Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Atwood, Margaret *Inscribed*. LIFE BEFORE MAN. McClelland & Stewart, Toronto Canada, 1979.
Price: US$26.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Finish has lifted in two areas on back board, unclipped dust jacket has light edge wear, otherwise very clean and well bound. . Inscribed: 'For. - best - Margaret Atwood' on title page. Dazzling in style, disturbing in its unrelenting insight into men, women and the condition of modern marriage, Life Before Man creates people whose vivid lives reflect some part of every one of us.
Seller: COOK AND BAKERS BOOKS, PARKSVILLE, VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. Life Before Man. McClelland and Stewart, 1979.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Edge wear, closed tears and chipping; previous owner's name on FFEP; o/w VG+/VG+; signed by Atwood
Seller: Evergreen Books LLC, Lakewood, CO, U.S.A.
Atwood, Margaret. Life Before Man. McCLelland and Stewart, 1979.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st ed. 317 pp. Black cloth spine with gold lettering, pale red boards. Signed by Atwood on the title page. Bright clean copy. DJ price-clipped, some light shelf wear, 0.25" closed tear on rear panel along bottom edge, small crease.
Seller: Frabjous Books, Calgary, AB, Canada
Margaret Atwood. Life Before Man. McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1979.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Advance reading copy. "Special Preview Edition." Trade paper original, signed by Atwood and publisher Jack McClelland. Promotional "Dear Reader." letter laid in. A clean, unmarked copy.
Seller: Pulpfiction Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. Life Before Man. McClelland & Stewart Ltd., Toronto, 1979.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Ink name of previouse owner on front flyleaf. Author's gift inscription "For Donna with best Wishes Margaret Atwood) on titlepage. Plain rose colored boardxs with black cloth spine. Gilt author, title and publisher on spine. Binding edges very slightly rubbed.
Seller: Old Favorites Bookshop LTD (since 1954), Stouffville, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. Life Before Man (signed). McClelland & Stewart Limited, Toronto, Canada, 1979.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed by author on title page. Lightly bumped on ends of spine and front upper corner, subtle crease in tip of upper corner on first 57 pages, small (1/4 inch) pink smudge on fore edge, else very good. Pages clean and binding firm. DJ price-clipped, lightly rubbed and chipped along top and bottom edge. small tear (1/4 inch) with resulting crease on front top edge, small (1/4 inch) triangular tear on top edge near spine, else very good. Protected in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Lindenlea Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Margaret Atwood. Life Before Man [SIGNED]. McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1979.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED on the Title Page "Margaret Atwood.Gift inscription on half title dated 1979 (year of publication). A Fine otherwise unmarked 1st Edition, First Printing copy of one of Atwood's early novels. In a Near Fine Dust Jacket . A nice copy. Somewhat scarce.
Seller: Foley & Sons Fine Editions, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Margaret Atwood. Life Before Man [SIGNED]. McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1979.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED on the Title Page "Margaret Atwood. Gift inscription on title page. Otherwise, a Fine unmarked 1st Edition, First Printing copy of one of Atwood's early novels. In a Near Fine Dust Jacket, with one small closed tear. A nice copy. Somewhat scarce.
Seller: Foley & Sons Fine Editions, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Atwood, Margaret Eleanor. Life Before Man. McClelland & Stewart, Tornoto, Canada, 1979.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing; dj w/unclipped price, small closed tear, in mylar; 317 clean, unmarked pages Size: 8 Vo
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
ATWOOD, MARGARET. Life Before Man. McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1979.
Price: US$37.68 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Wrappers a little shelfworn and soiled, tape to head and heel of spine; lower corners of page edges lightly stained. Creasing to spine as well as stress to the binding in the same places. Signed by Atwood and Jack McClelland on the half-title page.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed by author on title page. Lightly bumped on heel of spine and front lower corners, tiny (1/4 inch) faded spot on front, small (1/2 x 3/4 inch) sticker residue on ffep, else very good plus. Pages spotless and binding firm. DJ price-clipped, lightly rubbed and chipped on ends of spine and ends of flap folds, small tear (1/4 inch) on front top edge near spine, small (1/8 inch) semi-circular piece of laminate lifted near front upper edge, else very good. Protected in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Lindenlea Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. LIFE BEFORE MAN. McClelland & Stewart, Inc., Toronto, 1979.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed by Atwood on the title page. Fine in very good dust jacket.
Seller: Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Talent, OR, U.S.A.
