Caniff, Milton. TERRY AND THE PIRATES. Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, (1935). FIRST EDITION. Oblong 24mo - 3-7/16" x 5-5/8". Staple bound color pictorial stiff paper wrappers with titles and a picture of Terry, Pat and a Chinese junk to front wrapper, and a plain blue (without imprint) back wrapper, with trace rubbing to back wrapper for what is still an EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT file copy quality, and much nicer than typically found, copy of the book. 52 pp. including wrappers. The adventures begin as Terry and Pat head up river in China with a treasure map in hand, on their way to try to locate Terry's late grandfather's hidden mine; illustrated with twenty-three half page black and white drawings by Caniff. This book is from a series of rare premium books that were issued with different color backs, and with or without advertisements. The condition of the book is NEAR FINE. No copies located on OCLC/WorldCat. RARE # 000892