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Beowulf
by Leonard, William Ellery (Trans)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
NY: The Heritage Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1939. First Edition Thus. Eleventh Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full yellow cloth, gilt lettering on blue panels on cover and spine, t.e.g. (black). Illustrated with color frontispiece and color plates by Lynd Ward. . Former owner's name neatly stamped on ffep, spine mildly sunned, else fine. NEAR FINE.. Color Drawings. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. (ix), 120 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1174
- Title
- Beowulf
- Author
- Leonard, William Ellery (Trans)
- Illustrator
- Lynd Ward
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus. Eleventh Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- Literature;, Epic Poetry;, Anglo-saxon;, Sagas;
Terms of Sale
Round Table Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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