Search Results: spirit child a story of by bierhorst john

Chronicle Books LLC. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Mulberry Books, 1990. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Used Book: Trade Paperback Standard used condition. Reading copy or better.

Sea Star Books, 2001-07-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

HarperCollins Publishers, 1984. Library Binding. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

HarperCollins Publishers, 1984. Library Binding. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

William Morrow & Co Library, 1984-08. Library Binding. Good.

Mulberry Books, 1990-11. Paperback. Good.

Sea Star Books, , 1984. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. Barbara Cooney . Large quarto, hardcover, fine in orange pictorial boards in near fine matching dj. Giftable. A first edition from 1984 retells the story of the first Christmas in the terms Spanish missionaries used to tell the Aztecs about the birth of Jesus. About 30 pp.

NY, William Morrow, 1984. Good/Good. Cooney, Barbara. Quarto, hardcover, near very good ex children's library copy with light wear, and light stain on endpaper, minimal markings. Near fine dj in mylar. Rooted in the the early Christian gospels and influenced by European trditions of the middle ages, this story was composed in the language of the Aztecs in the mid-1500s. Unpaginated. Jesus saviour of the people, and his story has not been told in these words for over one hundred years. This Native American nativity story from the Aztec tradition is rediscovered through vivid language. It shows striking images of these people and their surrounds during this special time.

NY: Mulberry Books. VG lg sz PB. (1984). 1st ptg thus. Inscribed by author. .

Sea Star Books, 2001-07-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Used:Good.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Seastar Books, 2001. Translated from the Aztec. Composed in the mid 1500s in the language of the Aztecs, Spirit Child draws upon Nativity stories from medieval folklore, the Christian Gospels and traditional Aztec lore. Originally chanted in Mexico City to the accompaniment of a teponaztli, a log drum. Dust jacket has very minimal wear, bright, clean, no markings, very nice. Not price clipped. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. HC and DJ. V. Good/V. Good. Illus. by Barbara Cooney. 10 3/4 x 8 3/4.

Mulberry Books, 1990-11. Paperback. Very Good. Nice looking book, has minor edge wear.

From the d.j. flap: "Composed in the mid-1500s in the language of the Aztecs, 'Spirit Child' draws upon Nativity stories from medieval folklore, the Christian Gospels, and traditional Aztec lore. Originally chanted in Mexico City to the accompaniment of drums, it was forgotten in the final collapse of Aztec society. Noted scholar John Bierhorst rediscovered this story and produced the first translation in any modern language. Filled with vivid imagery, it brings to life a stirring message of hope and salvation.
Before illustrating the text, Barbara Cooney traveled to Mexico to do research in the small towns and rural settlements outside Mexico City. The result is one of the finest works of her distinguished career--an inspired series of pictures that impressively captures the splendor and poignancy of this Native American Nativity."
John Bierhorst found the story of Spirit Child among 16th century Aztec texts while doing research for an Aztec-English dictionary.

Sea Star Books, 2001-07-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

New York: William Morrow & Co, 1984 36W x 58H inches, flat, folded down to 16 x 21 inches. Uncut proof sheet of the book and jacket for Spirit Child: A Story of the Nativity by John Bierhorst, illustrated by Barbara Cooney with design & typography by Jane Byers Bierhorst. There is some soil and foxing to proof. The text is Bierhorst's translation of a 16th Century Aztec text recounting a nativity story that pulls from European as well as native sources. The text is beautifully illustrated by two-time Caldecott Medalist, Barbara Cooney. Accompanying the proof are 8 postcards from Barbara Cooney to John Bierhorst which make reference to the book. Also included is a SeaStar reprint of the book that is inscribed by Bierhorst (not from the Bierhorst's collection). . Inscribed By Author & Illustrator. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Barbara Cooney. 4to.