Atwood, Margaret (b. 1939). The Handmaid's Tale. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986.

8vo. Original teal blue cloth-backed boards; dust jacket.

FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. SIGNED BY ATWOOD on the half-title. A classic of dystopian fiction, The Handmaid's Tale was written, according to Atwood, as a response to Western commentators who looked at oppressive tactics against women in other countries who claimed that such things "can't happen here." She noted in a later interview, "I didn't put in anything that we haven't already done, we're not already doing, we're seriously trying to do, coupled with trends that are already in progress..." During the book's promotion, Atwood was noted for carrying newspaper clippings and excerpts from history books detailing many of the same practices found in her work. In the years since its initial publication, The Handmaid's Tale has become one of the most challenged and banned books in North America. It was later adapted into an award-winning television series starring Elisabeth Moss as Offred. A FINE COPY.

[With:] unused publisher's prospectus postcard ("bookcard") with matching dust jacket illustration.

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Printed Books & Early American Photography, including Selections from the Larry Ness Collection

Atwood, Margaret (b. 1939). The Handmaid's Tale. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986.

Printed Books & Early American Photography, including Selections from the Larry Ness Collection

Atwood, Margaret (b. 1939). The Handmaid's Tale. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986.

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