Author: Arthur Grimble
Title: A Pattern of Islands
Description: London, John Murray, 1952. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this autobiographical novel by Arthur Grimble, in the original scarce dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.Illustrated with monochrome vignettes, and a double page map. In the publisher's original cloth with the original scarce unclipped dust wrapper. This memoir was written by Sir Arthur Grimble, a British Colonial Service administrator and author. The work tells the story of his time as a Cadet officer and Resident Commissioner on the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, and was adapted to film in 1956 under the title 'Pacific Destiny&apos. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with a slight lean, and the slightest fading to the spine. The wrap is generally smart with small closed tears, chipping and slight creasing to the extremities, and closed tears to the spine. Internally generally firmly bound with slight strain in places Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Good.
Keywords: First edition Arthur Grimble Autobiography Arthur Grimble None
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Title: A Pattern of Islands
Description: London, John Murray, 1952. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this autobiographical novel by Arthur Grimble, in the original scarce dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.Illustrated with monochrome vignettes, and a double page map. In the publisher's original cloth with the original scarce unclipped dust wrapper. This memoir was written by Sir Arthur Grimble, a British Colonial Service administrator and author. The work tells the story of his time as a Cadet officer and Resident Commissioner on the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, and was adapted to film in 1956 under the title 'Pacific Destiny&apos. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with a slight lean, and the slightest fading to the spine. The wrap is generally smart with small closed tears, chipping and slight creasing to the extremities, and closed tears to the spine. Internally generally firmly bound with slight strain in places Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Good.
Keywords: First edition Arthur Grimble Autobiography Arthur Grimble None
Price: GBP 60.00 = appr. US$ 85.68 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 930Z6
- Book number: 930Z6
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