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Adam of the Road
de Elizabeth Janet Gray
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Acceptable
- Librería
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
The Viking Press, 1950. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1950. Fifth Printing. 317 pages. No dust jacket. Pink cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers and pastedowns. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Textblock is shaky.
Sinopsis
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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Detalles
- Librería
- World of Rare Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 1649239590TMB
- Título
- Adam of the Road
- Autor
- Elizabeth Janet Gray
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Acceptable
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- The Viking Press
- Fecha de publicación
- 1950
Términos de venta
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
