At the Back of the North Wind - First Hardcover Edition, 1909.
by George MacDonald
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Lincoln, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Lippincott, 1909 Philadelphia & London: J. B. Lippincott, 1909. 1st. Hardcover.Near Fine. Bound in the original red cloth, stamped and decorated in black & white and gilt on the cover and spine. Top edge gilt, spine sunned. 12 plates in color by Maria L. Kirk. First edition.
Synopsis
At the Back of the North Wind is a children's book by George MacDonald. It was serialized in the children's magazine Good Words for the Young beginning in 1868 and was published in book form in 1871. It is a fantasy centered around a boy named Diamond and his adventures with the North Wind. Diamond travels together with the mysterious Lady North Wind through the nights.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Moose
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020065
- Title
- At the Back of the North Wind - First Hardcover Edition, 1909.
- Author
- George MacDonald
- Illustrator
- Maria Kirk
- Format/Binding
- No Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Lippincott
- Date Published
- 1909
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens Illustrated;
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- Fine
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- Sunned
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