Adam of the Road
by Elizabeth Janet Gray
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Winner of the 1943 Newbery Award. Inscribed to Mrs. Peyton Rous by the author.
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
- Peyton Wilson (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20323
- Title
- Adam of the Road
- Author
- Elizabeth Janet Gray
- Illustrator
- Robert Lawson
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Childrens; CB;
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