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BEOWULF
Base of Eagle Knight, showing 1978 date stamp
A verse translation by Seamus Heaney
Limited to 750 hand-numbered copies
Bound in goatskin leather blocked in metallic blue and gold foils
Letterpress-printed limitation tip signed by Clive Hicks-Jenkins and Janina Ramirez
304 pages set in Bembo Arcadian
Printed in two colours throughout on Arena Natural paper
11 illustrations including 8 double-page spreads
Illustrated title page
Gilded page tops
Ribbon marker
Printed endpapers
Clamshell presentation box covered in blocked Saphir cloth and lined with printed Sirio paper
PUBLICATION DAY ANNOUNCEMENT!!! ‘Beowulf’ in translation by Seamus Heaney is given a glorious reimagining in this once-in-a-lifetime tome by @foliosociety . Illustrated by one of our greatest living artists Clive Hart Jenkins, with an intro by ME!! This is a dream come true. pic.twitter.com/wDt3MRnQxf
— Dr Janina Ramirez (@DrJaninaRamirez) June 27, 2023
The Folio Society has done very well the last few years with the pandemic collector craze and BookTok. However, it seems like sales have started to ebb the last few months given the economic headwinds.
The Folio Society has done very well the last few years with the pandemic collector craze and BookTok. However, it seems like sales have started to ebb the last few months given the economic headwinds.
I agree. It's the first time in years that most of their limited editions (with the exception of LOTR) remain available for so long - and they are not sold out...
I did buy the BEOWULF Ltd Edition - it is really amazing!
This is what I would have loved FS to have done with LOTR too - Full leather / unique design with either a lot more Alan Lee new drawings or maybe a different Illustrator dedicated to this edition..
I tend to think this is about the right price for this. The original RRP was silly (as per the Tolkien LEs - though I think Beowulf is arguably a better quality production). Curious as to whether it sells out at the sale price. I think it might.
I am disappointed I bought this at the original price. Having said that, it is a really really great edition and definitely recommend it to anyone interested! At this price it seems it is likely to be completely sold out very soon..
$1000 USD is absolutely bonkers. Like I'd be ok with $500, but wowzers.
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