-8, veau marbré, dos orné, tranches lisses (Reliure pastiche). Édition originale de la traduction française de François Soulès. Cet « ouvrage extrêmement important » (Hill) contient la relation officielle de l'expédition du H.M.S. Bounty, chargé, sous le commandement du lieutenant William Bligh, de collecter des plants d'arbre à pain à Tahiti et de les transporter dans les Indes occidentales britanniques, où ils serviraient de nourriture aux esclaves. On y trouve également une version remaniée du récit de la mutinerie du Bounty qui a fait la célébrité de cette expédition, récit qui avait d'abord été publié en 1790, en anglais puis en traduction française, sous le titre Relation de l'enlèvement du navire Le Bounty. L'illustration comprend trois planches hors texte repliées, dont une figure du fruit de l'arbre à pain et deux cartes montrant la partie septentrionale de la côte de Tahiti et l'itinéraire parcouru par Bligh dans la chaloupe du Bounty depuis Tofô jusqu'à Timor. Quelques taches et petites réparations de papier. Chadenat, n°527 – O'Reilly, n°553 – Hill, n°135 (originale anglaise).
Alde
Mar. 22, 2024
William Bligh
Est: $120 - $180
Three books on William Bligh. 1) The Life of Vice-Admiral by Geroge Mackaness 1951 reprint. 2) William Bligh: a Voyage of the South se Reproduction. 3) The Mutiny of the Bounty William Bligh 1981. All hardcovers in dustwrapper in good condition.
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
Dec. 13, 2023
BLIGH, William (1754-1817) A Narrative of the Mutiny on Board His Majesty'
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
BLIGH, William (1754-1817) A Narrative of the Mutiny on Board His Majesty's Ship Bounty; and the...
Christie's
Nov. 03, 2023
William Bligh
Est: $80 - $120
4 books of William Bligh. Hardback and Paperback. Good copies; Including 1) The Mutiny On Board H.M.S Bounty 1789 by William Bligh. 1981; 2) The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of HMS Bounty its Cause and Consequences by Sir John Barrow. 1976; 3) Mr Bligh's Bad Language - Passion, Power and Theatre on the Bounty by Greg Dening 1993; 4) Awake, Bold Bligh! - William Bligh's Letters describing the mutiny on HMS Bounty by Paul Brunton 1989
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
Aug. 25, 2023
William Bligh Voyage
Est: $80 - $100
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, Commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh. Facsimile published by Hutchinson, 1979. Hardcover in dustwrapper in very good condition.
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
Jun. 02, 2023
William Bligh
Est: $100 - $150
2 Volumes: 1) Facsimile Copy of A Voyage to the South Seas by William Bligh, published by Rare Books Ltd Honolulu, USA, no date c1966. Features a fold out of Plan and Section of the Bounty, Chart of Bligh's Islands, a Track of the Bounty's Launch and a Sketch of the Northern Tahiti Coast 2) Return to Tahiti: Bligh's Second breadfruit Voyage by Douglas Oliver, published by University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu c1988, hardcover with dust wrapper, good copy, minor shelf wear
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
Dec. 02, 2022
William Bligh
Est: $80 - $120
1) The Mutiny on Board HMS Bounty by William Bligh, facsimile, Pageminster Press, Argot Press and Mitchell Beazley 1981 2) The Bligh Notebook....with a draft list of the Bounty mutineers, facsimile, edited by John Bach, Allen And Unwin 1987; good condition with tanning, foxing etc
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
Nov. 04, 2022
WILLIAM BLIGH AND MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY
Est: $200 - $250
5 Volumes concerning the William Bligh and the Mutiny 1) Pitcairn: The Island, the People, and the Pastor to which is added an account of the original settlement and present condition of Norfolk Island by the Rev Thomas Boyles Murray, Pub. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London 1857, marks to cover 2) 'Mutiny Aboard HM Armed Transport Bounty in 1789 by RM Bowker and Lt William Bligh RN in his Official Log (with illustrations, including real charts)', Pub. Bowker and Bertram Ltd, Sussex 1978, hardcover with dust jacket 3) The Mutiny on the Bounty: An illustrated edition of Sir John Barrow's original account edited and introduced by Gavin Kennedy, Pub. David R. Godine, Boston 1980, hardcover with dust jacket and plastic overlay 4) Return to Tahiti: Bligh's Second Breadfruit Voyage by Douglas Oliver, Pub. Melbourne Uni Press & Miegunyah Press, No.2 in the series, hardcover with dust jacket and plastic overlay 5) An Account of the Mutiny on HMS Bounty, Edited by Robert Bowman, fwd Richard Hough, Pub. Alan Sutton 1989, paperback; all in good to very good condition with minimal foxing and tanning and shelf wear
