Judy of the islands : a story of the South Seas / by Armine von Tempski ; illustrated by Carl Burger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tempski, Armine von, 1899-1943.

Contributor:

Caroline F. Schimmel Collection of Women in the American Wilderness (University of Pennsylvania)

Schimmel, Caroline F., donor, associated name.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Polynesia--Fiction.

Polynesia.

Shipwrecks--Fiction.

Oceania--Fiction.

Penn Provenance:

Schimmel, Caroline F. (donor) (Schimmel Collection copy)

Physical Description:

vii, 279 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Dodd, Mead and Company, 1941.

Summary:

After surviving the explosion of a Pacific liner and being adrift in a lifeboat for four days, Judy is rescued and experiences life among the natives on the atolls.

Local Notes:

Schimmel Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Caroline F. Schimmel.

Schimmel Collection copy has dated 20th-century ms. gift inscription ("For Ginny Mae with love from Mother - 1942") on title leaf.

Schimmel Collection copy: dust jacket retained.

OCLC:

8413100