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8vo. 211, [1] pp. Quarter-blue cloth over decorated boards (minor shelfwear, slight lean), w/ d.j. cover art by Ellen Raskin, Newbery Medal embossed seal on front cover (minor edgewear, scuffing, couple very minor closed tears), still VG/VG-copy, w/ former ownership markings on ffep. First edition, 3rd printing, of this extraordinary first book in the author's Time Quintet, blending science fiction, religion, and fantasy, as Meg Murray, her brother Charles, and Calvin O'Keefe search for her father who disappeared on the Tesseract problem across time. Although this work remains amongst the 100 most-banned books of the last 50+ years, it's also sold more than 10 million copies worldwide, and been adapted twice for film, including the 2018 Ava DuVernay foray starring Reese Witherspoon, Oprah Winfrey, and Storm Reid.

8vo. 211, [1] pp. Quarter-blue cloth over decorated boards (minor shelfwear, slight lean), w/ d.j. cover art by Ellen Raskin, Newbery Medal embossed seal on front cover (minor edgewear, scuffing, couple very minor closed tears), still VG/VG-copy, w/ former ownership markings on ffep. First edition, 3rd printing, of this extraordinary first book in the author's Time Quintet, blending science fiction, religion, and fantasy, as Meg Murray, her brother Charles, and Calvin O'Keefe search for her father who disappeared on the Tesseract problem across time. Although this work remains amongst the 100 most-banned books of the last 50+ years, it's also sold more than 10 million copies worldwide, and been adapted twice for film, including the 2018 Ava DuVernay foray starring Reese Witherspoon, Oprah Winfrey, and Storm Reid.

First Edition, stated First Printing 1962. Ex-library. Spine faded; light corner wear and toning to boards. Residue of library label and previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Remnant of pocket on rear free endpaper. No library rubber-stamping or notations. A few pages show very slight soiling, else interior clean. Blank flyleaf at rear partially torn along hinge. *Facsimile dust jacket. * 211 pages. A scarce first printing of L'Engle's Newbery Medal-winning novel.

First editions of each volume in the author's iconic and genre-defining Wrinkle in Time quintet, including one of the most celebrated Newbery Award-winning novels of all time. Octavo, five volumes, original publisher's full and half cloth. A Wrinkle in Time is boldly signed by Madeleine L'Engle in a contemporary hand on the title page and accompanied by signed black and white photograph of Madeleine L'Engle. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket without the Newbery sticker to the front panel which is price-clipped and in very good condition, name to the half-title page. Jacket design by Ellen Raskin. An exceptional signed first edition. A Wind In The Door is inscribed by the author on the title page, "For another Meg-Be a Namer-Madeleine L'Engle." Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Cuffari. A Swiftly Tilting Planet is inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Mother Maria Joseph-with love & ananda Madeleine." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Suzanne Haldane. Many Waters is inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Adrienne Stewart [Many Waters] cannot quench love-Madeleine L'Engle." Fine in a fine dust jacket. 'By the author of A Wrinkle in Time' sticker to the front panel. Small ownership name to the rear pastedown. Jacket illustration by Charles Mikolaycak. An Acceptable Time is inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Mia-even now-[An Acceptable Time] Madeleine L'Engle." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Charles Mikolaycak. An exceptional set with each volume uniquely signed and inscribed. "At once a science fiction story, a philosophical meditation on the nature of Evil and Love and a coming-of-age novel, Wrinkle broke new ground in what was considered appropriate for young readers. Rejected by several publishers for being too complex, this title has amply proven L'Engle's belief that 'children are excited by new ideas' and has been credited with bringing science fiction into the mainstream of children's literature. This is L'Engle's best work" (Silvey, 401). A Wrinkle in Time is one of the most significant novels of our time. "A book that every person should read, a book that provides a road map for seeking knowledge and compassion even at the worst of times, a book to make the world a better place" (Cory Doctorow). It went on to win a Newbery Medal, Sequoyah Book Award, and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, and was runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. It is the basis for the film directed by Ava DuVernay, starring Storm Reid, Reese Witherspoon, Zach Galifianakis, and Oprah Winfrey.