Beowulf. London: Faber & Faber, 1999. First Edition, First Issue. Pp. 106. Black paper boards, lettered in gold along spine, in publisher’s pictorial dust jacket featuring ‘The Rain’ by Barrie Cooke. Neat ownership inscription to top corner of front free endpaper, otherwise a fine bright copy.

Signed by Seamus Heaney on title page.

A new translation of the Anglo-Saxon classic poem by Seamus Heaney which also includes a 22-page introduction by him.

Seamus Heaney’s Beowulf is a celebrated rendition of the Old English epic poem, bringing the ancient tale to life with Heaney’s lyrical and accessible modern English. Praised for its poetic vigour and fidelity to the original, Heaney’s translation captures the grandeur of Beowulf’s battles, the depth of its characters, and the timeless themes of heroism, mortality, and fate.