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The Edible Woman : Signed By The Author: The Author's Scarce First Novel
by Atwood, Margaret
- Used
- near fine
- hardcover
- Signed
- First
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good++
- Seller
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Market Harborough, Leicestershire
Item Price:
£750.00
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About This Item
The First UK printing published by Andre Deutsch in 1969. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Light pushing and fading to the spine tips. Light toning to the text-block with a previous owner's penned name to the front blank end paper. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ or better condition. Light edge wear with a few nicks and two very small closed tears to the front upper edge. Slight creasing and rubbing at the upper spine end. A hint of fading to the pink colouring on the spine. The Kaye Bellman wrapper design looks very striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. The books has been signed (without dedication) to the title page by the author. A ticket for the signing event accompanies this title as provenance. The author's first novel and very scarce with such attributes. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
Synopsis
The Edible Woman, a 1969 novel that helped to establish Margaret Atwood as a prose writer of major significance, is the story of a young woman whose sane, structured, consumer-oriented world suddenly slips strangely 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.
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Details
- book dealer
- Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
(GB)
- Bookseller’s Inventory #
- 111111111156
- Title
- The Edible Woman : Signed By The Author
- Author
- Atwood, Margaret
- Book condition
- second hand - Near Fine
- Jacket condition
- Very Good++
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- Atwood, dystopia, Fantasy
Terms of Sale
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
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About the Seller
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
Biblio.co.uk member since 2015
Market Harborough, Leicestershire
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About Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
We trade as a family-run internet business in Market Harborough in the heart of the Midlands. We have over 10 years experience of collecting and selling a range of genres, specialising in iconic modern fiction and children's titles. Please feel free to browse our website: www.ashtonrarebooks.com. All items are fully described and if any reasonable discrepancy is noted on arrival to the customer, a full refund including payment for return to us will be made. Items over £250 may be paid for in instalments subject to agreement- however, all books remain the property of Ashton Rare Books until the full balance has been paid. Please contact us at : les@ashtonrarebooks.com if you are looking for a particular title or require further assistance.We are full members of the PBFA, ABA and ILAB.
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- title page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the... [more]
- spine
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- fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the... [more]
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The... [more]
- rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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