The Tale of Beowulf

Overview:

  • Title: The Tale of Beowulf
  • Author: William Morris, A. J. Wyatt
  • Year: 1895
  • Publisher: Kelmscott Press
  • Pages: vi+119
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: The Tale of Beowulf
  • Notes:
    • Limited edition of 300 copies on Perch paper + 8 on vellum.
    • Wood-engraved title, borders and initials designed by Morris.
    • Cover (on the left) is limp vellum with pale green silk ties, with red gilt lettering to spine. Except for the name "Beowulf" on the spine, this does not really distinguish this book from others, so we have included the title page to the story -- which comes after the introduction.
    • Complete images of the entire book are available at the Univ. of Iowa.
    • Data from Bloomsbury Auctions and WorldCat.
    • "First printed at the Kelmscott Press, January 1895" in bibliographical note from the 1898 Longmans, Green edition, seen on Archive.org.