A Pattern of Islands [with] Return to the Islands. THE 'ISLANDS' IN FULL MOROCCO
by GRIMBLE Arthur
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John Murray,, [1952-57]. 2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with title-vignettes, several illustrations in the text and 2 maps (one double-page) on green stock; handsomely bound in full dark green crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame borders, backs with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt tops, hand-made endpapers, ribbon markers, original backstrips and upper board images preserved and mounted on new and separate leaves at front, custom-made slip-case, an elegant set ideal as a gift or for presentation. Bright set of Grimble's classic travel-autobiography set in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands of the Central Pacific
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11532
- Title
- A Pattern of Islands [with] Return to the Islands. THE 'ISLANDS' IN FULL MOROCCO
- Author
- GRIMBLE Arthur
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray,
- Date Published
- [1952-57]
- Keywords
- travel, exploration, australasia, pacific, gilbert ellice, grimble, arthur grimble, modern first editions, modern firsts, fine bindings, bindings
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