Murray Rev Thomas Boyles (13 results)

Paperback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

First edition thus; first published in 1853. The book proved to be a tremendous seller. This edition includes a preface for the twelfth edition, dated July, 1860, with a history of the publication up to that time and subsequent events concerning Pitcairn. Small 8vo, brown decorated cloth, gilt ship on front board, spine decorated in gilt, all gilt rather dull. Binding worn at ends and part of the right edge of the spine. Illustrated with plates. Frontispiece of John Adams, the last surviving mutineer, who died in 1829, and a folding facsimile plate of a document written by him. Includes a portrait of Captain William Bligh and an account of the famous Bounty mutiny.…

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnUnlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketc.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. 72pp including notes. Red cloth with charming gilt illustration of a sower to front cover and gilt tiles to spine. Boards bumped and worn at extremities with fragility to base of spine. Small ink stain to front cover. Charming inscription to fep 'To Looloo from her Father 12th July 1848' together with details of how he sourced the book for her from Scotland when she became ill whilst teething in Calcutta. The poems are delightful - there is one for each letter of the alphabet - N is for nest - Authentically aged and utterly adorable.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 4th Edition. Good condition hardcover, rebound with patterned boards, leather bound corners and spines. Gold lettering on spine. Worn condition of pages; page 31 top corner is torn. Staining and weathering throughout. 304pp; written owner and gift inscriptions on first page. B/w frontis, b/w plates and ills.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition THUS, First Print. In original aqua boards, decorated in gilt, lettered in gilt and black. Internally clean pages, tightly bound. Light knocks to boards. Uncommon in original binding.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. 12th edition. To Which is Added A Short Notice of the Original Settlement and Present Condition of Norfolk Island. xiv, 414pp. Full calf, gilt. Frontis. portrait of John Adams and 17 plates. A fine polished calf binding with marbled end-papers and matching edges. Some rubbing. Five raised bands and embossed decoration with a front board gilt embossed dedication 'Premium Ingenii Artibus Liberalibus Feliciter Dediti in Academai Glasguensi' with a oval floral border. No inscriptions or bookplates. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS.…

414 pp, tinted end-papers, 18 b&w engraved plates, minor wear to top of spine, else fine copy in gold-blocked, illustrated, green, cloth boards. Great gold-blocked "Norfolk Island type" pine on spine. 12th edition.

Condition: Near Fine. Hard back binding in publisher's original deep aqua green cloth covers, gilt and black lettering to the spine and the upper panel, Breadfruit vignette to the spine, gilt vignette of John Adams, rope, anchor and ship illustration to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼'' xvi, 368 [page]. 17 monochrome illustrations throughout. Some interesting newspaper clippings concerning Pitcairn Island, from the 1930's, tipped to the front free end paper, corners sharp and pointed, without any foxing, spine not faded, without any ownership markings and in very near Fine condition, super condition copy. Member of the P.B.F.A. PACIFIC (Oceania).…

(Bounty Mutiny). Murray, Thomas Boyles, Rev. PITCAIRN; THE ISLAND, THE PEOPLE, AND THE PASTOR; TO WHICH IS ADDED AN ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGINAL SETTLEMENT AND PRESENT CONDITION OF NORFOLK ISLAND. London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1857. 17th edition. Blind-stamped cloth, 386 pp., 16 full-page plates. Ex libris with spine markings and minor wear, else very good.…

Twelfth edition, with a new preface bringing parts of the text up to date, 12mo, pp. 414; engraved frontispiece, 17 plates, and a few small illustrations in text; mild dampstaining, front free endpaper reinserted, rear free endpaper excised, spine ends cracked, else very good in original terracotta cloth gilt.…

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket, As Issued. First Edition. THE ISLAND THAT KEPT THE BOUNTY'S SECRET FOR TWO GENERATIONS Published only three years before the inhabitants of Pitcairn Island were removed to Norfolk Island, this contemporary account preserves the community founded by the surviving mutineers of HMS Bounty and their descendants at the height of its development. Drawing upon official records, private correspondence, and the letters of Pastor George Hunn Nobbs, it remains one of the principal nineteenth-century sources documenting the island's religious, social, and maritime history. The Community Beyond the Mutiny Compiled by the Reverend Thomas Boyles Murray while serving as Secretary of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, the volume combines the history of the 1789 mutiny with a detailed portrait of daily life on one of the world's most isolated inhabited islands. Beyond recounting the fate of Fletcher Christian and John Adams, it traces the evolution of a fugitive settlement into an organized Christian community under Nobbs' leadership. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Original brown blind-stamped publisher's cloth expertly laid down over a modern green cloth binding, preserving the original spine with its gilt title and ship motif together with the original covers. Renewed pale green endpapers. Octavo; 7.25 inches tall; xiv, 280 pages. Frontispiece portrait of John Adams, folding facsimile of Adams's handwritten prayer, and numerous wood-engraved illustrations and text figures throughout. PROVENANCE Early Ownership Record The front blank bears an early inscription reading 'S. J. Allen / From the Author / 1853,' recording that the volume was received directly from the author at the time of publication. While the handwriting has not been identified, the inscription appears contemporary with the book. Contemporary Critical Reception The front flyleaf carries a neatly copied extract from a favorable review published in Blackwood's Magazine (June 1853). Likely entered by the same early owner, the manuscript preserves a contemporary assessment of the work and strengthens the volume's documented early provenance. The front flyleaf also bears an early manuscript transcription of a favorable contemporary review, identified as Blackwood's Magazine, June 1853, preserving a period reader's response to the work. CONDITION: Very Good. Expertly rebound using the original publisher's cloth and spine laid down over a modern green cloth binding, producing a sound and attractive copy while preserving the book's original appearance. Binding is tight and square. Interior pages are clean with light, even age-toning and scattered foxing, primarily to the preliminary leaves and occasional margins. An attractive, structurally sound First Edition. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE - Preserving the Bounty Community. Rather than retelling the famous mutiny alone, Murray assembled official documents, missionary correspondence, naval reports, and private journals to document the community that emerged from it. His work preserves one of the earliest comprehensive accounts of Pitcairn's second generation, when the descendants of the mutineers had established a stable society under British influence. A Community Before Change. Issued in 1853, the book captures the island immediately before its population exceeded the limited resources of Pitcairn, prompting the well-known relocation to Norfolk Island in 1856. As such, it records the settlement during its final years as the original Bounty colony. From History to Legend. The continuing fascination with the Bounty story-in literature, historical scholarship, and later film adaptations-has ensured lasting interest in contemporary sources such as this volume. For collectors of Pacific exploration, maritime history, and missionary literature, it remains among the principal nineteenth-century accounts of life on Pitcairn. SCHOLARLY FEATURES +++ Missionary Perspective - Records the development of a Christian settlement through official SPCK sources and firsthand corres.…

Twelfth edition, with a new preface bringing parts of the text up to date, 12mo, [2], xiv, [15]-414, [4] ads; engraved frontis, 17 plates, and a few small illustrations in text; very good in original green cloth, gilt-stamped spine, and gilt vignette of a ship on the upper cover.