Beowulf and the Finnesburg Fragment
J.R.R. Tolkien
Published by Allen and Unwin, London, 1963
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Allen and Unwin, 1963, 6th printing. Translated by John Clark Hall, prefatory remarks by JRR Tolkien. A very nice copy of this now very rare book. Book read once, jacket has some tattering to spine ends. These are now scarce with dust jacket, any printing. Seller Inventory # 002482
Bibliographic Details
Title: Beowulf and the Finnesburg Fragment
Publisher: Allen and Unwin, London
Publication Date: 1963
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition.
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Beowulf and the Finnesburg Fragment. A Translation into Modern English Prose
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George Allen and Unwin, London, 1963
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Seller: Your Book Soon, Stroud, GLOS, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Sixth Edition. xliii / 194 pp + 2 pages of ads, peach covers, black title to spine. Edges a little spotted, inscripition to ffep, dust wrapper worn torn sunned and stained. Seller Inventory # 046350
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BEOWULF And the Finnesburg Fragment A Translation into Modern English Prose
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George Allen & Unwin, 1967, 1967
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Seller: Rothwell & Dunworth (ABA, ILAB), Dulverton, United Kingdom
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7th imp. 8vo. Original black lettered tan cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (spine toned and small nicks at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xliii + 194 (previous owner's light pencil inscription on front endpaper). Seller Inventory # 186122
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Beowulf and the Finnesburg Fragment - A Translation into Modern English Prose
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George Allen & Unwin, London, 1967
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Seller: Edinburgh Books, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New Edition. 1967. New edition, reprint. xliii, 194pp. plus 1 page of publisher's details and a 1 page catalogue of works by Tolkien. First edition. The heroic poem Beowulf is regarded by many as the highest achievement of Old English literature. It deals with events of the early 6th century and is believed to have been composed between 700 and 750. In 1940, the publisher's issued Professor Wrenn's thorough revision of Dr. Dr. Clark Hall's translation of Beowulf. This included J.R.R. Tolkien's prefatory account of the metre of the original as well as a few textual notes by Wrenn. The present edition of this work has been brought up-to-date and considerably enlarged. Professor Wren has written a new Introduction setting forth important general matters relating to the poems, improved the translation by the correction of a few misprints, and greatly enlarged his notes. The book is bound in the original yellow boards with black titling on the spine. The case of the book is in very good condition with light bumping to the spine ends. The contents are tight and clean with a name and date (1969) written on the front free endpaper. The unclipped dustwrapper has shelf wear with light soiling and faint foxing. The spine is faded and the spine ends are bumped with a small tear on the bottom rear spine corner and small pieces are missing from the top corners of the spine. The corners are rubbed and lightly bumped with small pieces missing from the tips. Seller Inventory # gPoetBeowulf02
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Beowulf and the Finnesburg Fragment. A Translation into Modern English Prose by John R. Clark Hall. New Edition, completely Revised with notes and an Introduction by C.L. Wren. With Prefatory remarks by J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Seller: Libreria Oreste Gozzini snc, Firenze, FI, Italy
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London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1954, in-16, legatura editoriale in piena tela, pp. XLIII, [1], 194, [2]. Seller Inventory # LD/172217
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Beowulf and the Finnesburg Fragment. A Translation into Modern English Prose by John R. Clark Hall. New Edition, completely Revised with notes and an Introduction by C.L. Wren. With Prefatory remarks by J.R.R. Tolkien
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London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1950, 1950
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Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
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[Old English Literature] THIRD THUS, the second revised edition with Tolkien's remarks. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xliv; 194. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine and upper. A Foyles label to front pastedown, and two small ink ownerships to the fly-leaf. Toned to edges, otherwise internally clean. Light general wear to cloth, with a few marks to rear board. Very good. One of 2500 copies printed in this edition, following just over 1000 copies which entered circulation with the 1940 edition. HAMMOND AND ANDERSON, 'J.R.R. TolkienA Descriptive Bibliography', B17b. Seller Inventory # 70182
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BEOWULF AND THE FINNESBURG FRAGMENT - A Translation into Modern Prose (Revised edition - second printing)
