Diver Down Adventure Under the Hawaiian Seas by Hall Gordon illustrations by James Temple 1971 A Whitman Book Western Publishing

This is Divers Down! Adventure Under Hawaiian Seas, a story by Hal Gordon with illustrations by James Temple, a 1971 Whitman Book hardcover from Western Publishing Company, Inc.

The pictorial boards show light rubbing at the top of the spine, and the pages are toned with age, as the photos show.

On the ocean floor lie Kane, a huge stone idol god, and the Hawaiian canoe that sank while carrying it over a hundred years ago. Kip and Julie, summer student employees at the Makapuu Oceanic Center, decide to bring both to the surface, despite the protests of the villagers.

Details

  • Item: Hardcover book
  • Title: Divers Down! Adventure Under Hawaiian Seas
  • Author: Hal Gordon
  • Illustrator: James Temple
  • Publisher: Whitman Book, Western Publishing Company, Inc., Racine, Wisconsin
  • Publication Year: 1971
  • Edition and Printing: Not confirmed from photos
  • Format and Binding: Hardcover, pictorial boards with a diver on the front and a fish on the back
  • Dust Jacket: None, pictorial boards
  • Pages: 211
  • Genre: Young adult ocean adventure and mystery
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: Not confirmed from photos
  • Dimensions: 8x5x1

Condition Grade: Fair

Positives

  • Graded Fair: Heavy wear or damage, every flaw is named in this listing, and it is a reading or working copy, not a display piece.
  • The text pages shown are clean and easy to read.
  • Pictorial boards with the diver and shipwreck art.
  • Illustrated endpapers of divers, fish, and coral.
  • The back board carries the Divers Down! story summary.

Issues / Wear

  • Light rubbing at the top of the spine on the back board.
  • Pages are toned with age.

Please view the photos. Scroll in to judge the condition. This is the actual book you will be receiving.

This 1971 Whitman hardcover of Divers Down! has James Temple's illustrated endpapers and pictorial boards, and it suits a shelf of young adult ocean adventures. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.

  • Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
  • Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
  • Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
  • Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

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