Pearl and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Everyman's Library 346) by Cawley, A. C. (editor) - 1962

Pearl (Middle English: Perle) is a late 14th-century Middle English poem that is considered one of the most important surviving Middle English works. With elements of medieval allegory and dream vision genre, the poem is written in a North-West Midlands variety of Middle English and highly—though not consistently—alliterative; there is a complex system of stanza linking and other stylistic features.Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century Middle English chivalric romance. The author is unknown; the title was given centuries later. It is one of the best-known Arthurian stories, with its plot combining two types of folk motifs: the beheading game, and the exchange of winnings. Written in stanzas of alliterative verse, each of which ends in a rhyming bob and wheel;[1] it draws on Welsh, Irish, and English stories, as well as the French chivalric tradition. It is an important example of a chivalric romance, which typically involves a hero who goes on a quest which tests his prowessBoth… Read More

J. M. Dent and Sons, 1966. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1966. Last Reprinted. 150 pages. Dust jacket over green cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Mild tanning to spine. Notable rubbing and marking all over.

J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1966. hardcover. Very Good/Missing. 0x0x0. New York, 1966; green cloth covered boards; mild shelf wear; jacket missing; 12mo, 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; interior is clean and unmarked; 150 pages.

GB: Everyman's Library (Dent/Dutton), 1962. Larger late format. Green cloth lettered in gold on spine only with double rule at top and EL at bottom. Light green pictorial DW has Anchor-Fish logo on spine and "Larger Format" price structure statement on front flap. Rear cover states A FEW OF 500 AUTHORS. Slightly cocked. Front loose end paper clipped at right hand top corner. Biro annotation throughout Introduction. Book is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in near very good condition with minor but just noticeable signs of wear and/or age. Small loss to bottom edge of spine.. 1st Thus. Hardback. VG/nrVG DW. Illus. by Faith Jaques (DW).

GB: Everyman's Library (Dent/Dutton), 1970. Larger late format. Bright green cloth lettered in gold on spine only with double rule at top and EL at bottom. Light green pictorial DW has Anchor-Fish logo on spine but does not have "Larger Format" price structure statement on front flap. Rear cover states A FEW OF 500 AUTHORS. Code on rear flap is (7/70). Black felt-tip mark on prelim.. Reprint. Hardback. VG/VG- Pc DW. Illus. by Faith Jaques (DW).

GB: Everyman's Library (Dent/Dutton), 1968. Larger late format. Burgundy cloth lettered in gold on spine only with double rule at top and EL at bottom. Light green pictorial DW has Anchor-Fish logo on spine and "Larger Format" price structure statement on front flap. Rear cover states A FEW OF 500 AUTHORS. Code on rear flap is (4/68). Minor pencil scoring in text.. Reprint. Hardback. VG/VG DW. Illus. by Faith Jaques (DW).

Dent. London. 1968 (Reprint).. 24mo. In protected d/w, ex cond. Includes introduction, No 346 in "Everyman's Library".