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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
by Wallace, General Lew
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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Alliance, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harper & Brothers. VG. 1906. Reprint. Hardcover. Movie tie-in edition bound in red cloth with black lettering and desig n on the spine and front cover. Includes black & white stills from the silent movie. A very good copy in a good, Grosset & Dunlap dust jacke t with wraparound art depicting the chariot race. Bumps to the book's lower corners. Rubs to the corners and spine tips. Name inked on the f ront fly leaf. Tanning to the endpapers. The dust jacket is chipped at its corners. Fraying to the head and heel of its spine. Rubbing to th e folds. There is a 3" tear at the front panel's lower left corner tha t has tape on its verso. Dust soiling to the spine and panels. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dearly Departed Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35133
- Title
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
- Author
- Wallace, General Lew
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1906
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Historical Novel;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dearly Departed Books
Biblio member since 2009
Alliance, Ohio
About Dearly Departed Books
Selling books since 1978. We specialize in SF, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Western & Pulp Fiction. With an inventory of more than 35,000 Hardcover 1st editions, Vintage Paperbacks , Pulp Magazines & general antiquarian books. Store front open by chance or appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Movie tie-in
- an edition of a book which is produced in conjunction with a movie which is usually based on the book, often with a cover image...
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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