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The Red Shoes
Margaret Atwood Starting Out
by Rosemary Sullivan
ISBN: 0002554232
ISBN-13: 9780002554237
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Harpercollins Canada
Published date: 1998
Size: 6.75 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.55 pounds
Pages: 359
Publisher's Notes
When Margaret Atwood was a little girl in 1949, she saw a movie called The Red Shoes. It is the story of a beautiful young woman who becomes a famous ballerina, but commits suicide when she cannot satisfy one man, who wants her to devote her entire life to her art, and another who loves her, but subjugates her to become his muse and inspiration. She struggles to choose art, but the choice destroys her. Margaret Atwood remembers being devastated by this movie, but unlike many young girls of her time, she escaped its underlying message. Sustained by a strong sense of herself, Margaret Atwood achieved a stratospheric literary career. How did a young girl, in those pre-feminist days, create the instinctive capacity to believe in herself? As pre-eminent biographer Rosemary Sullivan says: "The answer has to do with the mystery of self-confidence". Self-confidence is just one fascinating side of our most famous literary export, examined by Rosemary Sullivan in The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood/Starting Out. Not a biography, but a portrait of a woman and her generation -- this is the unfolding of an enigma. For despite her tremendous success that transcends the literary community, catapulting her into the realm of a "household name", Margaret Atwood has remained very much a private person with a public persona. Rosemary Sullivan reveals the discrepancy between Atwood's cool, acerbic public image and the down-to-earth, straight-dealing and generous woman who actually writes the books. Throughout, she weaves the issues of female creativity, authority and autonomy set against the backdrop of a generation of women coming of age during one of the most radically shifting times in contemporaryhistory.
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The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Sullivan, Rosemary
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Harpercollins Canada, 1998. First printing. Review copy with laid-in materials. Light pencil markings on about 1/3 pages. Little other wear.. ISBN: 0002554232. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near-Fine. ( more information) Offered by firstfloorfront (United States)
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Rosemary Sullivan
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Sullivan, Rosemary
New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperCollins College, 1998. A fine photo cover hardcover in a fine dust jacket. Copyright 1998, 1st edition.. ( more information) Offered by Nerman's Books and Collectibles (United States)
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Sullivan, Rosemary
Toronto: Harpercollins Publishers. New 1998. Hardcover. May have light shelf wear and ink mark (remainder mark) on outer edge. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED! ; 1.5 x 9.75 x 6.75 Inches; 359 pages; 1 . ( more information) Offered by E & A DISCOUNT (United States)
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Toronto: Harper Collins, 1995. 350 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in As new condition throughout. the new economy is here to stay, already accounting for almost 60 per cent of Canada's gross domestic product.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. ( more information) Offered by Marlowes Books (Australia)
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The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Sullivan, Rosemary
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Harpercollins Canada, 1998 Hardcover. Sound, clean & nice copy, hint of edgewear. Jacket is bright & clean, light rubbing/edgewear. Not price clipped.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo. ( more information) Offered by The Book Women (United States)
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The Red Shoes Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Sullivan, Rosemary
Toronto: Harpercollins Publishers. New; May have light shelf wear and ink mark (remainder mark) on outer edge. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED! 1998. Hardcover. 1.5 x 9.75 x 6.75 Inches; 359 pages . ( more information) Offered by E & A DISCOUNT (United States)
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The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Sullivan, Rosemary
Harpercollins Canada. Used - Like New. Harpercollins Canada. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1998. Cloth. 8vo. Book is Fine. D-j is Fine. ( more information) Offered by Powell's Bookstores Chicago (United States)
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Sullivan, Rosemary
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Harpercollins Canada, 1998. vg+ hard cover in vg+ unclipped dj now in mylar. tight and clean unmarked. Tiny crease to back flap of dj 359pp vg+/vg+. ISBN: 0002554232. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good+. Authros, Canadian. ( more information) Offered by Dustjacket Books and Treasures (Canada)
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The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Sullivan, Rosemary
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., 1998. "In the 1940s film THE RED SHOES, a beautiful ballerina commits suicide when she fails to satisfy one man, who wants her to devote her entire life to her art, and another, who loves her but subjugates her to become his muse and inspiration. Margaret Atwood remembers being devastated by this movie as a young girl, but unlike many of her contemporaries, she came to reject its underlying message that a woman must choose between art and love." This book has 359 pages and is illustrated.. ISBN: 0-00-255423-2. First Edition {First Printing}. Illustrated Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Biography, Canadian Authors, 20th Century Authors, Margaret Atwood. ( more information) Offered by Glued To The Tube Books (United States)
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The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Rosemary Sullivan
