At the Back of the Northwind
by MacDonald, George
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
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About This Item
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 dust jacket , as issued This collectible, " FINE" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a clear polyester archival cover. Beautiful collectible copy of exceedingly scarce book. GIFT QUALITY
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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- 004526
- Title
- At the Back of the Northwind
- Author
- MacDonald, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- David McKay
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1919
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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- Remainder
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
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