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At the back of the North Wind / By George Macdonald ; with twelve illustrations in color by Maria L. Kirk.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Rare Books Collection PR4967 .A87 1909
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- MacDonald, George, 1824-1905.
- Series:
- Stories all children love series.
- Stories all children love
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children's stories, English.
- Fairy tales.
- Fantasy fiction, English.
- Parables.
- Fantasy.
- Winds--Juvenile fiction.
- Winds.
- English literature--Scottish authors.
- English literature.
- Physical Description:
- v, 352 p., 12 leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott, 1909. (Philadelphia : Washington Square Press)
- Summary:
- The adventures of a little boy, named for his father's favorite horse, as he travels with the beautiful lady North Wind and comes to know the many facets of her protective and violent temper.
- Notes:
- Series list on half-title verso.
- Illustrated lining-papers signed "M.L. Kirk."
- Many of the chapter decorations are signed "H."
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum's copy inscribed: "Ruth C. Downton, Christmas 1928."
- OCLC:
- 13962497
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