252 pages. The covers are chipped at the edges; front hinge is cracked at the head, but the binding remains sound, the title page has a crease at the head's outer edge as well as a short, closed tear, which makes is liable to further damage; the tail of title page also has a short, closed tear at the edge of the spine, as has the blank outer edge of pp97/98; the pages are tanned. Somewhere between a good and very good copy. First edition. What makes this one particularly interesting is the book plate, which is also very attractive, "Tarrawingee Peace Celebrations 19th July, 1919" ""No manly boy ever grows tired of sea stories - there is an irresistible fascination about them, and they are a recreation to the mind. Capital books, full of startling incident, clever dialogue, admirable descriptions of sky and water in all their aspects, and plenty of fun. Beautiful books, well printed and illustrated." ""The four-volume "Deep Sea" series was published by Grosset & Dunlap in the 1900's. #4 was also part of the "Outdoor" series; hence the multiplicity of publishers. The first three books seem to have become the foundation for the "Dave Fearless" series; the reprinting of the original "Deep Sea" books was done by Sully, and Garden City took over with volume #4. According to Ilana Nash's Stratemeyer Syndicated web page , the series was actually written by Edward Stratemeyer and Weldon J. Cobb ". (UMKC web page.)