Description
Very Good+ dust jacket illustrated with four boys with weapons in a field, chipping at corners and spine ends, light soiling to back panel. A mylar dust jacket has been added. The Near Fine binding is green cloth over boards, decorated with dark green tree and a bird. Dark green lettering on spine. Light soiling to end papers. Black-and-white illustrations within by Rafaello Busoni. The binding is tight and pages are clean. Stated: “Third Printing July 1945”. The book measures 8.2″ tall x 5.6″ wide.
About the book (from the dust jacket)
Thousands of “Commandos’ all over the country will recognize kindred spirits in this “Unit.” From the Captain. Red, through Lieutenants Jimmy and Kit and Fatty, to the youngest and smallest Banty, they are all as real as the boy next door.
They live in southern New Jersey in a small community near a tidal river that gives them swimming, fishing, crabbing, and various kinds of boats, while the country has interesting pine barrens with more than enough blueberries, abandoned logging roads, a deserted shack, and a mysterious stranger.
The Commandos’ first raid was staged in a neighbor’s back yard and was unfortunately wound up with the neighbor’s washing, just hung out on the line. Later raids were, of necessity, farther afield but that made for more use of the river and the woods and finally a forest fire in which the boys gave a very good account of themselves. It all adds up to a busy and most entertaining summer.
