vintage 1985 Publishers Weekly magazine announcing forthcoming publication of Margaret Atwood's THE HANDMAID'S TALE in hardcover. Also included is the Sunday, February 2, 1986 BOOK WORLD section of the Washington Post with Joyce Johnson's review of THE HANDMAID'S TALE. MY MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEM I try to be fair and honest in my grading, and make every attempt to mention loose or cut pages, stains, tears, binding damage, etc. Sometimes I find that a magazine falls between two grades, in which case I will list it with a two-grade scale. NEAR MINT - MINT: I rarely use these grades, except when a magazine is in truly exceptional condition. VERY FINE: very nice with virtually no major defects. FINE+:an even nicer copy, with minimal obvious defects. FINE:a nice copy, flat with minor creases; may have some spine stress, but no prominent defects. FINE-:better than VG+ but just a bit short of what I would consider Fine. VERY GOOD+: most of the magazines I list fall into this grade; a typical read magazine with obvious defects as noted. VERY GOOD: fairly well-read with an accumulation of tears and defects as noted; may be heavily creased or spine-rolled; may have browning; light water stains may be present. GOOD:a complete but heavily-read magazine; may be missing pieces of covers, loose covers, rolled spine or other noted damage. FAIR:a rough magazine, with many defects including tears. missing pieces, water damage, spine wear, etc. POOR: no missing pages unless noted, but otherwise a pretty trashed magazine; almost any and every damage may be present. On Feb-19-17 at 10:07:07 PST, seller added the following information: