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First printing; slightest wear to dust jacket with one closed tear and $4.95 price intact; slight slant to spine and spotting to green topstain; signed by Madeleine L'Engle on a book plate that is attached to the front free endpaper

First edition, Ninth Printing, 1964; Caldecott sticker on front of dust jacket with original $3.25 price intact; light wear to book boards; light edge wear to otherwise bright dust jacket with a small scuff to bottom of spine; VG+/VG+; signed by author on a bookplate that is attached to the front free end paper; pictures available upon request

First edition, fourth printing. Signed by Madeleine L'Engle on the title page and inscribed to former owners. Bound in publisher's original paper-covered boards over blue cloth spine. Very Good, covers sunned through dust jacket and spine ends lightly worn. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket, which is spine toned, worn at the extremities and with a tear to the bottom rear spine joint at the foot.

A VERY GOOD FIRST EDITION IN SECOND ISSUE DUST JACKET. THIS IS MADELEINE L'ENGLES personally owned book with a COA from her daugher. Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Printing, 1962" printed on the copyright page. price on dj. SIGNED ON BOOKPLATE.

A VERY GOOD FIRST EDITION IN DUST JACKET THIS IS MADELEINE L'ENGLES personally owned book with a COA from her daugher. SIGNED ON BOOKPLATE.

First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Printing, 1962" printed on the copyright page. This copy is SIGNED by Madeleine L'Engle on a laid in signature. This ORIGINAL price clipped dustjacket has minor wear to the spine and edges. This is the First Issue dustjacket with NO Caldecott sticker present. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and is in great shape. The binding is tight and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the spine. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy SIGNED by the author.

In 1960, Madeleine L'Engle -- then a teacher at St. Hilda's & St. Hugh's School in New York City -- completed the manuscript for her juvenile science fiction masterwork, "A Wrinkle in Time." It was reportedly rejected more than 30 times. Finally it reached John C. Farrar and -- despite the fact his house at that point had no line of children's books -- "Wrinkle In Time" was published in 1962 by Farrar, Straus and Cudahy (not Farrar, Straus and Giroux, as often erroneously claimed, that firm not having come into existence until 1964.) That year -- or in 1963 at the latest -- Mrs. L'Engle then took a first printing of that book -- stating "First Printing, 1962" to copyright page, priced $3.25 to jacket front flap, with NO "Newberry Medal" seal to front panel -- inscribed it in blue ink directly to the blank FFE "To the Rochester Public Library, / Happy tessering and all good wishes, / Madeleine L'Engle" . . . and (we presume) donated it to that institution. And what did the librarians of the Rochester Public Library do with that book? Did they seal it away in a locked cabinet unaltered, hoping that in 50 or 60 years it might be worth 12 or 15 thousand dollars (which would have been a good guess)? Well, not quite. Close, though. They stamped it "Rochester Public Library" to the top page edges; and glued a sticker beneath Mrs. L'Engle's signature to the FFE, reading "Rochester Public Library / Reference Book / Not for Circulation." They also placed the jacket in one of those old-fashioned plastic protectors with brown bands to top and bottom edges (now replaced), which left some tape residue to top and bottom of the blank pastedowns (only.) Fortunately, though, they did NOT trim the jacket. Also fortunately, they did NOT glue in any further library attachments, nor apply any further stampings, save a small numeral "1" to top of the front pastedown, and the numerals "1 - 2" to bottom of dedication page, possibly indicating this was the first of two copies then in the collection. And now we present that copy here, "very good" (save for aforementioned stamping to top page edges, and who can complain that the outfit to which the copy was signed chose to install their own bookplate?) in a wonderfully preserved, near-fine, first state original dust jacket. 211 pp.

First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Madeleine L'Engle on a laid in signature. A magnificent dustjacket that is vibrant in color with no chips or tears. This original First Issue dustjacket has the price present on the front flap and has benefitted from light restoration. The colors are vibrant without any fading. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with slight wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a stunning copy seldom seen in this nice condition. We buy Madeleine L'Engle First Editions.

First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Madeleine L'Engle on a laid in signature. A magnificent dustjacket that is vibrant in color with no chips or tears. This original First Issue dustjacket has the price present on the front flap and has benefitted from light restoration. The colors are vibrant without any fading. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with slight wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a stunning copy seldom seen in this nice condition. We buy Madeleine L'Engle First Editions.