Any missing maps or plates should still be noted. Poor: Describes a book that is sufficiently worn. Binding, jacket (if any), etc., may also be worn. Any defects should be noted by the seller.įair: Worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. Good: Describes the average used book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects should be noted by the seller.

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This could be the description for a book that has been lost in a warehouse for years, never shelved, thumbed or even opened yet may still be some years old.įine: A Fine book approaches the condition of As New, but without being crisp. ©For People Who Have A Deep Love Of Things VintageĪs New: The book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. The book has a light musty smell and the pages are yellowed from age. This is an ex-library book and as such has the card holder in the back and library stampings. The cover has shelf wear that is normal for its age. Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company - 1944 - First Edition She was a faculty member at Wells College from 1955 to 1968. She graduated from Wells College and from the University of Michigan. Mildred Walker (Schemm) (1905 – 1998) was an American novelist who published 12 novels and was nominated for the National Book Award. Raised by her father, a wounded WWI vet from New England, and her quiet Russian mother, Ellen must come to understand her own parents in order to understand herself. Winter Wheat is the story of Ellen Webb, a young woman living on a dry-land wheat farm in Montana in the early 1940's. 1944 Hardcover Book, Winter Wheat, Mildred Walker, First Edition, Classic Fiction, LiteratureĪ wonderful hardcover book entitled Winter Wheat by Mildred Walker.