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SURFACING
by Atwood, Margaret
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0771008228
- ISBN 13
- 9780771008221
- Seller
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Fernandina Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1972. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Atwood on the half-title page following the copyright page. Color photograph of Atwood signing the book laid-in. Spine ends lightly bumped, tiny scuff and pencilled price erasure on front free endpage; dustjacket with slight shelfwear and three interior topedge tape reinforcements (not apparent on the outside). Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover.Atwood's second novel and a complement to her poetry collection Power Politics published in 1971.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Margaret Atwood was born in Ottawa in 1939, and grew up in northern Quebec and Ontario, and later in Toronto. She has lived in numerous cities in Canada, the U.S., and Europe. She is the author of more than thirty books – novels, short stories, poetry, literary criticism, social history, and books for children. Atwood’s work is acclaimed internationally and has been published around the world. Her novels include The Handmaid’s Tale and Cat’s Eye – both shortlisted for the Booker Prize; The Robber Bride ; Alias Grace , winner of the prestigious Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy, and a finalist for the Booker Prize, the Orange Prize, and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award; and The Blind Assassin , winner of the Booker Prize and a finalist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Her new novel is Oryx and Crake (2003) . She is the recipient of numerous honours, such as The Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence in the U.K., the National Arts Club Medal of Honor for Literature in the U.S., Le Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France, and she was the first winner of the London Literary Prize. She has received honorary degrees from universities across Canada, and one from Oxford University in England. Margaret Atwood lives in Toronto with novelist Graeme Gibson. From the Hardcover edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 110915
- Title
- SURFACING
- Author
- Atwood, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0771008228
- ISBN 13
- 9780771008221
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Signed First Edition
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA
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About Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA
Revere Books has offered collector-condition first editions primarily of 20th century American and British fiction and poetry since 1991. Signed copies are a specialty. Member, Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) & the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA).
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