Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland & Stewart, 1985.
Price: US$38.36 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.75
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: This is the True 1st Edition, 2nd Printing. A Near Fine. Hardcover. No jacket. Ivory and burgundy coloured cloth boards with titles in ivory. A Fine unmarked copy! By one of the great writers of the 20th Century. Robust shipping.
Seller: Foley & Sons Fine Editions, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, Canada, 1985.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Second printing of first Canadian Edition. 8vo, hardcover in dust jacket. Nearly Fine text with neat owner's name inside, light wear to extremities, no significant flaws. Dust jacket is price-clipped, with some neatly mended edge-tears, modest overall edge-wear. An attractive copy.
Seller: Inno Dubelaar Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale.. McClelland & Stewart Limited. Toronto, 1985.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Like 90% of the copies of this book, there is light wear on the spine tips & very, very light wear on the cover corners. Previous owner's 3 line ink dedication on the 2nd page. The contents are clean & unmarked, the binding is tight. The dust jacket has light wear on the spine tips & one closed tear on the top of the front cover near the spine. $22.95 on the flap
Seller: Richard Peterson-Bookseller, Kingston, ON, Canada
MARGARET ATWOOD. The Handmaid's Tale. Mcclelland And Stewart, Toronto, 1985.
Price: US$130.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A fine second printing of the first Canadian edition in a fair dust jacket. Staining to lower spine and 2cm tear to front lower left corner, shown in picture. It is otherwise intact and not price-clipped.
Seller: JMCbooksonline, Cheverie, NS, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1985.
Price: US$140.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Tight unmarked book in bright unclipped (22.95) dust jacket with a nick.
Seller: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, 1985.
Price: US$145.17 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description:
Seller: Hafa Adai Books, Moncks Corner, SC, U.S.A.
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, ON, 1985.
Price: US$149.60 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 6-1/2" x 9-1/4", 324pp incl. front matter. Sewn binding in beige textured paper-covered boards with painted-on russet "backing". Minimal edge wear to base and top of spine, where a loose binding thread sticks up about 1/2". Corners are sharp. Dust jacket is unclipped and shows the original $22.95 price. The jacket fold is slightly mis-aligned towards the front, with the "S" in the publisher's logo on the spine obtruding onto the fold. There is a bit of rubbing to the jacket, resulting in a small white line in the male figure's cap in Gail Geltner's cover artwork, and a small "tear" below his left eye. A light amount of edge creasing, but no rips or tears. Binding is square and tight. Pages are clean and bright and unmarked. Pages are clean and bright and unmarked.
Seller: The People's Co-op Bookstore, Vancouver, BC, Canada
ATWOOD, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1985.
Price: US$149.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 324 pp, hint of cocking to spine, minor bumping to upper edge of front board, very minor rubbing to spine top & bottom, some toning to dj in arae of spine, two small nicks to the upper edge of dj. otherwise a very nice, tight copy of this modern classic.
Seller: J.C. Bell, Lunenburg, NS, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart | O.W. Toad Limited, Toronto, 1985.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: pp. 324. 8vo. Bound in cream and maroon paper boards with cream lettering to spine, maroon endpapers. Edges rubbed, slight spine slant, gift inscription. Dustjacket shows overall rubbing, a few small knicks, and two closed tears to rear panel. True first, Canadian, edition of this multiple-award-winning, bestselling dystopian novel, which inspired an opera, a movie, and, most recently, a tv series.
Seller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, 1985.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Canadian First Edition, First Printing (1st Edition, 1st Printing).
Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, 1985.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, second printing as stated on copyright page. Book is near fine minus with a bit of a lean and some shelf wear to spine ends and corners. Jacket is very bright, but with some evidence of handling and a short closed tear to front panel. Octavo, cream boards, 324 pages, pictorial jacket. Satisfaction guaranteed. Additional photos always available on request. Shipped in a fitted, padded box.
Seller: The Great Catsby's Rare Books, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1985.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1985. Hardcover, Canadian First Edition, First Printing. Condition: Very Good. Dustjacket: Good. Slight shelfwear to bottom, else Near Fine. Previous owner name inside cover. DJ has 4cm tear at bottom of back cover, else Very Good. (see photos). Clean, bright and tight. In Brodart protective cover.
