John Bowen — After the Rain

London, Faber & Faber , 1958. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of John Bowen's humorous and gripping novel, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper.This work was written by British playwright and novelist John Bowen. This satirical work tells the story of a great deluge set in England in 1958. The work was later adapted into a stage play which takes place in a lecture hall, accounting the events of the book. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with only very light fading to the spine and a slight lean. The wrap is very smart with slight sunning to the spine and the odd very small chip and minor mark and the odd very small closed tear to the head of the spine. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. The odd spot to the forge edge. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.