At the Back Of the North Wind

The First American "Copyright" Edition MACDONALD, George. At the Back of the North Wind. New York: George Routledge & Sons, 1871. First American "copyright" edition. Small octavo 6 15/16 x 4 7/8 inches; 175 x 125 mm). viii, 378, [2, blank] pp. Seventy-six wood-engraved text illustrations after Arthur Hughes. This edition… Read more

London: Strahan & Co, 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Jacket as Issued. Arthur Hughes. This is MacDonald's first long fairy story published in book form.  Illustrations by Arthur Hughes. London: Strahan & Co, 1871.  First edition. Rebound in green cloth with gold text on the spine.  378 pp. with 13 pages of advertisements in the back. … Read more

MacDonald, George. AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND. New York: George Routledge, 1871. First American … Read more

Philadelphia: David MacKay, 1919. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Jessie Wilcox Smith. Beige cloth with bold gilt panel border on front cover surrounding color insert, blue embossed borders. Spine with vignette and lettering all blocked in gilt. Top edges gilt. Eight full-page color plates, color title-page, color insert on cover, blue pictorial illustrated endpapers all by… Read more

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Smith, Jessie Willcox. First edition, first printing (second issue) with Jessie Willcox Smith illustrations, large octavo size, 342 pp., in original publisher's dust jacket. Scottish author and minister George MacDonald (1824-1905) wrote about diverse subjects, from fantasy to fairy tales to Christian apologetics; his work was massively influential… Read more

New York: George Routledge and Sons, 1874 Circa 1874. viii, 378pp, bound in gilt illustrated, brick-red, pebble grained cloth, with gilt illustrated spine, all edges gilt. Covers show edge/corner wear, binding loose with some pages detached / signatures sprung, lacking one front free endpaper, occasional interior soiling.

Topeka Bindery, 1998-05. School & Library Binding. Good.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: David McKay, 1919. Hardcover. G+ (Some wear and discoloration to cloth and cover plate; hinges are loosening; some wear to gilt top edges; interior surfaces and color plates are clean.). Jessie Willcox Smith. Tan cloth with color plate affixed to front cover; Top edges gilt; Illustrated endpapers; 342 pp.; 8 color plates. One of Scottish author… Read more

London: Burns and Oates, 1879. Second Edition. Very good but slightly cocked and wear to edges.. George Meredith's copy with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Jessop was a friend of Meredith's and according to his obituary, cared for Meredith's son while he attended King Henry VI's School.

The MacMillan Company. Hardcover. Good. Used good.

A. L. Burt Company. Hardcover. Good. Good condition with wear and markings.

E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc. Hardback. Good. Good condition with light wear to cover.

New York:: H. M. Caldwell Company,, no date.. publisher's decorated cloth with applied color illustration on front panel.. The very slightest foxing to a few leaves at beginning and end; short tears and wear at the extremities of the spine and other minor use to cloth; clean, tight and sound. . 8vo,. Illustrated by Frank C. Pape… Read more

Macmillan, 1924. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. D. Bedford. Macmillan, 1924. First Edition. No dust jacket. Blue-green cloth over boards with elaborate black blind-stamped titles and illustration on front, gilt title on spine. The cover is in beautiful condition, the gilt titles remain bright even though the spine is just a bit faded. Pictorial flyleaves have… Read more

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1919. 1919. Gray boards with gold gilt border around pastedown and ruled green/blue around gold. Printing on front board is green on gray background. Gilt printing to spine cover. Blue illustrated endpapers. Very good copy with one tiny chip on pictorial pastedown, and little scraping on gold gilt. Foxing… Read more

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1919. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition, no writing, marks, underlining. Uninscribed bookplate on ffep. Color illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square, with very light shelf wear. No… Read more

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: David McKay Co., 1919. 8 full page colour illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith. Colour pictorial endpapers. 342 pages. 10 X 7. Beige cloth with colour pictorial past-on, gilt trim. Gilt titles on spine have faded slightly. Previous owner's name on half-title page. VG.. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Smith, Jessie Willcox.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: David McKay Co., 1919. 8 full page colour illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith. Colour pictorial endpapers. 342 pages. 10 X 7. Beige cloth with colour pictorial past-on, gilt trim. Gilt titles on spine have faded slightly. Previous owner's name on half-title page. VG.. Hardcover. Very Good. Illus. by Smith, Jessie Willcox.

David Mckay Co, 1919. Good+/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover: Gift inscribed on first free endpaper. Grey cloth binding with title on frontboard and on spine. Hand-tipped gold bordered paper illustration on front is rubbed. Board corners and spine ends are worn and frayed. Top edge gilt. Paper over… Read more

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Gertrude A. Kay. c. 1920. 8vo. Green cloth with mounted coloured illustration to the front board and gilt spine lettering, in the matching dust jacket. A few little bumps around the edges, ex libris ink stamped name of previous owner and purple pencil note to front endpaper verso, else a… Read more

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1919. Gray cloth with gilt spine lettering and gilt and blue pictorial pastedown on upper board. TEG. Overall shelfwear with spine soiled and small chips on pastedown. Blue pictorial endpapers. Title page and 8 full page full color illustrations. Text block tight and good. . First Edition. Cloth. Fair/No Dust Jacket.… Read more

Johannesen, 1992-11-01. Hardcover. Used:Good.

