This is an auction for WHAT HAPPENED ON THE BOUNTY by Bengt Danielsson.

Amazon.com review:

"FIVE STARS!!! First, a caveat: ideally a review of a book about the Bounty (like books about the Little Bighorn or the Sacco-Vanzetti case) should be written by a buff who knows the literature, including the primary sources. I'm not that person. I read What Happened on the Bounty simply for pleasure and because it was available when I had the time to read it. Having made this confession, I must say that I was impressed by Danielsson's lucid writing - all the more so because this book is a translation from Swedish. Bengt Danielsson (1921-1997), an anthropologist, was a member of Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, and he eventually became a resident of Tahiti and a historian of Polynesia. Danielsson is familiar with all the essential elements of his story, everything from the architecture of eighteenth-century sailing vessels to the proper preparation of breadfruit. Danielsson's Bligh has a definite temper and is a bit deficient as a judge of men, but he is also capable, energetic, conscientious, a decent leader, and an extraordinary seaman. The mutineers, on the other hand, are puerile, undisciplined and (eventually on Pitcairn) vicious and inhuman. Although Danielsson's story wouldn't make a blockbuster film, to my mind, his judgments are sound. The book includes two maps and a rough diagram of the Bounty.

More very favourable reviews on Amazon.com.

Hardback 1962.

221 pages.

Very good condition.

The cost of shipping is $4.95, or $6.40 by tracked mail. If you are on rural delivery and want tracked mail, the shipping cost will be $8.95.

There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Wellington following the auction.

Payment within seven days, please.