At the Back of the North Wind

A scarce copy of this edition of one of George MacDonald's best loved stories, with Art Nouveau style illustrated covers, plus12 colour illustrations by Frank C. Papé and 76 smaller text illustrations in black & white (unattributed). Blue cloth, edgeworn and slightly scuffed, tipped in illustration to front, decorative borders to front and spine. Binding shaken, front inner hinge split between half-title and frontis but otherwise secure, no loose pages. Top text block edge brown, other edges slightly browned/foxed. Endpapers very browned, gift inscription front endpaper front endpaper. Foxing to half-title page and frontis obverse, a few scattered foxmarks elsewhere, small top corner closed.