Word Rain (or A Discursive Introduction to the Intimate Philosophical Investigations of G,R,E,T,A, G,A,R,B,O It Says)New York: Grossman Publishers, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover, unpaginated., 6 x 8 inches Near Fine in Good dust jacket. Jacket somewhat dust soiled, worn, and toned. The first published book by artist, architect, and philosopher Madeline Gins (1941 2014). The novel follows an unnamed narrator reading a manuscript while a party takes place in the next room.