A Wrinkle In Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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The Bronx, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Ariel Books/Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1968. 24th Printing: 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Ellen Raskin (Jacket Design). 211 + pp. A rare, hard-to-find, out-of-print, collectible gem! A wonderful copy! A great, almost spotlessly clean copy! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, clean text, and light shelf wear. The Newbery Award Winner, 1963. Copyright © 1962 by Madeleine L'Engle Franklin. Smooth covers. Dust jacket suffers moderate wear, and a few cuts and tears around edges.
Synopsis
A Wrinkle in Time is a science fantasy novel by Madeleine L'Engle, first published in 1962. The book won a Newbery Medal, Sequoyah Book Award, and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, and was runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. It is the first in L'Engle's series of books about the Murry and O'Keefe families.
Reviews
On Dec 6 2010, Ashehan said:
Great read for a kid, adult, or anyone who hasn't lost their sense of mystery and adventure. What if? What if time travel were as easy as L'Engle proposes? I still look for Mrs. Whatsit to point me in the right direction.
On May 27 2007, Ronrhoades55 said:
This book got me hooked on reading as a child. What bettter praise can you give a book?
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Details
- Bookseller
- gearbooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5vDf0039
- Title
- A Wrinkle In Time
- Author
- Madeleine L'Engle
- Illustrator
- Ellen Raskin (Jacket Design)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 24th Printing: 1968
- Publisher
- Ariel Books/Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Pages
- 220
- Keywords
- Fictional Novel, Literary Fiction & Novel, Classic Fiction & Novel, Antiques & Collectibles, Literary Studies
- Size
- 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall
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- Crisp
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- Shelf Wear
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
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