At the Back of the North Wind.
by MacDonald, George
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Bookplates with preprinted owners' names. Spine seems to have been re-glued.
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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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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Details
- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.B5680004870
- Title
- At the Back of the North Wind.
- Author
- MacDonald, George
- Illustrator
- Smith, Jessie Willcox (Illustrated by)
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Bookplates with preprinted owners' names. Spine seems to have been re-glued.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- David McKay Publisher.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia.
- Date Published
- 1919
- Keywords
- Jessie Willcox Smith, artist
- Bookseller catalogs
- Youth Classics;
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