In the Wet

Heinemann, 1953. Hardcover. Good. 1953. First Edition. 334 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding is weak. Pen inscription to front endpaper. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends. Book has forward lean.

London: Heinemann, 1953. 1st. hardback. Very good, 1st edition, with unclipped d/j in cellophane wrapper. Boards in good condition and pages clean. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). It is the rainy season. Drunk and delirious, an old man lies dying in the Queensland bush. In his opium-hazed last hours, a priest finds his deserted shack… Read more about this item

London: William Heinemann, 1953. [Adventure/romance] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.354. Elegantly hand-bound in half red calf over matching buckram sides, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, cream endpapers, neat bookseller ticket. A lovely fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. 'In The Wet' is Nevil Shute's speculative glance into the future of the British… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Heinemann, 1953 Beige cloth with titles in gilt on spine. SIGNED IN BLUE INK BY NEVIL SHUTE NORWAY ON THE TITLE PAGE. The author visited Wellington in 1954 when this title was the latest available for signing. Tight, very slightly tilted, light toning in endpapers, clean pages. The dust jacket is bright, price clipped, rubbed at spine and corners… Read more about this item

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, in an unclipped pictorial dust-jacket depicting farm and woodland animals against a sinister swamp background. Book is fine, jacket toned to spine with a chip at the crown, backed with old newspaper for… Read more about this item

Heinemann, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1953. First Edition. 354 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Heinemann, 1953. First Australian edition. [vi], 350, [1] pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Green cloth. Near fine in near fine pictorial dust jacket by Val Biro (faintest trace of dampstain on verso). Light paste ghosts on flyleaves. Label of H.L. Hill, Yass, Newsagents. First Australian edition. [vi], 350, [1] pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Shute's near future conservative Utopian… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Heinemann, 1953 Beige cloth titled in gilt on spine. Tight and square, faint toning in endpapers, a name in front. Wrap around pictorial dust jacket is price-punched, wear to all corners and spine, over 2 inch tear to spine, protected in a removable clear film sleeve. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

William Heinemann, 1953. Hardcover. Good. 1953. First Edition. 355 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages remain bright and clear, with mild foxing to edges. Binding is firm. Pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Spine is moderately sunned. Light rubbing and scuffing overall, with… Read more about this item

Paperback. Acceptable.

London: Heron Books, 1968 Part of a set of the author's complete works, very nicely bound in red imitation leather with gilt decoration and titles, decorated endpapers, portrait of author, illustrations and silk page marker tassel. A very good unmarked copy.

London: Heinemann, 1953. First edition, first printing. Published by Heinemann in London, 1953. This is a very good (or better) copy. The dust wrapper, illustrated by Val Biro, is bright and mostly clean throughout but with some hairline tears, which have been internally repaired with tape. It has not been price clipped and shows the original 12s. 6d. net… Read more about this item

Pan MacMillan Books, 1969. New. vg. Pan 1971 edition paperback vg book In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

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 elderly clergyman stationed in the Australian bush is called… Read more about this item

Melbourne: William Heinemann. Good. 130 x 190mm. Hardcover. 1953. First Australian edition. 351 pages. dj worn and frayed. Price clipped.<br> .

London: The Book Club, 1954. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A good readable copy Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Pan Macmillan. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

London: William Heinemann, 1953. [Adventure/romance] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.354. Elegantly hand-bound in half green oasis morocco over matching cloth sides, twin red morocco title labels to spine lettered in gilt. A lovely fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. In The Wet' is Nevil Shute's speculative glance into the future of the British Empire. An… Read more about this item

William Heinemann, 1953. Hardcover. Good. 1953. First Edition. 354 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Stamp to rear pastedown. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Light wear marks overall.

Paperback. Very Good.