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
Nov. 04, 2022
WILLIAM BLIGH
Est: $400 - $450
Presentation Copy of the Facsimile and Transcription of 'The Bligh Notebook: Rough account - Lieutenant Wm Bligh's voyage in the Bounty's Launch from the ship to Tofua and thence to Timor 28 April to 14 June 1789', Edited by John Bach Assoc. Prof. of History University of Newcastle, Pub. National Library of Australia 1986, limited edition 493 of 500, 2 volumes in presentation box, notebook is marbled in leather and transcription book is quarter leather, condition is excellent with minor marks
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
Nov. 04, 2022
WILLIAM BLIGH
Est: $200 - $250
2 Volumes depicting the life of William Bligh with wonderful pictures of oceanic life, the mutiny, Timor, Sydney, Characters such as Joseph Banks, John Macarthur, George Johnston, John Campbell, Simeon Lord, Gregory Blaxland, etc and a fold-out map of the Route of the Bounty, Providence and Pandora 'Life of Vice-Admiral Bligh: Sometime Governor of New South Wales by George Mackaness, Volumes I and II, Pub. Angus and Robertson 1931, hardcovers in dust jackets; tanning, foxing, some occasional marks from water spots, heavy wear and some water marks to dust jacket, map is intact with some foxing and crease
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
Oct. 25, 2022
BLIGH, WILLIAM. 1754-1817. A Voyage to the South Sea ... for the Purpose of conveying Bread-Fruit Tree to the West-Indies, in His Majesty's Ship the Bounty.... London: printed for George Nicol, 1792.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
BLIGH, WILLIAM. 1754-1817. A Voyage to the South Sea ... for the Purpose of conveying Bread-Fruit Tree to the West-Indies, in His Majesty's Ship the Bounty.... London: printed for George Nicol, 1792. 4to (285 x 222 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece, 7 engraved plates and maps (6 folding). Contemporary calf, spine with 5 raised bands, marbled endpapers. Joints cracked, cords firm, chipping to corners, some rubbing and scuffing to covers, foxing and browning, bookplates on front paste-down. FIRST EDITION of Bligh's official account of the voyage of the Bounty and one of the 'most remarkable incidents in the whole of maritime history' (Hill). Bligh's mission was to collect bread-fruit trees from Tahiti and take them to the West Indies, but the mission became more famous for the mutiny led by Master's Mate Fletcher Christian. This contains the first published account of the mutiny, taken from Bligh's own journals. Bligh's legendary 3,600-nautical-mile voyage in uncharted waters from Tofoa to Timor with eighteen loyal men in the Bounty's open launch is a remarkable tale of courage and survival. Ferguson 125; Hill 135; Sabin 5910; Wantrup pp 128-130.
Bonhams
Dec. 16, 2021
Golden Cockerel Press.- Bligh (William) Bligh's Voyage in The Resource from Coupang to Batavia.., one of 350 copies, 1937 & others from the press (5)
Est: £150 - £200
Golden Cockerel Press.- Bligh (William) Bligh's Voyage in The Resource from Coupang to Batavia..., edited by Owen Rutter, number 324 of 350 copies, wood-engravings by Peter Barker-Mill, prospectus loosely inserted, original two-tone cloth, uncut, very slight fading to spine, 1937 § Besterman (Theodore, editor) The Pilgrim Fathers, number 267 of 300 copies, wood-engravings by Geoffrey Wales, original morocco-backed cloth, 1939, both uncut, Golden Cockerel Press; and 3 others from the press, small folio & 8vo (5)
Forum Auctions - UK
Oct. 16, 2020
BLIGH, William (1754-1817). Relation de l ’enlèvement du Bou
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
BLIGH, William (1754-1817). Relation de l ’enlèvement du Bounty, et voyage subsé quent en chaloupe . Translated by D. Lescallier. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1790. An attractive copy of the first edition in French of Bligh ’ s own account of the famous mutiny. The English edition was printed in the same year; an official account would not see publication in 1792. Sabin 5909. Octavo (210 x 125mm). Half title, 3 engraved folding maps (occasional very light soiling). Contemporary calf, morocco title label, untrimmed (neatly rebacked). Provenance : early notes on final blank on Thessalonians. , W. Bligh, 1790,
Christie's
Jul. 16, 2020
Voyages.- Bligh (William) A Voyage to the South Sea...in His Majesty's Ship the Bounty..., first edition, for George Nicol, 1792.
