Every time he went out for his daily walk, Derry had to pass the corner where old Jim sat on his orange box. And every time he lingered there in the hope of a story. For Jim was a sailor who had grown too old for the sea, but who was never tired of his adventures on the good ship Rocking Horse under brave Captain Potts.
- ISBN10 0394825837
- ISBN13 9780394825830
- Publish Date 21 April 1990 (first published December 1958)
- Publish Status Remaindered
- Out of Print 30 June 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Random House Books for Young Readers
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Language English