New York: The Seabury Press, 1977. First edition. Hardcover navy cloth cloth boards with gilt lettering in pictorial dust jacket, 5 5/8" x 8 1/2", 215 pp. Very good, lightly soiled top edge with former owner's ex libris plate on front paste down./Very good dust jacket, chipped at spine ends with small tears, similar wear and tear to corners and edges.. Front free end paper inscription, 'For Lydia Anne Di Lorenzo May your seasons be blessed - Madeleine L'Engle'.

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Bookseller: Better Read Than Dead (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1271
Title: The Irrational Season
Author: Madeleine L'Engle
Format/Binding: Hardcover navy cloth cloth boards with gilt lettering in pictorial dust jacket, 5 5/8" x 8 1/2", 215 pp
Book Condition: Used - Very good, lightly soiled top edge with former owner's ex libris plate on front paste down.
Jacket Condition: Very good dust jacket, chipped at spine ends with small tears, similar wear and tear to corners and edges.
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0816403244
ISBN 13: 9780816403240
Publisher: The Seabury Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1977

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