Published by The Folio Society, 2016. Limited Edition, Luxury Edition, Numbered and Illustrated with 20 colour illustrations by Simon Noyes tipped in. Printed on Abbey Wove paper. Bound in maroon leather with five raised bands, gilt blocked title on spine. Pages coloured light brown on all edges. Plain light brown slipcase bound in cloth. 496pp. 32.3 x 23.2cm. 980 copies only.
The Poetic Edda is a foundational collection of Old Norse mythological and heroic poetry. Compiled anonymously in Iceland around 1270, primarily in the medieval manuscript Codex Regius, it is the most important surviving source for Norse mythology, preserving tales of the gods (Óðinn, Þórr, and Loki), legendary heroes, and the world's creation and destruction.
CONDITION In very good clean condition throughout. Binding very good with no damage. All contents present and pages very clean throughout. Slipcase very good.