In the Wet

by Nevil Shute

£28 · Offered by Adrian Harrington Rare Books

First edition

London: William Heinemann, 1953. [Adventure/romance] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.354. Bound in red publisher's cloth with title and author's name in gilt to spine. Some trivial handling; a fine copy without dust-jacket. 'In The Wet' is Nevil Shute's speculative glance into the future of the British Empire. An..... More

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