Edited Captain Stephen Roskill (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. FOLIO SOCIETY edition with slipcase - highly collectable.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A dramatic true account of one of naval historyâs most famous uprisings, The Mutiny of H.M.S. Bounty follows the growing tensions between Captain Bligh and his crew during their voyage to Tahiti. What begins as a routine mission unravels into rebellion as resentment, harsh discipline, and the lure of island life push the sailors toward a fateful breaking point. The narrative traces both the mutineersâ desperate flight across the Pacific and Blighâs astonishing open-boat journey for survival. This Folio Society edition presents the tale with scholarly context and elegant craftsmanship, housed in a refined slipcase that underscores its enduring fascination. Photograph available on request.

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st thus. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine Slipcase. Slipcase has a hint of rubbing to upper end of opening. Illustrated with Black and White plates. Maps to endpapers. Previous owner's details to flyleaf. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 261pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Fabulous hardback book, with gilt title impression, set in brown coloured blocked box, positioned on the top part of the spine. Comes with dark green coloured box, slipcase. The book is in excellent condition, it looks like its hardly been used or read. Normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. First published by The Folio Society in 1976, reprinted with a new binding in 1998, this specific edition is the fifth printing 2001. Endpapers drawn by Reginald Piggott. 261 pages all intact, all pages, text, maps and illustrations are in excellent, clean readable order. Printed at St Edmundsbury Press, Bury St Edmunds. Bound by Cambridge University Press. Binding Illustration: Mutineers on HMS Bounty casting Captain Bligh adrift. Oil painting by Robert Dodd, 1790 (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.) Another stunning book from The Folio Society Folio.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. The Folio Society, London 1998 pictorial hardback with slipcase 2nd impression 261 pages with b/w illustrations and maps to eps, has 3 very slight marks to 2 pages Otherwise covers and inside in EXCELLENT CLEAN TIGHT READING ORDER AS NEW Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.