Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling 1957 Illustrated Junior Deluxe series 1957 Nelson DoubleDay Publishing Childrens books

This is a very good hardcover, NO dust jacket, jacket missing but does include the original insert as shown in photo. 1957 Illustrated Junior Deluxe series Nelson DoubleDay Publishing. This copy is very good inside and out. The inside pages are clean with only a hint of light natural tanning from age. The binding is tight and straight. Hardcover boards are also very good with only very light shelf wear. Octavo book size or 6" x 9" with 224 pages and illustrated endpapers.

Junior Deluxe Edition books were a series of children's books published from the late 1940's through the 1960's. Originally published by Nelson DoubleDay Publishing, there have been multiple publishers over the years. Some of the versions feature multiple stories and most of those are abridged volumes. Generally, the volumes featuring single stories are complete.

This is Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling. To explain the insert that accompanies this volume, the inserts were place in the book and featured the NEXT months volume. So given this insert is actually for this title, Captains Courageous, the previous owner removed the insert from the PREVIOUS book received and placed it in the following months book to match the insert with the titled edition. Inserts were place in the series to let subscribers know what title was coming the following month. It is a nice touch to have the insert matching the book title as it was saved and place in the book when it arrived.

Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling is the story of a boys adventures with a fishing fleet. Harvey was a spoiled boy when suddenly he is swept from a luxury liner and rescued by a fishing boat. Learning hard work on the fishing vessel, he earns respect from the crew. It is an inspiring tale and favorite of childrens literature.

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