The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (FIRST PRINTING) BLM_TAG The author begins by considering

The author begins by considering the nature of possession

As they sort through his possessions in an old brownstone attic

During their journey

FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING [1988] HENRY HOLT & CO

ribald and devastatingly honest portrayal of the boundaries between sanity and madness

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (FIRST PRINTING) BLM_TAG The author begins by consideringFIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING [1988] HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO. Beautiful copy. Dust jacket has some very mild shelf wear and a hint of tanning to edges. Book itself is like new, with the name of prev. owner written in corner of pre title page. Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed