The classic story of a French scientist investigating a huge sea monster preying on ships. Published by Grosset & Dunlap Publishers of New York. Edition not stated, but prior to the 1960s, evidenced by the lack of puslisher’s zip code on address. 386 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green/tan cloth. Rough-cut pages. Pages and binding are tight with no defects. Minor issues include owner bookplate pasted on the inside front cover, light foxing, and tanning. Overall a good condition copy. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Unclipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges with tanning, creasing and scuffing overall.