Dust jacket missing. First edition, third printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. October 1942 printing. Good clean unmarked copy. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
A boy tries to overcome his fear of the sea in this treasured classic and winner of the Newbery Medal. Maftu was afraid of the sea. It had taken his mother when he was a baby, and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu. So, though he was the son of the Great...