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Voyages.- Bligh (Lt. William) A Voyage to the South Sea...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 Tofoa...to Timor, first edition, lacking engraved portrait frontispiece of Bligh, with 7 engraved plans, plates and charts, 5 folding, plan of ship bound as frontispiece, title soiled & stained and frayed at edges (laid down), preliminaries a little browned with small ink stain to 'Advertisement' leaf, first leaf of text with contemporary ink inscription "?Aldous Charles Arnold May 31 1792" at head and lightly foxed at outer margin, final leaf foxed, otherwise generally clean, one or two minor marginal defects, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving old spine (new red roan label), corners repaired, [Ferguson 125; Hill 135; Sabin 5910], 4to, for George Nicol, 1792. ⁂ Bligh's own account of one of the most famous, and indeed infamous, voyages, including the mutiny and his subsequent journey across the Pacific in the ship's launch.
Forum Auctions - UK
Oct. 31, 2019
Voyages.- Bligh (William) 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 Tofua ..., for Georg Nicol, 1790.
Est: £750 - £1,000
Bligh (William) 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 Tofua, first edition, engraved folding plan of the Bounty's launch and 3 charts (2 folding), water-stained, original boards, uncut, lacking backstrip, rubbed and soiled, [Hill 132; Ferguson 71; Wantrup p 61], 4to, for Georg Nicol, 1790. ⁂ First edition of Bligh's own account of 'one of the most remarkable incidents in the whole of maritime history' (Hill), and indeed remarkable feats of navigation thereafter.
Forum Auctions - UK
Jun. 29, 2019
William Bligh
Est: $150 - $200
A half shelf of modern books all in very good condition concerning William Bligh and the famous mutiny
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
Dec. 02, 2018
BLIGH, William (1754-1817); SURVILLE, Jean Francois de (1717-1770); FORSTER, Georg (1754-1794)William Bligh's Reise in da SudmeerGerman translation of Bligh's 'A Voyage to the South Sea', a variant edition of Ferguson 147, which was also published by Voss in Berlin in 1793 but with different pagination and plates. Bound together with IMLAY, Gilbert "Imlay's Nachrichten von dem westlichen Lande der Nord-Americanischen Freistaaten". (A Topographical Description of the Western Territory of No...
Est: $600 - $800
BLIGH, William (1754-1817); SURVILLE, Jean Francois de (1717-1770); FORSTER, Georg (1754-1794) William Bligh's Reise in da Sudmeer German translation of Bligh's 'A Voyage to the South Sea', a variant edition of Ferguson 147, which was also published by Voss in Berlin in 1793 but with different pagination and plates. Bound together with IMLAY, Gilbert "Imlay's Nachrichten von dem westlichen Lande der Nord-Americanischen Freistaaten". (A Topographical Description of the Western Territory of North America). pages 161-76 inserted copies.
Leski Auctions Pty Ltd
Oct. 13, 2016
Bligh, William: Relation de l'enlevement du navire le Bounty
Est: €1,500 - €1,800
(Bligh, William). Relation de l'enlevement du navire le Bounty. 2 Bl., XVI, 171 S. Mit 3 Faltkupfern. 19,5 x 13 cm. HLeder d. Z. (etwas berieben, Rücken unter Verwendung alten Materials kaum sichtbar restauriert) mit RVergoldung und goldgeprägtem RSchild. Paris, Didot und Amsterdam, Dufour, 1790. Du Rietz 181. Hoefer XXX, 919. – Erste französische Ausgabe des Berichts über die wohl berühmteste Meuterei der Seefahrtsgeschichte. – Leimschattig, etwas stock- oder braunfleckig. Mit montiertem Exlibris.
Bassenge Auctions
Jun. 03, 2016
Australien und Ozeanien - - Bligh, William. Reise in das Südmeer, welche mi
Est: €350 - €480
Australien und Ozeanien - - Bligh, William. Reise in das Südmeer, welche mit dem Schiffe Bounty unternommen worden ist, um Brotbäume nach den Westindischen Inseln zu verpflanzen. Aus dem Englischen; nebst Jean Francois Sürville, Reise in das Südmeer, jetzt zum erstenmal aus den vier vollständigen Tagebüchern der Herren de Sürville, Labé, Pottier de l'Horme und Monneron übersetzt und mit Anmerkungen begleitet von Georg Forster. Mit 3 (1 gefalteten) Kupfertafeln. Berlin, Voss, 1793. 2 Bl., XXIV, 274 S. 20,5 x 12,5 cm. Halblederband der Zeit mit 2 farbigen Rückenschildern und Rückenvergoldung (leicht berieben). Magazin von merkwürdigen neuen Reisebeschreibungen, Band 9. - Erste deutsche Ausgabe. - Sabin 5912 - Henze I, 275 - Fiedler, Forster 245. - \plain\f2\fs16\cf0\b Beigedruckt: Imlay, G.\plain\f2\fs16\cf0 Nachrichten von dem westlichen Lande der Nordamerikanischen Freistaaten, ... nebst einer Angabe der Indianischen Völkerstämme ... In Briefen an einen Freund in England. Ebda. XV, 168 S. - Im oberen Rand teilweise schwach wasserfleckig.
