Adam of the Road
by Elizabeth Janet Gray
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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About This Item
GRAY, Elizabeth Janet. Adam of the Road. Illustrated by Robert Lawson. NY: Viking, 1942. 8vo, 317pp. Green cloth pictorially stamped in dark green; top edge stained green. Black and red pictorial map endpapers; 23 full-page b&w illustrations. Spine ends a tad rubbed, faint soiling to bottom inch-and-a-half of fore-edge (internally unaffected), else a clean, tight copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (edges a bit worn, spine lightly sunned, some very slight soiling, no medal affixed and printed price intact). Signed by the author, Newbery Medalist Elizabeth Janet Gray!
First edition. 1943 Newbery Medal Winner! Set in 13th century England, this is the story of 11-year-old Adam who becomes separated from his minstrel father and beloved red spaniel, and so sets off on a quest through the countryside's fairs and market towns, painting a fascinating, captivating and lively vision of medieval life.
Synopsis
Adam of the Road is a novel by Elizabeth Janet Gray that won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1943. Set in thirteenth-century England, the book follows the adventures of a young boy, Adam. After losing his spaniel and minstrel father, Adam embarks on a series of escapades throughout medieval England. Readers are given an accurate portrayal of medieval culture and society. The book is illustrated by Robert Lawson.
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- Bookseller
- Books of Wonder (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1049813
- Title
- Adam of the Road
- Author
- Elizabeth Janet Gray
- Illustrator
- Robert Lawson
- Format/Binding
- Green cloth pictorially stamped in dark green
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1942
- Pages
- 317pp
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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