Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl and Sir Orfeo – J.R.R. Tolkien – Ballantine Paperback

Tolkien’s acclaimed translations of three Middle English poems in the Ballantine paperback edition, with Michael Dringenberg cover art. A clean copy with light shelf wear.

Tolkien’s modern-English renderings preserve the alliterative energy and emotional range of three masterpieces of medieval literature.

Bibliographical details:
– Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
– Publisher: Ballantine Books / Del Rey, New York
– Edition: Later Ballantine paperback printing; exact impression not established
– Year: undated later printing; the photographed list of works includes Roverandom
– Format: Mass-market paperback; cover art by Michael Dringenberg
– ISBN 0-345-27760-0

Condition report:
The purple pictorial wrappers retain strong colour and show light rubbing and minor corner wear. The text block is lightly toned but appears clean and securely bound in the photographs.

An attractive reading copy of Tolkien the medievalist at his most assured.

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