The Mabinogion (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

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I am removing a large portion of the pics from imgur over to google however, but slowly, before they bother me. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. It is from this older, oral tradition of story telling that many of the fantastic and supernatural elements of the tales have come. One can almost hear the wood snap and crackle in the fire, smell the thick, stout, foamy beer, and ease back into a chair as the words of the Bard, the 6th century equivalent of a multi-million selling musician and actor, echo the timeless tales of Pwyll, Peredur, and the timeless, Rhiannon. PENCIL DRAWING BY ALAN LEE which he has signed all illustrations are by LEE , and they are beautiful, as is the book.

Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections—they may also appear in recommendations and other places. I found this difficult to deal with as the names etc are Welsh and got frustrated at how to pronounce them. To enable personalized advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. Does this version contain the tale of Tallesin, which for some reason seems to be omitted from a number of translations? A former television director/producer and movie publicist and consultant (including the first three Hellraiser movies), he has edited the reprint anthology Best New Horror for more than 20 years.

Best known for his work on the illustrated editions of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, it was always Alan Lee's ambition to illustrate THE MABINOGION, as it combines his main interests of folklore, legend and the supernatural. Maybe hundreds of years ago it was entertaining to read about having servants disarray you for bed (undress) - and feasting after conquering your neighbors, but not so much now, at least - in this style.

VG/VG 1st impression 2000 Voyager hardback edition, unclipped DJ, beautifully illustrated by Alan Lee - spine ends lightly pushed and light edge-wear to DJ else VG+ and bright, tidy and unmarked.The kindest thing I've read about it by independent commentators is that it's not intended to be scholarly).

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