Bligh, William (1976) ‘The Log of HMS Providence 1791-93’, UK signed deluxe limited edition bound by Zaehnsdorf

William Bligh (1976) ‘The Log of H.M.S. Providence 1791-93‘, UK limited edition, published by Genesis Publications. One of only 50 deluxe copies; signed by Admiral Earl Mountbatten of Burma; bound by Zaehnsdorf in full leather. Taken from the limitation of 500 copies of which this is no. 154.

Condition: the book is in fine and unread condition. The outer protective cloth solander box shows signed of shealf wear including light bumps to extremities, and superficial scratches as shown.

A facsimile of the manuscript held in the Public Record Office, Kew. It includes a wealth of previously unpublished material, carrying a complete reproduction of Bligh’s Log, in which he attempts to trace the course of the Bounty mutineers.

‘I find that about two months after I left Otaheite in the Bounty, Christian returned with her to the very great astonishment of the Natives…’ – from Bligh’s Log of HMS Providence.

This beautifully produced limited edition contains a wealth of previously unpublished material, carrying a complete reproduction of Bligh’s Log, in which he attempts to trace the course of the Bounty mutineers.

The book is prefaced by the late Admiral of the Fleet, the Earl Mountbatten of Burma and introduced by Stephen Walters. It also includes: a colour collotype reproduction of Sydney Parkinson’s breadfruit watercolour; a complete reproduction of John Ellis’ book of 1775: A Description of the Mangostan and Breadfruits; and notes on the breadfruit plant by David Bellamy OBE.