Lot 88: 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, 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.

Hill (2009) 132

First edition of "one of the most remarkable incidents in the whole of maritime history" (Hill).