By John Gardner
London   Andre Deutsch
8" by 5.5" 174pp.
The first edition of this retelling of the old English poem Beowulf, in the original dustwrapper.
By John Gardner

1972 Grendel

London   Andre Deutsch
8" by 5.5" 174pp.
The first edition of this retelling of the old English poem Beowulf, in the original dustwrapper.
£440.00
: 0.75kgs / : 675K17

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First Edition, With Dustwrapper

The first UK edition of the work. First published in the US in 1971. In the original price clipped dustwrapper. Grendel, by American author John Gardner, is a retelling of the Old English poem Beowulf, this time written from the perspective of the antagonist Grendel who is portrayed as the antihero character. The work encompasses a number of powerful themes, including the power of literature and the nature of good and evil. The first edition of this powerful work of fiction from renowned American author John Gardner.

Condition

In the original orange cloth binding in the original price clipped dustwrapper. Externally in lovely condition. Dustwrapper is price clipped. Dustwrapper is in excellent condition with minor shelf wear only. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with marginal age toning.

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