THE SUMMER OF THE GREAT-GRANDMOTHER

New York, NY.: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Very Good. 1974. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover in dust jacket. This book is hard-bound in green cloth, with gilt stamping to the spine, in a price-clipped dust jacket with some soiling, foxing and light edge-wear. There is a stain to the center of the upper panel of the dust jacket which is barely visible on the upper cover. The covers show some light edge-wear. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean. This book is signed/inscribed by the author Madeleine L'Engle on the title-page. There is a TLs (Typed Letter Signed) by Madeleine L'Engle, laid-in at the front. From the collection of Cuthbert Christian Thambimuttu (1945-2019) of Columbus, Ohio - known to many of his bookseller, author, and illustrator friends as "Tubby." He was persistent in the pursuit of autographed books by the writers and artists he admired, including Gorey, Sendak, Heaney, Byatt, Morrison, Updike and many more. Joseph Heller once wrote to Tubby in response to one more "please sign and return" request: "This is turning out to be a hell of a lot of work!" All signed books unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic. Many of the books are inscribed to both Cuthbert and his great friend of more than two decades Antonia Gale Moss. ; Signed by Author .