Adam of the Road
by Gray, Elizabeth Janet
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Georgetown, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1949. library marks endpapers only, remains of DJ glued to front, otherwise book clean and tight.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Lawson. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Library.
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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Details
- Seller
- Laura Books (AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 017844
- Title
- Adam of the Road
- Author
- Gray, Elizabeth Janet
- Illustrator
- Lawson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1949
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Laura Books
Biblio member since 2017
Georgetown, South Australia
About Laura Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.