The Blind Assassin
by Margaret Atwood
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1408802783
- ISBN 13
- 9781408802786
- Seller
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Carrollton, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Book not issued with dust jacket. Fuschia boards with white and silver writing on spine; images of flowers, buttons, needles, and thread embossed on front board in silver. Silver bookmark sewn into binding; top and bottom of book spine rumpled. Book has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.
Bloomsbury First Edition, First Printing as indicated by no other printings or years listed on copyright page. Part of the Bloomsbury Set, a set of seven special edition hardbacks to celebrate the 70th birthday of Margaret Atwood," now out of print.
Atwood's 2000 novel about "work of historical fiction with the major events of Canadian history forming an important backdrop". Hardcover not issued with dust jacket so it cannot be protected by archival Mylar cover.
Synopsis
The Blind Assassin is an award winning, bestselling novel by the Canadian author Margaret Atwood. It was first published by McClelland and Stewart in 2000. Set in Canada, it is narrated from the present day, referring back to events that span the twentieth century. The work was awarded the Booker Prize in 2000 and the Hammett Prize in 2001. It was also nominated for Governor General's Award in 2000, Orange Prize for Fiction, and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2002.
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- Bookseller
- Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ATWD011
- Title
- The Blind Assassin
- Author
- Margaret Atwood
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1408802783
- ISBN 13
- 9781408802786
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Date Published
- 11/02/20
- Pages
- 521
- Keywords
- margaret atwood; the blind assassin; bloomsbury set
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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