THE DROWNED WORLD by J. G. Ballard         Berkley Books, First U. S. Printing, 1962            Condition: Near Very Good                                                                                                              This is the first U. S. printing of award-winning author J. G. Ballard's second novel.   It is a post-apocolyptic  story, and many consider it to be one of the best.   This first edition paperback has become quite scarce. (At time of listing, Amazon had no available copies.)  This copy has a front cover reading crease, some wear at/near spine ends, including  short closed tear, a spine bump, light back cover crease and modest edge/corner wear.  But the binding is tight and pages are free of any writing, markings or creasing and are virtually white.                                                                                  The first U. S. edition of Ballard's first novel,  THE WIND FROM NOWHERE, is also available from this booth.