Oryx and Crake: A Novel [Advance Copy, Signed

New York: Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, 2003. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (23.75cm); black card wrappers, with titling and promotional details printed in white on spine and covers; [xii],[3],4-378,[2]pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Light wear to extremities, a few faint creases to corners, with mild surface scratches to front wrapper; Very Good+. Folded and laid into this copy are 3pp of publisher's publiclity materials.

First book in Atwood's MaddAddam Trilogy. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, the novel deals with themes of environmental unconcern, bioterrorism, and genetic engineering. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2003, and the Orange Prize for Fiction the following year. 86318.