Written and illustrated by Betty Brothers
(Coral Gables, Florida): Wake-Brook House, (1962).
First edition, first printing.
"First edition" statement to the copyright page.
Inscribed and SIGNED by the author with an original art drawing depicting an island scene that includes a warf, birds, clouds, a blowing palm tree, etc., to the first blank page.
Brothers, a skin diver and fish expert, draws on her extensive knowledge of porpoises and nature in the Florida Keys, for this young adult fantasy adventure.
A beautifully produced "hand-made" book.
Fine in patterned multi-color linen with titles & illustration in black to a cream label to the front cover and to the spine, illustrated end-papers; in a very good lightly rubbed and soiled dust jacket with small chips to the spine ends and corner tips, a hairline separation at the front spine fold, slight age-toning to the spine panel, author feeding a porpoise photo to the rear panel; original printed $3.00 price still intact to the front inner flap.
Octavo; 109 pages; plus 11 pages of notes describing several fish and whales.
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