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balanced verse, Bill Griffiths, Bodoni, letterpress, marbled boards, Mary Parry, Mesopotamia, Nicholas Parry, paper, Tern Press, type, woodcuts, Zerkall
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- The Epic of Gilgamesh, 1992 Cover
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- The Epic of Gilgamesh, 1992 Title Page
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- The Epic of Gilgamesh, 1992
The Epic of Gilgamesh: Episode One, Gilgamesh & Enkidu
Bill Griffiths
Market Drayton, Shropshire: Tern Press, 1992
PJ3771 G5 E5 1992
Set in Mesopotamia in the third century B.C., this is the tale of the legendary, semi-divine Sumerian hero-king. Translated into balanced verse by Bill Griffiths. Illustrated with color woodcuts by Nicholas Parry. Letterpress from Bodoni type on Zerkall paper. Sewn into marbled boards by Mary Parry. Edition of ninety-five copies. University of Utah copy is no. 38, signed.
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