Nosbüsch & Stucke GmbH
Jun. 03, 2016
Australien und Ozeanien - - Bligh, William. Bericht von dem Aufruhr an Bord
Est: €350 - €480
Australien und Ozeanien - - Bligh, William. Bericht von dem Aufruhr an Bord des Schiffes Bounty, und von seiner hierauf folgenden Reise nach Tofoa, einer der freundschaftlichen Inseln, nach der Holländischen Niederlassung auf der Insel Timor in Ostindien. Berlin, Voss, 1791. S. 137-232. 20,5 x 12 cm. - Vorgedruckt: White, John. Tagebuch einer Reise nach Neu-Süd-Wallis. Mit 4 Kupfertafeln. Ebda. XVIII, 136 S. Halblederband der Zeit mit rotem Rückenschild und Rückenvergoldung (etwas berieben).Magazin von merkwürdigen neuen Reisebeschreibungen, Band 5. - I. Eine von mehreren im Jahr der ersten deutschen Ausgabe erschienenen Übersetzungen, das englische Original erschien 1790. Vgl. Ferguson 145 - Hill 26 und 355f. - Blighs eigener Bericht über die berühmte Meuterei. - Ohne die gefaltete Karte. - II. Erste deutsche Ausgabe, herausgegeben und übersetzt von J.R. Forster. - Stafleu-C. 17, 471 - Hill 614 Anmerkung: "Dr. White left us an extremely interesting account of the voyage of the convict fleet and of early life in New south Wales." - \plain\f2\fs16\cf0\b Beigedruckt: Unternehmungen\plain\f2\fs16\cf0 der Gesellschaft zur Beförderung der Entdeckungen im Innern von Afrika. S. 233-382. - Ohne die gefaltete Karte. - \plain\f2\fs16\cf0\b Beigedruckt: Norris, R.\plain\f2\fs16\cf0 Reise nach dem Hoflager des Königs von Dahomey Bossa Ahadi, im Jahre 1772. S. 383-448. - Exlibris, nur teilweise leicht gebräunt.
Nosbüsch & Stucke GmbH
Feb. 14, 2016
BLIGH, WILLIAM. 1754-1817. A Voyage to the South S
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
BLIGH, WILLIAM. 1754-1817. A Voyage to the South Sea, Undertaken by Command of His Majesty.... London: for George Nicol, 1792. 4to (303x230mm). [10], 264 pp. Stipple-engraved frontispiece portrait and 7 engraved maps and plates, 4 of which are folding. 19th century half navy straight-grain morocco over contemporary boards, gilt spine emblems, custom cloth slipcase. A clean and wide-margined copy, light offset from plates, one folding plate with closed tears, a few stray spots, covers rubbed, shelfwear. Provenance: Sir John Smith, Baronet (bookplate and with his arms as gilt spine emblem). FIRST EDITION of the official account of the Bounty expedition. It includes a somewhat revised edition of the text of Bligh’s journal, but was written, edited and seen to press by James Burney under the supervision of Sir Joseph Banks during Bligh’s absence from London on his second breadfruit voyage. Hill notes: “One bit of irony is that Bligh returned to Tahiti again to get some more breadfruit, and, after delivering them to the West Indies, it was discovered that the natives did not much care for the taste, much preferring their own bananas.” Cox II p 305; Du Rietz 93; Ferguson 125; Hill p 27; Mendelssohn II 1117; Sabin 5910.
