1919 Jessie Willcox Smith First Edition - 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 and wrapper, satisfying all of the points in Nudelman A53. Language: Text in English. Size: 9. 5 x 7 inches. Pages: 342 pages. Binding: Attractive and near fine, original

elevating the storytelling experience

Hugh Williams

It tells of a girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar

with a hand-crafted feel that makes it a lovely addition to any Christmas collection

this David McKay edition is a cornerstone of early American book illustration and a masterclass in narrative artistry

told through the obsessive quest of Captain Ahab for the titular white whale

James Miller

his fiction has been thought to anticipate that of William Faulkner

At the opening of the Civil War

offers to help the family with their farming and agricultural practices

Her work appeared in books

The period between 1910 and 1920 marked the peak of Jackson’s career