Light blue linen cloth, dark blue lettering & cover illustration, viii, 104pp, glossary of Greek words, illustrated throughout with authentic sketches. Spine ends lightly bumped, very tight, crisp with sharp corners. Dust jacket is price clipped, lightly colorchipped on spine ends & top corners, lightly bumped along back top edge with a few tiny splits there, protected in a new Gaylord archival clear plastic cover. An historically accurate fictionalized account of the Greek sponge diving business. "Men of the island of Kolymnos have been sponge divers for generations, and Spiro intends to join his older brother in the fleet as soon as he is old enough. But diving is dangerous business; Spiro's mother wants to keep him on shore, working for a sponge-trading company . . . "

HISTORICAL NOVEL, JUVENILE, YOUNG ADULT