Ben-Hur: A Tale of The Christ
by Wallace, Lew
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers Book. Good+. Half-Leather. Later Printing. large 12mo. c. 1890. A beautifully bound copy with five raised bands along backstrip and six decorative panels, marbled covers, all edges marbled, and marbled eps and pastedowns. Some corner-wear, some wear at crown and foot, some shelfwear, and some scuffing to leather. One inch tear to front joint at foot. Rear hinge split. Front hinge near split. Binding otherwise solid. Nameplate on front pastedown and owner's name on first blank. Very slight suggestion of tanning to pages. Otherwise text clean..
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
- Montreal Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014261
- Title
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of The Christ
- Author
- Wallace, Lew
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Size
- large 12mo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian & Leather-Bound Books;
Terms of Sale
Montreal Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...