First published in Great Britain in 2003 stated with complete number line. 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 Book; binding tight, boards straight and clean; minor bump to top corner with modest soiling and toning to edges else text free of marks, appears barely read. Dust jacket (L16.99) has mild bumping to top and bottom edges. Color sharp. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box.
Publisher: Bloomsbury, 2003 (London). First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover is in near-fine condition (indentation mark on the top of the text block, bumped on the top and bottom of the spine and on the top and bottom corners of the front cover). Dust jacket is in near-fine condition (minor edge wear at the top of the spine). Brodart protected. 378 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Attached is a sewn-in green silk page-marker. Snowman's sleeping in a tree, wearing a dirty old bed sheet, mourning the loss of his beautiful and beloved Oryx and his best friend Crake, and slowly starving to death. Earlier, his life was one of comparative privilege. How did everything fall apart so quickly? Was he himself in any way responsible? Why is he left alone with his bizarre memories?
First Edition with stated first published in Great Britain 2003, first printing with full number line in near fine / very good condition. The pages are clean and crisp with a tiny bit of tanning at the edges, but no bent corners. Green silk page ribbon is in very good condition. Pictorial boards are solid, and the spine is square and tight. Issued with alternate/ original cover art, and the dust jacket has minor shelf wear. Attractive book with minimal signs of use an unclipped dust jacket, and no remainder mark. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.
With breathtaking command of her shocking material, and with her customary sharp wit and dark humour, Atwood projects us into an outlandish yet wholly believable realm populated by characters who will continue to inhabit our dreams long after the last chapter. This is Margaret Atwood at the absolute peak of her powers. This copy is in excellent condition with no issues, is a first printing with the excellent dustjacket in clear mylar covering. The book will be carefully wrapped and boxed for safe shipping.
Octavo, pictorial boards. First British edition. The first book of Atwood's remarkable Maddaddam trilogy takes place in a climate change-induced bio-wasteland where humans are not quite humans anymore. "Dystopia. Most of the novel is set in a post-catastrophe future, but some is set in the dystopia of our day and a near future dystopia of corporate competition over genetic manipulation, which leads to the catastrophe." - Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1986-2009. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#158484)
London: Bloomsbury. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First British Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0747562598 . Laid in signature simply signed by Margaret Atwood. Full number line. Silk bookmark ribbon. Dust jacket does not match stock photo, see our image. ; 1.57 x 9.21 x 6.3 Inches; 400 pages; Signed by Author .
1st British Edition. "The narrator of Atwood's riveting novel calls himself Snowman. When the story opens, he's sleeping in a tree, wearing an old bedsheet, mourning the loss of his beloved Oryx and his best friend Crake, and slowly starving to death."INSCRIBED by Atwood on the title page along with a small drawn figure and a balloon shout-out: "Read some books eh?" Ribbon marker. Not the best of paper.
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