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First Canadian Edition (True First); A Near Fine book in a Very Good or better dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed by the author to the half title page. An exceptional copy of this novel, critically acclaimed and now basis for the extraordinary mini-series; scarce in the first Canadian and signed by Ms. Atwood. This copy is in near fine condition with only slight rubbing to the spine ends, else fine; housed in a clean, crisp and bright very good dust jacket that shows only light rubbing at the spine ends, mild sunning to the spine, and one small closed tear to the spine head, repaired with one piece of tape to the verso (invisible externally). Overall, a beautiful copy of a novel some already consider a classic, and perhaps Atwood's best of her long and prolific career. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy 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.