Publisher's Synopsis
John, Susan, Titty and Roger, the crew of the Swallow, take on the job of mapping the mass of small islands round Pin Mill while living on the biggest one. But who are the mysterious savages who lurk in the islands - and is the tribal totem they find in their campsite a threat of attack?
 
Jonathan Cape; 1939. First edition, first impression. Hardcover. Green cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Spine a little sunned. Corners a little bumped and rubbed. 380 pp. B/w illustrations by Arthur Ransome. Coloured pictorial endpapers depicting a map of the area. Previous owners name and book plate to title page. Slight spotting to page edges. Binding tight. A very good copy. Preowned. No ISBN.