Ben-Hur A Tale Of The Christ
by Wallace, Lew
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, c1880, circa 1884. Early reprint (circa 1884). Very good+ in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine, gilt and red text surrounded by gilt on the front board together with a gilt star burst in the upper corner of the front board. A 16mo of 6 5/8 by 4 1/2 inches with light wear and rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and the cloth worn through over the lower fore corners of the boards. There is a gift inscription on the first free end page in pencil with a date of 1895. 560 pages of text followed by 14 pages of ads by the publisher. This version of the title contains the four line dedication which was added in late 1884. (BAL) (BAL 20798; Grolier/American 100, 82; Wright III:5720)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB31809
- Title
- Ben-Hur A Tale Of The Christ
- Author
- Wallace, Lew
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Early reprint (circa 1884)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- c1880, circa 1884
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- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...