Measures 4-5/32" X 7-1/16", 159 pp, written by Arthur D. Howden Smith, stated "Centaur Press edition, October 1974," published by Como Sales Inc. (NY), Centaur Time-Lost Series mass market paperback.
Arthur D. Howden Smith was a pulp short story writer during the Golden Age of the pulps, and wrote fantasy and adventure stories in a style similar to that of ROBERT E. HOWARD and CLARK ASHTON SMITH. The four short stories in this volume involve the mysterious history of Grey Maiden, a powerful sword with mystifying powers, which continues to appear and disappear throughout the history of mankind, passing through the hands of generations of fighting spirits.
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