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Paperback. Zustand: 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.…

Zustand: 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.

Zustand: 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. "The haunting tales in this anthology are drawn from one of the little known masterpieces of American indian folklore--the great collection of Indian narratives gathered firsthand by photographer-writer-explorer Edward S. Curtis during the early 1900s" (from the publisher's dust jacket blurb. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bound handsomely in orange cloth, Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing moderate wear but sunned completely at spine and half-tone at rear panel, not price-clipped. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Plentiful duotone photographs and other illustrations. 114 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 115pp; DJ unclipped. Contents clean and unmarked. No library stamps; no ownership name or markings. Third Printing.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: leido. Trad. Rafael Lassaletta. Ilustraciones de artistas aztecas del siglo XVI. Rústica. 108.