1919 Rare First Edition by Jessie Willcox Smith - At The Back of The North WindAuthor: George MacDonald. (Jessie Willcox Smith, illustrator). Title: At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald. Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith. Publisher: Philadelphia, David McKay, 1919. First Edition illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith. First edition. First issue book, satisfying all of the points in Nudelman A53. Language: Text in English. Size: 9. 5 " X 7. 5 ". Pages: 342 pages. Binding: Attractive and near fine original decorated

is a whimsical and imaginative tale that often blurs the line between fantasy and reality

a meditation on death and immortality that profoundly influenced the Graveyard School and early Romanticism

providing insights into this fascinating practice

Pages:  [2]

especially on the edges and corners

Signed by both Van Sandwyk and Doughty on the last page

xii-703 pages

The book: A beautifully produced early American edition of Oriental Fairy Tales

first published in 1870

1829 School Prize note on the second blank page - as shown)

Every page is interleaved with protective blank sheets

Illustrations: Complete with all the beautiful illustrations