Seller: Bookish Harbour Books, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada
MARGARET ATWOOD. The Handmaid's Tale. Mcclelland And Stewart, Toronto, 1985.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A near fine hardcover 2nd printing in a fine dust jacket. No remainder marks, light shelf wear to bottom edge with 2 small dents to bottom edges. Bindings are tight and square. A very nice copy
Seller: JMCbooksonline, Cheverie, NS, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale (First Edition). McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1985.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: The very bottom and very top of the binding at the spine are rubbed. Dust jacket has a small irregurlar shaped tear bottom of front panel, is slightly faded on the spine panel, and has a short tear bottom of rear panel, otherwise the dust jacket is clean and is not price-clipped. A novel, short-listed for the Booker Prize and basis of 1990 film of the same name, and the highly successful TV series. 324 pages.
Seller: Purpora Books, Comox, BC, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, 1985.
Price: US$161.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: No jacket - first edition first printing. some minor bumps, chips and shelfwear to cover as pictured. a clean and tight copy of this first
Seller: Vancouver Books, VANCOUVER, BC, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1985.
Price: US$165.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: DJ is slightly sun-faded on spine, otherwise NF. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. No additional printings mentioned ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 324 pages
Seller: Ainsworth Books ( IOBA), Chilliwack, BC, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1985.
Price: US$185.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, paper to boards. First Edition. Near fine with some rubbing to head and heel of spine and former owner signature to ffp, with erase mark. Dust jacket with very short closed tears at head and heel of spine and some very tiny nicks to edges. Margaret Atwood signature on adhesive bookplate laid in (from publisher).
Seller: Handbook, Toronto, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret Eleanor. The handmaid's tale. , 1985.
Price: US$185.73 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1985 McClelland and Stewart hardcover first edition, first printing. Small closed tears to edge of dustjacket and small scuff to spine else very good condition.
Seller: Lacey Books Ltd, Cirencester, United Kingdom
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1985.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Rubbing at the spine ends, a few scattered soil marks on the front board and lower edge, gift inscription on the front pastedown partially obscured by the jacket flap. Light wear along the jacket edges, one inch closed tear on the lower front edge, a patch of small scrapes on the portrait on the rear panel. True first edition.
Seller: Else Fine Booksellers, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, Canada, 1985.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. The true first edition. Jacket with two closed tears at the top of the front panel, light edge wear elsewhere.
Seller: James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA, Palm Desert, CA, U.S.A.
Margaret Atwood. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, 1985.
Price: US$229.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VERY GOOD condition DUST JACKET: Wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Minor chipping to top and bottom of spine and corresponding corners. One inch vertical closed tear along right side of spine, branching towards middle of same. Old tape repairs on reverse of spine. Minor chipping to 3 of 4 outside corners. Several closed tears along top edge, both panels and front flap. BOARDS: Shelf rubbing to crown and foot of spine and bottom edge, primarily quarter-bound. BOOK: Ink markings top of FEP; abrasion to top of FFEP (sticker removed). Please inspect photos closely for condition details. ************************************ Here on offer is a very nice copy of Margaret Atwood's award-winning novel, "The Handmaid's Tale", a futuristic dystopian saga; the basis for the 2017 Hulu television series of the same name. This copy is a 1st Canadian edition, 1st printing of the work published by McClelland and Stewart in 1985. The original dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve. ***************************************** "The Handmaid's Tale is not only a radical and brilliant departure for Margaret Atwood, it is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its images and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States, now called the Republic of Gilead, a monotheocracy that has reacted to social unrest and a sharply declining birthrate by reverting to, and going beyond, the repressive intolerance of the original Puritans. The regime takes the Book of Genesis absolutely at its world, with bizarre consequences for the women and men of its population. ***** The story is told through the eyes of Offred, one of the unfortunate Handmaids under the new social order. In condensed but eloquent prose, by turns cool-eyed, tender, despairing, passionate, and wry, she reveals to us the dark corners behind the establishment's calm façade, as certain tendencies now in existence are carried to their logical conclusions. The Handmaid's Tale is funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing. It is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and tour de force. It is Margaret Atwood at her best" //////////////////////////////////////// Margaret Eleanor Atwood CC OOnt CH FRSC FRSL (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, and inventor. Since 1961, she has published eighteen books of poetry, eighteen novels, eleven books of non-fiction, nine collections of short fiction, eight children's books, two graphic novels, and a number of small press editions of both poetry and fiction. Atwood has won numerous awards and honors for her writing, including two Booker Prizes, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Governor General's Award, the Franz Kafka Prize, Princess of Asturias Awards, and the National Book Critics and PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Awards. A number of her works have been adapted for film and television. ///// Atwood's works encompass a variety of themes including gender and identity, religion and myth, the power of language, climate change, and "power politics". Many of her poems are inspired by myths and fairy tales which interested her from a very early age. ///// Atwood is a founder of the Griffin Poetry Prize and the Writers' Trust of Canada. She is also a Senior Fellow of Massey College, Toronto. She is the inventor of the LongPen device and associated technologies that facilitate remote robotic writing of documents. ********** The above text was taken from, respectively, Cape publishing (via Google Books) and Wikipedia.
