Bligh's voyage in the Resource : from Coupang to Batavia, together with the log of his subsequent passage to England in the Dutch packet Vlydt, and his remarks on Morrison's journal / all printed for the first time from the manuscripts in the Mitchell Library of New South Wales, with an introduction and notes by Owen Rutter, & engravings on wood by Peter Barker-Mill.

Date

1937

By

Bligh, William, 1754-1817., Rutter, Owen, 1889-1944, ed., Barker-Mill, Peter. wood-engraver., Sandford, Christopher, printer., Sandford, Anthony, printer., Golden Cockerel Press. printer., Van Gelder Zonen. papermaker.

Notes

Pages [1], [150] & [3] last set, are blank.

Printer's device on p. [1] last set combined with compass.

"The sequel to The log of the Bounty, has been printed ... by Christopher and Anthony Sandford and Owen Rutter at the Golden Cockerel Press, 10 Staple Inn, London, & completed on the 20th day of May, 1937. The edition is limited to 350 copies printed in Caslon Old Face type on Van Gelder paper"--Colophon.

"Facsimilies of Bligh's own map and of pages from the Log ... on mould-made paper, in blue and white 'sail-type' cloth bindings"--Pertelote.

Binding: 1/2 blue linen, blue and cream linen combined diagonally suggesting a sail, spine suggesting the mast, spine lettered in gilt, gilt printer's device, some fore and bottom edges untrimmed.

Golden Cockerel Press. Pertelote, 120

Right-hand title page Digital image. Wellington, N.Z. : National Library of New Zealand.

The Alexander Turnbull Library SPC has copy no. 348. Prospectus [2] p., tipped in at end. Acc. 50916.

Digital image available: Right-hand title page, Alexander Turnbull Library Rare Book copy. Details available on request from Curator, Rare Books and Fine Printing.

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