Beowulf - Finnish version
79: WSOY, 2007. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. First full Finnish translation. 181 pp.
79: WSOY, 2007. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. First full Finnish translation. 181 pp.
43: Goranus, 2015. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Text in English. 223 pp. Aigi's journey into the mythical world of the Sami people starts with a race for the first ray of sunlight of the New Year, and continues with a plunge into the mythical Saivo realm to search for.....
41: Mchapishaji per Kofod, 1988. Soft Cover. Swahili Edition. 146 pp. Edge wear and scratched covers. Stories and art from Tanzania.
23: Almqvist & Wiksell, 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. An essay about the origins of the Finnish national epic. Reprinted from the Arv. Journal of Scandinavian Folklore, vol 20, 1964. In English. Binding a little loose, small wear to the covers. 112 pp.
89: Societas Kalevalensis / SKS, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket has some rubbing and wear on the edges, small tear. Text in Latin. 365 pp.
56: Gallimard, 1991. 1st Edition. Soft cover. The most recent French translation of the Finnish epic. Two-volume set. A complete translation, with an extensive introduction and explanatory part. 437 + 468 pp. Inscribed in Finnish and signed by the translator on the flyleaf of the first tome. Some general wear.....
18: Marstin Press, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Extremely rare Yiddish translation of the Finnish epic! Product of the master printer Israel London and his Marstin Press in New York. This work is introduced by Yankev Shatski and ornamented by several artists. Translator Hers Rosenfeld learned Finnish at Columbia to facilitate.....
52: Taasisi ya Uchunguzi wa Kiswahili, Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam, 1992. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Quite rare Swahili language translation of a selection of poems from the Finnish epic! 223 pp. Moderate wear to the covers, general condition very nice!
55: Atlantis, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Modern Swedish translation of the Finnish epic. First complete Swedish translation since 1860s. Inscribed and signed by the Finnish-Swedish poet Lars Huldén on the title page. Huldén completed the translation with his son Mats. 383 pp. Moderate wear on the dust jacket.
23: Mladinska knjiga, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. An abbreviated Slovenian prose translation for youth. Translated from the Russian edition. Impressive black-and-white illustrations. Some tears on the dust jacket. 183 pp.
11: The Alternative Press, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Extremely rare Tamil language translation of the Finnish epic! Short English introduction. Very small wear, fine condition in general. Compiled by Elias Lönnrot ; translated into Tamil by R. Sivalingam ; edited with an introduction by Asko Parpola. 426 pp.
23: Helikon kiadó, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Hungarian translation of the Finnish epic. Afterword by Péter Hajdú; notes compiled by Gábor Bereczki. Beautiful looking special edition in a gorgeous embossed fabric binding. Original cardboard case, that has some wear. The book itself is fine. 334 pp.
25: Európa könyvkiadó, 1962. Hardcover. Hungarian translation of the Finnish epic. Afterword by Otto Wille Kuusinen, a Finnish communist and Soviet politician. Stylish color illustrations by Szász Endre. Minor war to the covers. Few pages have light fraying on the margin. 622 pp.
93: Otava, 1999. 1st edition. Hardcover. Absolutely wonderful edition of Kalevala with Hannu Väisänen's pictures. Text in Finnish. 422 pp.
73: WSOY, 2012. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Text in Finnish. This version of Tolkien's famous novel is illustrated by Moomin author Tove Jansson. During her career, Tove Jansson also illustrated books written by other prestigious authors. The two most important of these were illustrated in the 1960s, J. R. R. Tolkien's.....
98: Sesam, 1992. Hardcover. Text in English. 88 pp.
33: Clásicos Bergua, 1999. 2nd Edition. Softcover. Tex in Spanish. 346 pp. Some general wear on the covers and page edges.
43: Indiana University Press, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. In depth study about the mythology surrounding the Finnish national epic, Kalevala. Finnish original title "Kalevalan mytologia" published in 1987 by Gaudeamus. Text in English. 265 pp.
90: Mosaic Books, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. In this collection of Tales From Dragon Country Kusum Kapur has captured the spirit of Bhutan and its people. There are tales of adventure in the form of skirmishes with gians and demons, of tragedy in the stories of star-crossed lovers, and of.....
25: University of Helsinki, 2017. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Rudolf Erich Raspe (1736-1794) was a German librarian, writer, and scientist, called by his biographer John Patrick Carswell a "rogue". He is best known for his collection of tall tales, The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen, a satirical work with political.....
53: Bookman, 1971. 1st Edition. Soft cover. In English. Illustrated. 226 pp. Some wear to the covers (and a small gift text on the front cover), but in general a very nice copy. Flyleaf has the previous owner's name.
6: Mäntykustannus, 2010. 1st Edition. Soft cover. In three languages: Finnish, English and Spanish. The work is a collaboration between the Kalevala Society, the Universities of Joensuu, Jyväskylä and Granada, and the Jyväskylä Art Museum. The theme and purpose of the publication are myths that contain and guide our collective.....
25: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, Academia Scientiarum Fennica, 2001. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Is fantasy the defining element in fairy tales? This question is the starting point for Stuart Blackburns study of Tamil oral tales. Having collected over 300 tales, 100 of which are translated in this book, he concludes that although.....