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Lee, Alan (illus.); Alexander, Michael (trans.); O'Donoghue, Bernard (ed.).
The Wanderer and other Old-English Poems.
Publisher: The Folio Society, London;
Date of Publication: 2018
Stock Code: 15437
Number 396 in a limited edition of 750 copies only, signed and numbered by Alan Lee. Folio, pp., xix, [1], 220, plus frontispiece and 7 full-colour mounted plates, as called for. Publisher’s steel blue quarter goatskin over pictorial paper-covered boards printed in metallic inks; bound by Joser Spinner, Ottersweier; titles in silver to spine; steel blue pictorial end-papers printed with metallic gold ink. Housed in original cloth-covered slipcase. No noticeable flaws or imperfections. A fine copy. A superb copy of this excellently present anthology of Old-English poetry, illustrated and ornamented by Alan Lee. Contents include: Poems: 'The Ruin', 'The Wanderer and The Seafarer'; Love Poems: 'The Wife’s Lament', 'The Husband’s Message', 'Wulf and Eadwacer'; Heroic Poems: 'Deor', 'The Fight at Finnsburgh', 'The Battle of Brunanburgh', 'The Battle of Maldon', 'Widsith' and Gnomic Verses: 'The Dream of the Rood', 'The Exeter Riddles'. Each poem is lavishly re-imagined by Lee, Tolkien’s illustrator of choice for 25 years, and draws together stylistic features of illuminated manuscripts and water-colour illustrations. The result is a magnificent volume of poetry, steeped in the literary and visual culture of medieval England, as well as Lee’s inimitable fantasy style. All of our books are catalogued by human beings. Heavyweight, so an additional postage contribution may be requested for shipping to overseas addresses. £1200.00