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The tale of Beowulf
Uniform Title
Beowulf. English.
Title
The tale of Beowulf.
Published
Hammersmith : Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press, 10 January 1895.
Physical Description
vi, [2], 119 p. ; 29 cm.
Local Notes
BAC: British Art Center copy is one of 8 on vellum. Inscribed: To Charles Fairfax Murray from William Morris Feb. 9th, 1895. Bound in vellum with silk ties.
Notes
Added engraved title page: The tale of Beowulf sometime king of the folk of the Weder Geats.
"Done out of the Old English tongue by William Morris & A.J. Wyatt, and printed by the said William Morris at the Kelmscott press, Upper Mall, Hammersmith, in the county of Middlesex, and finished on the 10th day of January, 1895"--Colophon.
300 paper copies. 8 vellum copies.
Woodcut t.-p. and 1st p. of text with decorative borders; ornamental initials and marginal decorations; chapter headings and sidenotes printed in red.
Note to reader regarding pronounciation inserted.
Variant and related titles
Tale of Beowulf sometime king of the folk of the Weder Geats
Format
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 24, 2003
References
Peterson, W.S. Bibliography of the Kelmscott Press A32
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