Matchless: A Christmas Story (signed)

Maguire, Gregory

ISBN 10: 0061913014 / ISBN 13: 9780061913013

Published by William Morrow / HarperCollins, New York, 2009

About this Item

Second printing. Signed by author on title page. Remainder mark on top edge, else near fine. DJ fine. "An Illumination of Hans Christian Andersen's classic 'The Little Match Girl'".

Seller Inventory # 004808

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Matchless: A Christmas Story (signed)
• Publisher: William Morrow / HarperCollins, New York
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0061913014
• ISBN 13: 9780061913013
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Young Adult
  • Christmas

About this title

Synopsis

With Matchless, Gregory Maguire has reinvented the Hans Christian Andersen classic The Little Match Girl for a new time and new audiences. Originally asked by National Public Radio to write an original story with a Christmas theme, the New York Times bestselling author of Wicked and A Lion Among Men was once again inspired by the fairy tales we all loved in childhood—and he composed a poignant and enchanting tale of transcendence. A lovely and beautifully illustrated gift, Matchless places Andersen’s pitiful waif in the august company of Maguire’s previously re-imagined Snow White (Mirror, Mirror), Cinderella (Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister), and, of course, the Wicked Witch and other denizens of Oz. 

About the Author

Gregory Maguire is the New York Times bestselling author of Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister; Lost; Mirror Mirror; and the Wicked Years, a series that includes Wicked, Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz. Now a beloved classic, Wicked is the basis for a blockbuster Tony Award–winning Broadway musical. Maguire has lectured on art, literature, and culture both at home and abroad. He lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts.