by Scott O'Dell

Dust jacket illustrated by Ben Feder, Inc.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, (1958).

First edition, first printing.

Contains publisher's "First edition" statement to the copyright page.

Frontispiece illustration from the Navy archives depicting the ship 'Alabama'.

O'Dell, most remembered for his Newbery Award-winning, film adapted novel, ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS, here presents a fictionized account of the real ship, the Alabama in the early 1860s.

Drawn from a first-hand account of a man who had been aboard the confederate raider ship, O'Dell weaves a high-adventure sea story centered on the ship's career.

Former owner's name to upper edge of the inside front cover, else near fine in blue linen over textured red boards with silver embossed titles to the spine; in a slightly rubbed, lightly faded very good dust jacket with small chips to the upper and lower spine edges, and with very short edge tears; original $3.95 printed price still intact to the front inner flap.

Octavo; 281 pages.

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