The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty, [John Barrow]. Published by John Murray, London, 1831. The Family Library Volume 25. First Edition. 16mo up to 6½” tall. vi-xi, 356pp; frontispiece; 3 etchings from original drawings by Lt. Col. Batty. Missing 3 of the 6 listed plates although no obvious evidence of their removal. Plates are stained, spotting to endpapers and occasional spots in text, hinges lightly weakened. Boards have wear; Back strip separated along hinges and partially unglued exposing underlayer. A rare surviving copy. In good condition.
This was the first account of the Mutiny on the Bounty to be published. It was written from the diaries of honorary midshipman Peter Heywood. The author, Sir John Barrow, was a friend of the Heywood family. In this work, Barrow starts the legend that the man who led the mutiny, Fletcher Christian, had not died after settling on Pitcairn Island after the mutiny, but had survived and returned to England.
