Ray Bradbury - The Day it Rained Forever - Rupert Hart-Davis, 1959, First Edition.

London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1959. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A near fine copy. First edition, preceding the US hardback, which followed in 1960 (SFBC). Collects 23 short pieces. Priced 16s. Condition: jacket spine sunned, 10mm ragged tear to top of jacket, 15mm tear to lower, rear. Despite the two tears and sunning, the book is better than usually found. Cover art by Joe Mugnaini [8087, Hyraxia Books].