How Glooscap Outwits the Ice Giants.(Signed).

Norman, Howard.

Published by Little, Brown, Boston., 1989

About this Item

Norman, Howard [retold by]. How Glooskap Outwits the Ice Giants. And Other Tales of the Maritime Indians. Wood Engravings by Michael McCurdy. Boston: Little, Brown (1989). 1st Edition (stated), 1st Printing (full number string to 1). 9 ¼ x 6 ¼. 60 pp. Orange paper covered boards sunned. Illustrated priced dust jacket with light wear at spine ends and corner tips. A Very Good- copy in a Very Good dust jacket. Signed by the Author on the first end page. Stories include: How Glooskap Made Human Beings; How Glooskap Outwits the Giants; Why the Sea Winds Are the Strength They Are Today; Glooskap Gets Two Surprises; How Magic Friend Fox Helped Glooskap against the Panther-Witch; How Glooskap Sang through the Rapids and Found a New Home. Out of the rich storytelling tradition of the Maritime Indians steps the giant Glooskap who first creates human beings and then travels among themfrom the Bay of Fundy to the shores of New England. Here are six unusual tales, full of wit and wisdom, that aptly capture the rich mystical world of this mythic giant as he pits his powers and magic against the forces of nature and evil that threaten all he has created. Striking wood engravings perfectly evoke the humor and drama of these talesfrom the lashing storms stirred up by the fearsome bird Wuchowsen, to the evil ploys of the wily panther-witch Pukjinskwest. Shipped in a well-padded box.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How Glooscap Outwits the Ice Giants.(Signed).
• Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston.
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Michael McCurdy
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
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