Description
Signed copy of A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’Engle, with an inscription by the author referencing “tessering.”
Octavo, [10], 211pp, [3]. Publisher’s blue cloth, title stamped in yellow on the spine. Stated “Thirty-fifth printing, 1976” on the copyright page. Solid text block, slight bow to covers. Light sunning to spine, with faint foxing to front few leaves. A near fine example. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $5.95 retail price on front flap, a few small chips along edges, minor shelf wear. This is a later state dust jacket, with the Newbery Medal sticker on the front panel. Jacket design by Ellen Raskin, vibrant illustrations.
Signed by Madeleine L’Engle on the front free endpaper. Inscription reads: “For Marian Foster – best wishes for successful tessering – Madeleine L’Engle.”
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle was first published by Farrar, Straus and Cudahy in 1962 after being rejected by at least 26 publishers, many of whom felt the book was too complex or controversial for children’s literature. Despite the initial skepticism, the novel quickly gained acclaim, winning the prestigious Newbery Medal in 1963. (Anatomy of Wonder II, 662)
