Decorative Cloth. Zustand: Good. Illustrated (illustrator). First Thus. New York: Eaton & Mains, 1898. First thus. 8vo. Decorative cloth binding, titles and decoration in gilt. Frontispiece of the poet. Lengthy introduction by William V. Kelley and Browning's complete poems. Hinges cracked; occasional marks in pencil. Fraying top of spine. Good.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Honolulu, Hawaii : University of Hawa'i Press, 2001., 2001
ISBN 10: 0824820193 ISBN 13: 9780824820190
Anbieter: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, USA
Erstausgabe
Soft cover. Zustand: As New. 1st Edition. [1st edition, 1st printing] ; Stiff blue and black wrappers ; xiii, 405 pp. ; maps ; 24 cm. ; Among Marshallese the ri-bwebwenato (storyteller) is well known and respected, a living repository and transmitter of traditional history and culture. Here are ninety folktales and stories of historical events, collected and translated into English during the third quarter of the twentieth century. They include tales of origins, humanlike animals, ogres, and sprites, some malevolent, some playful. Man y are presented in the original language and are amplified by extensive commentary ; AS NEW. Book.