Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional second edition, first printing paperback copy of The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. Second Edition unstated, 2017 Houghton Mifflin. First Printing with complete number line reversed, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
The exterior of the book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a straight spine. Also with, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and two lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection. Appears unread.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear. First state jacket with $22.00 price and 0417 date code on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War. The result is the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid social roles and enslaves the few remaining fertile women. Offred is one of these, a Handmaid bound to produce children for one of Gilead’s commanders. Deprived of her husband, her child, her freedom, and even her own name, Offred clings to her memories and her will to survive. At once a scathing satire, an ominous warning, and a tour de force of narrative suspense, The Handmaid’s Tale is a modern classic.
Ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap. Pristine unread condition.
