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Rare and modern books

Grimble Arthur

A Pattern of Islands [with] Return to the Islands. THE 'ISLANDS' IN FULL MOROCCO

John Murray, 1952

736.00 €

Island Books

(Devon, United Kingdom)

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Year of publication
1952
Author
Grimble Arthur
Publishers
John Murray
Keyword
travel, exploration, pacific, gilbert ellice, grimble, modern firsts, fine bindings, bindings, arthur grimble, travel, exploration, australasia, pacific, pattern, islands, return, islands
Languages
English

Description

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 red crushed morocco, sides framed in gilt, backs gilt with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, hand-made endpapers, ribbon markers, white blocking from original upper boards 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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