VGC.Simon & Schuster,1990.First edition-first printing.Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with laminated DJ cover(crease,small nicks and light shelf wear on the laminated cover),both in VGC.Ex Library book with stamp,sticker,writing.Nice and clean pages with a couple ink marks and tainted on the outer edges,missing the first blank page of the book,crease and light shelf wear on the last blank page of the book.327pp.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Synopsis: Set in the 12th-century, this historical novel revolves around the massacre of the Jews of York in 1190. It features a Christian child, Benedict, who is educated by a Jewish family at the peril of the community. The story traces his escape with a young Jewess and her dowry.