Eleven-year-old Adam suddenly finds himself alone when his dog and his father--a wandering minstrel--suddenly disappear. Set in 13th-century England, ...Show synopsisEleven-year-old Adam suddenly finds himself alone when his dog and his father--a wandering minstrel--suddenly disappear. Set in 13th-century England, "Adam of the Road" is a Puffin Modern Classic.Hide synopsis
Description:Signed by the author on the half title page. Winner of the...Signed by the author on the half title page. Winner of the Newberry Medal in 1943 with the gold sticker on the front of the dust jacket. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth with the front cover and spine stamped in dark green. The dust jacket has a water stain, sun fading to the spine, and wear and chips to the extremities, otherwise a fine book in a very good dust jacket.
Description:Illustrated by Robert Lawson. Good+ in Good dust jacket. Signed...Illustrated by Robert Lawson. Good+ in Good dust jacket. Signed and inscribed "for Sherry" on title page by Robert Lawson, illustrator. Endpapers illustrated with A Map of the Travels of Adam. Bit of pencil notation and erasure in endpapers. Interior clean, binding tight. Dustjacket priceclipped, mildly soiled and edgeworn, gold Newbery Medal sticker on front DJ panel. Book prints announcement of John Newbery Medal award on page facing the title page, as this is the third printing.; B&W Illustrations; tall 8vo 9"-10" tall; 317 pages; Rare book room Children's kvk yellow & black/black and green childcat; Signed by Illustrator.
Description:Illustrated by Robert Lawson. Good+ in Good dust jacket. Signed...Illustrated by Robert Lawson. Good+ in Good dust jacket. Signed by author on half-title page. Endpapers illustrated with A Map of the Travels of Adam. Mild shadow toning in endpapers. Bent corners and slight corner soil on pgs 15-25. Interior otherwise clean, binding tight. Dustjacket heavily edgeworn, owner name on top edge of front panel, mildly soiled, and mildly toned at edges.; B&W Illustrations; tall 8vo 9"-10" tall; 317 pages; Rare book room Children's kvk yellow & black/black and green childcat; Signed by Author.
Description:Lawson, Robert. Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. Signed by...Lawson, Robert. Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) SIGNED by Elizabeth Janet Gray on half-title page. Sticker residue on front end paper, and very light edgewear to covers. Gold Newbery Award sticker to front panel. Price-clipped dj has slight rubbing and some wear and light chipping to spine head. Still an attractive, tight first printing.
Description:Signed by Author Near fine in like dust jacket. Just a little...Signed by Author Near fine in like dust jacket. Just a little minor soiling to page edges and edges of endpapers. The price clipped jacket has very minor soiling and a couple of tiny chips at corners of spine and lower front corner. Dust jacket and internal illustrations by Robert Lawson. Signed by the author on the half title page. Circular gold Newbery medal on front panel of jacket; no names or other markings in the book.
Description:Illustrated by Robert Lawson. Good in Good dust jacket. Signed...Illustrated by Robert Lawson. Good in Good dust jacket. Signed By Author/Thin Newspaper Clipping on Flyleaf/Light Blue Cloth Hb With Female Silhouette on Front and Black Lettering on; Spine in black and yellow jacket with color illustration of dog walking ahead of male youth/red and blue lettering on front black and blue lettering on spine/chip tear at top and bottom spine and facial tear on upper front near top spine/jacket in mylar/side book edge slightly soiled with light soiling on back.
