L’ENGLE, Madeleine. The Small Rain. NY: The Vanguard Press [1945]. 8vo, [x] 371pp. Light blue cloth with spine stamped in silver; top edge stained red. Spine ends a tad rubbed, slight lean to spine, small stain at base of spine, endpapers discolored, else a clean, tight copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (spine ends a bit chipped, a few small holes and scratches near spine – but no loss to type or illustration, lightly aged). Inscribed with a quotation by the author, Newbery Medalist Madeleine L’Engle!

First edition. Madeleine L’Engle’s first novel! An adult novel about the trials and tribulations in the life of a talented pianist from the ages of 10 to 19.