The Drought
The Drought is the third novel published by J. G. Ballard. It was originally published as a paperback original in the U.S. under a different title, The Burning World. It is another environmental disaster story describing a world in which water is scarce. This is the first U.K. and first hardcover edition. Octavo, bound in brown cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Hardcover. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Octavo, brown cloth with gold lettering on spine. London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. #10724.
Slight lean but still near fine in near fine dust jacket with some minor nicks.