This is the 23rd printing of the 1940 Newbery Award for childrens book. Book is blue with pictorial front cover and plain blue back cover. Covers clean, like new, top/bottom spine and 4 corners, excellent. Endpapers are plain and have the impression of the DJ flaps. Blue and white illustrations throughout. 95 pages all clean and tight. side outer edges have slight beginning of foxing. Very slight, though. Original copyright was 1940 and that was the year of the award.DJ is in a brodart slipcover and is very nice. All edges like new. Slight foxing on the reverse side of the jacket and a little on the flap folds. Inside flap is synopsis of this title and back flap are two reviews of the story and author. Front inside top corner is clipped. Orginal price sticker is still on jacket flap. Great edition for you young sea traveler.

POLYNESIAN LEGENDS, PACIFIC ISLANDS, LEGENDS, FOLK TALES, SAILING, OCEANS