The Blind Assassin ---by Margaret Atwood ---a Signed copy

Toronto, Ontario: Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart / M&S, 2000, 1st Edition, First Printing , 2000. -----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, a Near Fine/Fine example, --- in a Near Fine/Fine dustjacket, looks new, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, signed without inscription by Atwood on the title page, ---"The Blind Assassin opens with these simple, resonant words: "Ten days after the war ended, my sister Laura drove a car off a bridge." They are spoken by Iris, whose terse account of her sister's death in 1945 is followed by an inquest report proclaiming the death accidental. But just as the reader expects to settle into Laura?s story, Atwood introduces a novel-within-a-novel. Entitled The Blind Assassin, it is a science fiction story told by two unnamed lovers who meet in dingy backstreet rooms. When we return to Iris, it is through a 1947 newspaper article announcing the discovery of a sailboat carrying the dead body of her husband, a distinguished industrialist. Brilliantly weaving together such seemingly disparate elements, Atwood creates a world of astonishing vision and unforgettable impact."---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Signed (see description). First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine (see description)/Fine (see description). Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art. 6.5w x 9.5h Inches. NOT Price Clipped.