Books

First UK Editions/First Printings. Hardcovers. 2 Volumes. The Handmaid's Tale (1986) is a near fine book in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Black cloth book has tanning to the outer page edges, else fine. The unclipped jacket (priced at ukl 9.95) has a touch of wrinkling to the spine ends, else fine. The book is unsigned. The Testaments (2019) is a fine book in a fine unclipped dust jacket with a "signed by the author" sticker to front panel of the jacket. This book is signed by author on the title page. A sequel to The Handmaid's Tale and co-winner of the Booker Prize.

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.