HANDMAID'S TALE.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. "Dystopian novel of a world ruled by militaristic fundamentalism in which sexual pleasure is forbidden. Conception and childbirth have become difficult, and the handmaid of the title belongs to a special breeding stock." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-57. Made into a feature film in 1990, recently made into a television series. Winner, 1985 Governor General's Award; 1986 Nebula nominee. First winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award, Broderick and Di Filippo, Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels, 1985-2010 #1. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 426. A nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with mild toning, mild wear to the spine ends and some rubbing to spine panel near rear fold. (29045). Item #29045
Price: $500.00