Seller: Second-handsome Books, College Station, TX, U.S.A.
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart Limited, Toronto, Canada, 1985.
Price: US$230.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The Book is at once a mordant satire and a dire warning This is Atwood in top form. Fist printing, book tight and square. On spine there a dime size top layer of dust jacket missing, not a hole.
Seller: Micks Books, Pickering, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, 1985.
Price: US$247.90 + shipping
Condition: New
Description:
Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, 1985.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Canadian edition, first printing. Very Good++ to Near Fine- hardback with very light cosmetic edgewear and significant bumping to head and heel of spine, in a Near Fine UNCLIPPED dust jacket that is bumped at the base and has one or two tiny chips out. jacket now protected in a Brodart. A clean, attractive, very lightly worn copy.
Seller: Pulpfiction Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Margaret Atwood. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1985.
Price: US$250.01 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good first edition. Some wear to spine ends. Stain to bottom of textblock. Otherwise pages clean and unmarked. Binding square and tight. Very good jacket. Some residue on back cover near spine. Slight wear to spine ends. No tears or creases.
Seller: Sellers & Newel Second-Hand Books , Toronto, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, 1985.
Price: US$250.81 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, 1985.
Price: US$253.38 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. Fast Shipping and good customer service
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, 1985.
Price: US$254.88 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Atwood, Margaret. THE HANDMAID'S TALE. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1985.
Price: US$258.75 + shipping
Description: Hardcover; 8vo; 324 pages. First edition. Two tone paper hardcovers, burgundy on spine, cream-coloured on sides. Gently rubbed tail. Inside pages are very clean. Burgundy endpapers,clean. In a off-white jacket with red titles and ill. on front. Very light brown smudge on spine. NPC. In a mylar jacket. NF+/NF+
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
margaret atwood. the handmaid's tale. mcclelland and stewart, 1985.
Price: US$260.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: handsome square copy of the book.mild wear to book at bottom of spine.virtuallyinvisible unless you flip the book over and look carefully. a problem shared by most copies of the book. perhaps a slight weakness in the binding. as this problem appears to be common. there is short slit or tear which parallels the left vertical line in the m of margaret . overall the faults are few and moderate . and the price of 250,00 we deem quie reasonable, overall a handsome copy,
Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
Price: US$260.00 + shipping
Description: 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. Custom Clamshell Case (NO BOOK IS INCLUDED) No Binding. First Edition Collector's Clamshell Case. Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team. Each box is Gilt-stamped at the spine. THE HANDMAID'S TALE case is finished in black NUBA with a 'sculpted design' of the iconic Handmaid's hood. Red cloth sides and Velour finished interior. Every TBCL case can be finished in a selection of fine leathers & cloths or Nuba® or a combination of both. Nuba® is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck leather. This clamshell is perfectly sized to accommodate your first edition. A Handsome Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. "Books definitely NOT included" When you place your order: Please confirm the actual size of your first edition as sizes may vary with age or if the edition is covered in Mylar. The text can be altered to add "signed" or other special requests. Generally over 100 in-stock titles. Custom Craft available upon request. Book definitely NOT included Size can be adapted to soft or hardcover first editions.
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, 1985.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. First edition, no previous printings stated. True first edition, precedes US edition in 1986. DJ very good, with only slight toning to edges; original $22.95 price on front flap. Small amount of old inventory info written in pencil on half title page. Else clean. Very slightly bumped at bottom and top of spine, boards are otherwise clean and square. Binding secure. Photos available upon request.
Seller: Webster's Bookstore Cafe, Inc., State College, PA, U.S.A.
Atwood, Margaret. THE HANDMAID'S TALE. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1985.
