Gregory Maguire

First edition of the Oz-inspired hit, Wicked.

• Gregory Maguire (American).
• Illustrated by Douglas Smith (American).
• The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.
• New York: Regan Books, 1995.
• 406 pages.
• Inscribed by Maguire on half title For Stephen, Wickedly yours, Gregory Maguire June 2003 with framing device drawn in black marker across the page.
• Bound in original glazed paper boards in unclipped color pictorial dust jacket with central cutout, designed by Joel Avirom with illustration by Douglas Smith, fore-edge machine deckle and cartographic cream endpapers.

An epic retelling of the context behind the Wonderful Wizard of Oz from the perspective of the Wicked Witch, Wicked manages to turn the setting of the most popular American fairy tale into an empathetic, almost realist novel. The basis for the 2003 smash musical by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman. This copy includes photos of the event at which the book was signed.