Harper Flamingo Canada, 1998. Dust jacket has some wear and a few small tears. Some of the pages have creasing and a few pages at the front are a bit loose.. ISBN: 0-00-255423-2. Hard Cover. Good +/Good+. Non-Fiction, Biography, Canadian Authors. ( more information) Offered by Valerie Dzendzeluk (Canada)
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The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Sullivan, Rosemary
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: HarperCollins Canada, Limited (Harper), 1998. Beautiful hard cover with equally well kept dust jacket.. First edition, First Printing.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ( more information) Offered by Montreal Books (Canada)
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The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Sullivan, Rosemary
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: HarperCollins Canada, 1998. Glossy pictorial hardcover with matching DJ, 359 pages plus B/W illustrations.. First Edition. Fine/Very Good +. ( more information) Offered by Mimico BOOKS (Canada)
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THE RED SHOES Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Sullivan, Rosemary
Toronto: HarperFlamingo, 1998. 1st edition. hb. 8vo, pp. 359. Advanced Media Edition. Lightest shelfwear; near fine in rubbed, very good dust jacket with "ADVANCED MEDIA EDITION" sticker to front panel. Sullivan focuses on Atwood's formative years, through the late 1970s. black and white photographs ( more information) Offered by Bison Books (Canada)
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The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Sullivan, Rosemary
Toronto: HarperFlamingoCanada, 1998. Clean and unmarked copy, dust wrapper NOT price-clipped. Illustrated. Index. 359pp.. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Cardinal Books -- scholarly, scarce, fine (United States)
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The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Sullivan, Rosemary
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Harpercollins Canada, 1998. FIRST PRINTING. Hardcover with unclipped ($32.00) dust jacket. Pristine white end pages. Pristine white text with b&w photographs. Clean white edges. Glossy pictorial cover with photographs of Margaret Atwood on front and back panels. Excellent glossy pictorial jacket featuring the same photographs front and back; Excellent in a protective mylar cover. . ISBN: 0-00-255423-2. Stated First Edition. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Sabal Books (United States)
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The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Rosemary Sullivan
HarperCollins Publishers, 1998-07. 1st ed. Hardcover. New. New, unread, unused and in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages, may have a remainder mark. ( more information) Offered by BEST BARGAIN BOOKS WHOLESALER, INC. (United States)
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The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood Starting Out (Qty: 2)
Rosemary Sullivan
HarperCollins Publishers, 1998-07. 1st ed. Hardcover. New. New, unread, unused and in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages, may have a remainder mark. ( more information) Offered by BEST BARGAIN BOOKS WHOLESALER, INC. (United States)
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The Red Shoes Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Sullivan, Rosemary
Toronto, Ontario, Canada:: HarperFlamingoCanada,, 1998.. First Edition, Remainder. Cloth. Very Good Plus in Very Good DJ. 8vo, Glossy boards with photograph of Margaret Atwood. The corners and spine are sharp. There is a remainder mark at the base of the pages. DJ shows light wear. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 359 pages. ( more information) Offered by Olmstead Books (Canada)
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THE RED SHOES MARGARET ATWOOD STARTING OUT
Sullivan, Rosemary
Canada: Harper Flamingo, 1998. Biography. Hardbound with dust jacket both in very good condition. Illustrated in b&w. Internally clean with no internal markings. Solid binding. Top edge of the pages has very slight soiling. Very good corners. Bands are mashed. Dust jacket has very slight edge wear with very slight rubbing, with few scratches on the back.. First Edition. Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Moody Books Inc (United States)
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The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Sullivan, Rosemary ( SIGNED )
Toronto: HarperCollins Canada, 1998 Fine copy in like jacket. Signed by author. Photographs. 359 pages.. Signed by Author. First Printing of the First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. ( more information) Offered by Renaissance Books (Canada)
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The Red Shoes. Margaret Atwood Starting Out
SULLIVAN, Rosemary. (on Margaret Atwood)
Harper, 1998. 1st edition. , h/b,. Fine / d/w Very Good +. The first major portrait of Canada's most famous writer. 358pgs. ( more information) Offered by Katnap Arts (United Kingdom)
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THE RED SHOES, Margaret Atwood Starting Out
SULLIVAN, Rosemary
Toronto: HarperflamingoCanada, 1998 8vo, glossy photo bds with portrait of Atwood,359pp, index. 16pp B&W photos. Fine in complete Fine Dj with tiny crease to corner of back flap. (2.3 FO 25/2. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". ( more information) Offered by JWMah (Canada)
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The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Sullivan, Rosemary
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Harpercollins Canada, 1998 Stated first edition - just a touch of shelfwear and some chipping of dust jacket, otherwise fine. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated. ( more information) Offered by Turtle Creek Books (Canada)
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The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Sullivan, Rosemary
