Higgins Chas J (2 results)

dark red cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in vg cond. soiled, missing 1" piece on front, 2 1" tears, minor wrinkling, spine top missing thin strip, not price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (NAP). 753p. b&w map. fiction. novels. historical fiction. medieval literature. ~ THIS IS A TALE of the Crusades when Christianity was striking back at the Moslem world. The historical facts when Christendom rallied its powers for a show~down on the scorching sands of the Near East are excitingly portrayed. The narrative, interwoven with a gentle love story, takes the reader into the thick of battle; into rival camps to follow the councils of war and court intrigues; all the while savoring the local color with the pageantry of ancient weapons. Acceptance by the people in their day of prodigies and horoscopes, oft~times outright reliance upon them, make for the unexpected while providing an interesting sidelight on the superstitions of medieval times. This historical novel is of special interest now when the gaze of the world is fastened on the Near East where an arena is being readied for a possible conflict tomorrow. The story opens, at Kerak, a lone Crusader stronghold in the land of Moab, east of the Dead Sea. Thence the scene shifts to the glittering splendor of Byzantium which had reached its zenith of grandeur; on to Zara on the Adriatic, Tyre and Damascus. You'll visit desert encampments, ancient cities and moated castles. Personalities, some powerful, some appalling in their weakness, others enchanting, in their virtues, all vividly real, make this saga as dramatic as the times in which they lived. …

Couverture souple. Condition: Bon. The Santa Fe, Passager Department, Chicago, 1906 - Plaquette in-8° brochée (agrafée), couv. cart. illustrée en couleurs, photographies en noir, 32 pages, bon état.