ATWOOD, Margaret.. Life Before Man.. McClelland and Stewart,, Toronto:, 1979.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Canadian edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. ; Signed by Author
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
ATWOOD, Margaret. LIFE BEFORE MAN, A Novel (Signed copy). McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1979.
Price: US$48.45 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: (CAD) First Edition Brown boards, blk spine, 317pp. Her fourth novel: a love triangle set in Toronto. SIGNED by author on title page. No other markings, Fine in VG Dj w 1/4" tear to top of front panel. Dj is in mylar sleeve. (1.8 JM HOQ 100/a3 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: J. W. Mah, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. Life Before Man. McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1979.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First printing. Signed by Margaret Atwood on title page. Atwood's fourth novel, and a finalist for the 1979 Governor General's Award for fiction. 317 pages. Minor wear to edges. Unclipped dust jacket is protected in a clear sleeve.
Seller: Ted Brown, Toronto, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. Life Before Man. Toronto, ON McClelland and Stewart 1979, 1979.
Price: US$56.52 + shipping
Description: Special Preview Edition. 317pp. Octavo in cream wrappers with red and black lettering on front and spine. Signed by both the author and publisher (Jack McClelland) on half title page. Some light creasing and edgewear on wrappers and slightly darkened with age. Two small chips on edge of second half title page. Textblock is clean and tight in near fine condition. Special Preview Edition - Literary Weekend September 8th-9th, 1979l. This novel by the famous Canadian author is dazzling in style with unrelenting insight into the condition of modern marriage, men and women.
Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. Life Before Man. McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1979.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Special preview edition of this stand-alone novel. SIGNED by Atwood and publisher (Jack McClelland) on the first half title page. In fine condition.
Seller: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. Life Before Man. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1979.
Price: US$60.29 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 317 pp. Signed by the author on title page. Slight and minor edgewear to jacket, else fine.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. Life Before Man. McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1979.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First printing. Signed and dated ("1979") by Margaret Atwood on title page. 317 pages. Book is in virtually "as new" condition, the only flaw being a discrete inked name on front endpaper. Unclipped dust jacket has some minor wear to edges, a tiny closed tear to foot of spine, and is now protected in a clear sleeve.
Seller: Ted Brown, Toronto, ON, Canada
Margaret Atwood. Life Before Man. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1979.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine first edition signed by Margaret Atwood and publisher Jack McClelland on a bound-in signature page. Binding square and tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Minor wear to edges, corners. Some general age toning. Overall a nice first edition copy signed by Atwood and McCelland.
Seller: Sellers & Newel Second-Hand Books , Toronto, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. Life Before Man. McClelland & Stewart, 1979.
Price: US$107.81 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: In plastic archival wrap, signed on title page, very light edge and corner wear, else fine, burgundy boards with 1/4 cloth, 317 pages, 8 vo.
Seller: Laurel Reed Books, Stratford, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. Life Before Man. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1979.
Price: US$113.05 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo. 317 pp. Advance reading copy "Special Preview Edition" bound in white coloured card covers. Signed by both the author and the publisher (Jack McClelland) on half-title page. Loosely inserted is a xeroxed letter from the publisher. Extremities nicked in a few places, but near fine.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret. Life Before Man. McClelland & Stewart Ltd., Toronto, Canada, 1979.
Price: US$129.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed by the author on the title page. . DJ has edge wear, one tear at the spine. "Superstar of Canadian letters."
Seller: The Book Lovers, Philo, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$138.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This copy is signed by Margaret Atwood on the title page. The book is in fine condition; the dust jacket has some light bumping to the rear margins and a small 1/8" tear. The front is bright with sharp edges. There is a hint of glue residue near the binding on the top page block. An overall collectible copy.
Seller: West End Editions, Burlington, ON, Canada
Margaret Atwood. Life Before Man. McClelland & Stewart Ltd. Toronto, 1979.
Price: US$160.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition first printing of a fine hardcover in a fine dustjacket. This novel follows 3 people, Elizabeth and Nate, married. and Lesje, Elizabeth's co-worker with whom Nate is having an affair, and their complex interpersonal lives. Finalist for the 1979 Governor General's Award for Literary Merit This copy is signed on the title page by the author.
Seller: M.A.D. fiction, Grimsby, ON, Canada
Atwood, Margaret.. LIFE BEFORE MAN.. MCCLELLAND & STEWART. TORONTO 1979, 1979.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: SIGNED by Margaret Atwood on the title page. Near fine in a Nf. dj. (Edges foxed. A few mild touches of shelf soiling to dj.)
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.