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London: Printed for George Nicol, 1792. First edition. Quarto (11 1/4 x 9 inches; 286 x 230 mm.). [10], 264 pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Captain Bligh by J. Condé after J. Russell and seven engraved plates and charts (five of which are folding). Plate entitled "NE Coast of New Holland" trimmed close at lower edge affecting bottom edge of chart. Plate entitled "Sections of the Bread-fruit" trimmed close at bottom edge, affecting the caption. Original half tan calf over contemporary marbled boards. Calf is tooled in gilt and blind. Spine stamped in gilt and blind, and lettered in gilt. All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. Boards and edges a bit rubbed. Some minor cracking to tops and bottom of spine at the joints. Pages 13 with a small piece missing from upper outer corner, and page 15 with a small piece missing to upper margin, neither tear affecting text. Some minor foxing to pages 93-104. Some occasional offsetting from plates. Title-page with offsetting from…

An account of Lieutenant William Bligh's journey and experiences leading up to the infamous Bounty mutiny.