The Wailing Octopus

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Overview:

Title: The Wailing Octopus
Author: John Blaine
Year: Unknown
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: [10]+209
Binding: Hardcover
Type: Novel
Title Reference: The Wailing Octopus
Notes:
No printing date, bought new in the 1960s. Endpapers have a two-page map printed in blue and white titled "Spindrift Island". Map artist is not credited. Frontispiece artist is not credited. Date after 1958 based on series list printed on page [4]. Boards are a cloth-look terra-cotta red with black printing.