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The Back Of The North Wind - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Freeling, Nicolas
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0670143987
- ISBN 13
- 9780670143986
- Seller
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Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1983. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670143987 . A first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket; This is a Caldecott Honor Book that tells the story of a vengeful wind, known as the North Wind, who travels the world wreaking havoc. One day, the North Wind comes to a small town and finds that the people have done nothing to deserve her wrath. She decides to punish them by blowing all the leaves off the trees and spoiling the town's crops. The townspeople are so upset that they decide to take their complaints to the North Wind's master, the Old Man of the Mountain. The Old Man of the Mountain tells the townspeople that they need to take responsibility for their own actions and start working hard. The North Wind is eventually persuaded to change her mind and apologize to the townspeople.; A Henri Castang Mystery; 8vo; 218 pages; $6.00 .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 103143
- Title
- The Back Of The North Wind - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Freeling, Nicolas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0670143987
- ISBN 13
- 9780670143986
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print
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