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London: Printed for George Nicol, 1792. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Three parts in one volume. 4to (314 x 243 mm). [10], 153 [1]; [3] iv, 88; [1], 246-264 pp., including engraved frontispiece portrait of the author, 7 engraved maps and plates (5 folding), the 2 maps in the section of the Narrative are printed on light blueish paper. "A Narrative of the Munity" has separate title-page and pagination. Contemporary polished brown calf, gilt-decorated spine with (later) green morocco lettering piece, board-edges gilt tooled (expertly rebacked preserving most of the original spine leather, minor wear to corners); protected in custom-made cloth slipcase with red morocco lettering piece. Text crisp and clean throughout with only some minor age-toning, occasional light offsetting from plates; few pages with light spotting, first and final page with brown staining of outer margins from binder's glue. Provenance: William Lloyd, Aston (armorial bookplate to…

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