Zane Grey / The Desert Of Wheat / 1st. Edition /1st. Print / Date Code A - T
Item History & Price
Title: The Desert of Wheat
Author: Zane Grey.Illustrator: W.H.D. Koerner.
Publisher: Copyright Harper & Brothers New York, NY.
DateCoding: A-T, January 1919, published January 1919Edition/ Print: First edition / first print
BookCondition: GOOD-. Edge wear visible at bottom right corner of front cover and back cover binding with minor material lose at bottom edges, spine and back cover edge, discoloring visible on cover and cover edges, top, and interior (see images), c...over author and title solid and bright with intact color but discoloring present, spine author, publisher, image, and title color lose but visible with minor creasing, binding is solid and intact with minor stress brakes at front cover and two front interior pages, small (1/64") crease found on last (blank) page at lower corner of page, signature on interior front page, no inscription, and no bookplate, all interior pages are crisp, without stains, or unusual yellowing; overall a nice jacketed example.
DustJacket Condition: GOOD. Material lose at spine top and bottom, front cover top, and edges at folds, creases seen at cover lower right and at spine at spine and at spine (edges), spine fade with lose of title with publisher visible, colors are good, images mostly unaffected by any of the conditions noted, price not listed (correct); overall a decent, near complete (Harper) 1919 cover.Description: Harper & Brothers New York, NY, book binding (dark green), cover panel in (gilt) with title and author embossed in (blind), spine author, title, and publisher in (gilt), 377 pages.Please ask questions if you have them before bidding. Thank you for looking and good luck!AS NEW; FINE: Without faults or defects.NEAR FINE: a book approaching FINE (or AS NEW)but with a couple of very minor defects or faults, which must be noted.[NOTE: From hereon, there may be ?+ (Plus)? or ?- (Minus)? in a grade, which will mean that itis above the grade noted but not quite to the next higher grade for ?+?, andthat it is below the grade noted but not quite to the next lower grade for ?-?, i.e., Very Good + (or Plus)/Very Good ? (or Minus). Which means the book isbetter than Very Good and the dust jacket grade is less than Very Good.]VERY GOOD: A book showing some signs of wear. Anydefects or faults must be noted.GOOD: The average used book that is totallycomplete (as issued) and intact. Any defects must be noted.FAIR: A worn book that has complete textpages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-titlepage, etc. Any defects or faults must be noted.POOR or READING COPY: A book that is sufficiently worn thatits only merit is the complete text, which must be legible. Any missing maps orplates must be noted. May be soiled, scuffed, stained, or spotted, and may haveloose joints, hinges, pages, etc.EX-LIBRARY: Must always be designated as such nomatter what the condition of the book.BOOK CLUB: Must always be noted as such no matterwhat the condition of the book.BINDING COPY: A book in which the text block, including illustrations, is complete but the binding is lacking, or in suchpoor condition it is beyond realistic restoration efforts.REMAINDER MARKS, BOOKPLATES, and PREVIOUS OWNER?S NAME: These are faults and must always be noted, if they apply.
Author: Zane Grey.Illustrator: W.H.D. Koerner.
Publisher: Copyright Harper & Brothers New York, NY.
DateCoding: A-T, January 1919, published January 1919Edition/ Print: First edition / first print
BookCondition: GOOD-. Edge wear visible at bottom right corner of front cover and back cover binding with minor material lose at bottom edges, spine and back cover edge, discoloring visible on cover and cover edges, top, and interior (see images), c...over author and title solid and bright with intact color but discoloring present, spine author, publisher, image, and title color lose but visible with minor creasing, binding is solid and intact with minor stress brakes at front cover and two front interior pages, small (1/64") crease found on last (blank) page at lower corner of page, signature on interior front page, no inscription, and no bookplate, all interior pages are crisp, without stains, or unusual yellowing; overall a nice jacketed example.
DustJacket Condition: GOOD. Material lose at spine top and bottom, front cover top, and edges at folds, creases seen at cover lower right and at spine at spine and at spine (edges), spine fade with lose of title with publisher visible, colors are good, images mostly unaffected by any of the conditions noted, price not listed (correct); overall a decent, near complete (Harper) 1919 cover.Description: Harper & Brothers New York, NY, book binding (dark green), cover panel in (gilt) with title and author embossed in (blind), spine author, title, and publisher in (gilt), 377 pages.Please ask questions if you have them before bidding. Thank you for looking and good luck!AS NEW; FINE: Without faults or defects.NEAR FINE: a book approaching FINE (or AS NEW)but with a couple of very minor defects or faults, which must be noted.[NOTE: From hereon, there may be ?+ (Plus)? or ?- (Minus)? in a grade, which will mean that itis above the grade noted but not quite to the next higher grade for ?+?, andthat it is below the grade noted but not quite to the next lower grade for ?-?, i.e., Very Good + (or Plus)/Very Good ? (or Minus). Which means the book isbetter than Very Good and the dust jacket grade is less than Very Good.]VERY GOOD: A book showing some signs of wear. Anydefects or faults must be noted.GOOD: The average used book that is totallycomplete (as issued) and intact. Any defects must be noted.FAIR: A worn book that has complete textpages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-titlepage, etc. Any defects or faults must be noted.POOR or READING COPY: A book that is sufficiently worn thatits only merit is the complete text, which must be legible. Any missing maps orplates must be noted. May be soiled, scuffed, stained, or spotted, and may haveloose joints, hinges, pages, etc.EX-LIBRARY: Must always be designated as such nomatter what the condition of the book.BOOK CLUB: Must always be noted as such no matterwhat the condition of the book.BINDING COPY: A book in which the text block, including illustrations, is complete but the binding is lacking, or in suchpoor condition it is beyond realistic restoration efforts.REMAINDER MARKS, BOOKPLATES, and PREVIOUS OWNER?S NAME: These are faults and must always be noted, if they apply.
