The Plum Tree. by Chase, Mary Ellen, 1887-1973

NY: The Macmillan Company, 1949. Textblock pages clean, unmarked, library binding tight and square. Red boards, black lettering, a littleshelf-wear to extremities. Three old ladies are the central characters in this story which deals with a special day in their lives. It was the loving understanding of the matron and a nurse in the home for aged women that converted a potential nightmare in to a gala occasion. Usual ex-libri markings. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . Stated First Printing. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Macmillan Co, 1949. 2nd printing. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Clean and VG save for beginning endpaper tear in back; Old Milton MA bookstore sticker. Blank colorful bookplate, crayon mark page after dedication.. 1 98 p.; 21 cm.; Sturdy red cloth covered bds, silver spine titles, decorated endpaper (blue w/tree 2x) Maine author dedicates this book to her friend and physician. She was a Sarah Josepha Hale Award recipient (1959) in Newport, NH, given by the Richards Library Board of Trustees. Also, she taught at Smith College in Massachusetts. This setting: an Old Ladies' Home, fair-sized American town.

MacMillan, 1949. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Macmillan. 1st printing,1949. Good/Fair hard cover. 12mo,cloth,98pp. edgewear,rubbing,scrapes,tears,chips,yellowing dust jacket. light shelfwear,top corner clipped front end page,address label & partially erased owner info front end page. light yellow,clean & tight text.

UsedGood. The dust jacket is missing. This is an ex library book, stickers and markings accordingly Hardcover Book, Good condition but not perfect, Cover has minor nicks and tears, spine shows some creases from use. Ask Questions and request photos if your buying for the cover and not the content. Items are uploaded with their own individual photo, but when Multiple Items are for sale only one representative photo may be shown. Actual Photos are availible upon request. Fast Shipping Monday Through Saturday! - Safe and Secure!

New York:: The Macmillan Company,. Very Good in Good DJ.. 1949.. First Edition..

NY: Macmillan. VG. 1949. 1st prntg. Very slight spotting on front cover, o/w tight and clean copy of this title. Friendship Library stamp fep but no other ex- . lib markings or defects .

NY: Macmillan. VG in G DJ. 1949. 3rd ptg. A day in May & a quite ordinary middle-aged woman's adventures with 3 old ladies suffering from extremely odd delusions. . born in Blue Hill, Maine, Chase was Prof of English Literature at Smith College as well as being a distinguished author. At 16 she scribbled poetry & short stories, at 19 she wrote children's stories, & on her 20th birthday received $25 for an article entitled, "Why I Would Not Marry My Husband Again." Brick red binding, silver lettering on spine. Owner name & old bookstore label ft endpaper, DJ edges show wear & tanning. .

The Macmillan Company. Used - Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (Older women, Nursing home care, Social conditions ) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

New York:: Macmillan,, 1949.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in a good dust jacket (bookplate on front pastedown, some chips and edgewear to dj, peeled spot on front cover). First printing. The flowering plum tree outside the Home for Aged Women stands as a symbol of the hope and love brought to this institution by the matron and a nurse. 98 pp.