Price: US$287.50 + shipping
Description: 324 pages in near fine condition. Pages are clean and unmarked. Previous owner's stamp on the half-title page. Burgundy endpapers. Bound in burgundy and beige hardcovers. Very lightly worn around the edges. Beige dustjacket in very good condition. Very lightly worn and faded around the edges. A very well-kept copy. 1ST CANADIAN EDITION. NPC. NF-/VG+
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland & Stewart, 1985.
Price: US$297.88 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition. Tan/brown hardcovers, tan titles to the spine. In Near Fine condition with a sound binding, bright & unmarked pages. Light wear to the spine ends. The DJ is unclipped and in Very Good+ condition. Small tears to the top spine end, cover rubbing and edgewear. With the book are a few newspaper clippings about the book. "The story is told through the eyes of Offred, one of the unfortunate "Handmaids" under the new social order. In condensed but eloquent prose, by turns cool-eyed, tender, despairing, passionate, and wry, she reveals to us the dark corners behind the establishment's calm facade, as certain tendencies now in existence are carried to their logical conclusions." ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 324 pages
Seller: BYTOWN BOOKERY, Vars, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, 1985.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing, meeting all points. Beautiful copy of a very near fine book with rubbing to head and foot of spine, previous owner inscription to fly leaf, in a very near fine clipped jacket. 324 page octavo, cream paper boards with brown spine, iconic Geltner jacket. Satisfaction guaranteed. Additional photos always available on request. Shipped in a fitted, padded box.
Seller: The Great Catsby's Rare Books, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Margaret Atwood. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1985.
Price: US$400.01 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine first edition. Binding square and tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Some bumping to spine ends. Gift inscription to front end paper. Near fine dust jacket. Not price-clipped. Small vertical tear to top of back cover. Some bumping to spine ends. Overall a nice first edition copy.
Seller: Sellers & Newel Second-Hand Books , Toronto, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, ON, Canada, 1985.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: True first CANADIAN edition. A FINE BOOK ( trace of wear to the bottom of the fragile spine as usual; tiny flecks of foxing to top page edges) in FINE jacket. Price present. No chips, no damp, no fading etc. Actually appears unread!Source for the popular dystopian TV series . More pictures on request
Seller: THE USUAL SUSPECTS (IOBA), St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. THE HANDMAID'S TALE. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1985.
Price: US$460.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Hardcover; 8vo; 324 pages. True first edition, Canadian. Very crisp copy. Two tone paper hardcovers; burgundy on spine, cream-coloured on sides. The interior is crisp and clean. Burgundy endpapers, clean. In a off-white jacket with red titles and ill. on front. Very small tear in top edge reinforced with tape on inside side of jacket, else fine. NPC. FINE/NF
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1985.
Price: US$499.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The jacket is in very good condition, the back jacket cover has a minor tear 0.75 inches in length, none of the cover has been lost, the jacket has since been wrapped in brodart for preservation. The text itself is in great condition, very minor shelf rubbing, but otherwise clean and clear throughout. 324 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Seller: Companion Books, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, Canada, 1985.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VG+ / VG+. 1st Printing of the 1985 M&S 1st Edition (Canada). Book is straight, square, securely bound and free of markings and blemishes. Cover is clean and bright, with sharp corners, gently bumped and rubbed joints and tail, straight headcap, spine, hinges and edges, and boldly legible, crisply distinct lettering and design. Dust Jacket is also clean, bright, unclipped (reflecting original CAD $22.95 price) and encased in protective mylar, with minor curl to top of front flap, 1/2" tear (no loss) at bottom of front panel and gentle bumping to the head as the only discernible flaws. (Please see Seller images). ISBN 0771008139. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping. CONTACT SHIROBOOKS PRIOR TO ORDERING if any questions or for more information, details or photos.
Seller: ShiroBooks, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
Margaret Atwood. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, 1985.
Price: US$512.35 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The Handmaid's Tale (1985) by Margaret Atwood. Published by McClelland and Stewart. First edition. First print. Fine book in Near Fine dust jacket (scuff marks and toning). The Handmaid's Tale is a landmark work of feminist dystopian fiction. Set in late 20th Century New England, United States, only a few years after the onset of a civil war and the instalment of a military dictatorship known as the Republic of Gilead, The Handmaid's Tale explores the living conditions in a religiously conservative and totalitarian patriarchy where reproduction, as a result of a drop in fertility rates, has become the centre of government policy.
Seller: Twilight of Humanity, London, United Kingdom
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1985.
