All you have to do, I tell myself, is keep your mouth shut and look stupid. It shouldn't be that hard.

Here we offer the first US edition, second printing, of the classic dystopian novel, The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood, published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, in 1986. It comes in its original retail dust jacket. Bears first edition point of number line on copyright page.

Clean, boards have little weard, intact, uninscribed endpages  The first 20 pages are a little stiff, as maybe something was spilled on them, and the first 3 leaves have light stains as if they maybe were left next to a perculator (please see pic of title page). Very tight and square binding; very clean, bright and crisp text.  The dust jacket has $16.95 price intact.  It comes secured in an acid-free mylar sleeve and ready to slip into your collection. 324 pages. The book measures approximately 8.75 x 5.75-inches. A very fine copy of this classic!

This classic first will make a wonderful addition to your collection or a very thoughtful gift.

The American Library Association lists this title among its 100 most banned books. To see our entire shelf of banned books, please click HERE.

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