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A fine copy in a very good to near fine dust jacket. DJ has two slight tears at the base of the front panel. SIGNED BY MARGARET ATWOOD ON A BOOKPLATE AFFIXED TO THE TITLE PAGE. This is a first edition, first printing. This is a tight, clean copy with no markings of any kind. Little or no discoloration to the base of the spine.

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.