371, Lot: 977. Estimate $100. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Setton, Kenneth M. [general editor]. A History of the Crusades, Volume 1-6. (University of Wisconsin Press, 1969-1989). 6 volumes, over 4100 pages, matching brown case binding with dust covers. Volume 1, The First Hundred Years; Volume 2, The Later Crusades, 1189-1311; Volume 3, The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries; Volume 4, The Art and Architecture of the Crusader States; Volume 5, The Impact of the Crusades on the Near East; and Volume 6, The Impact of the Crusades on Europe. All bound in matching brown cloth with dust covers. The most comprehensive history of the crusades, spanning five centuries and encompassing Jewish, Moslem and Christian perspectives. Some small tears in dust cover, and some light shelf wear. Overall a fine set.

From the Dr. Lawrence A. Adams library.