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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1985. Hardcover, 324 pp. ISBN:9780771008139
London: Vintage, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2017 (Reprint)
ATWOOD, Margaret: The Handmaid's Tale.
Hardcover, pp. II, 324, XII pages. ISBN: 9781784708238
Condition: Exceptionally fine edition.
Description:
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. First published by McClelland & Stewart in 1985. Hardcover ISBN:9780771008139.
First edition thus, third printing, published by Vintage, 2017. Hardcover ISBN: 9781784708238
A towering achievement of twentieth-century dystopian literature and a chillingly prescient masterwork. This hardcover edition in octavo format is bound in the original publisher's burgundy paper-covered boards, spine lettered in stark white, decorative endpapers with text block edges stained in deep, oxblood red with unclipped publisher's dust jacket of the first edition featuring Tad Aronowicz's haunting cover art provided in facsimile showing the $22.95 price on the front flap.
Background:
Preceding the British and American editions, the McClelland & Stewart printing is the true first appearance of Atwood's Gilead. Winner of the 1985 Governor General's Award and the inaugural Arthur C. Clarke Award, it has ascended from a speculative fiction novel to a foundational pillar of the global literary canon.
Classification:
- Theme: Central themes include the subjugation of women, the dangers of theocracy and religious extremism, the loss of individual identity, and the power of language and storytelling as a tool for both oppression and resistance.
- Subject: The narrative focuses on a totalitarian regime (the Republic of Gilead) that overthrows the U.S. government and implements reproductive servitude. It specifically examines gender-based social hierarchies, surveillance, and the erosion of human rights.
- Genre: Primarily defined as Speculative Fiction (as Atwood famously distinguishes it from Science Fiction because it uses elements that have already occurred in history). It is also a Dystopian novel, a Feminist political novel, and a Tragedy.
- Series: It is the first book in what is now the Handmaid's Tale series (or Gilead series), followed by the 2019 sequel, The Testaments.
Condition:
Binding tight and hinges intact, boards sharp-cornered and unbruised. First-state dust jacket of the first edition in pristine condition. Internal leaves and text block crisp and unmarked in mint condition. No previous owner names, bookplates, or inscriptions. Internally clean, devoid of marginalia, highlighting, notes, and underlining, no marks whatsoever. Remarkably fresh copy showing virtually no evidence of handling appears to be unread.
London: Vintage, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2017 (Reprint)
ATWOOD, Margaret: The Handmaid's Tale.
Hardcover, pp. II, 324, XII pages. ISBN: 9781784708238
Condition: Exceptionally fine edition.
Description:
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. First published by McClelland & Stewart in 1985. Hardcover ISBN:9780771008139.
First edition thus, third printing, published by Vintage, 2017. Hardcover ISBN: 9781784708238
A towering achievement of twentieth-century dystopian literature and a chillingly prescient masterwork. This hardcover edition in octavo format is bound in the original publisher's burgundy paper-covered boards, spine lettered in stark white, decorative endpapers with text block edges stained in deep, oxblood red with unclipped publisher's dust jacket of the first edition featuring Tad Aronowicz's haunting cover art provided in facsimile showing the $22.95 price on the front flap.
Background:
Preceding the British and American editions, the McClelland & Stewart printing is the true first appearance of Atwood's Gilead. Winner of the 1985 Governor General's Award and the inaugural Arthur C. Clarke Award, it has ascended from a speculative fiction novel to a foundational pillar of the global literary canon.
Classification:
- Theme: Central themes include the subjugation of women, the dangers of theocracy and religious extremism, the loss of individual identity, and the power of language and storytelling as a tool for both oppression and resistance.
- Subject: The narrative focuses on a totalitarian regime (the Republic of Gilead) that overthrows the U.S. government and implements reproductive servitude. It specifically examines gender-based social hierarchies, surveillance, and the erosion of human rights.
- Genre: Primarily defined as Speculative Fiction (as Atwood famously distinguishes it from Science Fiction because it uses elements that have already occurred in history). It is also a Dystopian novel, a Feminist political novel, and a Tragedy.
- Series: It is the first book in what is now the Handmaid's Tale series (or Gilead series), followed by the 2019 sequel, The Testaments.
Condition:
Binding tight and hinges intact, boards sharp-cornered and unbruised. First-state dust jacket of the first edition in pristine condition. Internal leaves and text block crisp and unmarked in mint condition. No previous owner names, bookplates, or inscriptions. Internally clean, devoid of marginalia, highlighting, notes, and underlining, no marks whatsoever. Remarkably fresh copy showing virtually no evidence of handling appears to be unread.
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