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.
by Bligh, William
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Richmond Vic: Hutchinson of Australia. 1979. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very good condition in a stiff card slipcase. Slipcase has a few blemishes. Previous owner's blindstamp to preliminary pages. Limited edition of 250 copies of which this is 228. Six foldouts - 4 maps and 2 relating to the Bounty. Also a Black & white plate of breadfruit and black & white engraving of Bligh as frontispiece. 264 pages. Previously published as Australiana Facsimile Series No 121. Originally published in 1792. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Limited Facsimile Edition. Hardback.
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- Bookseller
- Adelaide Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIB321083
- Title
- 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.
- Author
- Bligh, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used -
- Edition
- Limited Facsimile Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson of Australia
- Place of Publication
- Richmond Vic
- Date Published
- 1979
- Bookseller catalogs
- History-Pacific;
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- Quarto
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- Plate
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- Facsimile
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