British Book Design and Publishing Awards : Excellence in Print Production Book of the Year 2025 Due to high demand, we will be shipping new orders in October. Our binders are getting these completed as quickly as they can, and we'll be in touch as soon as they are ready. Thank you for your understanding! Beowulf - The Morris Edition of only three hundred copies marked 1 - 300 illustrated by Alice Cao Beowulf tells the story of a mighty warrior who defeats the monstrous Grendel and Grendel’s mother before becoming king. In his final battle, he slays a dragon but succumbs to his wounds, dying a heroic death. In 1895 William Morris together with AJ Wyatt published their translation in 308 copies. This edition is not a facsimile but an homage to that edition. Book Details: The Morris Edition is quarter bound in gold embossed Teal Goat Leather with boards covered in the Morris Peacock & Dragon cloth design. The edges gilded to three sides with head and tail bands and housed in a slipcase with goat leather head and tail. The text is printed letterpress on 120 gsm Munken paper and the endpapers foiled with a Dragon and Ship sigils. Finished with head and tail bands, the pages gilded to three sides. Housed in a plush-lined slipcase with blue leather head and tail. Each edition is signed by the illustrator, Alice Cao Book details: 192 pages - Page size: 240 x 170mm Bound by Ludlow Bookbinders Printed by Nomad Letterpress This limited Edition release consists of two bindings of 308 copies: 300 Morris Editions and 8 Octad Editions Published Summer 2025 *Notes By completing this purchase, you confirm that you have read and agree to the terms and conditions of sale. The price does not include any import taxes or duties that your country may apply. These will be for you to settle with the relevant authorities should such payments be required. It is your responsibility to inform us of your correct address and any changes to that address. We are not responsible for books mailed to an incorrect address supplied by the customer. Images shown are of our prototype books. These prototype designs are to indicate what the final publications will look like and to uncover any issues in production. The final product may have some minor changes, such as a font change or adjustments necessary to create a high quality finished product.
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