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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (The World's Best Reading)
by Lew Wallace
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0895774038
- ISBN 13
- 9780895774033
- Seller
-
San Antonio, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Full leather Hardcover 558 pages. Condition Fine Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Reader's Digest World's Best Reading Reprint edition 1992. Beautiful illustrated full leather silver boards with 1/4 red spine and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. No shelf wear. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Laid in four page brochure.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880) by Lew Wallace is one of the most popular and beloved 19th century American novels. First published by Harper & Brothers on November 12, 1880, and it is considered "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century".
The story recounts in descriptive detail the adventures of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince from Jerusalem who is enslaved by the Romans at the beginning of the 1st century and becomes a charioteer and a Christian.
Running in parallel with Judah's narrative is the unfolding story of Jesus, from the same region and around the same age.
The novel reflects themes of betrayal, conviction, and redemption, with a revenge plot that leads to a story of love and compassion...
Is not his the law, Eye for eye, hand for hand, foot for foot? Oh, in all these years I have dreamed of vengeance, and prayed and provided for it, and gathered patience from the growing of my store, thinking and promising, as the Lord liveth, it will one day buy me punishment of the wrong-doers?
Lewis "Lew" Wallace was a lawyer, governor, Union general in the American Civil War, American statesman, and author.
Synopsis
A bestseller since 1880...The classic saga of the Roman EmpireFrom a thrilling sea battle to its famous chariot race to the agony of the Crucifixion, this is the epic tale of a prince who became a slave and by a twist of fate and his own skill-won a chance at freedom.
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Details
- Seller
- River House Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 656863
- Title
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (The World's Best Reading)
- Author
- Lew Wallace
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0895774038
- ISBN 13
- 9780895774033
- Publisher
- Reader's Digest Association
- Place of Publication
- Pleasantville, Ny
- Date Published
- 1992
- Pages
- 558
- Bookseller catalogs
- Novel;
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About River House Books
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I found hundreds of nice dust jackets with no books to cover. Need one for your library? Have a look at that category!
Have some dust jackets to sell? Drop me a line!
I ship domestically in the US using the Post Office and internationally using consolidation services. Books are always wrapped then packed in cardboard boxes with padding to protect the contents. International shipments are double boxed with shipping paperwork attached to the outside of the box using a special envelope. And a complete duplicate of all the paperwork packed inside the outer box in case the attached set wanders off.
Previous international shipments to Austria, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Spain, Sweden, UK --> Help me fill in my international bingo card!
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- Shelf Wear
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