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

Inquire · Offered by Peter Harrington

The Log of H.M.S. Bounty 1787-1789. Signed limited issue, one of 50 copies signed by Earl Mountbatten and finely bound by Zaehnsdorf, from a total edition of 500 copies (this number 177). Mountbatten contributes the preface to this imposing volume, a facsimile of Captain Bligh's holograph log kept aboard the Bounty and maintained throughout his epic open-boat voyage.The National Archives holds the original manuscript. This edition, the first by the luxury publisher Genesis, also includes plans of the ship, a map of the voyage, and a clipping of the original report of the mutiny in The Times.

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.