Written and illustrated by Consuelo Joerns

New York: E.P. Dutton, (1978).

First edition, first printing.

Contains publisher's first printing number code sequence 1 through 5 to the copyright page.

Written with endearing color illustrations on every page by Consuelo Joerns, who was inspired to tell this tale, after sailing to small islands off of Martha's Vineyard on the New England coast.

This tale features Sam, a bear, who was left by mistake in an attic of a vacation cottage on a small island. After several lonely years in wait of rescue, the adorable bear finds a note to put in a bottle for a boy named Peter, who rescues the bear.

Charming story with evocative illustrations.

Fine in turquoise linen with black embossed illustration of a sailboat occupied by a spy-glass-peering boy and a bear to the front cover, black embossed titles to the spine, and amber end-papers; in a lightly dust-soiled dust jacket with a small surface abrasion to the narrow spine panel; original $5.95 printed price still intact to the front inner flap.

Square octavo.

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