Description: A near fine copy of Caldecott Medal winner Peter Spier's Rain, signed inscribed and dated by one of Americas most gifted illustrators in the year of publication on the title/copyright page. Housed in a very good matching full color wrap-around dust jacket. A second printing of the first edition from Doubleday & Company. Book Condition: Thin large 4to. ~ unpaginated (36pages); picture book, Illustrated full color endpapers. Inscribed without personalization by the famed author/illustrator on the title page; "With best wishes from Peter Spier - Shoreham, NY, August 19, 1982." In excellent condition with just a touch of wear to the edges. The unclipped dust jacket with the $10.95 price with some sunning to the spine, chipping to the fold and spine ends, some toning to the edges and a small chip along the front fold. Overall, a very collectible signed first edition.