The Grail of Hearts

New York, NY: Tom Doherty Associates: TOR Fantasy. Near Fine. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. First Edition Paperback (1993) ; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Wraps: shows very mild wear to the outside edges and the expected light tanning to the text pages; the binding is very slightly cocked off square; else flawless; the binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.85 x 4.25 x 1 inches) . Language: English. Weight: 6.5 ounces. Mass Market Paperback. Susan Shwartz (born December 31, 1949) is an American author of fantasy fiction. She received her B. A. In English from Mount Holyoke College in 1972 and a PhD in English from Harvard University. Shwartz's 'The Grail of Hearts' is a fantasy that features, of course, the Holy Grail and offers a sympathetic treatment of Kundry from Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal; Shwart's Kundry is depicted as a version of the Wandering Jew. A magical retelling of the legend of the Wandering Jew follows Kundry--the harlot who is condemned to wander the Earth for all eternity for laughing at the crucifixion of Christ and also includes the evil sorcerer Klingsor, and Parsival the fool. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 340 pages .