Anonymous [ed. by E.V. Gordon] — Pearl

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1958. Cloth. An retelling of the anonymously written elegy 'The Pearl', a classic within British medieval literature. Contains notes and analysis by E.V. Gordon. The whimsical and anonymously written medieval poem The Pearl, accompanied with an introduction and analytical notes by Canadian philologist E.V. Gordon. A 1958 reprint, first published in 1953.  In the publisher's original blue cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Contains an illustrated frontispiece of The Dreamer lying asleep.A beautiful elegy about a parent who has recently lost their child, 'The Pearl&apos. The parent falls asleep and dreams of an angelic maiden who guides him through a mystical land and tells of her daughter's place in heaven. Many believe that the anonymous author is the same as that of the Arthurian legend Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. In the publisher's original blue cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with very minor bumping to the head and tail of spine. The occasional mark to dust wrapper, with chips to the extremities resulting in loss to wrapper. Fading to spine wrapper and extremities. Minor offsetting to end papers with the odd spot towards hinge. Previous owner's ink inscription to front free end paper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with slight spotting near hinge between frontispiece and title leaf. Very Good . Ill.: Unknown. Very Good/Good Only.