Ben Hur (2 Vols.)
by Lew Wallace
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Hudson, Maine, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper & Bros, 1901. Reprint . Green Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Two volumes. Bumps to spine ends, very minimal shelf wear and soiling, faint 2" stain lower left front of Vol 2. Light green cloth with gilt titles, slight darkening to spines, gold top edge clean and bright. Clean and unmarked interior, no loose pages. An early high quality reprint, illustrations on every page, B&W photos scattered throughout.
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
- Bookseller
- Trench Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000825
- Title
- Ben Hur (2 Vols.)
- Author
- Lew Wallace
- Format/Binding
- Green Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Bros
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1901
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Trench Books
Biblio member since 2009
Hudson, Maine
About Trench Books
General stock, but specializing in fiction titles through 1970 and early children's series books. Large inventory, being listed as time permits. All listed titles are subject to prior sale.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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