EDGAR, John G.: The Crusades And The Crusaders; Or, Stories of the Struggle for the Holy Sepulchre. By John G. Edgar. With Eight Illustrations by Julian Portch. , London: W. Kent & Co. (Late D. Bogue), 86 Fleet Street, And Paternoster Row, MDCCCLX . [ 1860 ] .

A very good first edition in the original binding. 8vo. 7" x 4.75" x 1.5" . pp.8/pp.408/pp.32 (adverts) . Red cloth with simple blind stamp decoration to both boards. Spine with gilt titles and an image of a Knight (now dulled). Top & tail of spine carefully strengthened. Original yellow endpapers. Inner hinges carefully strengthened. Clear text throughout, illustrated with 8 full-page engravings as called for. A well preserved copy of a scarce book. ** Excerpt from the Preface: "The piety and chivalry exhibited by those Christian warriors, who, at an early period of European civilization, left their homes and their countries to rescue the Holy Sepulchre from the grasp of Moslem conquerors, have since seldom - save in the case of men too sceptical to sympathize, or too stupid to comprehend - foiled to excite admiration and curiosity. My object, in this book for boys, is to give an idea of the heroes who, animated by religion and heroism, took part in the battles, the sieges, the marvellous enterprises of valor and despair, which make up the history of those great adventures known as the Crusades. " (Book ref. 36788)  £110.00

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