1st Edition 1945. Futuristic fantasy of the future around a Welsh community that has lived in isolation for thirty five years from the world at war . It is set in 1985 and is a very rare earlier dystopian novel. One of a large collection of Robert Hale books that came from the publishers and it was their file reference file copy. Unread. Book is very good++ and bright. Contents good. File copy stamped to endpaper. The complete wrapper is very good++ with slight soiling to rear and spine. Edges lightly rubbed. Small loss spine base. Un-common.