Proctor's History of the Crusades: Comprising the Rise, Progress and Results of the Various Extraordinary European Expeditions for the Recovery of the Holy Land from the Saracens and Turks. With 150 Illustrations

Philadelphia: John E. Potter and Company, 1865. Reissue. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 1865-1888 reprint based on publisher name and address (originally published in 1854). Hinges weakening, corners slightly exposed, ink name on front endpaper, a couple light spots on edge of first few pages. 480 pp. Includes over 150 engraved illustrations. Brown cloth, gilt and black titles and decorations. Includes: The First Crusade: Causes of the Crusades; Preaching of the First Crusade; Peter the Hermit--The Crusade Undertaken by the People; The Crusade Undertaken by Kings and Nobles; The First Crusaders at Constantinople; The Siege of Nice; Defeat of the Turks--Seizure of Edessa; Siege and Capture of Antioch by the Crusaders; Defence of Antioch by the Crusaders; Siege and Capture of Jerusalem by the Crusaders; The Second Crusade: State of the Latin Kingdom; Origin of the Orders of Religious Chivalry; Fall of Edessa--Preaching of the Second Crusade; Louis VII and Conrad III in Palestine; The Third Crusade: The Rise of Saladin; Battle of Tiberias, and Fall of Jerusalem; The Germans Undertake the Crusade; Richard Coeur de Lion in Palestine; The Fourth Crusade: The French, Germans, and Italians Unite in the Crusade; Affairs of the Eastern Empire; Expedition Against Constantinople; Second Siege of Constantinople; The Last Four Crusades: History of the Latin Empire of the East; The Fifth Crusade; The Sixth Crusade; The Seventh Crusade; The Eighth Crusade; Consequences of the Crusades. (Inventory #: 2349950)