Octavo, 52 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Good plus dust jacket. Spine age toned yellow, with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, and showing some shelf wear and soiling and significant foxing. A small closed tear evident to upper edge of jacket front, along with small chips missing at crown of jacket spine. A large chip is missing at tail of jacket spine. Price uncut: "$2.75." All edges foxed. Signed and dated by Hughes at front free end paper. Previous owner's inscription at front paste down. Some foxing to end papers. Pages clean.

"The Hawk in the Rain" was Hughes's first book.Shelved in Case 0.