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John Murray, 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. This book is in good condition and will be shipped by the working day after ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. There may be a previous owner's inscription. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied.� Box 28

New York, New York, U. S. A.: William Morrow And Company, 1957. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition - Nap (No Additional Printing Stated, Thus First) (First Thus). The Book Is Bound In Green Cloth With Black Lettering And Decorative Rules On The Spine. Black Stamped Palm Tree Island Scene On The Front. The Book Has Moderate Wear At The Board Edges And A Small Faint Spot On The Upper Edges. Small Book Shop Sticker Near The Lower Edge Of The Last Free Endpaper. The Unclipped Jacket Has Moderate Wear And A Few Tears And Chips.

faded pink: John Murray Publishers Ltd, 1970. Hardcover. Used: Acceptable. Condition good, dust jacket slightly sun faded on spine. ref ZKVQ

London : John Murray , 1957. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Rosemary Grimble. First edition first printing hardback. 215 pp, plus map. illustrated with line drawings by Rosemary Grimble.Very Good condition in good + price-clipped dust jacket (tiny losses at three corners). No inscriptions

London: John Murray, 1957. Covers and contents clean and bright with a small inscription on the front endpaper. Price-clipped dustjacket chipped along upper edge but has been tidied up and plastic protected in a removable sleeve. Some light sporadic spotting.. First Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good/Good. 5.5 " x 9.0". Hard Cover.

Wyman & Sons, UK, 1957. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Rosemary Grimble. Book Size: 8vo Octavo (8 to 9 inches). Item Type: Book. Text body is clean and unmarked. Binding tight, spine fine. Foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket worn at edges, browned inside. Prior Bookseller sticker or stamp. Edges moderately browned/ foxed. Illustrator: Rosemary Grimble..

John Murray, London, 1957. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Titles, contents & prologue to front. This is the sequel to. A Pattern of Islands.. It takes the reader further into the story of the author's time in the Gilbert & Ellice Islands in the Pacific Ocean. In 'Return to the Islands' Sir Arthur Grimble returns, alone this time, not only to the friendship of the Gilbert and Ellice Islanders and to continue his instruction in etiquette at the hands of 'Movement of Clouds', who becomes his adopted daughter, but also to increased anxieties and responsibilities on Bannaba (Ocean Island) in his role as resident Commissioner, Magistrate and in charge of police and prisons, he has to intervene in the riots between the Gilbertese and Chinese labour force and to make arrests single-handed on the island of Arorae. But the Gilbertese know him as a friend and support him faithfully and with affection, though sometimes not without merriment… Read More

London: John Murray, 1937-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. FIRST EDITION with tatty dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post

London: John Murray, 1957. viii, 214, map, numerous line drawings in-text, publisher's turquoise cloth, white titles to spine. Owner inscription of architect/designer R.T. Medd on fpd. Occasional spotting.. 1st Edition. Illus. by Rosemary Grimble.

London: John Murray, 1957. viii, map on green paper, 214, black and white line drawings by Rosemary grimble throughout. Publisher's turquoise cloth, white titles to spine and front cover. Gift inscription on ffep, price clipped, dj spine darkened and with minor loss.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Rosemary Grimble. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

London: John Murray, 1957. hardcover. VG.G. 215pp, illustrated. Price clipped. DJ wear to spine ends. Internally clean and bright.

John Murray, 1957. Hardback. Good. Book in very good condition. Dust jacket has shelf wear, some ripping along top and bottom edges.

John Murray 1957. FIRST EDITION, hardcover octavo (VG), d/w (scruffy) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

London: John Murray. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1957. First British Edition. Hardcover. DJ with very light edgewear. Spine a bit slanted. ; One of the areas most well known raconteurs returns to the islands with this delightful adventure. The Gilberts are part of Kiribati and belongs to one of the most remote regions of the world. Map and numerous line drawings. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 215 pages .

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1957. vi, 215p., b/w illus., dj.

John Murray 1957. FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, 1956. Hardcover. Good/Good. A Pattern Of Islands - wrapper is price clipped, rubbed and lightly marked with a small closed tear to bottom of front, and a small open tear to head of spine, and top outer corner of rear. Boards lightly marked. Clean throughout. Return To The Islands - wrapper is lightly rubbed and marked with a small open tear to head of darkened spine, boards lightly marked. Clean throughout. Both good.

London- UK: John Murray, 1957. RETURN TO THE ISLANDS- Arthur Grimble- Ill. by Rosemary Grimble- John Murray-London- 1957- 1st Edition-UK- Hardcover:-8vo-VG+/Good dj is clipped and has been glued to the boards- Publisher's Green cloth with white cartouche on cover, white lettering on spine. Green colour pictorial dw, white & yellow lettering- dj has slight split- rubbing top/bottom spine and corners. Black & Orange Bookstore stamp on ffep-- "Grimble's second tour of duty in the colonial administration of the Gilbert islands began. A perceptive, amusing account of British imperialism.The author stays on the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in the Southern Pacific.- Non-fiction-travel-memoirs-Gilbert Islands-illustrated (1802) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. VG+/Good. Illus. by Rosemary Grimble. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: John Murray, 1957. Dj bumped to corners and spine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Rosemary Grimble. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Travel.

London: John Murray, 1957 VG+/VG. 8vo. original green cloth (slightly rubbed, spine a little slanting, prev. owner's name to FFE. occ. spots) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, rubbed & a little frayed, some toning to spine and edges); pp. [viii], 216 (last blank), with illustrations + map. A very good copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/VG.