Price: US$550.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, paper to boards. First Edition. Near fine with some rubbing to head and heel of spine and former owner signature to ffp, with erase mark. Dust jacket with very short closed tears at head and heel of spine and some very tiny nicks to edges. Margaret Atwood signature on sticker laid in (from publisher).
Seller: Handbook, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$758.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A Canadian, First Edition, Second Printing copy. Margaret Atwood has signed this copy on the title page. The dust jacket is missing. The book is very good, with square and tight binding, all pages in tact with no corner folds, rubbing to the book margins and spine, as is typical. A very pleasing copy. Images available upon request. Signing event provenance laid in.
Seller: West End Editions, Burlington, ON, Canada
MARGARET ATWOOD. THE HANDMAID'S TALE {SIGNED True 1st Edition}. McClelland & Stewart, 1985.
Price: US$795.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: This is the True 1st Edition, 1st Printing. An author-signed bookplate is affixed to the Title Page. A Near Fine book in Very Good unclipped Dust Jacket. Hardcover. Ivory and burgundy coloured cloth boards with titles in ivory. Light to moderate rubbing to the bottom edge (see photos) and a small oval stain in the centre of the bottom edge of the rear board (3 mm). In the complete Dust Jacket with the original price of $22.95 on the front flap. The Jacket has two or three very small chips at head of spine, closed tear to rear panel, with some light to moderate staining as shown in the photos, on front and rear panel. Not perfect, but still a very handsome book, now preserved in a fresh brodart archival jacket protector. Robust shipping.
Seller: Foley & Sons Fine Editions, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
ATWOOD, Margaret [b. 1939].. The Handmaid's Tale.. [Toronto]: McClelland and Stewart, [1985]., 1985.
Price: US$832.50 + shipping
Description: 8vo. pp. 324. cloth. A fine copy in unclipped dw. First Edition. Atwood is one of Canada's best known and most prolific authors, who has been honoured with an unequaled number of national and international awards and honorary degrees. Her dystopian novel set in a future totalitarian America run by religious fundamentalists, where fertile women are enslaved as breeders to the country's leaders, brought her international acclaim and financial success, winning the Governor General's Award, the Los Angeles Times Prize, the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science Fiction and the Commonwealth Literary Prize, and being shortlisted for the Booker Prize (UK) and the Ritz-Paris-Hemingway Prize (Paris). The work was made into a film in 1990, an acclaimed opera by the Royal Danish Opera Society in 2000, and recently was adapted for television. Margaret Atwood has honorary degrees from numerous national and international institutions including Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard and the Sorbonne. She is a Companion of the Order of Canada, and in 2012 she was the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, Canada.
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, 1985.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 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.
Seller: Arthur Harry Fine Books, MISSISSAUGA, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, 1985.
Price: US$895.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing; closed tear to bottom edge of rear panel of otherwise bright dust jacket with $22.95 price intact; light wear to spine ends of book; o/w NF/VG+; signed by Margaret Atwood on a book plate that is attached to the front free end paper; pictures available upon request
Seller: Evergreen Books LLC, Lakewood, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$945.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Canadian printing of each book. Issued in 1985 and 2019 respectively. Testaments is signed by Atwood; Handmaid's Tale is not. An excellent example of The Handmaid's Tale, with light spotting to top edge of textblock, a half inch closed tear to rear panel of the unclipped jacket, and only slight rubbing of the burgundy at head and foot of spine. The Testaments is as-new. Jacket of each in a removable archival sleeve.
Seller: The Odd Book (ABAC, ILAB), Wolfville, NS, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland & Stewart Inc, Toronto, 1985.
Price: US$1196.76 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. 8vo. 324 pp. Paper boards with the usual visible rubbing to the spine ends, spine ends bumped, with very light bumps to the board corners, and bottom edges, a few microscopic dots to the top edge, clean throughout, the binding tight and square. Dust jacket with light edge-wear, slightly sunned spine, with two short closed tears at the top edge of the rear pane, and light nicking along the top edge of the front cover, but rather nice otherwise. A good clean copy of the first edition, signed by Margaret Atwood on the title-page.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1985.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Description: INSCRIBED by Atwood on the half-title. Lightest of wear to book, a little more to unpriceclipped jacket although no tears, a little more wear at the spine extremities. Winner of the Governor-General's Award and the initial Arthur C Clarke Award and probably to Atwood's lasting astonishment, the book which has secured her reputation as an important twentieth century author. 324 pp.
