Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional first hardcover edition, first printing of A Wild Winter Swan: A Retold Fairy Tale of Magical Realism A Haunting Italian-American Coming of Age Story of First Love by Gregory Maguire. First Edition stated, 2020 Wm. Morrow Books. First Printing with complete number line, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Striking jacket design by Scott McKowen.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright, illustrated boards, clean page blocks, strong title ink on a convex spine, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The die-cut dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with the price present on the front flap, and mild surface wear and mild edge wear. First state jacket with $27.99 price and 1020 date code on front flap.
After brilliantly reimagining the worlds of Oz, Wonderland, Dickensian London, and the Nutcracker, the bestselling author of Wicked turns his unconventional genius to Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Wild Swans,” transforming this classic tale into an Italian-American girl’s poignant coming-of-age story, set amid the magic of Christmas in 1960s New York.
Small volume ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
