Author: T.G Tyrer
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The New Zealand Dairy Exporter, Wellington, 1968

Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image

This Is Christmas: The Phosphate Island is a non‑fiction book by T. G. Tyrer (Thomas Grace Tyrer) focused on Christmas Island — the remote island in the Indian Ocean known for its long‑running phosphate mining industry. The book explores Christmas Island’s phosphate industry and community life, documenting how the island’s rich phosphate deposits shaped its economic development, settlement patterns and local culture. It offers readers insight into the island’s unique environment and the work and people connected to its historic mining operations.