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Beowulf: Monsters and the Critics, 5th Printing of 1971, Original Wrappers

#001123 - Beowulf: Monsters and the Critics, 5th Printing of 1971, Original Wrappers - sold


This is the 5th printing of the Sir Israel Gollancz Memorial Lecture of 1936

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Beowulf: Monsters and the Critics, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
This is the 5th printing of the Sir Israel Gollancz Memorial Lecture of 1936
"reprinted lithographically in Great Britain at the University Press, Oxford from sheets of the first edition 1958, 1960, 1963, 1971."


This copy is in the original stitched grey wrappers with printed titles to the front. 53, [3] PP. It is in Near Fine condition, with no foxing or offsetting, no names or writing, no tanning to the wrappers. Has a printed adhesive label to the back of the wrapper, edges a little worn.
The text is the complete lecture as read by J.R.R. Tolkien at the Sir Israel Gollancz Memorial Lecture of November 25, 1936.

Bound in grey wrappers with printed title and author to front, listings of previous Sir Israel Gollancz Memorial Lectures thru 1970, to back of wrapper.

No folds, marks or faults noted. Text Block is clean and bright. 

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