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Houghton Mifflin: Boston, 1986. Sm 4to. 311 pp. One quarter cloth in blue/teal with silver lettering to the spine; grey paper-covered boards. A fine book in a near fine jacket with some mild to moderate toning to the white flaps and rear panel. Light wear to the bottom front corner of the jacket. Signed (signature only) by Atwood on the title page. Not price-clipped. A nice copy.

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.