MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA, Louis, Earl (preface); BLIGH, William.

Inquire · Offered by Peter Harrington

The Log of H.M.S. Bounty 1787-1789. Facsimile edition, number 142 of 500 copies. This work was reproduced from the original manuscript held in the Public Record Office, Kew. Alongside the diary are Mountbatten's preface and other facsimiles, including plans of the ship, a map of her journey, and a clipping of the The Times's report on the mutiny from 1790.Provenance: from the library of the naval collector Clive Richards, although unmarked as such. He particularly focused on Nelsonalia, owning "the finest collection of Nelson letters in private hands" according to The Telegraph.

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