first edition Hardcover
1956 · New York
by Brinkley, William
New York: Random House. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1956. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition/first printing in very good+ condition with the spine gently separating in a nearly fine, gently rubbed dust-jacket. A handsome copy; After his mother's death, thirteen-year-old Danny retreats into the ocean to find her. His family's summer home is near the water, and Danny spends his days exploring the coastline and the waves. One day, he goes too far and is swept out to sea. For days he struggles against the currents until he's rescued by a passing boat. Danny is relieved to be alive, but his ordeal has left him scared and (truncated)