Description
First edition, first printing of The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood.
Octavo, [8], 311pp, [1]. Gray boards, blue cloth spine, title in silver over cloth. The first edition, first printing, with full number line on copyright page, beginning with “1.” Solid text block. Light sunning along top edge of cloth, lightly bumped top edge. Dust remnant on top edge of the text block. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, near fine condition, with $16.95 price on front flap, touch of shelf wear to both panels, rubbed edge along rear hinge, an attractive example. Includes the original Houghton Mifflin “bookcard” insert.