Seller: Neil Williams, Bookseller, Victoria, BC, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland & Stewart / CBC Television, Toronto, Canada, 1985.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "Set in the near future in a locale resembling Cambridge Massachusetts, this work describes life in what was once the United States - A Clockwork Orange, as seen by women." - dust jacket. Second printing of the first Canadian edition. [12], 13-324 pp. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. Light wear to price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality early copy of this treasured work. SPADONI & DONNELLY 3587; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Handmaid's Tall, Margaret Atwood, Canadian Literature
Seller: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Margaret. Atwood. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, Canada, 1985.
Price: US$1549.63 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near Fine Book & Near Fine Jacket, owner gift inscription to FEP,clip , else Fine. Signed with event provenance, First Canadian Edition, First Print No chips or tears , binding square and tight
Seller: Dallas Surplus Stacks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Margaret Atwood. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1985.
Price: US$1750.04 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good first edition both signed on the half-title page AND inscribed on the title-page by Margaret Atwood. Binding square and tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Some bumping and wear to spine ends. Pages 189 to 218 creased due to a binding flaw. Near fine jacket. Not price-clipped. Slight creasing to top of front fold, minor bumping to spine ends. No tears of any kind. Overall an intriguing first edition both signed AND inscribed by Margaret Atwood.
Seller: Sellers & Newel Second-Hand Books , Toronto, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1985.
Price: US$1800.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Canadian edition, first printing. Signed by Atwood on half title. 324 pp. Bound in publisher's priginal two-toned beige and red cloth with spine lettered in white. Near Fine with trivial wear to spine ends, pages lightly tanned. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with slight edge wear, slight fading to the spine and a short closed tear at the top edge of the front panel. A very nice signed copy of the uncommon Canadian first edition (preceding all others) of the Canadian author's best-known work, a dystopian novel recently adapted into a critically-acclaimed TV show.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A FINE copy of the FIRST CANADIAN EDITION. FIRST PRINTING. In FINE, unclipped jacket. SIGNED by MARGARET ATWOOD on the title page. INCREASINGLY SCARCE SIGNED .
Seller: Libris Redux, Dundas, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, 1985.
Price: US$2100.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 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.
Seller: Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA, Tomball, TX, U.S.A.
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1985.
Price: US$2192.51 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: "Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1985. Couverture rigide, 324 pp. Reliure de l?éditeur avec jaquette. Légers frottements sur les coiffes. ÉDITION ORIGINALE ET PREMIER ÉTAT de ce roman décrit par l'éditeur comme un "Orange mécanique au féminin". Le prix de $22.95 bien présent sur la jaquette. ENVOI AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉ de l'auteur : "To Patrick best wishes Margaret Atwood" The Handmaid's Tale fut récompensé par le Governor General's Award et obtint le premier prix Arthur C. Clarke. Adapté au cinéma en 1990 puis à l'opéra en 2000, il inspira en 2017 une série télévisée. Bel exemplaire."
Seller: Librairie le pas sage, PARIS, France
Margaret Atwood. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, 1985.
Price: US$2200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A superb copy of the first edition of Atwood's most highly lauded novel, inscribed to previous owner on title page. This copy is fine with very little of the typical rubbing to spine ends and whose jacket is complete without the all too often chipped edges that is idiosyncratic of this edition, just a couple very short and discreet tears to top edge. Octavo in cream coloured boards, rust coloured spine strip, 324 pages, Gail Geltner Jacket. Satisfaction guaranteed. Additional photos always available on request. Shipped in a fitted, padded box.
Seller: The Great Catsby's Rare Books, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Margaret Atwood. THE HANDMAID'S TALE Signed. McClelland and Stewart, New York, 1985.
Price: US$2737.84 + shipping
Description: Near Fine in a Fine dust jacket. Faint bump on top text block edge. ; Signed by Margaret Atwood on half title page. ; 9.0 X 6.0 X 1.2 inches; Signed by Author.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$2805.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A fine, FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING copy of the Handmaid's Tale, signed by Margaret Atwood on the title page. The book is in overall fine condition. Signing event provenance laid in. A signed Canadian First Edition and First Printing of the Testaments is also included; ISBN sticker on the back denotes this book as the true signed Canadian First Printing - 9781773936291.
Seller: West End Editions, Burlington, ON, Canada
ATWOOD, Margaret.. The Handmaid's Tale.. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1985, 1985.
