Beowulf Seamus Heaney SIGNED 2000 1st Bilingual Edition 1st Printing
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First edition · Signed
BEOWULF: A New Verse Translation — Seamus Heaney Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2000. FIRST BILINGUAL EDITION — SIGNED BY SEAMUS HEANEY Hardcover in the original dust jacket, signed by Nobel Prize-winning poet and translator Seamus Heaney directly on the title page. This important edition presents the original Old English text alongside Heaney’s acclaimed modern English translation. The original dust jacket retains the $25.00 U.S. publisher’s price and bears the “Winner of the Whitbread Award” sticker on the front. Condition: Pre-owned collectible copy. Dust jacket shows rubbing, scratching and general shelf/handling wear. There is visible moisture/water staining along the lower portion of the rear endpaper, as shown in the photographs. Please examine all photographs carefully for exact condition. Additional interior pages should be inspected for any continuation of the staining. Signature: Signed “Seamus Heaney” on the title page. Signature has not been independently authenticated and is being sold as found. Publication: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York Year: 2000 Edition: First Bilingual Edition Format: Hardcover with dust jacket Original jacket price: $25.00 Signed: Yes — title page Lot 7
- Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Year: 2000
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Good
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