Captain Bligh's Bounty (The Works of) in 6 Vols. and 3 Supplements by Banksia

London, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1937, 1939 and 1979-1986: The Golden Cockerel Press. Limited Editions. Quarto. Owen Rutter 1889-1944 was an English historian who wrote many important books on travel and history around the globe. He became a partner with The Golden Cockerel in 1933 and he began writing this important collection on Bligh and the Bounty. He edited the series that began in 1934 and was concluded in 1939 in five quarto volumes in six volumes. Each was issued in small print runs of no more than 300 to 350 copies. All are issued in the original 'sail-type' canvas of various colors and designs with top edges and spines gilt. The following are in order of publication. Vol. I. The Voyage of the Bounty's Launch as Related in William Bligh's Despatch to the Admiralty and the Journal of John Fryer. London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1934. 86 pages. #230 of 300 copies. Vol. II. The Journal of James Morrison, Boatswain's Mate of the Bounty: Describing the Mutiny & Subsequent Misfortunes of the Mutineers, together with an Account of the Island of Tahiti. London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1935. 242 pages. Printed directly from the manuscript in the possession of the Mitchell Library of New South Wales. #9 of 325 copies. Vol. III and IV. The Log of the Bounty (in 2 volumes, with prospectus laid in) London. The Golden Cockerel Press, 1937. 435 and 258(1) pages. This was the first publication from the manuscript in the Admiralty records with comments on Bligh's navigation by Rear-Admiral J.A. Edgell. Laid in is a four page prospectus. #128 of 300 sets. Vol. V. Bligh's Voyage in the Resource: from Coupang to Batavia together with the log of his subsequent passage to England in the Dutch packet Vlydt and his remarks on Morrison's Journal. London. The Golden Cockerel Press, 1937. 159, [3] pages: illustrations, map, facsimiles. Laid in is a fine copy of the prospectus. This important volume is a sequel to the Log of the Bounty which was issued in two large volumes earlier that year. #135 of 350 copies. Vols. VI. John Fryer of the Bounty; Notes on His Carrier Written by His Daughter Mary Ann. London. The Golden Cockerel Press, 1939. This was written from the manuscript which Rutter had located, written by Fryer's daughter. 53 pages, #273 of 300 copies. (supplemental volumes) Du Rietz, Rolf. Banksia. 3 Volume Set (1. Thoughts on the Present State of Bligh Scholarship. 2. Fresh Light on John Fryer of the 'Bounty and 3. Peter Heywood's Tahitian Vocabulary and the Narratives by James Morrison; Some Notes on Their Origin and History). Uppsala: Dahlia Books, 1979-1986. Each issued in a limitation of 500 copies, each inscribed by Rolf du Rietz, a noted historian on Bligh and the mutiny on board the Bounty. Each inscribed to Brian W, Scott who also is a Bounty enthusiast. Du Rietz is a noted bibliographer at Uppsala's Center for Bibliographic Studies, He has uncovered much that had been neglected by the previous writers on Blight and the Bounty mutiny. These volumes are essential for the Bounty enthusiast and have all become scarce on the out-of-print and rare book market. Volumes I and II were issued in only 250 copies, Volume III with the large bibliography was issued in 300 copies. Each book within this collection is beautifully illustrated with wood engravings by Robert Gibbings, Peter Barker-Mill, Averil Mackenzie-Grieve or Lynton Lamb. Condition varies with each volume. The first volume has wear to corners and spine ends. Volume 2 has its front free endpaper with old repair but still split, all others have a bit of finger soiling, previous owner's bookplate or name. [Cave, R. & S. Manson. History of the Golden Cockerel Press, 1920-1960,; 120; Hill; I:p. 27].