A Swiftly Tilting Planet
by L'Engle, Madeleine
A Swiftly Tilting Planet is a 1978 science fiction novel by Madeleine L'Engle, part of the Time Quartet. In A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Charles Wallace Murry, a very advanced and perceptive child in A Wrinkle in Time and A Wind in the Door, has grown into an adolescent. His intelligence and remarkable goodness carry him through an adventure in time to save the world from nuclear disaster threatened by Mad Dog Branzillo, the dictator of the fictional South American country of Vespugia.
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet
by L'Engle, Madeleine
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780374373627
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Salem, Oregon, USA
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$250.00
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5x0x8. Signed. Stated first printing. Inscribed by Madeleine L'Engle to previous owners at FFEP. Black cloth with silver spine titling, very good with light spotting to back. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket very good in Mylar with light toning and edgewear, including a few small closed… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet
by L'Engle, Madeleine
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- Used - Good
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- 1980
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- Paperback
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- 9780440401582
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Maplewood, Missouri, USA
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U.S.A.: Yearling, 1980. Good trade paperback.. Trade Paperback. Good. Item Price
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet
by L'Engle, Madeleine
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- 1ST
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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- 9780374373627
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CARSON CITY, Nevada, USA
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$123.95
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U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1ST. Excellent Copy - A First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Near Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Have A Tiny Bit Of Shelf Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Near Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped.… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet (The Time Quartet)
by L'Engle, Madeleine
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- Used - Good
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- 1979-06-15
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- Mass Market Paperback
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- 9780440901587
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CEDAR GROVE, West Virginia, USA
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$1.00
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New York: Laurel Leaf, 1979-06-15. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 6x4x0. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. cover crease, some edge wear; The youngest of the Murry children must travel through time and space in a battle against an evil dictator who would destroy the entire universe. Item Price
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Napoleon
by Emil Ludwig
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- No Jacket
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- 1926
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CAIRO, New York, USA
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$22.25
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New York: Boni & Liveright, 1926 Clean interior, hinges loosening but not separated. Some rubbing and wear to the cover. Item Price
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet
by L'Engle, Madeleine
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- As New in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition. Second Printing
- Published
- 1978
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- Hard Cover
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- 9780374373627
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Palatine, Illinois, USA
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$40.00
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NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. As New in Fine dust jacket. 1978. 1st Edition. Second Printing. Hard Cover. 0374373620 . Publisher's full black cloth, silver lettering on spine, blind-stamped "Pegasus" medallion on cover, green endpapers. . The volume is in perfect, pristine condition; unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. The unclipped dust jacket shows only the… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet)
by L'Engle, Madeleine
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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- 1978
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- Hardcover
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- 9780374373627
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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$175.00
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Black cloth with silver lettering. 1st printing stated. Signed and inscribed by author on the endpaper. Pages crisp and clean. Spine very slightly slanted. Jacket very nice, but price-slipped. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1978. Item Price
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A SWIFTLY TILTING PLANET
by L'engle, Madeleine
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket As Published
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 1978
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780374373627
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COSTA MESA, California, USA
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$5.25
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Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Inc. , 1978. . First Edition. Large Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket As Published. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Trade Book. Item Price
$5.25
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
by L'Engle, Madeleine
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1980
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780285624597
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GIG HARBOR, Washington, USA
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$25.00
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London: Souvenir Press Ltd, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First UK edition of this third book in L'engle's Time Quintet. Very good with some foxing to page block edge in very good jacket with similar foxing to inner flaps and underside, and some light wrinkling to laminate. Item Price
$25.00
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
by L'Engle, Madeleine
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1980
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780285624597
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GIG HARBOR, Washington, USA
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$50.00
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London: Souvenir Press Ltd, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First UK edition of this third book in L'engle's Time Quintet. Near fine with bumped upper corners and a couple bumps to foredge of page block in like jacket with minimal wear. Though not marked as such, this copy comes from the personal library of the author.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Swiftly Tilting Planet
by Lengle, Madeleine
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- Used - Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780965846851
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Frederick, Maryland, USA
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$3.99
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Quality Paperback Book Club. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Item Price
$3.99
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet
by L'Engle, Madeleine
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Mass Market Paperback Edition
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780440901587
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- 1
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La Mesa, California, USA
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$10.00
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dell/Laurel Leaf, 1979. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. In a continuation of the adventures begun in "A Wrinkle in Time" & "A Wind in the Door,'' 15-year old Charles Wallace & the unicorn Gaudior journey through time in attempt to stop a mad dictator. Orig. published in… Read more about this item Item Price
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A SWIFTLY TILTING PLANET
by L'Engle, Madeleine
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- Used - Previous owner's bookplate with inked name affixed to front paste-down, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with just a touch
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- [1978]
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Laurel, Maryland, USA
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$150.00
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1978]. First edition. Previous owner's bookplate with inked name affixed to front paste-down, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with just a touch of shelf wear to the spine ends. (17420). Octavo, cloth. This children's fantasy, the third of the Meg Murry novels, preceded by A WRINKLE IN… Read more about this item Item Price
$150.00
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet)
by L'Engle, Madeleine
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- Used - Acceptable
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780374373627
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- 1
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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$5.99
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1978. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
$5.99
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet)
by L'Engle, Madeleine
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780374373627
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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$5.99
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1978. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
$5.99
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
by L'Engle, Madeleine
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- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780440901587
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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$5.64
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Paperback. Good. Item Price
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet
by L'Engle, Madeleine
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- Used
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Published
- 1987
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780374373627
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Cedar Ridge, California, USA
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$30.00
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New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1987. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo, full black cloth, the concluding volume in her "Wrinkle In Time" series. Fine in very good, unclipped dj with small chip to pack panel, no previous owner's marks.
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A SWIFTLY TILTING PLANET
by L'Engle, Madeleine
- Condition
- Used - Near fine in near fine jacket.
- Edition
- First edition (stated)
- Published
- 1978
- ISBN
- 9780374373627
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- 1
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Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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$150.00
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(New York): (Farrar Straus Giroux), 1978. First edition (stated). Near fine in near fine jacket.. First printing of the third book in L'Engle's classic Time Quintet, a time travel fantasy set against the looming backdrop of threatened nuclear war and total annihilation, in the beautiful Leo and Diane Dillon dust jacket. 8'' x 5.5''. Original black cloth with… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet
by L'Engle, Madeleine
- Condition
- Used - BOOK NEAR FINE
- Jacket Condition
- JACKET NEAR FINE
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Hard Cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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LEXINGTON, South Carolina, USA
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$389.00
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1978. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. BOOK NEAR FINE/JACKET NEAR FINE. 8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a special, decorative bookplate. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1ST PRINTING. NO PREVIOUS… Read more about this item Item Price
$389.00
A SWIFTLY TILTING PLANET : A Companion to A Wrinkle in Time (Commemorative Edition)
by L'Engle, Madeleine
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1991
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780440401582
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- 1
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Berkeley, California, USA
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$12.50
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Yearling Books, 1991. Reprint . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. BRAND NEW copy, w/trace margin discoloration. A sequel to the Time Quartet beginning with A Wrinkle in Time. First published in 1978, this Commemorative Edition carries prefatory remarks by Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) dated 1991. The author reminds us in the Time novels,… Read more about this item Item Price
$12.50