Captain william bligh (9 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. On 28th April 1789 a small and unremarkable merchant vessel became one of the most famous ships in maritime history. HMS Bounty was under the command of 34-year-old Lieutenant William Bligh, an inexperienced commander who lacked the respect of a crew attracted to the promise of an easy life in a Tahitian paradise.Fletcher Christian led half the crew in mutiny against Bligh and after overpowering all resistance, they cast their deposed captain adrift along with those still loyal to him. Luckily for Bligh, his skills as a navigator were better than his skills as a captain and he managed to sail the 23ft boat 3,618 nautical miles to Timor in the Dutch East Indies with no chart or compass, and only a quadrant and a pocket watch for navigation. On returning to England he reported what had happened, and the Royal Navy hunted down and captured most of the mutineers.However, this is only half the story ? William Bligh?s version. The captured mutineers went on trial and their testimonies give a much less heroic portrait of their former captain, accusing him of unduly harsh treatment. Fletcher Christian?s older brother Edward, a judge, oversaw a more balanced account of the mutiny. Of the mutineers who returned to England, only three were hanged; four were acquitted and three pardoned.This book gives the fullest version of the mutiny, allowing Bligh's account to sit alongside those of his detractors. The discrepancies are fascinating, and allow us to make up our own minds about this infamous mutiny.Also includes an exclusive Foreword by former World Sailor of the Year Pete Goss, who offers a unique perspective on the trials and tribulations of the Bounty's crew, whether castaway or mutineer.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 142 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original caramel cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 95 printed pages of text with colour frontispiece and double-page map. Without any ownership markings. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped 4s, unopened new book. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. BIO (Résumé, Memoir).…

8° , Hardcover/Pappeinband. 298 Seiten mit einigen Abbildungen, Einband etwas berieben, innen guter und sauberer Zustand 4026411186573 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

21 cm, 300 Seiten, fester Einband, minimal lichtrandig, insgesamt guter Zustand - intern: Fach K. 450 gr.

4to; pp. 40 (2 pages advertisements); 5 b/w illustrations, notes, original stiff stapled wrapper, faded spine; some faint watermarks on covers, otherwise a fine copy. . Limited Edition of 125 copies signed and numbered by editor.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Edinburgh, Constable and Co., 1827. Duodecimo, xii, 353 pages plus an engraved frontispiece ('Tippahee, a New Zealand Chief. From an Original Drawing by G.P. Harris'), an engraved series title leaf (with a vignette illustration), and a tipped-in advertising slip for Volumes V and VI in the Constable's Miscellany series. Original green cloth (with a paper title-label on the spine) a little marked, rubbed, and bumped at the extremities, with light wear to the corner-tips; armorial crest neatly drawn in black ink on the front cover, with an ownership signature on the title page (both probably contemporary); all edges uncut; minimal signs of age and use; a very good copy. Volume IV in the 'Constable's Miscellany of Original and Selected Publications . of Literature, Science, & the Arts' series. The short preface is by Hugh Murray. This volume contains 'Narrative of the Shipwreck of "The Antelope" in August 1783' (pages 1-210, derived from Keate's account of what befell Captain Henry Wilson); 'Mutiny of "The Bounty", with Consequences arising from it. Bligh's Voyage through the Pacific in an Open Boat; Voyage and Shipwreck of the "Pandora"; Settlement and Present State of Pitcairn's Island' (pages 211-322); and 'Particulars of the Destruction of a British Vessel on the Coast of New Zealand, with Anecdotes of Some New Zealand Chiefs' by Alexander Berry, 1819 (pages 323-353).…

One of 1500, signed by the Artist & Designer Douglas A. Dunstan. Illustrated by Geoffrey C. Ingleton with paintings and with line drawings painted in green, 1792 frontispiece portrait. 1 vols. Folio (9 5/8 x 14 inches). Bibliography no. 494. Bibliography no. 494 Full biege homespun linen, slipcase. About fine Illustrated by Geoffrey C. Ingleton with paintings and with line drawings painted in green, 1792 frontispiece portrait. 1 vols. Folio (9 5/8 x 14 inches) One of 1500, signed by the Artist & Designer Douglas A. Dunstan. Signed. …

Zustand: Very Good. Size : 274x224 (mm), 10.75x8.875 (Inches), Hand Colored.