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George Allen & Unwin Ltd., Ruskin Houose, 40 Museum Street, London W.C.1, 1950
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Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. New and Revised Edition. A second printing of the revised edition, published in 1950 with further revision from the first revised edition of 1940. The book was originally published in 1911. ***This revised edition is notable in having a 35pp section of Prefatory Remarks on the translation by J. R. R. Tolkien. ***Very good in orange-red cloth-covered boards, with black titles to the spine and front board. The titles are still very clear. The boards are quite clean but have some wear and marks commensurate with age and handling. Head and tail of spine slightly creased, with some rubbing along the edges mainly at the top of the spine. Corners slightly softened but not creased. No bumps or tears to the fragile cloth. Page block edges lightly foxed. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also very good, with neat contemporary ownership details - 'M. H. Venables Pembroke College, Oxford 8. viii. 52' - to the top corner of the front free endpaper. There is also a small 'B. H. Blackwell Ltd.' bookseller's label affixed to the bottom of the front pastedown and some old bookseller's marks in pencil also on the front pastedown. None of the usual offsetting to the front and rear endpapers - just some light foxing. The internal pages are very clean indeed, and unusually have no annotations. No dustwrapper. ***194 pages including an extensive section of Notes on Beowulf at the back of the book. 187mm x 125mm. ***'"Beowulf" Old English: B?owulf [?be?owu?f]) is an Old English epic poem in the tradition of Germanic heroic legend consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important and most often translated works of Old English literature. The date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating is for the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025 AD. Scholars call the anonymous author the "Beowulf poet". The story is set in pagan Scandinavia in the 6th century. Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, whose mead hall Heorot has been under attack by the monster Grendel for twelve years. After Beowulf slays him, Grendel's mother takes revenge and is in turn defeated. Victorious, Beowulf goes home to Geatland and becomes king of the Geats. Fifty years later, Beowulf defeats a dragon, but is mortally wounded in the battle. After his death, his attendants cremate his body and erect a barrow on a headland in his memory.' (Wiki) ***'The "Finnesburg Fragment" (also "Finnsburh Fragment") is a portion of an Old English heroic poem about a fight in which Hnæf and his 60 retainers are besieged at "Finn's fort" and attempt to hold off their attackers. The surviving text is tantalisingly brief and allusive, but comparison with other references in Old English poetry, notably "Beowulf" (c. 1000 AD), suggests that it deals with a conflict between Danes and Frisians in Migration-Age Frisia (400 to 800 AD).' (Wiki) ***A post-war reprinting of the 1940 revised edition of this literary study of the Old English manuscripts "Beowulf" and "The Finnesburg Fragment" - with the extremely detailed prefatory notes on the translation by J. R. R. Tolkien. Early editions of this work are seldom found now. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # 8926
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Beowulf And The Finnesburg Fragment 1950
Published by
George Allen & Unwin, 1950
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Hardcover
Seller: Bushido Books, Guildford, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Translated by John R. Clark Hall, with notes and an introduction by C.L. Wrenn, and prefatory remarks by J.R.R. Tolkien. George Allen & Unwin publishers revised edition 1950. Unclipped dust jacket, chipping and loss to the spine ends and corners, wear and small tears to the flap hinges, spine lightly tanned. Jacket is now in a tidy removable protective wrapper. Original cloth covers, a little wear to the edges, secure binding, Foyles bookshop sticker to the paste down, the free endpaper is partially tanned and with a previous owner name in pen, first and last few pages lightly spotted, otherwise tidy pages. Good condition book, fair jacket. 19x13cm, xliii + 194 pages. 35 Pages of prefatory remarks by Tolkien. Seller Inventory # 001101
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Beowulf And The Finnesburg Fragment 1950
Published by
George Allen & Unwin, 1950
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Bushido Books, Guildford, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Translated by John R. Clark Hall, with notes and an introduction by C.L. Wrenn, and prefatory remarks by J.R.R. Tolkien. George Allen & Unwin publishers revised edition 1950. Unclipped dust jacket, chipping and loss to the spine ends and corners, wear and small tears to the flap hinges, spine lightly tanned. Jacket is now in a tidy removable protective wrapper. Original cloth covers, a little wear to the edges, secure binding, Foyles bookshop sticker to the paste down, the free endpaper is partially tanned and with a previous owner name in pen, first and last few pages lightly spotted, otherwise tidy pages. Good condition book, fair jacket. 19x13cm, xliii + 194 pages. 35 Pages of prefatory remarks by Tolkien. Seller Inventory # 000481
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