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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
by Tolkien, J. R. R
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Folcroft, PA: Folcroft Library Edition, 1985. Printed in a Limited Edition of 100 copies. Bound in red cloth with gilt title at the spine, 51 pages. The original First Edition was published in 1936 and is quite rare and priced appropriately when found. This edition SCARCE, and especially so in such lovely condition. . Limited Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued.
Synopsis
On 25 November 1936, Tolkien delivered “Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics” to the British Academy, and it was published the next year in the Academy's proceedings. The essay was a redaction of lectures that Tolkien wrote between 1933 and 1936, “Beowulf and the Critics.” ([Source][1].) These editions are reprints of the [Sir Israel Gollancz][2] memorial lecture in 1936, noted in the Proceedings of the [British Academy][3], London, v. 22 (1937). Here's a [review on Medieval Forum written by Tom Sharpe][4]. [1]: http://www.sfsu.edu/~medieval/Volume5/Beowulf.html [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Gollancz [3]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Academy [4]: http://www.sfsu.edu/~medieval/Volume5/Beowulf.html
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004157
- Title
- Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
- Author
- Tolkien, J. R. R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Folcroft Library Edition
- Place of Publication
- Folcroft, PA
- Date Published
- 1985
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Bloomington, Indiana
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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