Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. A novel alternating between two main characters, a young American wife in the 1960s and a Portuguese nun in the 17th century. Near fine / Very good. First edition (first printing stated). A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket with a short tear at the top of the spine. With a terrific full-page inscription by L'Engle, who has copied out her popular poem, "The Birth of Love" in full on the front free endpaper. The poem is "for Phil" and it signed "& love from Madeleine.". [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; In Dust Jacket]