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At the Back of the North Wind; The Princess and the Goblin; The Princess and Curdie. [ Illustrated by Arthur Hughes and James Allen. ]. By George MacDonald. LONDON : 1979. HARDBACK in JACKET.
by MacDONALD, George (1824-1905)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0706410548
- ISBN 13
- 9780706410549
- Seller
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
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 & Allen illustrations in black and white. Dark-blue cloth. Spine and cover lettered in gilt. Dark-blue pictorial dust-jacket. Pictorial end-papers. No owner name or internal markings. Bright and internally clean and tight. NEAR FINE in like jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. 621 pages. This MacDonald title is scarce in this binding. See Shaberman; Bibliography no. 89 etc., Lg.8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].
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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- Rosley Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 052150
- Title
- At the Back of the North Wind; The Princess and the Goblin; The Princess and Curdie. [ Illustrated by Arthur Hughes and James Allen. ]. By George MacDonald. LONDON : 1979. HARDBACK in JACKET.
- Author
- MacDONALD, George (1824-1905)
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by Arthur Hughes and James Allen.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0706410548
- ISBN 13
- 9780706410549
- Publisher
- Octopus Books Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London, Glasgow and Bombay
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- Large Octavo
- Keywords
- Talwin Morris Designer, Glasgow Style, Blackie's Library of Famous Books Contes de fe?es. fairy tales. Fairy tales. Fiction in English, 1837-1900 - Texts Genre Children's stories. Fiction Fiction. Illustrated Fairy tales.
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria
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SPECIALIST IN SECOND-HAND AND ANTIQUARIAN LITERATURE & THEOLOGY. Mail Order. SPECIALIST ALSO IN C.S. LEWIS AND THE INKLINGS and others
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