2010 1st Folio Edtn BEOWULF By Seamus Heaney Illus. Rebecca Thorne Very Good

2010 1st Folio Edition

BEOWULF
A Verse Translation
By Seamus Heaney

Author Bio: Seamus Justin Heaney MRIA (13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013) was an Irish poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. Heaney's prize-winning translation of Beowulf (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2000, Whitbread Book of the Year Award) was considered groundbreaking in its use of modern language melded with the original Anglo-Saxon "music"

Illustrated By: Rebecca Thorne
Illustrator Bio: Illustrator and Printmaker. Nature, history, folklore. Longlisted for #worldillustrationawards2022

Synopsis: The Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf is one of the great Northern epics and a classic of European literature. A new edition of the original ‘Old English’ text, with facing page translation by Seamus Heaney.

Binding: Hardcover, Imperial octavo (8vo 8 1⁄4 × 11 1⁄2 in 210 × 292 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Collation: pp. 218
Language: English

Published By: Folio Society, UK

Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Very Good - Quarter bound in leather with cloth sides and slip case. Some damage to slipcase, book in very good+ condition, unread.

Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
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SKU: BTETM0002330