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USA: Barron's/Salariya Book Company, 2010. 1st North American 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Li Sidong color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2010 Barron's/Salariya paperback graphic novel, first North American edition, first printing. Title on front cover in gold foil. Color illustrations by Li Sidon. This is a beautifully rendered paperback book, IMHO. Illustrations are historically correct as to costume and setting. CONTENT: This retelling of the first great epic poem in the English language recounts the story of Beowulf, his heroic struggle against the monster Grendel, and his final fight to the death with a ferocious dragon. Barron's Graphic Classics offer easy-to-follow retellings of immortal literary works. They introduce elementary and secondary school students to many of our culture's great plays, novels, and epic poems, and encourage boys and girls to discover the joy of reading the masterworks in their original form. Graphic Classics titles tell… Read More

UK: Viking, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/Very Good+. Chris Van Allsburg color paintings. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1996 Viking large hard cover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first edition, first printing. Beautiful color plates by Van Allsburg. Young adult delightful fiction. Problem: some pale tanning to DJ and page tops with a short repaired tear bottom DJ panel edge. CONTENT: Driven to avenge the murder of her royal parents and reclaim their lost kingdom, the daring young heroine and would-be queen journeys to the besieged city on the plain to seek out its evil conqueror, the Usurper. Mark Helprin's spellbinding tale reveals a city veiled in snow, at once divine and deadly. Van Allsburg's stunning illustrations supply a palpable richness which captures all the exhilarating expanse of the story. 13 color illustrations.