Story Sharp Knife by Bringhurst (50 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A seminal collection of Haida myths and legends; now in a gorgeous new package. The linguist and ethnographer John Swanton took dictation from the last great Haida-speaking storytellers, poets and historians from the fall of 1900 through the summer of 1901. Together they created a great treasury of Haida oral literature in written form. Having worked for many years with these century-old manuscripts, linguist and poet Robert Bringhurst brings both rigorous scholarship and a literary voice to the English translation of John Swanton's careful work. He sets the stories in a rich context that reaches out to dozens of native oral literatures and to myth-telling traditions around the globe. Attractively redesigned, this collection of First Nations oral literature is an important cultural record for future generations of Haida, scholars and other interested readers. It won the Edward Sapir Prize, awarded by the Society for Linguistic Anthropology, and it was chosen as the Literary Editor's Book of the Year by the Times of London. Bringhurst brings these works to life in the English language and sets them in a context just as rich as the stories themselves one that reaches out to dozens of Native American oral literatures, and to mythtelling traditions around the world.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Trade paperback. 1st printing of 2nd edition. Outer edges have soil; former owner's surname on the half-title page; binding has wear; several pages have small corner crease(s); inside back cover has a small stain at bottom; tight, text clean. 541 p., illustrated. Published in 2011 at $24.95 [o f ifo mnqns]. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. The Haida world is a misty archipelago a hundred stormy miles off the coasts of British Columbia and Alaska. For more than a thousand years before the Europeans came, a great culture flourished on these islands. In 1900 and 1901 the linguist and ethnographer John Swanton took dictation from the last traditional Haida-speaking storytellers, poets, and historians. Robert Bringhurst worked for many years with these manuscripts, and in this text he brings them to life in the English language.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A seminal collection of Haida myths and legends; now in a gorgeous new package. The linguist and ethnographer John Swanton took dictation from the last great Haida-speaking storytellers, poets and historians from the fall of 1900 through the summer of 1901. Together they created a great treasury of Haida oral literature in written form. Having worked for many years with these century-old manuscripts, linguist and poet Robert Bringhurst brings both rigorous scholarship and a literary voice to the English translation of John Swanton's careful work. He sets the stories in a rich context that reaches out to dozens of native oral literatures and to myth-telling traditions around the globe. Attractively redesigned, this collection of First Nations oral literature is an important cultural record for future generations of Haida, scholars and other interested readers. It won the Edward Sapir Prize, awarded by the Society for Linguistic Anthropology, and it was chosen as the Literary Editor's Book of the Year by the Times of London. Bringhurst brings these works to life in the English language and sets them in a context just as rich as the stories themselves one that reaches out to dozens of Native American oral literatures, and to mythtelling traditions around the world.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. The Haida world is a misty archipelago a hundred stormy miles off the coasts of British Columbia and Alaska. For more than a thousand years before the Europeans came, a great culture flourished on these islands. In 1900 and 1901 the linguist and ethnographer John Swanton took dictation from the last traditional Haida-speaking storytellers, poets, and historians. Robert Bringhurst worked for many years with these manuscripts, and in this text he brings them to life in the English language.…

Condition: acceptable. Fairly worn, but readable and intact. If applicable: Dust jacket, disc or access code may not be included.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. A later printing of the Second Edition. Light shelfwear, else Very Good.

paperback. Condition: Very good. Softcover, may have remainder line at bottom of book, Otherwise like new.

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.

Paperback. Condition: Fine.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Close to Very Good book; no reading creases, firm binding, no markings of any kind, mild wear to extremities, small nick to upper spine, slight cant. All pages intact. Bagged.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Gently used with light wear. Pages remain clean and easy to read, with only minor signs of handling. Ships from our Kentucky facility. Orders placed before 1 PM EST (Mon?Fri) ship the same day. Packaged with care. Contact us with any questions.

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paperback. Condition: Good. Good paperback, bumped/creased with shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Tips gently rubbed. Brilliant book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Gift inscription on first page else interior is very clean and tight. Lower page corners faintly finger smudged. Dust jacket has light edge wear.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. 527pp., index, biblio., notes, ill., map. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; spine straight and uncreased; appears unread; Native American oral literature has often been presented, wrongly, as a sea of anonymous folktales. Here instead are the works of unforgettable individuals: the blind poet Ghandl, the crippled master myth-spinner Skaay, the cagey old historian Kilxhawgins, and other Haida authors who speak with crystal clarity though they speak from a vanished time.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. 527 pages, with illustrations.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Jacket edgeworn, with marking and bending; rubbing wear to spine; spotting to top of page edges.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Minor external wear, lower corner of front panel creased with a corresponding very light crease to first couple of pages of prelims, lower edge of page block dust marked.

[0-8032-6179-9] 1999. (Mass market paperback) Very good. 527pp. 8vo. An offering to teach Haida oral literature and how to hear, read, contemplate and interpret its accomplishments. There is a delicate initial stamped to the lower edge; else is clean, bright, tight and solid. Black and white photographs, maps, charts. Masterworks of the Classical Haida Mythtellers, Volume 1.…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 2nd Edition. D & M Publishers, 2011, Vancouver, Canada. New condition of the First Paperback Edition, First Printing, with complete number line. Signed with signature only on title page.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good - Cash. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Light reader wear and rubbing to the edges, corners, covers, and pages. The book is in great condition! Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Canadian Edition. 527pp w endnotes, bibliography and index. Indexed maps, charts, and photographs. Illustrated endpapers. Brown boards, tan quarterwrap spine and corners and title panel. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Photo illustrated DJ is clean and without wear. Octavo. From the series, Masterworks of the Classical Haida Mythtellers.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.