Foster, Benjamin.

History of Ye Priory Gate of St. John.

London: William Pickering, 1851. Hardcover. History of St. John of Jerusalem & the Knights Hospitaller in the Crusades, and the building in Clerkenwell which later served as the printing house for 'The Gentleman's Magazine', the work place of Samuel Johnson, and the childhood home of William Hogarth.

Lge 8vo, 78pp, (2) contents, frontispiece, engraved title & 19 ills in text. Orig. blue gilt cloth slt. rubbed at edges o/w vgc. Not in Keynes's checklist. The Crusades. Very good overall. Item #6675

Price: $125.00