{"product_id":"odysseus-the-ships-george-mackay-brown-limited-1st-edition","title":"Odysseus: The Ships, George Mackay Brown — Limited 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e York, The Celtic Cross Press, 2011\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e Large 8vo, pp. 26.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Fine. The quarter oatmeal buckram spine and ochre cloth boards remain impeccably clean and tight, with the gilt galley vignette to the upper board gleaming and entirely unoxidised. The binding is exceptionally square and firm, showing no evidence of shelf-wear, bumping, or rubbing to the extremities. Internally, the text block is pristine; the heavy, untrimmed mould-made paper leaves are bright, crisp, and entirely free from foxing, handling marks, or previous ownership inscriptions, presenting as an immaculate, unread copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is a strictly limited First Edition of \u003ci\u003eOdysseus: The Ships\u003c\/i\u003e, restricted to a mere 100 copies, of which this is number 49. The volume was meticulously handset in Goudy Old Style and printed via traditional letterpress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work is strikingly illustrated by Rosemary Roberts, featuring two-colour images printed directly from the blocks. Roberts has additionally signed the colophon in pencil, authenticating this particular copy. The elegant binding was executed by the esteemed Ludlow Bookbinders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiven the exceedingly small print run and the enduring collectability of George Mackay Brown’s limited publications, copies of this edition rarely surface on the open market, making it a notably scarce acquisition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally conceived in 1984 as part of an unfinished trilogy entitled \u003ci\u003eAtlantis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOdysseus: The Ships\u003c\/i\u003e gathers twelve previously unpublished poems by the celebrated Orcadian poet George Mackay Brown. Published posthumously, this evocative sequence reimagines the Homeric epic through the lens of ordinary island life, capturing the quiet anxieties of the men and women left behind, the bustling boatyards, and the encroaching shadow of the sea. It is a masterful distillation of myth and maritime melancholy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54628501881171,"sku":"5169","price":100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260811_141818.jpg?v=1787128701","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/odysseus-the-ships-george-mackay-brown-limited-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}