Bierhorst John Ed (56 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The only up-to-date anthology of traditional American poetry, The sacred Oath emphasizes the relationship between the life of the individual and the power of the spoken word. Arranged as the progression of a human life, beginning with chants to ease the labor of an expectant mother, the selections narrate a journey through birth and infancy puberty adulthood, and old age. The underlying belief, shared by native American cultures as different as the Cherokee and the Aztec, that language, like the forces of nature, can bring about change. If uttered at the proper moment and in proper combinations, words can ward off disease, control the movements of a loved one, exorcise a ghost and in short, enable the user to deal with the crises that arise at each stage of life.The Sacred Path is a powerful introduction to an increasingly important field of American literature.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The only up-to-date anthology of traditional American poetry, The sacred Oath emphasizes the relationship between the life of the individual and the power of the spoken word. Arranged as the progression of a human life, beginning with chants to ease the labor of an expectant mother, the selections narrate a journey through birth and infancy puberty adulthood, and old age. The underlying belief, shared by native American cultures as different as the Cherokee and the Aztec, that language, like the forces of nature, can bring about change. If uttered at the proper moment and in proper combinations, words can ward off disease, control the movements of a loved one, exorcise a ghost and in short, enable the user to deal with the crises that arise at each stage of life.The Sacred Path is a powerful introduction to an increasingly important field of American literature.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Very Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Condition: Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Bumps, edge and shelf wear.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Third printing. Fine in a fine dustjacket. (box 79). Book.

Condition: good. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.…

Paperback. 371pp. As new, clean, tight & bright condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 191 pps. Gilt titles: sp. Frontis. Illust. w/ b/w drawings. Blue bds. w/ blue cloth sp. Interior leaves are clean and tight. Anthology of American Indian poetry on sacred and magical subjects. Includes notes, sources, & glossary of tribes, cultures and languages. A nice copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Soiling to dust jacket which is now in protective mylar. 114pp. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 104pp Illus ".and other Native American Riddles.". Brierley, Louise (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. No marks. Not ex-library.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Fine. Very large, thinner, squarish book, red cloth spine, smooth brown boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, stunning Native American design inside covers and adjacent end papers, unpaginated with beautiful color-illustrations and poems, a guide to the tribal nations and cultures included on reverse of final end paper. DJ glossy with color-illustration of red fox on front, another on back. DJ has tiny light dent at top front right, some light scratches too. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book. Pedersen, Judy (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Later Edition. ISBN 9780374511050. Paperback copy in very good condition. Trade paperback edition. Tight sound reading copy, not underlined or marked up. cover price neatly blacked out. DSW35-1. Later Edition. No Dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

perfect. Condition: Good.

Trade Paperback. Condition: As New. 2d Ptg. Thicker trade paperback, heavy marbled wrappers in gray, 386 pages, with someillustrations. Many Native American nations represented. Mint.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. First edition, hardcover, has previous owner's stamp to bottom of first free endpage, very light bumps to spine ends, and light shelfwear to corners, otherwise a solid, clean, tight VG+ copy in like dustjacket which has light bumps to spine ends, slight rubbing, and a touch of edgewear.…

Condition: Good. Zimmer, Dirk (illustrator).

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.