Charles Henry Butcher — The Oriflamme in Egypt

London , J M Dent, 1904 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this crusader adventure set in medieval Egypt, by clergyman, Charles Henry Butcher. In the publisher's original green cloth binding.This volume is a first edition. This copy features an illustrated frontispiece representing the Archangel Michael trampling Satan, by T. Heath Robinson.historical novel set during the late Crusades in Egypt, blending chivalric adventure with religious themes and Eastern settings.Charles Henry Butcher (1833-1907) was a Church of England clergyman educated at Durham, who served as Chaplain of All Saints, Cairo, and later Dean of Shanghai.  In the publisher's original cloth binding, Externally, very smart. Slight fading to spine. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. The odd slight handling mark to rear board. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper "Given to Louie Ford by my mother. Sent to me in Jan: 1940. Dorothy Wilcot". One or two spots to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to fore edge and the odd spot to first and last few leaves. Very Good . Ill.: T. Heath Robinson. Very Good .