Lot 74: BLIGH, WILLIAM.

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

"An extremely important book. This is the first edition of the official account of the Bounty expedition. It includes a somewhat revised version of the text of Bligh's narrative [see lot 75]. The account was based upon Bligh's journal but was written, edited, and seen through the press by James Burney, under the supervision of Joseph Banks" (Hill).