Bonhams
Feb. 14, 2016
BLIGH, WILLIAM. 1754-1817. A Narrative of the Muti
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
BLIGH, WILLIAM. 1754-1817. 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 Tofua, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch settlement in the East Indies. London: George Nicol, 1790. 4to (300x233mm). iv, 88 pp. Folding engraved frontispiece, 3 engraved maps, 2 of which are folding. Contemporary half calf, rebacked, custom cloth slipcase. Folding maps on blue paper, some light intermittent foxing and stray spots, heavier foxing to pp 44-45 and full-page map, offset from plates, spine faded, light general wear to covers. Provenance: Louis E. Goodman (bookplate). FIRST EDITION OF BLIGH’S OWN ACCOUNT OF THE FAMOUS MUTINY AND ONE OF THE GREAT FEATS OF NAVIGATION. After a brief preamble, Lieutenant Bligh’s narrative starts with the events of the early-morning of April 29, 1789 when he was waked at swordpoint by Fletcher Christian. Christian and the 24 man crew who mutinied against Bligh remained on board the Bounty, casting Bligh and eighteen loyal men adrift in the ship’s 23-foot launch. Over the next 45 days Bligh navigated over 4,000 miles of open water via Fiji, north along the Australian coast and through the Torres Straits to the Indonesian island of Timor. “In the course of this hazardous journey Bligh took the opportunity to chart and name parts of the unknown north-east coast of New Holland as he passed along it” (Wantrup, p 128). He faced a court-martial on his return, but was not only acquitted but also promoted to Commander: he subsequently made a second successful attempt to transport bread-fruit trees from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Hill 132; Ferguson 71; Wantrup p 61.
Bonhams
Nov. 25, 2014
BLIGH, William (1754-1817). A Narrative of the Mutiny on Board His Majesty'
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
BLIGH, William (1754-1817). A Narrative of the Mutiny on Board His Majesty's
Christie's
Nov. 25, 2014
BLIGH, William (1754-1817) -- [BARNEY, Stephen and Edward CHRISTIAN] .
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
BLIGH, William (1754-1817) -- [BARNEY, Stephen and Edward CHRISTIAN] .
Christie's
Nov. 25, 2014
WILLIAM BLIGH 1754-1817 A View of the Cape of Good Hope Taken at Anchor on Board the Vlydt Dutch Packet in Table Bay on my [illeg.]...
Est: $80,000 - $120,000
WILLIAM BLIGH 1754-1817 A View of the Cape of Good Hope Taken at Anchor on Board the Vlydt Dutch Packet in Table Bay on my [illeg.] in December 1789 watercolour on paper on card signed, dated and inscribed: 'A View of / The Cape of Good Hope / Taken at Anchor on board the / Vlydt Dutch Packet in / Table Bay on my [illeg.] / in Dec. 1789 William Bligh' verso 23.7 x 44.8 cm (sight) PROVENANCE Captain William Bligh Private Collection, New Zealand, by descent PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW ZEALAND
Smith & Singer
Sep. 26, 2013
A Voyage to the South Seas LEC 1/2000
Est: $200 - $300
Introduction by Alan Villiers. Illustrated with 3 watercolor plates & numerous line drawings by Geoffrey C. Ingleton; frontispiece portrait of Bligh from painting by John Smart, 1797. (Folio), pictorial linen, leather spine label, glassine jacket, slipcase. No. 1091 of 2000 copies printed at the Griffin Press.
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Sep. 10, 2013
BLIGH (WILLIAM)
Est: £100 - £200
MITFORD (MARY RUSSELL) Christina, the Maid of the South Seas; a Poem, contemporary half calf, rebacked preserving original gilt spine, F.C. and J. Rivington, 1811--Centenaire de la mort de Cook célébré le 14 février 1879... extrait du Bulletin de la Société de Géographie (Mai 1879), half-title, folding map (split at folds), modern wrappers, Paris, Société de Géographie, 1879, FIRST EDITIONS, 8vo; and a commemorative "Hawaiian" half-dollar (1928), sealed in a case (3)
Bonhams
Jun. 19, 2013
[BLIGH (WILLIAM)]
Est: £25,000 - £30,000
Minutes of the Proceedings of the Court-martial Held at Portsmouth, August 12, 1792. On Ten Persons Charged with Mutiny on Board His Majesty's Ship the 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, first edition, short tear at inner margin of title, blank corner of pp.77/78 torn away (replaced), contemporary tree calf gilt, rebacked [Ferguson 175; Hill 1162; Kroepelien 43], 4to (271 X 192mm.), J. Deighton, 1794
Bonhams
Jun. 19, 2013
BLIGH (WILLIAM)
Est: £600 - £800
[SMART (JOHN, after)] Portrait miniature, after John Smart, watercolour on card, captioned on verso "Capt. William Bligh, Commander of the Director at the Battle of Camperdown. By J. Smart (1797)", oval outline in black and monogram "J.S." added later, mounted, framed and glazed, card size 145 x 105mm., [late nineteenth century]
Bonhams
Jun. 19, 2013
BLIGH (WILLIAM)
Est: £300 - £500
