John Paul Jones, Fighting Sailor Landmark #39 HB/PC

Random House, 1953. Hardcover. Excellent. 8x5x1. Armstrong Sperry. Vintage Pictorial Cover Hardback Landmark Book with a tight binding and clean crisp pages. Inside text is in Excellent condition and appears unread and unused. No writing or marks inside the book. A very nice book. Outside cloth pictorial front cover is very nice with the back cover and outside corners showing minor wear. No Dust Jacket, as none was issued with the Pictorial Cover Edition of this Landmark. This is NOT an ex-library book, but has come from a private collection. Landmark Books and World Landmark Books are accurate, in-depth stories for young people in the 9-15 year old range. These living histories were written by award-winning authors or by men and women who experienced the events first hand. Written during the 1950's and 1960's and illustrated either with two-color drawings or clear photographs, the books are informative, enjoyable, and well worth reading and collecting. Landmark Book #39. The life story of this great naval hero- a story of American daring and independence, of heroic sacrifices for friends and country- is magnificently told by Armstrong Sperry, a Newberry Medal winner who is especially noted for his stories of the sea.