New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, N.D. [circa 1920s]. "Only Authorized American Edition" [copyright page]. Color-illus pale brown cloth octavo; 6 preliminary leaves, 226 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates color frontispiece, color illustrations 21 cm. Tissue guard to frontis. Slight bit of damping to top edge of text block, affecting top margin of some leaves and plates; else very tight and clean; else overall very good to very good(-) thus. Hardcover.
A pirate adventure classic. Reprinted many times. "Jim Davis is an ordinary twelve-year-old boy whose life takes a terrifying turn when he stumbles upon a ring of bloodthirsty pirates. At first, Jim delights in the thrill and adventure of sailing the seas and living the life of an outlaw. But Marah, the fierce buccaneer who leads the pirates, proves to be more dangerous than Jim first imagined. Will Jim find a way to escape from Marah, or will he be lost at sea forever?" —Goodreads / Masefield, John, 1878-1967.
