At the Back Of the North Wind

New York: George Routledge & Sons, 1871. First American "copyright" edition. Small octavo 6 15/16 x 4 7/8 inches; 175 x 125 mm). viii, 378, [2, blank] pp. Seventy-six wood-engraved text illustrations after Arthur Hughes. This edition pre-dates that recorded by Sadleir as the first American edition and is almost certainly one of a few copies printed in… Read more about this item

J. B. Lippencott Company, 1909. Hardcover. Near Fine. Maria L. Kirk. 352 pp. Full-color illustrations. Red pictoral cover shows little to no wear. Spine is very slightly faded.

London: Blackie and Son Limited , c1900. Cloth. Good. 7.4" by 4.5". Arthur Hughes; Laurence Housman. A new edition of George MacDonald's children's book with illustrations by Arthur Hughes. Dated via Jisc. A children's tale by Scottish author George MacDonald, originally serialised in the children's magazine 'Good Words for the Young' from 1868. A fantasy work following… Read more about this item

London: Dent (Children's Illustrated Classics), 1964. Book. Illus. by E.H. Shepard. Very Good. Hardcover. Repr. Hardback: 8 colour plates + line drawings by E.H. SHEPARD, photocopied dj, book is bound in illustrated cloth, some foredge foxing, else vg. 8vo, 325pp. The story of Diamond, the cab-horse, and Diamond, the little boy who lived over a coach-house. .

London, Glasgow and Bombay: Octopus Books Ltd. , 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Large Octavo. Illustrated by Arthur Hughes and James Allen.. FIRST EDITION THUS. LONDON : 1979. 3 volumes in 1: At the Back of the North Wind; The Princess and the Goblin; The Princess and Curdie (complete and unabridged). Hardback. Frontispiece; Hughes &… Read more about this item

DJ edges slightly worn at edges & corners. Previous store sticker on lower rear cover. Corners bumped, page edges speckled. Blacked out owner info on false title page. Facsimile of the1919 edition. The tale of little Diamond and the majestic North Wind, Includes 8 full color paintings.

London: Octopus Books, 1979. 3 Beautiful Fairy Tales with the Original Illstrations by Arthur Hughes (At the Back of the North Wind & The Princess and the Goblin) and James Allen (The princess & Curdie). Blue cloth cover with Large Gilt Lettering to front & spine. Endpapers illustrated with vignette scenes from the stories. 621 Pages, 840g, 8 1/2" Tall.… Read more about this item

Collins, 1958. Hardcover. Good. 1958. First Edition. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed.… Read more about this item

A few very small white spots to leather at the bottom edge of book. Used bookplate on the front free endpaper. Pagers crisp and clean.

Grosset and Dunlap. Hardcover. Good. CR 1909 (1930's to 40's reprint). Good Hardcover. No DJ. Blue boards with orange stamped titles. Spine a bit slanted, edge and corner wear, corners bumped, head and foot of spine pulled, spine panel mottled, boards with rubbing and soiling. Name on the front free endpaper, pages yellowed. Interior and binding are good.… Read more about this item

London: Strahan & Co, 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Jacket as Issued. Arthur Hughes. FIRST EDITION. This is MacDonald's first long fairy story published in book form.  Illustrations by Arthur Hughes. London: Strahan & Co, 1871.  Rebound in green cloth with gold text on the spine.  378 pp. with 13 pages of advertisements in the back. … Read more about this item

David McKay. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1919. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. ; Gray cloth cover with gilt stamped border and dry mounted color pictorial on front cover is worn with light soiling and faint damp stain to back cover but in good condition. Boards are slightly warped. Spine is straight. Binding is tight. Pages are toned… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent & Sons LTD., 1956 . Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". E. H. Shepard. The first illustrated edition of George MacDonald's novel, with charming colour plates and vignettes by E. H. Shepard. First thus, being the first edition to contain illustrations by E. H. Shepard. In the publisher's original pictorial… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1919. First Thus, First Printing. Hardcover. Very near fine in very good to near fine pictorial dust jacket. Very light trace of rubbing to covers; light edgwear to dust jacket, with small closed tear at bottom of spine panel.. Small 4to. 7.25 x 9.5 in. 342 pp. First issue, in original mauve cloth with large… Read more about this item

Collins, 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1958. First edition thus. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with silver titles to spine. From the Seagull Library series. With illustrated frontispiece. Pages are rather marked with heavy tanning and slight foxing, plus thumbing. A few dog-eared corners. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper and pastedown. Moderate gutter cracking. A few dog-eared… Read more about this item

A Nonesuch Cygnet, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. A clean, tight copy. First edition. Very Light wear to extremities. Black and white illustrations throughout by Charles Mozley. White illustration on a blue backround to the endpapers. Clothbound in brown with darker pastedown with a gold gilt illustration. Title to the spine in… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1919. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 342 pages, illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith with color title page, 8 color plates, and blue endpapers drawing. Light tan cloth with blue and gilt design and color label on front cover. Top edge gilt. Record # 405188

Philadelphia: David McKay. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, owner names and writing on front . endpapers, pages toned, some pages soiled, owner name on fore-edges.. 1909. Hardcover. MacDonald's fantasy classic. Color frontispiece by Gertrude A. Kay and three other color plates. Red cloth with color paste-on on front boards. A volume in the Newbery Classics series.… Read more about this item

NY: The Macmillan Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly rubbed.. 1964. Reprint. Hardcover. Pictorial cover. Afterword by Clifton Fadiman. Color and black and white illustrations by Harvey Dinnerstein. ; The Macmillan Classics; Vol. 29; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 310 pages .

Toronto: Broadview Press. Fine. 2011. Softcover. 1554810302 . 406 p. 21.5 cm. Sound and square binding with illustrated cardstock covers. Virtually no discernible wear. Appears unread. A scholarly edition of this classic story about a boy named Diamond and his relationship with a fairy called the North Wind. Includes footnotes,… Read more about this item