MITFORD (MARY RUSSELL) Christina, the Maid of the South Seas; a Poem, contemporary half calf, rebacked preserving original gilt spine, F.C. and J. Rivington, 1811--Centenaire de la mort de Cook célébré le 14 février 1879... extrait du Bulletin de la Société de Géographie (Mai 1879), half-title, folding map (split at folds), modern wrappers, Paris, Société de Géographie, 1879, FIRST EDITIONS, 8vo; and a commemorative "Hawaiian" half-dollar (1928), sealed in a case (3)
Bonhams
Dec. 04, 2012
BLIGH, WILLIAM. 1754-1817.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
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 Tofua, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch settlement in the East Indies. London: George Nicol, 1790. 4to (288 x 223 mm). Folding engraved frontispiece, 3 folding engraved maps. 19th-century half calf, rebacked, modern endpapers. Light spotting to text, creasing to plate and maps, binding with some old soiling to covers, corners worn. FIRST EDITION OF BLIGH'S OWN ACCOUNT OF THE FAMOUS MUTINY AND ONE OF THE GREAT FEATS OF NAVIGATION. After a brief preamble, Lieutenant Bligh's narrative starts with the events of the early-morning of April 29, 1789 when he was waked at sword-point by Fletcher Christian. Christian and the 24 man crew who mutinied against Bligh remained on board the Bounty, casting Bligh and eighteen loyal men adrift in the ship's 23-foot launch. Over the next 45 days Bligh navigated over 4,000 miles of open water via Fiji, north along the Australian coast and through the Torres Straits to the Indonesian island of Timor. "In the course of this hazardous journey Bligh took the opportunity to chart and name parts of the unknown north-east coast of New Holland as he passed along it" (Wantrup, p 128). He faced a court-martial on his return, but was not only acquitted but also promoted to Commander: he subsequently made a second successful attempt to transport bread-fruit trees from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Hill 132; Ferguson 71; Wantrup p 61.
Bonhams
Nov. 13, 2012
BLIGH (WILLIAM)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
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 Tofoa... to Timor, first edition, stipple-engraved oval portrait of Bligh by Conde after Russell, 7 engraved plates, plans and charts (5 folding), some offsetting, light dampstain at lower margin throughout, bookplate of James Heywood, blindstamp on title, nineteenth century half calf, defective [Hill 135; Ferguson 125; Sabin 5910], 4to, George Nicol, 1792
Bonhams
Jun. 13, 2012
BLIGH, William (1754-1817). 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 Tofua, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch settlement in the East
Est: £5,000 - £8,000
BLIGH, William (1754-1817). 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 Tofua, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch settlement in the East Indies. London: George Nicol, 1790. 4° (288 x 223mm). Folding engraved frontispiece, 2 folding and one single-page map. (Offsetting onto title and text from frontispiece and maps, offsetting from ribbon marker at inner margins of F2v, F3r.) Contemporary [?]German half calf over sprinkled boards, flat spine with red morocco label and repeated bird ornament, spot-marbled endpapers, brown silk marker (joints rubbed and discreetly repaired, corners bumped). Provenance: Reichsgraf von Veltheim (small inkstamp on title verso). FIRST EDITION of Captain Bligh's own account of the mutiny against him. Philadelphia and Dublin editions appeared in the same year. When Fletcher Christian and twenty-four crew mutinied near Tonga on the Bounty's homeward voyage, Bligh and eighteen loyal men were forced to cast off in the ship's launch. Armed only with a compass, a quadrant, and a chronometer, Bligh famously navigated over 4,000 miles of open water through Fiji, up the Australian coast and through the Torres Straits to Timor. This voyage of 45 days was spent charting and naming parts of the unknown N.E. coast of New Holland. Although he returned in 1790 to face court-martial proceedings, he was acquitted along with others. Promoted to commander, he made a second attempt to transport bread-fruit trees from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Hill 132; Ferguson 71.
Christie's
May. 10, 2011
BLIGH, WILLIAM.
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
BLIGH, WILLIAM. A VOYAGE TO THE SOUTH SEA... IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP THE BOUNTY... INCLUDING AN ACCOUNT OF THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE SAID SHIP, AND SUBSEQUENT VOYAGE OF PART OF THE CREW, IN THE SHIP'S BOAT. LONDON: GEORGE NICOL, 1792 First edition , 4to (294 x 216mm.), engraved portrait and 7 plates and maps, some folding, signature on title "Nathaniel Lluyd 1795", contemporary half calf, [Hill p.27; Sabin 5910], plates rather spotted and offset, some soiling, library stamps on title including the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, binding worn
Sotheby's
May. 10, 2011
BLIGH, WILLIAM.
