Description
The first edition, first printing of A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’Engle, in the first state dust jacket.
Octavo, [10], 211pp, [3]. Quarter blue cloth, title stamped in gilt and yellow on the spine. Stated “First Printing, 1962” on the copyright page. Light sunning along top edge, bumped top edge. Front hinge reinforced with archival repair, front pastedown partially torn, solid text block. Internally clean. Previous ownership inscription on the half-title, with offsetting from a newspaper clipping.
In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, partially clipped retail price on front flap, loss at heel of the spine, a few short closed tears, faint toning to the spine, a solid example. Jacket design by Ellen Raskin.
The first state dust jacket, without the Newbery Medal sticker on the front panel.
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)
