Captain Bligh's Second Chance: An Eyewitness Account of His Return to the South Seas Tapa dura - 2007

Sydney: UNSW Press. 2007. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition. Gift inscription to preliminary pages. Illustrated with colour photographs and black & white maps. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 184 pages. . 1st Edition (Australia). Softcover.

UNSW Press, 2007. Softcover. FINE! (unused). MARITIME EXPLORATION vii, 184 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill., facsims., maps ; 24 cm. #070224 Bligh, William, 1754-1817 -- Travel -- Oceania Tobin, George, 1768-1838 -- Diaries Providence (Ship) Oceania -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800 Oceania -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Oceania -- Social life and customs Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Softcover FINE! (unused)

University of New South Wales Press, Australia, 2007.. 2007. Softcover. 8vo. softcover. 184pp. index, colour illus. Near Fine. .

UNSW Press, Australia, 2007. Softcover. Very Good Condition. This is the story of William Bligh's second and successful voyage to bring breadfruit trees from Tahiti to the West Indies in the year 1791, in the ship HMS Providence. The British Admiralty also gave him the assignment of mapping the treacherous Torres Straits between Australia and New Guinea on his way home. The author of this tale is the young George Tobin, Bligh's young third lieutenant on the Providence. Matthew Flinders was a fellow crew member on the journey. This book describes the journey of the Providence as witnessed by George Tobin and retold through his journal entries and sketches in ink and watercolours. 184 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; History; ISBN: 0868408468. ISBN/EAN: 9780868408460. Inventory No: 260225. . 9780868408460

UNSW Press, 2007. Paperback. Very good condition. Col. illus. Tobin provides his accounts of the societies of the Pacific, especially Tahiti. Interestingly Matthew Flinders was on the voyage as well. 184pp. ISBN-13 9780868408460. .

Sydney, University of New South Wales Press first edition - paperback, stiff card covers Here is the unfamilair story of Captain Bligh's second voyage to the South Pacific, commenced in 1791. One of those selected for the voyage was Lieutenant George Tobin, an unusual naval officer of wide interests and an enquiring mind, who kept a journal of the voyage and offers tantalising glimpses into the character of Bligh. 235 x 168mm., pp. vii, 184, col. plates, maps, notes, index. Paperback, stiff card covers. Contents - no inscriptions, stiff card covers - no creases. NEAR FINE ISBN: 0868408468