Price: US$2881.94 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing, inscribed by the author on the half-title "For Salli - with best wishes - Margaret Atwood". The Handmaid's Tale won the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1985. This Canadian edition precedes all others. The work has secured Atwood's place as one of the most prominent writers of the 20th century. Her choice to construct Gilead - the setting of the book - from real-world events has sustained its relevance across decades, finding new readers and fuelling academic debates. Atwood later explained that, while writing the novel, "I made a rule for myself: I would not include anything that human beings had not already done in some other place or time, or for which the technology did not already exist. I did not wish to be accused of dark, twisted inventions, or of misrepresenting the human potential for deplorable behaviour". The novel has been adapted into a film (1990), an opera (2000), and a highly popular and influential television series (2017). "Margaret Atwood on How She Came to Write the Handmaid's Tale", Literary Hub, 25 April 2018, accessible online. Octavo. Original red and cream boards, spine lettered in cream, red coated endpapers. With dust jacket. Spine ends lightly bumped and rubbed; dust jacket unclipped, a couple of nicks and one short closed tear to spine: a near-fine copy in near-fine jacket.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$2885.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING copy, signed by Margaret Atwood on the title page. The dust jacket has one bump to the top edge with short tear and minor bumping to bottom edge at the spine, as is typical. The book appears to have had a sticker removed from the front end paper. (++ Also included with this listing is an index card signed by Margaret Atwood, with a passage written from Chapter 18, Page 113 of the book, ".nobody dies from lack of sex." Also included is a signed, Canadian, First Edition and FirstPrinting copy of The Testaments. Signed on the front end paper by Margaret Atwood. AS NEW; ISBN - 9781773936291). A very unique a collectible set of The Handmaid's Tale and sequel. Signing event provenance is included.
Seller: West End Editions, Burlington, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret (Signed). The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, Canada, 1985.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Signed, without inscription, by Margaret Atwood upon half-title page. True first printing. "Set in the near future in a locale resembling Cambridge Massachusetts, this work describes life in what was once the United States - A Clockwork Orange, as seen by women." - dust jacket. "Winner of the 1985 Governor General's Award and the first Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1987. Nominated for the 1986 Nebula Award, the 1986 Booker Prize, and the 1987 Prometheus Award. In 2022, 'The Handmaid's Tale' was included on the 'Big Jubilee Read' list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, selected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. Adapted into a 1990 film, a 2000 opera, a 2017 television series, and other media." - Wikipedia. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. Light soiling to fore-edge. Unclipped dust jacket bears one-inch opening to top of back panel and is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality signed first printing example of this increasingly treasured work. Spadoni & Donnelly 3587.; Cover Illustration; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; MAN WOMAN RELATIONSHIPS FICTION CANADIAN FICTIONAL WORKS AUTHOR FANTASY GENERAL LITERARY The Handmaid's Tale signed Gilead; Signed by Author(s)
Seller: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. McClelland and Stewart, 1985.
Price: US$3522.38 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Canadian edition, first impression (McClelland and Stewart, 1985). Signed and inscribed by the author to half-title: 'For Nancy - Best Wishes - Margaret Atwood'. Featuring striking dust jacket artwork by Tad Aronowicz. The true first edition, preceding that of the UK and the US. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and more recently adapted into a successful TV series. Quarter-bound in maroon cloth with cream boards and white lettering to spine. A fine and clean copy with some of the seemingly always present rubbing to the spine ends. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a nick to spine foot, but is otherwise beautifully crisp and sharp. A uniquely superior example of a classic of dystopian fiction.
Seller: Fine Book Cellar Ltd. ABA ILAB PBFA, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
Price: US$3805.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This listing includes theTrue first edition from 1985 by McClelland and Stewart (signed by Margaret Atwood on the title page - fine/fine), The Graphic Novel (McClelland and Stewart ISBN 9780771006845, signed by Margaret Atwood and Illustrator Renee Nault - AS NEW first printing), the Indigo Exclusive release (ISBN 9780771004704, signed by Margaret Atwood on the title page) and the first edition and first printing of the TV Series - Tie In Edition released in 2017 by Emblem (McClelland and Stewart; signed by Margaret Atwood on the title page - softcover). Images of the set are available upon request. A one of a kind collection of Canadian publications of The Handmaid's Tale. Scarce.
Seller: West End Editions, Burlington, ON, Canada