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At the Back of the North Wind
by MacDonald, George; Smith, Jessie Willcox (Illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- G+/VG-/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: David McKay, Publisher, 1919. First Thus . Hardcover. G+/VG-/No Jacket. Smith, Jessie Willcox. One of a lovely series of classic books for young readers illustrated by famous artists of the day, here, Jessie Willcox Smith, who contributed the title page, decorative endpapers, front pastedown, & 8 full-color, full-page interior plates, all in near pristine condition! Story orig. published in book form in 1871, this is the FIRST EDITION with these illustrations from 1919 (First, thus), in 342 pages. With putty-colored cloth over boards, lettered in darker putty to spine, blue to front, along with a colorful paper pastedown by Smith, this hardcover small 4to (7.25" x 9.75") is in Good+/VG- condition: very clean, stitched text block secure, but front hinge cracked & repaired with clear tape by a previous owner. Pages creamy white with modest tanning to edge. Plates have clean white borders, strong colors. Old gift inscription, partially whited-out, inside front cover; else, pages all unmarked. Rubbing to extremities, bumped corners. Some edgewear to front pastedown. No DJ. A lovely edition for the plates alone! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022156
- Title
- At the Back of the North Wind
- Author
- MacDonald, George; Smith, Jessie Willcox (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Smith, Jessie Willcox
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G+/VG-
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- David McKay, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1919
- Keywords
- ILLUSTRATOR ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN YA ADVENTURE CLASSIC FICTION COLLECTIBLE COLLECTOR ARTIST ART WYETH ROBIN HOOD
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series; Illustrated Books/Illustrators; Literature/Literary Criticism/Poetry/Short Stories;
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Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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Glossary
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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