Beowulf by Leonard, William Ellery (translator) - 1923

NY: Heritage Press, 1923. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ward, Lynd. Beige cloth, gilt on black lettering, color illustrations. Covers lt soiled, spine darkened, v lt wear to spine ends & corners, ffep torn out and missing. Contents clean in tight binding. Verse translation, with introduction. 0714 ju

New York: The Heritage Press, 1939. Hardcover. VG/no dj. 10 5/8 x 11 3/4. illus. by Lynd Ward. Off-white cloth, blue and gilt boxed lettering on spine and upper cover,blue top edge. Spine tanned, erased pencil mark on ffep, otherwise clean, solid.

NY: Heritage Press, 1952. sans slipcase; cream c w/gilt titles on blue;;152 clean, unmarked pages. Sandglass newsletter laid in. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Lynn Ward . 4 vo.

Heritage Press, 1939. Book. Illus. by Ward, Lynd. Very Good+. Hardcover. In cream cloth with slight browning to spine. Slipcase has split along edge. Owner name..

New York, New York: Heritage Press, 1939. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Ward, Lynd. Lovely edition from the Heritage Press from 1939 of the legendary poem, translated into verse by William Ellery Leonard & illustrated by Lynd Ward with dramatic Deco-style colored woodcut designs throughout the 120 pages of text. Hardcover book has cream-colored textured linen cloth over boards with a bright blue title box & gilt lettering to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean save for 1 tiny ink spot to ffep & slight darkening to spine. Binding straight & strong, pages creamy white with a hint of tanning around edges, but unmarked; colors vivid on all plates. NO DJ, as issued, NO slipcase (missing). Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time) ship same day; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

The Heritage Press, 1939 Book is clean and tight with a bit of soiling to a few pages. Top-stained. Owner's signature on front endpaper (looks like an autograph but I don't recognize the person). DJ has a piece missing from the back and closed tears. Some edgewear. Beautifully illustrated. No slipcase.

NY: Heritage Press. Very Good; Slipcase is worn and split.. 1939. Later Printing. Hardcover. Cream cloth. Ix, 120 pages. Color frontispiece illustration, black and white illustrations, and color illustrations. A translation into modern English verse by a noted literary scholar and illustrated with sixteen lithographs in blue and brown inks by Caldecott medalist Lynd Ward. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

New York: The Heritage Press, 1939. Lynd Ward. This book measures approximately 10.75" x 7.75" with 119 numbered pages. This book is in very good plus condition. Minor bumping to both ends of spine. Moderate sunning on spine. Bēowulf is an Old English epic poem in the tradition of Germanic heroic legend consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N5-15).

NY: Heritage Press, 1939, 1939. Hardcover. Fine/No Dj. Ward, Lynd. Quarto, hardcover, fine in off-white linen boards with blue and gold box. Reprint of the edition of the Limited Editions Club. 120 pps Gorgeous art work by Ward; an excellent collectible copy, almost as new. Beautiful frontispiece in blue and gold.

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 .