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Ben-Hur. A Tale of the Christ (Two Volumes)
by Wallace, Lew
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York & London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1901. Originally published in 1880, General Lew Wallace's novel has retained its popularity for over a century, and giving rise to several filmed versions.These are Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copies in a lovely Fine Binding. Two volumes in green cloth with decorations and lettering in green, turquoise, red, and gilt on the front cover and spine. Clean texts; 438 pages that continue to page 854. Frontis portrait of General Wallace; illustrated with drawings by William Martin Johnson as well as photographs. Top edges are gilt, others rough-cut. Mildly rubbed and with some darkening to the spines, else Fine copies.. First Thus. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by William Martin Johnson. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004163
- Title
- Ben-Hur. A Tale of the Christ (Two Volumes)
- Author
- Wallace, Lew
- Illustrator
- William Martin Johnson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York & London
- Date Published
- 1901
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
We accept checks and money orders in US Dollars. Credit card orders are accepted through Biblio. California residents add appropriate sales tax. Items are returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt (please email or call first before returning item).
About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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