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At the Back of the North Wind
by MacDonald, George ; Illustrated by Maria L. Kirk
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Fayetteville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B, Lippincott Company. Very Good- with no dust jacket. (1909). Eleventh Printing. Hardcover. Red pictorial cloth, gilt titles on front and spine. 12 color plates. Spine slightly faded; light wear; ink price and name stamp on front endpaper; rear hinge partially cracked. .
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
- Acme Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3045
- Title
- At the Back of the North Wind
- Author
- MacDonald, George ; Illustrated by Maria L. Kirk
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Eleventh Printing
- Publisher
- J. B, Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- (1909)
- Keywords
- Children's Fiction
Terms of Sale
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Acme Books
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Fayetteville, New York
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- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.