Vintage & Collectible

"A Pattern of Islands" by Arthur Grimble

First published in 1952.  This edition published by the Reprint Society LTD.  By arrangement with John Murray Publishers Ltd. 1954.

Made and printed ion Great Britain by William Clows and Sons, Limited, London and Beccles.  Their First Edition of this book.

A memoir by Sir Arthur Grimble recounting his time in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands as a cadet officer and Resident Commissioner between 1914 and 1933.  A funny and self-deprecating adventure story.

With photographs

Hardback

320 pages

Approx 7.5 x 5 x 1 inches

Good condition.  Very minor wear to the edges and the corners .  There is an indent on the front part of the cover near the edge.  Some discoloration of the pages due to age and storage.  See the pictures

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