London: Blackie & Son, 1895. Not dated but circa 1890`s 391pp. . Early Copy. Hard Back Pictorial Boards.. Very Good/No Dj. Illus. by 12 Beautiful Colour Plates By Frank c . 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: David McKay, 1919. Hardcover. VG- (Some wear and discoloration to cloth and cover plate; Some foxing to last few pages; Page edges discolored). Jessie Willcox Smith. Tan cloth with color plate affixed to front cover; Top edges gilt; Illustrated endpapers; 342 pp.; 8 color plates. One of Scottish author George MacDonald's best-known works, accompanied by wonderful… Read more

New York: David Mckay. Nearly fine, tight copy. 1919. 1st. hardcover. Tall 8vo, 342 pp., Bound in tan cloth stamped in gold & blue with pasted color plate on front cover; top edge gilt, One leaf with a short edge tear has been repaied with cloth tape and the adjoing leaves have offsetting from the tape; otherwise, a very nice,… Read more

Echo Library, 2006-06-26. Paperback. Good.

Glasgow, Edinburgh & Dublin: Blackie & Son, Limited, 1891. New Edition . Hardcover. Good. Arthur Hughes. Brown hardcover with illustrated cover and gilt details. Gilt lettering and illustration on spine. 75 illustrations by Arthur Hughes. All edges gilt. Inscription by previous owner on title page. Some staining on pages and minor creasing. Spine slightly worn. Undated, circa 1891.… Read more

Puffin, 1996-02-01. Paperback. New.

Philadelphia & London: J. B. Lippincott, 1909. 1st. Hardcover. Near fine. Bound in the publisher's original red cloth, stamped and decorated in black & white and gilt on the cover and spine. Top edge gilt. Some soiling to cloth. Illustrated endpapers and additional illustrations throughout including 12 plates in color by Maria L. Kirk.

Puffin, 1985-04-02. Paperback. New.

Norwalk: Easton Press, 1996. Hardcover. Fine. Smith, Jessie Wilcox. Handsome reprint of the original edition, 4to, full gray-blue leather elaborately stamped in red and gilt, with red silhouette of sailing ship at center, all edges gilt, 8 color plates by Jessie Wilcox Smith. Printed on acid-free archival paper with moire endpapers and bound in ribbon bookmark. Fine, no… Read more

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1919. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. Jessie Wilcox Smith. First published in book form in 1871. It is a fantasy centered on a boy named Diamond and his adventures with the North Wind. Diamond travels together with the mysterious Lady North Wind through the nights. The book includes the fairy tale Little Daylight, which has been… Read more

Philadelphia: David McKay Publisher, 1919. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Jessie Willcox Smith. 342 pages, with 8 color plates by Jessie Willcox Smith and gilt top edge, spine title and cover border. Minor corner and edge wear, small tear on half-title page, otherwise, very clean, bright and tight copy. Record # 854043

Johannesen, 1992-11. Hardcover. Good.

Watermill Press, 1997-01-01. Paperback. New. As new.

Hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Barbour Publishing, Incorporated. Used - Good. Good condition. 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.

David McKay, 1919. Book. Very Good. First Edition. 8vo. 342 pp. Fawn cover with tipped in illustration on th front. Cover has light wear on the edges with some small scratches across the illustration. Browning to page edges. Top page edge gilt..

Random House Value Publishing, 1990-02-25. Hardcover. New. New.

Paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Philadelphia, PA.: David McKay, Publisher. Very Good. 1919. Hardcover. This book is hard-bound in gray cloth with gilt and blue stamping to the upper cover, gilt stamping to the spine, and a color, pictorial printed paste-down on the upper cover. The covers show soiling, scuffing, edge-wear and rubbing to the corners and spine-ends. The upper hinge is… Read more

Norwalk, Conn.: Easton, 1996. 8 Color Plates by Jesse Wilcox Smith.. Full Leather. Very Fine. Illus. by Jesse Wilcox Smith.

1909. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1909 Hardcover Acceptable Ex-library Red Picture cover NO Dj Spine & corners taped few loosened pages some stains Published J B Lippincott Company contents: The Hay-Loft, The Lawn, Old Diamond, etc.. P14box ISBN: 1881084078

David McKay, 1919. Book. Illus. by Smith, Jesse Wilcox. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. In gray boards with pictorial paper label on spine. 1919 in Roman numerals on title page and copyright at bottom of page also 1919. Light rubbing to cloth. 8 color illustrations by Smith. Previous owner inscription..

Hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Kessinger Publishing, 2004-06-30. Paperback. Good.

New York: A. L. Burt Company. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Barbour Publishing, Incorporated, 1988-02-01. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Digireads.com, 2009-01-01. Paperback. New. As new.

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1919. 1st Edition. Hardcover. GOOD. Smith, Jessie Willcox. Front hinge just started. Bumped corners, light rubbing to edges, smudging and shelfwear to boards. An occasional small smudge in margins of text, slight mustiness. Gilt lettering to spine, dark blue lettering to front board and a lovely color paste-on bordered in a thick… Read more