GAY NECK, THE STORY OF A PIGEON
by Mukerji, Dhan Gopal
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Poplar Grove, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
E.P. Dutton, 1964. Pictorial hardcover binding square and tight with usual library stamps and markings. Story of a carrier pigeon. Newbery Award Winner.. Illus. by Artzybasheff, Boris. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.
Synopsis
Gay Neck, the Story of a Pigeon is a 1928 children's novel by Dhan Gopal Mukerji that won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1928. It deals with the life of Gay Neck, a prized Indian pigeon. Mukerji wrote that "the message implicit in the book is that man and winged animals are brothers. " He stated that much of the book is based on his boyhood experiences with a flock of forty pigeons and their leader, as the boy in the book is Mukerji himself.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Deja Vu Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 381
- Title
- GAY NECK, THE STORY OF A PIGEON
- Author
- Mukerji, Dhan Gopal
- Illustrator
- Artzybasheff, Boris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- NEWBERY, JUVENILE, CARRIER PIGEON ANIMALS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens - General Animal Fiction; Childrens - Award Winners;
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