# Is "A Winter's Love" by Madeleine L'Engle a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A Winter's Love by Madeleine L'Engle (J. B. Lippincott, 1957) is identified by: Lippincott first edition dated 1957, in dust jacket; one of L'Engle's early adult novels and among her scarcer titles. US J.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- J. B. Lippincott first edition dated 1957, in dust jacket; one of L'Engle's early adult novels and among her scarcer titles
- Confirm the absence of later-printing statements
- Publisher imprint reads J. B. Lippincott
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Madeleine L'Engle |
| Publisher | J. B. Lippincott |
| Year | 1957 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | J. B. Lippincott first edition dated 1957, in dust jacket; one of L'Engle's early adult… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
J. B. Lippincott first edition dated 1957, in dust jacket; one of L'Engle's early adult novels and among her scarcer titles. Confirm the absence of later-printing statements.

## Is this the true first?
US J. B. Lippincott (Philadelphia and New York) is the true first edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club reprints generally lack a jacket price and first-printing indicators.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A Winter's Love* by Madeleine L'Engle a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-winters-love
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.