Toronto: HarperFlamingo (HarperCollins), 1998. An as new, unread copy. Pictorial boards (black-and-white photo of Atwood) with dust jacket. Biography of Margaret Atwood by the Governor General's Award-winning biographer of Gwendolyn MacEwen and Elizabeth Smart. 332 pages + Notes and Bibliography; 16 pages of glossy black-and-white photographs. Dust jacket is not price-clipped.. ISBN: 0002554232. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. CANADIAN AUTHOR, AUTHORS, MARGARET ATWOOD, BIOGRAPHY, ROSEMARY SULLIVAN, GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARD. ( more information) Offered by Ted Brown (Canada)
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The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Sullivan, Rosemary
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Harpercollins Canada, 1998. Some light corner crease to DJ flaps.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by WhoByBooks (Canada)
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The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Sullivan, Rosemary
HarperCollins Publishers. Hardcover. 0002554232 HC. Stated 1st Edition. ISBN: 0-00-255423-2. VG/VG; 16 pages B&W plates . Very Good. 1998. ( more information) Offered by Russell Books Ltd (Canada)
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The Red Shoes : Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Sullivan, Rosemary
New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperCollins Publishers, 1998 pp. 359, "an exemplary work of literary biography.", b/w photographs. First Edition. Hb. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. ( more information) Offered by The Edmonton Book Store (Canada)
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The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Sullivan, Rosemary
Toronto: Harper Flamingo Canada, 1998. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 359 pp., illus. ( more information) Offered by Spadina Road Books (Canada)
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The Red Shoes : Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Atwood ] SULLIVAN, Rosemary
Toronto: Harper Collins. Near Fine in Near Fine dust wrapper. 1998. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0002554232. 359 pages; Signed by Author; Pictorial binding is faintly rubbed as is the non-price clipped dust wrapper. ; This is the first major portrait of Margaret Atwood, one of Canada's most famous, award winning authors. She won the Booker Prize in 2000 for The Blind Assasin. This book is signed on the title page by the author, an award winning biographer. . ( more information) Offered by Anglophile Books - AnglophileBooks.com (United States)
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The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Sullivan, Rosemary
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., 1998. "In the 1940s film THE RED SHOES, a beautiful ballerina commits suicide when she fails to satisfy one man, who wants her to devote her entire life to her art, and another, who loves her but subjugates her to become his muse and inspiration. Margaret Atwood remembers being devastated by this movie as a young girl, but unlike many of her contemporaries, she came to reject its underlying message that a woman must choose between art and love." This book has 359 pages and is illustrated. The book is a SIGNED copy from the author, Rosemary Sullivan.. ISBN: 0-00-255423-2. Signed by Author. First Edition {First Printing}. Illustrated Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Biography, Canadian Authors, 20th Century Authors, Margaret Atwood. ( more information) Offered by Glued To The Tube Books (United States)
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The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood Starting Out (1st Ed.)
SULLIVAN, Rosemary
Toronto: Harper Flamingo, 1998. 1st ed. Biography of Canada's most notable writer and current winner of the Booker Prize. Fine in fine dust jacket.. , MARGARET ATWOOD 0002554232 MODERN FIRST. ( more information) Offered by Len Unger Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
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The Red Shoes. Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Sullivan, Rosemary
Toronto: Harper Flamingo Canada. (1998) Book and Dust Jacket NEW! Award winning biographer and poet Rosemary Sullivan explores the unfolding of a remarkable writer's career. Sullivan focuses on Atwood's formative years through to the late 1970's . A stunning blend of narrative and meditation, of discovery and insight, 'The Red Shoes' is the first major portrait of Canada's most famous writer. B/w photos are present. Hardcover glassine boards carry photo of Atwood on front and back. The dust jacket photos are identical to that. Jacket design so well done by Susan Thomas! An impressive body of work.. ISBN: 0-00-255423-2. First Canadian Edition. Biography Margaret Atwood Canadian Author Rosemary Sullivan ISBN 0-00-255423-2. ( more information) Offered by Gilt Edge Books (Canada)
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The Red Shoes : Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Sullivan, Rosemary
Toronto: ON, Canada: HarperFlamingoCanada, 1998 pp.359 with index. A woman must choose between art and love: the author explores the unfolding of a remarkable writer's career. clean tight copy slight edgewear to d/j. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by The Travelwell Resource Center (Canada)
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The Red Shoes: Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Sullivan, Rosemary
Toronto: Harper Flamingo, 1998 Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by A Good Read (United States)
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The Red Shoes - Margaret Atwood Starting Out
Sullivan, R. Atwood, M
Canada: Harper Flamingo, 1998. This First Edition Hardcover Copy is Fine in a Fine Dustjacket. ***SIGNED BY MARGARET ATWOOD*** Winner of the Governor General's Award.. Signed by Author. First Canadian Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ( more information) Offered by Pages 'N Pages Bookstore (Canada)
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HarperCollins Publishers. Hardcover. 0002554232 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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