Est: £3,500 - £4,500
BLIGH, WILLIAM. 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 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
Sotheby's
Apr. 06, 2011
BLIGH, William (1754-1817). A Voyage to the South Sea ... in His Majesty's Ship the Bounty ... including an account of the mutiny on board the said ship . London: printed for George Nicol, 1792. 4° (305 x 244mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
BLIGH, William (1754-1817). A Voyage to the South Sea ... in His Majesty's Ship the Bounty ... including an account of the mutiny on board the said ship. London: printed for George Nicol, 1792. 4° (305 x 244mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece and 7 engraved plates, plans and charts, 5 of which folding. (Occasional light spotting and offsetting, portrait more heavily spotted.) Recent half calf (extremities lightly rubbed). Provenance: Malin and Constantine Sorsbie (bookplate). FIRST EDITION of the official account of the Bounty's voyage and edited, at Bligh's request, by the historian James Burney under the direction of Sir Joseph Banks. Ferguson 125; Hill Pacific Voyages p.27; Sabin 5910; Wantrup pp.128-130.
Christie's
Nov. 22, 2010
BLIGH, WILLIAM. 1754-1817.
Est: $800 - $1,200
Relation de l'enlevement du navire le Bounty.... Paris: Firmin Didot & Amsterdam: Gabriel Dufour, 1790. [4], xvi; 171 pp. 3 engraved folding maps. 8vo (205 x 128 mm). Modern full burgundy morocco, spine gilt. Some faint foxing, binding fine. First edition in French. Sabin 5909. See illustration.
Bonhams
Feb. 14, 2010
BLIGH, WILLIAM. 1754-1817.
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
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; Commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh. Including an Account of the Mutiny on Board the Said Ship.... London: for George Nicol, 1792. [10], 264 pp. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece portrait of Bligh, 7 folding plates and maps. 4to (314 x 243 mm). Later half black calf over green cloth boards. Light foxing to portrait, a few stray spots, but generally a very clean, uncut copy, shelfwear to binding. First edition, large paper copy of the official account of the Bounty expedition. It includes a somewhat revised edition of the text of Bligh's journal, but was written, edited and seen to press by James Burney under the supervision of Sir Joseph Banks during Bligh's absence from London on his second breadfruit voyage. Cox, II p 305; Du Rietz 93; Ferguson 125; Mendelssohn II 1117; Sabin 5910. Provenance: Bookplate of Chaffee E. Hall. See illustration.
Bonhams
Feb. 14, 2010
BLIGH, WILLIAM.
Est: $600 - $800
Reise til Sydhavet. Copenhagen: Sebastian Popp, 1800. [8], 431, [1] pp. 8vo. Period half calf, spine gilt. Spine rubbed and corners showing. First Danish edition. Translated by Christian Sorensen. Ferguson 304.
Bonhams
Dec. 11, 2009
BLIGH, WILLIAM
Est: $10,000 - $12,000
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, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch Settlement in the East Indies. London: Printed for George Nicol, 1790 4to (10 1/4 x 7 3/4 in.; 260 x 197 mm). 4 folding engraved maps and diagrams, the map of the track of the launch printed on blue paper; map of the track of the launch strengthened along two folds, light toning and offsetting to other 3 engravings, occasional spotting and staining chiefly marginal, most pronounced in quires H?K and M. Full speckled calf antique panelled gilt, the spine in 6 compartments (2 reserved for black morocco labels) gilt-tooled in a wavy pattern, edges gilt.
Sotheby's
Nov. 10, 2009
BLIGH, WILLIAM.
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
DOCUMENT SIGNED (TWICE), ALSO SIGNED BY HIS WIFE ELIZABETH, NEPHEWS THOMAS AND FRANCIS GODOLPHIN BOND, AND OTHERS an indenture quadripartite conveying in fee of £50 their right to one-sixth of a "messuage, tenement or dwelling house" in St Martin's Lane, Exeter, to William Floyd, two vellum membranes (c.630 x 790mm.), 27 July 1802; together with 19 other deeds, schedules, and related documents concerning the same property, vellum and paper, 1702-1802
Sotheby's
Oct. 19, 2009
BLIGH, WILLIAM. 1754-1817.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Relation de l'enlevement du navire le Bounty.... Paris: Firmin Didot & Amsterdam: Gabriel Dufour, 1790. [4], xvi; 171 pp. 3 engraved folding maps. 8vo (205 x 128 mm). Modern full burgundy morocco, spine gilt. Some faint foxing, binding fine. First edition in French. Sabin 5909. See illustration.
