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1	Elements of Typographic Style more books like this by Robert Bringhurst add to wishlist Renowned typographer and poet Robert Bringhurst brings clarity to the art of typography with this masterful style guide. Combining the practical, theoretical, and historical, this edition is completely updated, with a thorough exploration of the newest innovations in intelligent font technology, and is a must-have for graphic artists, editors, or ... see all copies from $6.65! new only from $21.75! \| SVS
2	The Tree of Meaning: Language, Mind and Ecology more books like this by Robert Bringhurst, Jim Harrison (Foreword by) add to wishlist "Poems, where I come from," writes Robert Bringhurst, "are spoken to be written and written to be spoken. "The Tree of Meaning" is a book of critical prose composed in the same way." Together, these thirteen lectures present a superbly grounded approach to the study of language, focusing on storytelling, mythology, comparative literature, humanity ... see all copies from $7.98! new only from $8.20! \| SVS
3	Nine Visits to the Mythworld more books like this by Ghandl of the Qayahl Llaanas, Robert Bringhurst (Translator), Ghandl add to wishlist The nine stories contained in this volume are the finest offerings from one of the last of the traditional Haida storytellers, Ghandl of the Qayahl Llaanas. Ghandl was born in 1851 in a small Haida island community off the coast of British Columbia. His world was devastated by waves of European diseases, which wiped out over ninety percent of the ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $5.98! \| first editions
4	Raven Steals the Light more books like this by Bill Reid, Robert Bringhurst add to wishlist Presented here are 10 authentic retellings of traditional Haida myths and folktales. The stories range from bawdy tales of how the first Haida were brought to the Queen Charlotte Islands, to poignant narratives of the complexities of love in a world where animals speak, dreams come alive, and demigods, monsters, and people live side by side. 10 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.17! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Pieces of Map, Pieces of Music more books like this by Robert Bringhurst add to wishlist see all copies from $6.99! new only from $14.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	A Story as Sharp as a Knife: The Classical Haida Mythtellers and Their World more books like this by Robert Bringhurst add to wishlist 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, ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $10.33! \| first editions
7	Everywhere Being Is Dancing: Twenty Pieces of Thinking more books like this by Robert Bringhurst add to wishlist In this companion volume to "The Tree of Meaning," Robert Bringhurst collects twenty essays under the subversive principle that "everything is related to everything else." His studies build upon this sense of basic connection, and involve the work of poets, musicians, and philosophers as varied as Ezra Pound, John Thompson, Don McKay, Empedokles, ... see all copies from $10.20! new only from $11.34! \| SVS
8	Being in Being: The Collected Works of Skaay of the Qquuna Qiighawaay more books like this by Robert Bringhurst (Translator), Skaay add to wishlist Skaay of the Qquuna Qiighawaay may have been one of the greatest Native storytellers of all time. Born in the Haida village of Qquuna about 1827 and crippled by an injury in middle age, he devoted himself to the art of telling stories. As the Haidas' older way of life changed dramatically under the onslaught of smallpox epidemics and contact with ... see all copies from $50.00! new only from $176.72!
9	Form of the Book: Essays on the Morality of Good Design more books like this by Jan Tschichold, Robert Bringhurst (Editor), Hajo Hedeler (Translator) add to wishlist Jan Tschichold was one of the greatest modern typographers and book designers--and one of the most articulate and outspoken. The weight and strength of his opinions transcend typography and book design. the form of the book crystallizes a lifetime of thought and design experience. see all copies from $85.00!
10	The Black Canoe: Bill Reid and the Spirit of Haida Gwaii more books like this by Robert Bringhurst, Ulli Steltzer (Photographer) add to wishlist see all copies from $20.00! new only from $31.95! \| first editions
11	The Surface of Meaning: Books and Book Design in Canada more books like this by Robert Bringhurst add to wishlist In this fascinating study, Robert Bringhurst takes readers on a walking tour through the bramble of book design, from the mid-18th century to the present day. Along the way, he discovers a true "image trove" of identity, culture, and history. Transcending other works on the subject, Bringhurst here creates a truly national survey by bringing ... see all copies from $35.69! new only from $36.70! \| SVS
12	Ursa Major: A Polyphonic Masque for Speakers & Dancers more books like this by Robert Bringhurst add to wishlist see all copies from $20.00! signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Solitary Raven: The Selected Writings of Bill Reid more books like this by Bill Reid, Robert Bringhurst (Introduction by), William Reid add to wishlist When Haida sculptor Bill Reid died in 1998, he was more widely and more fervently admired than any other Native American artist. Reid attained his greatest fame in the visual arts, but words were his first professional medium. He made his living as a radio announcer and script writer until he received his first large carving commission, in 1958. ... see all copies from $48.59! first editions
14	Solitary Raven: The Selected Writings of Bill Reid more books like this by William Reid, Robert Bringhurst add to wishlist see all copies from $22.00! first editions
15	The Calling: Selected Poems 1970-1995 more books like this by Robert Bringhurst add to wishlist see all copies from $24.89! first editions
16	The Beauty of the Weapons more books like this by Robert Bringhurst add to wishlist see all copies from $30.59!
17 view cover	The Solid Form of Language: An Essay on Writing and Meaning by Robert Bringhurst add to wishlist see all copies from $105.05! new only from $105.05!
18 view cover	Word 97: Level 2 more books like this by John Preston, Robert Bringhurst add to wishlist For courses in Microsoft Office for Windows and Word for Windows. Essentials are hands-on tutorials with a project orientation designed to give students a thorough knowledge of software applications in 8-12 contact hours. Most Essentials are four color with oversized screen shots so students can follow along. Essentials are available for ... see all copies from $1.99!
19	The Beauty of the Weapons: Selected Poems more books like this by Robert Bringhurst add to wishlist see all copies from $20.00!
20 view cover	This Is What They Say: A Story Cycle Dictated in Northern Alberta in 1928 more books like this by Francois Mandeville, Ron Scollon (Translator), Robert Bringhurst (Foreword by) add to wishlist An invaluable book on how to be and not to be, on work and dedication, on the inner life of scholarship, and on life and death in the Old Ways.--Gary SnyderThis astonishing Chipewyan story cycle from one of the unsung heoroes of Native American literature reveals a rich and nuanced picture of traditional life and thought in the northern Athapaskan ... see all copies from $27.12! new only from $27.12! \| SVS
21	Bergschrund more books like this by Robert Bringhurst add to wishlist see all copies from $10.53! signed copies \| first editions
22	Peter Koch, Printer: Cowboy Surrealists, Maverick Poets & Pre-Socratic Philosophers more books like this by Robert Bringhurst, Janice Braun add to wishlist see all copies from $12.70! signed copies \| first editions
23	Ocean, paper, stone more books like this by Robert Bringhurst, M.C. Duthie Gallery add to wishlist see all copies from $12.00! new only from $58.00!
24	Tending the fire. by Robert Bringhurst add to wishlist see all copies from $38.00! signed copies \| first editions
25	Ocean-Paper-Stone: the Catalogue of an Exhibition of Printed Objects Which Chronicle More Than a Century of Literary Publishing in British Columbia by Comp Robert Bringhurst add to wishlist see all copies from $21.12!

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