Elphie: The Wicked Childhood of Elphaba ~ SIGNED LEATHER-BOUND EASTON PRESS Maguire, Gregory

UNBELIEVABLY SCARCE SIGNED! SOON TO BE A 2-PART MAJOR MOTION PICTURE! EASTON PRESS FULL LEATHER! This book is brand new, unopened, and still in the publisher's original shrink wrap. Personally hand signed by the author, Gregory Maguire directly to specially bound signature page. Also includes COA hand signed by the author as well as the Easton Press publisher who witnessed the signatures. Anyone familiar with Easton Press volumes is aware that they represent the pinnacle of hardcover book manufacturing. A timeless classic in its most incredible format ever produced. Truly a collectible volume to last lifetimes! From the Epic Inspiration of the Major Motion Picture Now Streaming What happened to young Elphaba before her witchy powers took hold in Wicked? Almost 30 years after the publication of the original novel, for the first time Gregory Maguire reveals the story of prickly young Elphie, the future Wicked Witch of the West setting the stage for the blockbuster international phenomenon that is Wicked: The Musical. Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, will grow to have a feisty and somewhat uncompromising character in adult life. But she is always a one-off, from her infancy; Elphie is the riveting coming-of-age story of a very peculiar and relatable young girl. Young Elphie is shaped and molded by the behaviors of her promiscuous mother, Melena, and her pious father, Frex. She suffers ordinary childhood jealousies when her sister, saintly Nessarose, and brother, junior felon Shell, arrive. She first encounters the mistreatment of the Animal populations of Oz, which live adjacent to but not intertwined with human settlements, haunted by a Monkey and receiving aid from Dwarf Bears. She thrashes through her first bruising attempts at friendship, a possible lifeline from her tricky family life. And she gleans the benefits of an education, haphazard though it must be until she arrives at the doors of Shiz University, about to meet the radiant creature that is Galinda. Elphie is destined to be a witch; she bears the markings from childhood most evidently in her green skin but more obscurely and profoundly in her cunning and perhaps amoral behaviors, as she seeks to make do, to slip by, to sneak out, to endure, and to aspire. Features include: - Personally signed by Gregory Maguire. - Fully bound in genuine leather. - 22kt gold accents deeply inlaid on the "hubbed" spine. - Superbly printed on acid-neutral paper that lasts for generations. - Sewn pages not just glued like ordinary books. - Satin-ribbon page marker. - Gilded page ends. - Printed and bound in the USA. Imported materials. - Rigorous inspection at every stage ensures adherence to our exacting standards. - Superb craftsmanship and commitment to quality. Printed on archival quality, acid-neutral paper that conforms to all guidelines established for permanence and durability by the Council of Library Resources and the American National Standards Institute.