Elain Grundy — Who&Apos;D Marry a Doctor?

Christchurch, Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, 1968 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Elain Grundy's autobiographical account of a year spend in the Chatham Islands. First edition of Who'd Marry a Doctor? A Chatham Islands Casebook by Elain Grundy in the original publisher's cloth binding and clipped dust wrapper.  A scarce work with only one other copy held in libraries.Elain Grundy shares her experiences and accounts after having to move to the Chatham Islands following her husband for work. Illustrated with eight monochrome plates with black and white photography. Collated, complete.  Prior owner's ink inscription to the first pastedown from 1958. Prior owner's book plate to the front free endpaper. From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back.  Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years.  He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations. His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration. In the original publisher's cloth binding and clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. There is some slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. To the dust wrapper, there is some slight wear to the extremities and it has been repaired to the head and tail of the spine. Prior owner's ink inscription to the first pastedown from 1958. Prior owner's book plate to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.