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Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1969. . First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author; 8vo; minor spotting to rear endpaper, light age-toning, else unmarked internally; publisher's maroon cloth, gilt lettering to spine, light bumping to corners and spine ends, light spotting to top edge, with the unclipped pictorial dustjacket, small chip to front panel at the fold, slight chipping to corners and spine ends, associated creasing to extremities, slight fading to spine, else very good; 1pp ALS loosely inserted, on white University of Alberta headed paper, dated 'September 23 '69', folded 3 times, minor spotting and toning. A lovely association copy of Atwood's first novel, inscribed to her friend Jerome Hamilton Buckley on the title page: 'For J.E.H Buckley / with best wishes, / Peggy atwood / 1969.', together with 1pp ALS addressed to the same and dated 'September 23 '69'.The letter, signed 'Peggy A.', is dated from Atwood's time teaching at the University of Alberta, and is on the… Read More

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, (1969), 1969. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Signed by Author. Atwood, Margaret. THE EDIBLE WOMAN. Presentation Copy. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, (1969). First Edition of Margaret Atwood's first novel Inscribed by her on the title-page. "For... With best wishes, Margaret Atwood." A fine copy in burgundy cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a near fine Charles Pachter designed pictorial dustwrapper showing some minimal use. 8vo. 281 pp. Superb copy.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1969, 1969. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., publisher's original pink cloth backed boards, gilt lettered spine, inscribed by Atwood on the half-title "For Bart & Roby best wishes Margaret Atwood 1975", with the pictorial DJ, not price clipped, FINE/VG+. The author's first novel, scarce, especially signed.

Little, Brown and Company, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed. First thus, the first American edition. Signed by Atwood at the title page. Pink and yellow cloth with gilt spine titling, very good with light edgewear, slight sunning along top and bottom edges. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket good in Mylar with scuffing, moderate edgewear including small closed tear from top edge of front panel, and chipping at spine head and top fore-edge corner of rear panel. Pages clean, text unmarked.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1969. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. First printing. 8vo, hardcover, dustjacket. Text is Very Good with no owner's name, some spotting to rear endpaper, very minor wear to cloth. Only significant flaw is some staining to one corner of the rear endpaper, otherwise would be close to Fine. Fragile dust jacket is not price-clipped, very slightly sun-faded (much less than usual), without any visible tears or chips, just very light wear to extremities. A superb copy, much above-average for this fragile and uncommon Canlit classic. Scans available. SIGNED on the title page, without dedication.

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1969. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. 281pp. Octavo. Original Maroon cloth, with gilt lettering on spine. Some light bumping to long edge of front board and ends of spine. Mild discolouration to top right corner of front board. A small, light stain on front attached endpaper. Clean, tight text block. In dust jacket, not price clipped with some mild professional restoration done to top and bottom of Dust Jacket. Some light wear and rubbing around edges and spine, with some small closed tears, creasing and light discolouration. A lovely copy. very good Signed by the author on the title page in black ink. The first novel by the two time Governor General's Award winner. A rare first edition of a strong protofeminist novel. 1969

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1969. Hardcover. very good. 1st Edition. 281pp. Octavo. Original Maroon cloth, with gilt lettering on spine. Some very minor professional repairs done to spine and dust jacket. Clean, tight text block. Small tape mark on attached front endpaper. In dust jacket, not price clipped. Lightly worn around edges and spine, small crease on back. A very nice copy. very good The first novel by the two time Governor General's Award winner. A rare first edition of a strong protofeminist novel. Signed by Atwood on the title page. 1969

London: Andre Deutsch, 1969. A first edition, first printing published by Andre Deutsch in 1969. A near fine book without inscriptions in a near fine unclipped wrapper. The author's first novel and rare.

New York: Atlantic, Little Brown, 1969. First edition, first printing. Published by Little Brown in London, 1969. This is a very good (or better) copy. The dust wrapper, designed by John Alcorn, has some mild rubbing and wear throughout. The spine tips are worn and slightly soiled. The title is slightly worn. The rear panel is rippled and some wear at the tail edge. The internals are mostly clean throughout and free from previous owners inscriptions. The boards are free from notable wear, quarter-bound in pink cloth. The text blocks are free from foxing, though slightly stained on the side edge. This copy is free from previous owner's ink and is, overall, in very good (or better) condition. The story of a young woman, Marian, whose sane, structured, consumer-oriented world starts to slip out of focus.

Andre Deutsch. First edition and first print published by Andre Deutsch in 1969. This is a near fine copy. The wrapper is very clean and bright with only very minimal rubbing to the corner and spine ends. It is not price clipped. The book is very presentable with no issues. There is no foxing or handling wear. Overall a near fine copy.  The booker prize winning author's first novel. It is the story of a young woman whose sane, structured, consumer-oriented world starts to slip out of focus. Following her engagement, Marian feels her body and her self are becoming separated. As Marian begins endowing food with human qualities that cause her to identify with it, she finds herself unable to eat, repelled by metaphorical cannibalism.. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1969.

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1969. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Fine/very good. First edition of The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood.. Octavo, 281pp. Red cloth, title in gilt on spine. No additional printings on copyright page. Solid text block, a fine example. In publisher's dust jacket, price-clipped, faint sunning to spine, some wear to flap folds and top and bottom edges, a very good example. Margaret Atwood (b. 1939) is a Canadian writer best known for her novel The Handmaid's Tale. The Edible Woman was her first novel.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1969. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. First printing. 8vo, hardcover, dustjacket. Text is Nearly Fine with sharp corners, firm square binding, fresh cloth. Neat owner's name and date on front free endpaper. Also, a very small neat notation on the next page, and neat owner's stamp (about 1.5") on the half-title page. Fragile dust jacket is not price-clipped, very slightly sun-faded (less than usual), worn at tips with slight loss, a couple of edge-tears, 5/8" chip to base of spine. A slightly better than average copy of this fragile and uncommon Canlit classic. Scans available. INSCRIBED on the title page "For M_____ - best wishes - Margaret Atwood".

Bantam Books, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Trade paperback. Fine. Bantam Books, c1996. first printing. 310pp. 8vo. Upper edge of textblock sunned, else fine unread trade paperback, uncreased spine.