The Wandering Jew: essays in the interpretation of a Christian legend by Hasan-Rokem, Galit and Alan Dundes, eds - 1986

Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound handsomely in blue cloth, with sharp and distinctive lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. Contributions by the two editors, Alan Dundes and Galit Hasan-Rokem, R. Edelmann, Eduard Konig, Aaron Schaffer, David Daube, P.B. Bagatti, Louis Jaccod, Champfleury, G.K. Anderson, and Rudolf Glanz. Included are 10 full-page illustrations of Dore's interpretation. According to the dust jacket blurb, collected for the first time are "the most representative interpretations of the legend of the Wandering Jew," and with learned, comprehensive contributions by heavy hitters in various disciplines. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. ix + 278 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.