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A superb copy of the first edition of Atwood's most highly lauded novel, inscribed to previous owner on title page. This copy is fine with very little of the typical rubbing to spine ends and whose jacket is complete without the all too often chipped edges that is idiosyncratic of this edition, just a couple very short and discreet tears to top edge. Octavo in cream coloured boards, rust coloured spine strip, 324 pages, Gail Geltner Jacket. Satisfaction guaranteed. Additional photos always available on request. Shipped in a fitted, padded box.

The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, first published in 1985. It is set in a near-future New England, in a totalitarian state resembling a theonomy that has overthrown the United States government. The novel focuses on the journey of the handmaid Offred, her life in this regime, and her role in society to produce children against her will.