Rain player ;; story and pictures by Davis Wisniewski
by Wisniewski, David
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine in Near Fine(+) DJ, with minor signs of shelf-wear. Signed and inscribed by author on half-title. In a sewn library binding
- ISBN 10
- 0395551129
- ISBN 13
- 9780395551127
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Clarion Books, 1991. Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine(+) DJ, with minor signs of shelf-wear. Signed and inscribed by author on half-title. In a sewn library binding.. Small quarto in glossy black color illus DJ; : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cm. Summary: To bring rain to his thirsty village, Pik challenges the rain god to a game of pok-a-tok. || Mayas -- Juvenile fiction. Mayas -- Fiction. Indians of Central America -- Fiction. Games -- Fiction.
Synopsis
The ancient Mayan belief that the future was divinely decreed and could not be changed is the basis for this original tale of a boy who must defeat the Rain God in a ball game to save his people from disaster. Mayan art and architecture were the inspiration for the spectacular cut-paper artwork.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17958
- Title
- Rain player ;; story and pictures by Davis Wisniewski
- Author
- Wisniewski, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Near Fine(+) DJ, with minor signs of shelf-wear. Signed and inscribed by author on half-title. In a sewn library binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0395551129
- ISBN 13
- 9780395551127
- Publisher
- Clarion Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Bookseller catalogs
- Central America; Mythology and Lore;
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About the Seller
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About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- Library Binding
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- Fine
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