Life Before Man

by Atwood, Margaret

Life Before Man is a novel by Canadian writer Margaret Atwood. It was first published by McClelland and Stewart in 1979 and was a finalist for the Governor General's Award. The novel has three principal characters: Nate, Elizabeth and Lesje. Nate and Elizabeth are an unhappily married couple, with both husband and wife involved extramarital affairs.

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Life Before Man ; Cat's Eye

by Atwood, Margaret

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First Edition
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1993-01-01
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Hardcover
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Bloomsbury, 1993-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7x9x1. Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. dj lightly worn & toned in a mylar cover.
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Life Before Man

Life Before Man

by Atwood, Margaret

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As New
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As New
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First Edition
Published
1979
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Hardcover
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada: McLelland and Stewart, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. SIGNED by the author Margaret Atwood at the half-title. Margaret Atwood would later win the 1993 Trillium Award and a number of others. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight… Read more about this item
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Life Before Man

Life Before Man

by Atwood Margaret

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First Edition, First Printing
Published
1980
ISBN 10
0671251155
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980. 'Life Before Man' - dazzling in style, disturbing in its unrelenting insight into men, women and the condition of modern marriage, it introduces to readers characters whose vivid lives reflect some part of every one of us. Imprisoned behind walls of their own construction, here are three people forced to make choices,… Read more about this item
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Life Before Man

by Atwood, Margaret

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Near Fine
Published
1979
ISBN 10
0771008074
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First printing. Signed by Margaret Atwood on title page. Atwood's fourth novel, and a finalist for the 1979 Governor General's Award for fiction. 317 pages. Minor wear to edges. Unclipped dust jacket is protected in a clear sleeve.
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LIFE BEFORE MAN

LIFE BEFORE MAN

by Margaret Atwood

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1979
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0771008074
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A fine hardcover in a very good + dust jacket, wear to top and bottom edges of dust jacket and 2 small tears to top edge of DJ, some foxing noted to top edge of book. A nice copy for the beginning collector. Previous owner inscription on title page
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LIFE BEFORE MAN

by Atwood, Margaret

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Used - Near Fine
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Near Fine
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First Edition
Published
1980
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Hardcover
ISBN 10
0224017829
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1980. First UK edition, first prnt. Signed by Atwood on the title page. Few faint foxed spots on the topedge; dustjacket with sticker shadow on front flap. Unread copy in Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The images… Read more about this item
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Life Before Man

Life Before Man

by Atwood, Margaret

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Fine
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1st Edition
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1980
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Hardcover
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0224017829
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1980 First printing of the first British edition. Author's second novel. Light shelf wear, else book and dust jacket in fine condition.
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Life Before Man (signed)
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Life Before Man (signed)

by Atwood, Margaret

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First Edition
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1979
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Hardcover
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0771008074
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Toronto, Canada: McClelland & Stewart Limited, 1979. Signed by author on title page. Lightly bumped on ends of spine and front upper corner, subtle crease in tip of upper corner on first 57 pages, small (1/4 inch) pink smudge on fore edge, else very good. Pages clean and binding firm. DJ price-clipped, lightly rubbed and chipped along… Read more about this item
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Life Before Man: A Novel (signed)
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Life Before Man: A Novel (signed)

by Atwood, Margaret

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First Edition
Published
1979
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Hardcover
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0771008074
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Toronto, Canada: McClelland & Stewart Limited, 1979. Signed by author on title page. Lightly bumped on heel of spine and front lower corners, tiny (1/4 inch) faded spot on front, small (1/2 x 3/4 inch) sticker residue on ffep, else very good plus. Pages spotless and binding firm. DJ price-clipped, lightly rubbed and chipped on ends of… Read more about this item
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LIFE BEFORE MAN

LIFE BEFORE MAN

by Atwood, Margaret

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Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
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First Edition
Published
1979
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Hardcover
ISBN 10
0771008074
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Toronto: Mcclelland & Stewart. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771008074 . HC/DJ - near fine/VG. Hardcover has very light edge wear, light soiling outer edge of pages. Interior is intact and clean other than a couple small spots and a few earmarks. Jacket has light edgewear, scuffing, and a few small… Read more about this item
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Life Before Man

Life Before Man

by ATWOOD, Margaret

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1980
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0224017829
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1980. First British edition and first printing. Hardcover. 317 pages. The fourth novel from the Booker Prize winning author of "The Blind Assassin" and the acclaimed "The Handmaid's Tale." A very near fine copy in near fine dust jacket with some sticker residue to the front flap.
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LIFE BEFORE MAN.

by Atwood, Margaret.

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Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
1979
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Hardcover
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0771008074
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MCCLELLAND & STEWART. TORONTO 1979. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0771008074 . SIGNED by Margaret Atwood on the title page. Near fine in a Nf. dj. (Edges foxed. A few mild touches of shelf soiling to dj.) .
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Life Before Man

by Atwood, Margaret

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0771008074
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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Limited [0-7710-0807-4] 1979. (hardcover) 317pp. Good in good dust jacket. 8vo. Book Club edition, with the only indicators being the lack of price above the author / title / publisher on flap and the volume being 1 / 8" thinner than the 1st / 1st, "Reprinted 1979" on copyright page. [This… Read more about this item
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Life Before Man

by ATWOOD, Margaret

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Published
1979
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Hardcover
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0771008074
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Illustrated by Atwood, Margaret. Near fine in very good dustwrapper. Printers file copy stamped "Not for resale" on front free endpaper. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for… Read more about this item
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Life Before Man

by Atwood, Margaret

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Published
1979
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0771008074
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First printing. Signed and dated ("1979") by Margaret Atwood on title page. 317 pages. Book is in virtually "as new" condition, the only flaw being a discrete inked name on front endpaper. Unclipped dust jacket has some minor wear to edges, a tiny closed tear to foot of spine, and is now protected in a clear sleeve.
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Life Before Man

by Atwood, Margaret

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Used - Near Fine
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First Edition
Published
1979
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Soft cover
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0771008074
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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1979. First Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo. 317 pp. Advance reading copy "Special Preview Edition" bound in white coloured card covers. Signed by both the author and the publisher (Jack McClelland) on half-title page. Loosely inserted is a xeroxed letter from the publisher. Extremities nicked in a few places, but near fine. … Read more about this item
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Life Before Man

Life Before Man

by Margaret Atwood

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Published
1979
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Hardcover
ISBN 10
0771008074
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McClelland & Stewart, 1979. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Life Before Man

by Atwood, Margaret

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Used - Fine
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Special Preview Edition
Published
1979
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Tradepaper
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0771008074
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Special Preview Edition of this stand alone novel. SIGNED by the author and publisher ( Jack McClelland ) on the first half title page. In fine condition.
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LIFE BEFORE MAN

by Atwood, Margaret

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Published
1979
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Hardcover
ISBN 10
0771008074
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Toronto: Mcclelland And Stewart, 1979. Hardcover. 8vo. Light shelfwear; very good+ in good dustjacket showing tears and chips to edges (protected in brodart sleeve).
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Life before Man - 1st Edition/1st Printing

by Atwood, Margaret

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Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
1979
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1/4 Cloth
ISBN 10
0671251155
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New York: Simon and Schuster. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1979. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0671251155 . A first Edition/First Printing in Fine condition housed in an equal dust-jacket; Life before Man is a novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood. It tells the story of the last days of the great ape civilization, and the… Read more about this item
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