Bonhams
Oct. 19, 2009
BLIGH, WILLIAM.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
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, Commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh. Including an Account of the Mutiny on Board Said Ship.... Dublin: H. Fitzpatrick, 1792. [14], 376 pp. 8vo (198 x 122 mm). Frontispiece portrait and one plate. Period full brown calf, black gilt-lettered spine label. Brief dampstain to fore-edge margin, upper joint partially cracked, light shelfwear, an excellent copy overall. First Dublin edition. Sabin 5910.
Bonhams
Oct. 19, 2009
BLIGH, WILLIAM.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Voyage a la Mer du Sud, entrepris par ordre de S.M. Britainnique pour introduire, aux Indes Occidentales, l'arbre a pain, et d'autres plantes utiles.... Paris: Garnery, Buisson, Desenne, Blanchon, 1792. [4], 372 pp. Folding plate and 2 folding maps. 8vo (210 x 135 mm). Period? mulberry-colored wrappers, paper label to spine with penned title, uncut. Brief repair to title-page verso, generally clean, some wear to wrappers, spine repaired. Early French edition. Sabin 5911.
Bonhams
Oct. 19, 2009
BLIGH, WILLIAM.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Reise in das Sudmeer, welche mit dem Schiffe Bounty.... Berlin: Vossischen, 1793. xxiv, 362, [1]. Engraved folding map, folding plate, 2 full-page plates. 8vo (205 x 126 mm). 19th century half tan sheep over marbled boards, gilt-lettered orange spine label. Internally clean, spine faded, light shelfwear. First German edition. Provenance: Fuerstlich-Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg'sche Hofbibliothek, Kleinheubach (Library stamps to title-page).
Bonhams
Jun. 09, 2009
Bligh, William
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
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. London : Printed for George Nicol, 1792 4to (11 5/8 x 9 3/8 in.; 295 x 238 mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait by J. Condé after J. Russell, one engraved plate of breadfruit, 6 engraved maps and plans of which 5 folding; small tear in fore-margin of page 17, clean tear in fore-margin of page 103, some marginal foxing in frontispiece and offsetting to title from portrait, small rust spot in outer margin of quire R. 19 th -century maroon three-quarter calf; corners and backstrip worn. With: Bligh, William. Document signed ("Wm Bligh"), the lower portion of a larger page (now 7 ½ x 8 ¼ in.; 190 x 210 mm), being the signature and address of an order to the Master John Fryer "and two of the Master's Mates on board His Majesty's Armed Vessel Bounty," on board the Bounty at sea, 4 November 1787
Sotheby's
Apr. 06, 2009
BLIGH, WILLIAM. 1754-1817.
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
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; Commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh. Including an Account of the Mutiny on Board the Said Ship.... London: for George Nicol, 1792. [10], 264 pp. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece portrait of Bligh, 7 folding plates and maps. 4to (314 x 243 mm). Later half black calf over green cloth boards. Light foxing to portrait, a few stray spots, but generally a very clean, uncut copy, shelfwear to binding. First edition, large paper copy of the official account of the Bounty expedition. It includes a somewhat revised edition of the text of Bligh's journal, but was written, edited and seen to press by James Burney under the supervision of Sir Joseph Banks during Bligh's absence from London on his second breadfruit voyage. Cox, II p 305; Du Rietz 93; Ferguson 125; Mendelssohn II 1117; Sabin 5910. Provenance: Bookplate of Chaffee E. Hall. See illustration.
Bonhams
Jun. 19, 2007
BLIGH, William (1754-1817). A Narrative of the Mutiny, on board His Majesty's Ship Bounty . London: for George Nicol, 1790.
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
BLIGH, William (1754-1817). A Narrative of the Mutiny, on board His Majesty's Ship Bounty . London: for George Nicol, 1790. 4 o (314 x 246 mm). Three engraved charts after William Harrison, engraved by J. Walker (2 folding) and one engraved plan of the Bounty's launch (some spotting, some creasing to folded plates). Late 19th-century calf, marbled boards (joints rubbed). Provenance : R. Stood (contemporary transcription on inserted leaf at front of letters from Lt. Edward Riou relating to the loss of his ship, the Guardian in 1790; his? manuscript list of the crew aboard the Bounty tipped to last leaf); William Herbert, Earl and Baron of Powis (bookplate). FIRST EDITION OF THIS FAMOUS MUTINY AND VOYAGE. "In the course of this hazardous journey Bligh took the opportunity to chart and name parts of the unknown north-east coast of New Holland as he passed along it" (Wantrup, p.128). The chart of the "NE Coast of New Holland" was first published in this edition. The present copy is embellished by a contemporary's account of the loss of the Guardian , under the command of Edward Riou, and a manuscript list of the mutineer's aboard the Bounty at end. Ferguson 71; Hill, p.26; Wantrup 61.
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