8vo, orange cloth, gilt titles, 174pp. First British Edition. Unclipped dust jacket (1.75 net) moderately toned and rubbed to panels, light wear to edges. Ownership signature, toning to front endpapers. Contents clean, binding sharp and square. A contemporary novelistic retelling of the Beowulf legend from the monster’s point of view by the American novelist and critic, his third published work and an overnight success. Illustrations by Emil Antonucci. A nearly fine copy in mylar.