A Wrinkle in Time *Signed 3rd Printing

L'Engle, Madeleine

ISBN 10: 0374386137 / ISBN 13: 9780374386139

Published by Ariel / Farrar Straus and Giroux, New York NY, 1962

About this Item

Signed third printing copy of this beloved book, in the original marbled paper and cloth spine binding and the Ellen Raskin jacket. This copy is signed by L'Engle on the front free endpaper; signed only, without inscription. No previous owner name or marks. Nearly all pages are perfectly clean and bright, but there are a few with a bit of very light, very small stain, and one spread where there is a one about the size of a quarter. Dust jacket Near Fine with light dust to back panel, very nice, original $3.25 price intact on flap.

Seller Inventory # 104092903

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Wrinkle in Time *Signed 3rd Printing
• Publisher: Ariel / Farrar Straus and Giroux, New York NY
• Publication Date: 1962
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0374386137
• ISBN 13: 9780374386139
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Ellen Raskin (jacket)
• Edition: (1962) 1963, Third Printing Stated
• Printing: 3rd Printing
• Condition: Very Good Plus
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed
  • Children's
  • Newbery Medal and Honor Authors

About this title

Synopsis

As seen on Stranger Things, discover the ground-breaking, bestselling science fiction and fantasy classic that has delighted readers for over 60 years!

NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER • TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM DISNEY

"A Wrinkle in Time is one of my favorite books of all time. I've read it so often, I know it by heart." ―Meg Cabot

Late one night, three otherworldly creatures appear and sweep Meg Murry, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe away on a mission to save Mr. Murray, who has gone missing while doing top-secret work for the government. They travel via tesseract--a wrinkle that transports one across space and time--to the planet Camazotz, where Mr. Murray is being held captive. There they discover a dark force that threatens not only Mr. Murray but the safety of the whole universe.

A Wrinkle in Time is the first book in Madeleine L’Engle’s Time Quintet, followed by A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time.

About the Author

Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) was the Newbery Medal-winning author of more than 60 books, including the much-loved A Wrinkle in Time. Born in 1918, L'Engle grew up in New York City, Switzerland, South Carolina and Massachusetts. Her father was a reporter and her mother had studied to be a pianist, and their house was always full of musicians and theater people. L'Engle graduated cum laude from Smith College, then returned to New York to work in the theater. While touring with a play, she wrote her first book, The Small Rain, originally published in 1945. She met her future husband, Hugh Franklin, when they both appeared in The Cherry Orchard. Upon becoming Mrs. Franklin, L'Engle gave up the stage in favor of the typewriter. In the years her three children were growing up, she wrote four more novels. Hugh Franklin temporarily retired from the theater, and the family moved to western Connecticut and for ten years ran a general store. Her book Meet the Austins, an American Library Association Notable Children's Book of 1960, was based on this experience. Her science fantasy classic A Wrinkle in Time was awarded the 1963 Newbery Medal. Two companion novels, A Wind in the Door and A Swiftly Tilting Planet (a Newbery Honor book), complete what has come to be known as The Time Trilogy, a series that continues to grow in popularity with a new generation of readers. Her 1980 book A Ring of Endless Light won the Newbery Honor. L'Engle passed away in 2007 in Litchfield, Connecticut.